Alrighty, fellow bloggers! Time to fess up.. I have been avoiding doing this since I got home Sunday afternoon.. Just a quick recap of my weekend, so I can keep it to a 10 minute read (hopefully less.. lol).. Okay, so I hope everyone had a happy and SAFE Labor Day.. I had a safe Labor Day, but it wasn't too fun because I had to work.. :(
My job is fun, somewhat easy (at most times), and is so worth it.. But staying with a person that I don't normally hang around with for 48 hours is somewhat stressful.. It's kinda like playing house.. except with someone elses house.. lol.. Okay, basically, I did NOT get to work out (beyond the stuff I could do while standing there folding laundry or doing dishes).. did NOT eat right.. and left there feeling totally crappy because I knew I had to tell you all how badly I had fallen off the wagon.. and OH BOY DID I!
So I started my diet on Monday with a "clean slate" so to speak.. If I gain, it's my own fault.. However, it is my goal this week to maintain, if not do my darndest to lose those last 1.9 lbs to get to my 25 lb goal.. I need a new dress shirt!! :) Today, Tuesday, is my re-start day for the Shred Challenge and exercise in general.. I feel horrible about the fact that the first trial I had in this diet (the first serious one), I just gave up.. :(
My goal this week is to figure out a way to not go crazy when stress comes into my life and overwhelms me.. Any suggestions? What do you all do to keep yourself "on track" when stress is around?
I am really not great with stress. I tend to eat it!! :-( and I'm the worst when I get busy. I think the reason I've been so successful in the last couple of weeks is that I don't have a job yet. I'm almost afraid of what is going to happen when I do.
ReplyDeleteI find planning my meals a would at a time is very helpful. I write them down and post them on the fridge so whenever I go to reach for something that's not planned, it gives me a second to think about what I'm doing. Sometimes I stress eat anyway, but most times that one or two seconds is all I need to decided the guilt isn't worth it. And I go do something else to keep me busy: read the latest issue of my favorite magazine, do laundry (which I find relaxing), play with my dogs or just whatever.
ReplyDeleteI struggle just the same. You did not give up because you are back at it! We all hit bumps in the road.
ReplyDeleteI love your incentives for your goals! I need to come up with something like that!