Thea

O.K.

Every challenge I set myself these awesome goals and than I create an awesome spreadsheet so that I can track my awesome goals and then I use it for about 2 weeks and it’s awesome and then I forget one day and then two days and then I have the awesome goals in the back of my head but I’m not actually updating the awesome spreadsheet and then I just stop all the updating and I’m left with a half-assed attempt at tracking my awesomeness.

And it happened again. Ugh.

Anyway, I lost this week…2.6 pounds to be exact. Pretty awesome for someone that was designated as an awesome non-loser.

I waffled a few weeks and I’m trying my darndest to get back on track.

I’m officially done with the slippery slopes that I keep creating for myself.

Every day is an opportunity to start over and correct the sins not repeat the sins of the day before.

And that’s just what I’m going to do.

O.K. So maybe it wasn’t all water weight…

The scaled didn’t budge this week, which means I weighed in at 160.2.

But I’m surprisingly zen about it all. I’m not upset. I don’t feel bad. It is what it is. I had a crazy stressful week last week and I didn’t eat well or exercise.

So, there you have it.

I wanted to end this challenge back in range, which gives me 1 week to lose 3 pounds.

Hmmm…maybe I should try to end the challenge just back in the 150s…

These past few weeks have wreaked havoc on my schedule, eating, drinking, sleeping, and working out.

Yes, I had a mostly great time visiting my in-laws and then playing host to my sister, her boyfriend, and all of their kids. But…

I am pretty far off track. I knew the side trip was coming, but I went a little further off the path than I intended. I’ve been eating like a fiend. I haven’t worked out since August 13th. I’ve been going to bed after midnight every night.

Alcohol.

Desserts.

Desserts.

TORTILLA CHIPS!!!

But it’s time to get back on track. It might take me a few days, but I’ll get there.

I weighed in last week from my in-laws. The scale said 154 and I was skeptical.

I was either right, or having been eating like my life depended in it.

Or both.

I weighed in this morning at 160.2. That’s up 6 pounds people. SIX POUNDS!!

I’m off track a little. I’m not on the right road to achieve  my goals. But, I can still see the main road from my little detour so I just need to get back to where I’m supposed to be.

I knew last week would be tough with eating while I was on the road trip. And I was right.

I knew this week would be tough with exercise while I have house guests. And I was right.

But, I’m having a good time. And I know what I have to do. It’s just a matter of doing it.

Oh, and I’m way down with my water intake. Come to think about it, that’s probably a huge portion…I usally have 80-100 ounces a day and I’ve only gotten about 20-30 the last 2 days.

That might also explains why I wake up feeling like I have cotton in my mouth.

Changes will be made today. Oh yes they will. I have no grand statements for what the scale will say next week, but I will make changes TODAY!

I’m having trouble posting from my iPhone so this is going to be quick.

Even though I’m at my inlaws, I’m down 3 pounds this week. Sounds kind of wonky, but I have nothing else to go on!

I can’t update my goals chart from my phone, but I have met every goal every day of the past week!

I hope everyone else had a great week!

O.K. So I’m a little late to the game.

Again.

That’s par for the course, people.

Anyway. I have goals, oh yes I do! I love a good goal. Don’t you feel like you are kind of wandering aimlessly without a goal. It’s like shopping without a grocery list, and we all know that THAT never ends of well, right?

For the next 31 30 28 days, here are my goals…

• Miss no more than 4 training sessions over the next 30 days.

I am going out of town next week and then we have visitors the week after that so I am going to need some REAL motivation to keep going on my training.

• Only snack on foods with 5 ingredients or less.

I’m a sucker for a good snack. But I don’t snack enough on simple stuff. So I’m going to limit my snacks to fruits, vegetables, or minimally processed foods. The one exception to this will be the fig newtons I eat during long bike rides and bike/run workouts.

• Be in bed for 7 hours a night.

Pretty self-explanatory. The kids aren’t the only ones who need to start practicing getting up early for school. : )

As always, I my ongoing goal is to stay in my magic weight range of 153-157. My weight last week was 159, but I had a triathlon plus two birthdays so you’ll have that.

This morning I weighed in at 157. Back in range, woohoo!!

