Okay, so I’m going to follow my own advice here and stay off that dang scale! That STUPID thing has me up 3.8lbs and I KNOW that’s not possible! I haven’t been perfect but I’ve also not gone off the deep end either. I’ve been drinking more water. I’ve been staying under my caloric budget. I’ve been getting my sleep. And I got in some extra steps this week.
Sure I gave into temptation and ate some Popeye’s chicken on Monday and had a candy bar (okay 2) on Thursday, but there is NO WAY on this earth that those two missteps equated to an almost 4lb. weight gain. NO WAY!!
Perhaps my cycle is coming into play here. Perhaps I’m retaining water. Perhaps I need to look at my salt intake, which honestly may be a little high….but still 4lbs!?
Okay, rant over. I’m moving on. I’m not going to let a STUPID metal box determine my success. And so with that, today and every Saturday I am going to document ALL the things I got right during the course of the week. I’ll call this my That-a-Girl Chronicles. I like that. So let’s begin shall we?
The week started with my monthly cycle paying a visit. This is key to my success this week because I didn’t have any pre-symptoms nor did I have any discomfort during, outside of back pain and being very sleepy Tuesday evening. Other than that, no body aches, no irritability, and very little cravings. That’s major.
I tracked my food, water and exercise in MyFitnessPal and Fitbit all week and even documented my missteps. It was painful to see it in writing but the truth will set you free.
Because I tracked my eating as I went along, by the time I entered my dinner on those misstepped days, I could see I had gone over my calories and that prompted me to get up and move my body, which added unused calories back in the pot.
I didn’t have any hunger pangs between meals this week. I think my body is adjusting to my eating schedule and getting used to me not eating between meals. I still want to eat a little snack (boiled egg, fruit, nuts) in between my meals just to keep my metabolism revved up.
Energy was good this week. Outside of Tuesday when I felt out of it, I did not feel sluggish or foggy this week. I like that!
My cravings this week were a little high: Tuesday, I wanted something sweet so I ate pancake for dinner. Wednesday, I wanted an oatmeal cookie from Salad Works, but I didn’t give in…yay me! Thursday, I did give into my chocolate craving. I’m not mad at myself for giving in. I am mad at myself for having TWO Hershey bars with almonds.
My mood has been good all week. I wasn’t irritable or cranky. I remained on an even keel, even when folk tried to take me there. That’s major!
I got in my 64 oz. of water – total 384 oz. for the week (not counting today)
I was under my caloric budget everyday except Wednesday (over by 168) and yesterday (over by 753). Okay, confession time. I did have a pepperoni cheese steak for dinner AND some onion rings. I ate it! I enjoyed it! I don’t regret it! And to my credit, the onion rings were not good, so I only ate 7 and threw the rest out! I got it out of my system and I can move on!
I gotta work on my steps. I only did 28,006. That’s NOTHING!
Three of my meals this week were take out meals. This is more than I have been doing since I started tracking and being conscious about what I eat. Next week it’s back to eating strictly from my own kitchen.
So, that’s my weekly recap. Not perfect but also not horrible. I see my areas of weakness and what I have to work on next week. My goal is progress not perfection and I’m right on target!
Your Turn To Share
How was your week? What things did you accomplish that you can give yourself credit for?