Sunday's are my
weigh-in days and yesterday I stepped on to see a one pound loss for the
week. Not great, but not bad
either. This brings my total for the
year to nine pounds gone. Going forward
I plan to kick it into gear. With my
metabolism working so slowly, I know that I am in for some frustrating
weigh-ins ahead. Even still, I will keep
fighting. Hmm, I think I am counting my
chickens before they hatch. I don't need
to worry about future weigh-ins, I need to concentrate on what I am doing
today. Yeah, that's the ticket.
Last week didn't go
as well as I had planned. At the same
time, it wasn't all bad. Here is how I
would break it down:
The Bad:
- Most days I did not have a plan
- I ate Mexican food two nights, high-at and large portions
- I consumed too much chocolate from "Candy's" desk at work
- I did not exercise
The Good:
- I did plan my entire snacks/meals for two days
- I tracked every bite for two days in myfitnesspal.com(MFP) [username=losingtherolls]
- I did not eat out this weekend
- I found a diet coach/mentor
Did you catch that
last bullet about a diet coach/mentor? I
am reading a book that deals with changing the
ways I think about eating and the choices I make. It's a six week program dealing with
cognitive therapy and has daily tasks.
One of my tasks was to find a diet mentor to support me along this
journey. I knew right away that it could
not be my husband or sister. Yes, they
support me, but they are too similar to me.
I'm not sure they could give me the tough love I might need or talk me
down from a cupcake (mostly because they would likely be about to consume one
too). Instead, I opted to reach out to
my dad. He lives about 340 miles away
and over the years we've grown apart a little.
I only mean to say that we are not as close as we were when I was under
his roof, and I miss that. I chose him
because 1) he and his wife have lost weight and maintained it for over a year,
2) he can provide tough-love and
incentive just because I won't want to disappoint him and 3) it will bring us
closer together. He is already proving
to be very supportive. I think having
him for support is going to help in many ways.
In my last post, I
mentioned being optimistic. Well, I am
even more so about this week. Each night
this week, I will plan the next days
meals. I
will track every bite via MFP.
Also, I will start some exercise,
no matter how little it may be. Notice
that I said I will do these things and not I will try. This will
be a good week.
Thanks for stopping
by,
Tammy