I fell off the weight-loss wagon. In fact, I'm so far off it that I can't even see the wagon anymore. Sigh.
I went camping and had every intention of eating well and tracking my food. That ended the second I spotted the cookies. And the chips. And the s'mores. And the dough-boys. And the ice-cream. But I walked a lot and figured that might help. Until I got home after 3 days and saw the scale had jumped by 1.5lbs.
I decided not to fret. I was off to NYC, and figured I'd be too busy to over-eat and would be doing a lot of walking.
Well, I got to NYC. There was definitely a lot of walking. And I did not eat nearly enough food. But what I did eat? Was all carbs and sugar and alcohol. I was always starving and all the booths had cake-pops. What a quick and easy thing to eat while I was dashing here and there. And of course every party, every gathering, every meal had alcohol of some sort. Needless to say, I did not track my food intake. I also felt bloated and icky from the food & beverage choices I made.
Then I came home. I'm back to tracking my food, but i'm eating everything in sight. My brother-in-law and his girlfriend are staying with us for a few days, and they brought all sorts of goodies. Which of course I can't stay away from. It's pathetic. I need to figure out a way to get back on track. To not eat everything in sight, to not over-indulge.
I know this post is complain-y. And I also know it's my own fault and only I have the power to make the change.
I do have a plan, which is to start over tomorrow. (I could start today, but since I've already eaten so much i'm just saying forget it. Which I know is not a good thing. But it's the way it is right now.)
Starting tomorrow I will track everything that I eat, using My Fitness Pal. I will make the same healthy choices and normal sized portion choices that I did a week and a half ago. I will fit some form of exercise into each day. I will not weigh myself until next Tuesday, which is when I do my Project 10 weigh-ins. (I know if I see higher numbers I will get bummed out and say forget it and over-indulge all over again.)
My goal is to be at the same weight I was before I left to go camping. That may or may not be realistic, since I have no idea what my weight is right now. But it's my goal, and with that in mind I will do my best to get healthy again!
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Just a little vote of confidence...You can do it!!! :-) I tend to eat really badly when I get bad news (this weekend/early week has not been good eating wise for me) so I completely understand just saying forget it and starting over the next day! But I do have faith in you! I'll be your cheering section!
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(Sorry I always post as anonymous...I don't have anything to post as!)
Laura, I appreciate your comments, and it means so much to me that you read my blog! Good luck with your eating, too...we can do it! :)
DeleteI didn't track anything in NY either. I started back tracking on Tuesday and I haven't weighed myself yet. I should do that today, but I have a feeling it will not be great either. The important thing is to get back on track and forget about the slips. We can't be vigilant all the time!
ReplyDeleteI am so afraid to weigh myself. I'm dreading it. But I think I need to do it sooner rather than later. I thought it might bum me out, but now I think I need the kick in the pants to get back on track. Good luck to you, too...I'll be peeking at your food diary for inspiration ;)
DeleteYou can do it. Get back on track, purge all the junk food from your house, meal plan for next week, and take those babies for walks. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Stephanie! Our house-guests left tonight, so no more eating out every night and bonding over junk food. Here's to getting back on track!
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