Exercise through the week
Let’s start with exercise because this may be the place that I am most proud. I started my work week and I had been planning on running on my lunch breaks and that very first day I wimped out! Oh yes I did. All morning I flat out decided and vowed that there would be no run! And then about 10 minutes before lunch I got my mind straight and I went out! Day one done! I used my lunch break all week wisely for exercise (except one day when I had some other stuff to do) I rode the exercise bike one day but the rest of the time I was outside jogging. And of course we had that nice hike over the weekend!
Healthy Eating
I am not going to lie or stretch the truth and say that I didn’t have ANY sweet treat. I did. The first day of my weigh in week I splurged and had a piece of shoofly pie. The rest of the week (and the week before) I did not indulge in any sweet treat! I didn’t succumb to any unhealthy snacking temptation. One day I was really struggling and I ate a banana! I ate lots of fruits and veggies. My lunches were a nice salad. I was eating healthy nutritious food.
My calories were up between 1600 and 1800 calories each day. That is exactly where all the calculators and whatnot tell me I need to be in terms of caloric intake.
Scales are Stupid
I made healthy choices all around this past week. For a while I thought I was going to have a gain....but at the last minute my weight leveled back out and I had a maintain! (Whew!)
It is infuriating to be active and make healthy choices and still gain/maintain!!!!
So looking more deeply. I know that 1600-1800 calories should have me losing weight. I read the books, I listen to the comments. I try it, because honestly I WANT to be able to eat those calories! But I figured out long ago that my body doesn’t work that way. When I did weight watchers (successfully) I figured out that when I ate my extra flex points/weekly points/exercise earned points that I didn’t lose weight. I remember a night when a friend from the meeting turned to me and said, ‘I find it so sad that you can’t eat those extra points’. It just doesn’t work for my body! I have at various times over the years had my thyroid checked...it’s working just fine. It’s just how MY body works...sadly enough!
Moving forward to lose weight
I plan on continuing the lunchtime runs/bike rides. I also plan on keeping up with the healthy nutritious foods. The big change? I will be working to bring my calorie count a whole lot lower!!!! I know for my body it is important. I talk about it constantly, but I just have resisted doing it!!!! I can’t resist any longer!!!!
