Ok, so I am slipping up the most.
I was afraid that I would struggle to maintain my routine when I started back to work and sure enough I am struggling. I know that part of what helped me to keep up the work thus far was the fact that I wasn't working and had plenty of time to exercise and plan meals, etc. I know that most of the rest of you have jobs, & kids too for that matter, and still manage to eat right and exercise. I know that I can do it also. It is just gonna take me being a lot more dedicated to it.
Today Dh got off of work early and was planning to make dinner for us. Well, I heard my parents talking about Buffet pizza last night and it made me want it. So I called Dh and asked if we could go tonight. He hesitated, but didn't say no. When I got home I was starving and we decided to go ahead and get pizza. To make matters worse, my mom asked me on Tues. if we would have dinner w/ her tonight. I forgot until we were leaving. We stopped in and told her that we just had our mouths all watered up for pizza. She was ok w/ it but I felt bad. I was hungry which is Never a good thing when a buffet is involved. I had like 7 pieces of pizza (no crusts
) and 2 dessert pieces.
The really sad thing is that I was feeling guilty before we even got up the road good. I knew that we would not exercise when we got back because we would be too full. I didn't want to exercise beforehand because I was too hungry. So no exercise for me today, even though I promised yesterday to get at least 30 minutes in.
One of the problems I think I am having is that I say, "ok, I had a bad day, it is ok, I will do better tomorrow" then I do good for a few days and then let myself have another bad day. I am taking 2 steps forward, 2 steps back. AND I excuse myself for "making mistakes". They aren't really mistakes, I know what I'm doing and I say "I don't care, cause i want it". It is time for me to get Real with myself! I can't have my cake and my weight loss too! I must eat lower fat, lower calorie, healthy foods including my fruits & veggies Everyday! I must exercise for at least 30 minutes 5 or 6 days a week! Period! No more goofin around. This is my kick in the butt:
I had cereal for breakfast, raisins for a snack, and a chicken sandwich & apple for lunch, before my insane dinner.
I don't think that I have mentioned this before, but my work is sending me to an out of town training next week. I will go to Athens for the week. Then I come back for a week, go back to Athens for a week, & repeat. So I have 3 weeks total in Athens. I am actually kind of excited about it. I will miss Dh, but I am looking forward to some me time. I reserved a hotel that has a fitness room and an indoor pool!
I am really excited about that! I Really hope that they have an elliptical. If they do, then I know that I probably won't do any running next week. I plan to swim laps and do the eliptical. I may swim daily and alternate the treadmill & eliptical. I will have to see. I LOVE the elliptical though, so it will be really hard to do a different machine if I actually have access to one. (Dh & I plan to buy one once our house is finished
)
So, I am happy about the exercise aspect. And the alone time. What I am worried about is the eating. I will have a fridge and a microwave, but I will also have up to $28 a day that I can spend on food. I know that Everyone else will eat out all day everyday. I know that I will eat out some also. I plan to really be strict w/ myself about eating healthy menu items like salads, grilled chicken, etc. I am also considering buying tv dinners to eat, but it will be really hard not to spend the "free" money on meals while it is there. Also it seems like expensing the tv dinners will be a lot more difficult than if I go out.
With 3 weeks total ahead of me though, I know that I will not want to eat out That much
So I will definitely come up w/ something different to do.
I had been worried about what I was gonna do w/out internet access for a week at a time
but then work assigned me a notebook computer and my hotel has free wifi!
So I plan to try to stay in touch while I am gone.
I don't think that I would do too well for the week if I didn't have you guys to check in with.
It is a HUGE help to me!
Ok, gotta go make my lunch for tomorrow and wash some clothes. Have a good night!
Hopefully you wont have to drive 30 miles for TOO long or you might spend your whole pay check on gas!
Nope, we both wanted to go out. I am very guilty. To make matters worse, I decided we should try out a new chinese buffet that I had been hearing about. I was BAD, very BAD. 
I promise to do better! I won't promise to be perfect, but better 
I think that is pretty cool. It is the kind of work that you can only learn by actually doing it, but it is helpful to work your way into it gradually. I am just SO stoked to finally have a job again! 
And Have a great weekend everybody!
I am sure that I gained some weight between when this pic was taken and Jan. when I started WISH. Also I think this tank is actually Very flattering on me compared to my usual baggy tshirt. I used to Never wear tanks cause they don't support the girls very well, but I bought a couple of the built in bra tanks before our trip and Really Loved them! Sorry if that's tmi. 
at one point and getting ready to 
. DH tried to help, but I think he was making things worse, but he did finally figure it out. 
Have a good one!
I mostly felt the same way. I was kind of torn, part of me wasn't wanting to drink, but seeing all those people partying and having fun made me want to follow suit. I ended up having a long island iced tea at dinner. 
I have no excuses for tomorrow. I will do something for at least 30 minutes! 
What I really want is to be able to wear a size 14, please! I remember when I used to wear 14's and think that they were So big that I would not want to be any bigger! 
