Weigh In

So even though I hit the reset button yesterday, I forgot to weigh in. Well maybe it was more like I didn't want to know, I was afraid! Today I stepped on the scale to see 184.8. Not happy about that, but not as bad as I thought it would be. Looking forward to what Monday will say! Now it's time to finish menu planning from the leanest and lowest carb meals! :)

Square 1

Frustration....that was how I felt last week. It was a great week for everything going on, but I kept seeing the scale slowly creep up. I had been following plan and exercising, so why the heck was I gaining slowly instead of loosing? I have absolutely no clue. So I hit Friday depressed about it and decided I didn't care. I took the weekend off mentally...from almost everything but the insanely busy 5 days I had. Today I'm back at square one. I have decided to stop the couch to 5k program for a few weeks and see if that's what was causing the issue. I'm re-reading my quick start guide and going to stick with the leanest lean and lowest carb veggies. I need this weigh to come off! I had high goals set that I have had to reset once and now I might have to adjust them again which frustrates me. By the new year I want this weight gone. I want to be optimally healthy and know that I can do this!

It's also time to reset my priorities. Today I've felt a little under the weather so taking a little bit of a mental health day to rejuvenate myself. I have a few things I need to get through daily, and need to make them my priority over other things. The computer will need to be shut, and the TV off--they can be a reward for getting things done. Mondays are going to be days that I set my goals for the week including weight. I'm going back to weighing in on Mondays--I think that will keep me accountable more on the weekends. It's time to practice more what I coach towards. Let's go!

The Complex Simplicities of Life: What is your Idol?

The Complex Simplicities of Life: What is your Idol?: About two weeks ago I hit this feeling that something was missing. I didn't feel plugged into anything, in fact I felt alone. I spend most d...

What is your Idol?

About two weeks ago I hit this feeling that something was missing. I didn't feel plugged into anything, in fact I felt alone. I spend most days at home working on learning about how to support my clients and how to better myself, yet I'm sitting at home alone! So I saw a friend post on Facebook about the upcoming Ladies Bible Study. It is both in the mornings and evening. I struggled to figure out if I could make that work. I might have a sub job on a Tuesday (kind of unlikely but it could happen) so that would mean I miss that week...and the evenings meant time away from TJ--but maybe that's what I need?! So since my friend was in charge of the evenings, I decided that's what I needed. So I signed up two days before it began! Monday I get an email from her asking if I would be interested in leading the discussion at my table. Woah! I had to stop for a minute...that meant I would be the one they were looking to to guide through the discussion, and I'm not really an outgoing person around people I just met. I was nervous and felt slightly uncomfortable, but I also felt God has placed this on my heart to go and led her to ask me to lead the discussion. So I said yes! Last Tuesday we met for the first time and did some ice breaker things which was really fun! I only have 4 other ladies at my table (the smallest of the bunch) but that's ok! This is the first ladies bible study we are all doing, so its awesome!


So now getting into the study. It's from The Living Room Series and called No Other Gods by Kelly Minter. I really didn't look into what we were doing, I just knew I needed to go. So here I am this first week digging into the study and it hits home. The first day or so is about what really is an idol...which it's not just a statue you worship! It's anything that you put before God...allowing Him to be the God in your life. It could be your cell phone, facebook, blogging, twitter, fantasy football...anything. So what was my realization? It's ME!!! I'm my idol! I want what I want and don't allow God to speak and live through me....so the next 7 weeks are going to be interesting. I had a great conversation last night with my mom and hope that every week maybe we can talk a little more about it. She's a very very wise and Godly woman!

STOP FOOLING YOURSELF!

Here I am, checking in 2 weeks after my last check in...ugh. I blame that little thing that comes around once a month and totally destroys everything in its path! It wasn't a great couple of weeks on plan, but really all I had extra was a few chocolate chips here and there...yet that can do tons of damage to the weight loss efforts. I had gone up a couple pounds, but as of today I am -1lb from where I was last check-in! Back on track and not going in the freezer where those little devils are hiding. A friend of mine shared an excerpt from a book, which made me start thinking....how an I sabotaging my efforts! It's not worth it. This weight is not worth it to live my life the way it's meant to be lived. It's been a struggle of mine since high school and it's got to stop! How am I going to teach my family some day how to eat healthy. Am I really taking care of my "temple"? Things have got to change, I've got to start making better choices.


Here's the excerpt:

"STOP FOOLING YOURSELF" excerpt from the Beck Diet Solution book....

"Dieters have an amazing ability to delude themselves about food. They might be very rational and reasonable in other ways, but not when it comes to dieting. Think about the times you've dieted and were supposed to limit what you ate. Did you give yourself a "fake" excuse to eat? Here's a list of some self-deluding thoughts.....do you see yourself in any of these?

It's okay to eat this because...

It's not a whole piece
I'll eat it only this one time
It's not that fattening
I'll make up for it by eating less later
It won't matter
I paid for it
It'll go to waste
I'll disappoint someone if I don't
everyone else is eating it
I'm celebrating
No one will see me eating it
It's just the crumbs
It's free
I really want it
It's a special occasion
I'm upset, and I just don't care
I'm craving it, and I'll probably just eat it eventually

These thoughts delude you into eating when you shouldn't. After all....A CALORIE IS A CALORIE, NO MATTER WHEN, WHERE, OR WHY YOU EAT IT!

How to stop fooling yourself.....

There's usually a thought that precedes eating. Pay particular attention to the thoughts that start with the phrase.....It's okay to eat this because......

Then say to yourself -- I might not care right at this moment, but I'll care in a few minutes and then I'll be really unhappy and I SURE will care when I'm not losing weight!

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See if this helps you identify those sabotaging thoughts!

Happy Labor Day!

Happy Labor day!!! This is the first Labor Day in 8 years that I have had off. The only thing that would make it better is to have my hubby at home with me. Next year he's gunna have a job where he gets holidays off too! We're gunna make that happen!

It's also weight day! Well, I would say this week was a good one. I didn't meet my goal of loosing 3lbs, but I did loose 1.6lbs! If you remember I had actually started on Monday back up to my beginning weight from a bad weekend, but I went with my lowest weight from the week so that I could push myself this week for a loss. I'm at 183! This week I need to try and make up some of the 1.6 so I'm shooting for at least a 4lb loss. It's gunna be tough, but if I don't make it hard I won't keep working hard! We are heading to my moms later today so I decided to make cauliflower "potato" salad so that we have a green option that is healthy. I'm also marinating some sweet peppers we got from costco so that if I have some munchies, it's veggies NOT chips! That's going to be the struggle!

How did you do this week?