Friday Follow Up

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I've been really frustrated the last couple of weeks.  It seems like no matter how well I stick to my plan I can't loose anything.  I've been riding the exercise bike, but I know it's not helping right now.  At eight minutes a day I'm burning a whole thirty five calories!  I'm okay with that though.  My body is getting used to moving again and that's a good thing.

Last weekend my son was visiting from Denver and it was so wonderful to have the whole family together again.  Of course there was good food and I overindulged.  A lot.  I finally got back on track yesterday.  I surprised myself by not beating myself up for the binge.  I think that's a first!

It's a new week and I feel relieved to be back on track.  One thing I realized is that I really didn't feel so good after eating the fatty and sugary foods.  I was sluggish and lethargic and was in a brain fog.  I didn't like feeling that way after feeling good the last few weeks.  So I learned something and hopefully will remember the lesson the next time I think I want to overindulge.

Do you or have you ever binged on food?   How did it make you feel?

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

xo Annette xo

Friday Follow Up

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I had a great week.  I was making good choices and passing up things like chocolate cake, chocolate chip cookies, and orange scones.  So when I weighed in and gained over a pound, I was shocked.  I so didn't expect that.  I've been going over the week and I cannot figure out where I went wrong.  If I had stayed the same, I would be less discouraged than I am now.  

I thought about drowning my discouragement in a couple of chocolate frosted donuts, but that would require putting on make-up and leaving the house.  I wasn't up to that, so as I ate my apple and vanilla yogurt, I came to the conclusion that now is the time to add exercise.  Heavy sigh.  

We decided to go out to dinner and I still wanted to drown my sorrows in something bad.  A cheeseburger and fries was really appealing.  As much as I wanted that, I knew that it wasn't only bad for me but it would send my blood sugar through the roof.  We ended up deciding on seafood.  I had hushpuppies, lightly breaded rockfish and a salad.  Still not the best for me but certainly not the worst.  And I came home feeling good that I compromised and didn't give in to a binge.

I will continue this new week making healthy choices, adding exercise and see what happens.

Have a great weekend!

xo Annette xo

Friday Follow Up~Continuing Progress

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I've lost seven pounds so far! WooHoo!!!  It was mostly a good week.  There was one night that I became very frustrated and my first thought was to eat.  My bank statement didn't show two deposits and I panicked when I couldn't find the deposit receipts to take to the bank the next day.  I was so stressed about it and Michael suggested we get out of the house and go to dinner to get away from the computer for a little while.  So I was thinking of all my favorite places where I could get the best not good for me appetizer, entree and dessert.  Cheese fries, southwest egg rolls, crab dip, red velvet cupcake, chocolate coca cola cake, and my mind was going crazy trying to decide where to go.  But in the end, I settled on fried pickles, a grilled salmon salad and no dessert.  Maybe not the healthiest choice but not as bad as I wanted to be!  I felt really good that I didn't bury my frustration in something a lot worse.

One of the things I had been putting off and finally did was take my measurements.  I really didn't want to know what they were, but I knew that when I reach my goal I would want to know how many inches I lost.  It was as bad as I thought it would be, but I decided not to dwell on it.  It is what it is and I'm working to make it better.  That's all I can do.

How was your week?

Have a wonderful weekend!

xo Annette xo