Thursday, January 7, 2016

valmaebel

valmaebel

On the subject of weight...I have no idea what I weigh. I haven't weighed myself in over a month, and I also haven't been tracking calories. I thoroughly enjoyed the holidays, and right now I'm focusing on just making wise food choices. I don't want to eliminate treats completely, so working on portion control. For example: over break I would eat about 3 scoops of ice cream. Now I'm down to two. I'm planning on cutting back to one small scoop in the next day or so.
I'm not going to weigh myself until I finish my rest and recovery that happens after my marathon. So about mid-February. I plan to start tracking my calories again once I finish my marathon next week. I'll have more consistent workouts and it'll be easier to keep steady eating habits when I'm not bouncing from a rest day of doing nothing to a long run of over three hours. So that's my plan at the moment. So we'll see the verdict in about a month as to how poorly or how well I've done.
Yesterday was pretty busy, but satisfying in the amount of things I accomplished. Cleaned one of the bathrooms and our bedroom...including the shower, toilet, and even rinsing the carpets with our carpet cleaner. Today I head to church to finish prepping everything for Sunday, and I plan to do our other bathroom this afternoon. Tonight I have off, and plan to do a six mile run once hubby gets home from his worship practice.

Don't become discouraged by weight gain. Life has ups and downs...just focus on not letting it be a spiral would be my recommendation. Every day is a chance at a new start!

FromHereOnOut

HI!

The thing with me and the weight gain is that, it WAS a spiral! I went so far off the rails in America. We're talking two months wiping out years. Well, there's much more I could say about it, but I really just want to move forward. And who knows, maybe this will be the impetus for doing what I couldn't seem to do before--which is to just reach a goal instead of see sawing back and forth all the time. I really do just want to see my actual goal, from which to continue a lifelong healthy lifestyle. I want to reach a "goal", only to find it to really be a "starting point" for a life I never imagined. I don't blame myself for not reaching it yet, because my life has been undergoing so many changes (it really is amazing the difference kindergarten makes to a mom who for all these years had no other childcare options! It's life-changing!) Add on top of that, DH will be gone (he is a huge source of junk food in my life). I'm so excited by the possibilities. I just wish I could've kept it together in America and have all this opportunity with only 20 to lose, instead of 50!

I've been doing some planning. I think as soon as DH leaves, I will start doing meal-planning and pre-prep for myself and stick to a menu without variation, until I subdue the rebelliousness that I've had since last Summer. Not ideal for a lifelong eating style, but I need to get a grip. I also want to do some amount of strength, steady state, and higher impact everyday...even if some days it's just biceps curls, neighborhood walking, and running up the stairs instead of walking. Other days actual programs, etc.

Anyway, not much to report today, besides giddiness over school starting tomorrow!

PinkNinjaLaura

Val your marathon is coming up so fast! You've got a really healthy perspective right now about weight & fitness, so thank you for sharing that.

Sharri (I'm sorry but I'm pretty sure I spell your name different every single day - I know people who spell it Sharri, Sherri & Shari so I seem to rotate between the three of those) mine was a spiral too. And I watched it happen, and I didn't stop it. And I agree that it's important to stop looking back and just look forward. There were reasons that started the spiral. Some of them were out of my control (for both of us injuries played a big role). There were reasons that were in my control. But looking back isn't going to fix anything. Instead it seems to keep me caught in that negative loop.

I got through yesterday staying within calories, so it felt good to finally have a positive day. I just came back from the gym where I had a good workout, so that will hopefully carry me through the evening. If I can get through tomorrow I'm hoping that will give me the momentum I need for the weekend, which is one of my struggles. No, WHEN I get through tomorrow, that will give me the momentum...