Wanna follow along? I have a goal tracking spreadsheet, dontcha know?

I can’t believe that it’s finally THE weekend. My first triathlon, people!

I’ve been training for 11(ish) weeks and I’ve learned a few things along the way. Will you indulge me while I share them with you?

thankyousomuch

And you know I love me a good quote, so that’s how I’m going to give you my tidbits.

Or I guess if it’s quotes it’s their tidbits.

Whatever. Here’s what  I learned.

• Well done is better than well said.  ~Benjamin Franklin
  I can talk all daggone day long about doing a workout, but unless I’ve actually done the workout, my words don’t mean much.
• Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.  ~Alex Karras
  Seriously, what I can do has more to do with what I THINK I can do then whether I’m actually physically capable of doing it.
• Seventy percent of success in life is showing up.  ~Woody Allen
  This one is so true. If I go to the gym, if I go to the pool, if I go walk outside and get my bike…I’M GOING TO EXERCISE. It’s not like I go to the gym and sit on the couch. If I take the first step, the rest will follow.
• Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.  ~John Dewey
  About 3/4 of the way through the training, I knew that I already needed a new goal to focus on for AFTER the triathlon. If I didn’t pick something before my first event was done, I knew I would flounder aimlessly for a while. My triathlon is Sunday and I start training for my 2nd triathlon the next day.
• Whether you think you can or think you can’t – you are right.  ~Henry Ford
  It’s amazing how much of exercising or sticking to a plan is mental. On the days where I grumbled about going out, I had sucky sessions. On the days where I felt good about going out, I enjoyed it a lot more and I did better. Talk nice to yourself. Pretty simple.
• Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still.  ~Chinese Proverb
  I’m slow. I swim slow. I bike slow. I run/walk slow. But slow is better than stopped. Just keep moving, just keep moving, just keep moving.

Oh my goodness, I went to post today and I realized I haven’t posted a weigh in in FOUR WEEKS!  That’s uncalled for!

A couple of those weeks were traveling and I didn’t even weigh in…mostly because I didn’t have access to a scale or computer. But seriously, if I had weighed in, it wouldn’t be pretty.

But that’s in the past! Because today, I weighed in at 157. Just got by by the skin of my teeth! I have now maintained my 153-157 weight range for 21 out of the past 29 weeks. WOOHOO!! I’m super proud of that!

Next week’s weigh in might be a little sketchy…my first triathlon (eek!) is on Sunday and my birthday is on Monday. I’m going to try to take it easy, but come on…it’s my birthday! And my first triathlon. There will be some celebratory indulging going on. Count on it.

When I up, down, touch the ground
it puts me in the mood
Up, down, touch the ground
in the mood {smacks lips} for food

Alrighty folks. We’ve reached crunch time. Somethings got to change. I’m back up this week, and I have no hormones to blame it on. I weighed in this morning at 158.8. That’s up. Quite a bit.

When I weight in at my monthly WW meeting tomorrow, I will have to pay. Again. For the 2nd month in a row.

My eating is out of control. Late night snacking. Desserts everyday. Sometimes candy, too. I’m feeling bleh. Bleh, bleh, bleh.

My exercise isn’t bad, but in no way am I exercising enough to make up for the eating that has been going around these parts.

I’m not sure what to do. I don’t really want to count points again, even though I know it works for me. I’ve considered doing some sort of “detox”. Sugar free? Fried foods free? Refined carbs free?

So MANY things I need to be free from.

So this week will be all about a little of self exploration and planning. But here are three things I will do this week…

1. No food after 9pm.
2. 100 oz of water a day.
3. 1 sweet thing a day (instead of 3)

Last week was not pretty.  I stepped on the scale and there was a SIX in the number. A STINKIN’ SIX! Ugh. I took a deep breath and hoped knew it was a false gain because of those stupid ass hormones.

This week, I’m back down to 157. That puts me in range for 19/24 weeks.

I’m getting bored, though. I know this is going to sound like a sob story, but maintenance is tough. It’s like there’s nothing to work for. Your trying hard to stay the same. YIPPEE!!

So, I just need to get some mojo back. I’m not sure how. Hopefully it’ll come with the increased triathlon training. Hopefully.