Well, I can't be blamed completely, but yeah, I have been pretty dumb the last few days. Allow me to explain.
My first mistake was letting myself get down and emotional because the scale had gone up. First of all, it was "that time", which means it is totally normal to gain 1-5 lbs or so, and it happens every month. Nonetheless, my hormones get the better of me every time and I seem to forget all about the month before.
My second mistake was waiting as long as I could to buy new pants that fit, then buying them the week I was bloated. I just got them back from being hemmed. When I brought them in, they were tight, and even when I got them back from being hemmed I was still pulling them up every few minutes. But yesterday, after washing them, I wore them for the second time only and the waist is already loose. So I spent about $60-65 dollars on pants that are already too big ha ha go figure! However, in a month's time they'll be perfect again I am sure...
So here's the good news, after all my whining and feeling bad (though some of my issues are real ongoing issues, some of them were merely the result of my stupidity), I weighed in at 162.8 this morning. This means I am almost at 162, and officially 20 lbs lighter!
I am going to work my ass off (literally) this week because I am leaving for Halifax on Thursday morning and probably wont get a chance to do much physical activity with all the driving...I only took Friday off from working out this week. Instead of taking Saturday off, I just did 30 minutes of jogging-running, and today I did the same but tacked on a solid half hour of intense muscle training (abs, curls, leg lifts, push ups, dips, other arm weights, obliques, squats, lunges, stretching...). I am going to try to continue these intense workouts throughout the week until Thursday morning, then take Friday and Saturday for walking and Sunday/Monday off for driving. I will try to get as much walking in as possible, but I think we'll be doing a lot of driving from place to place even once we're in Halifax proper.
I just polished off a delicious plate of pasta (I made extra for lunch or dinner tomorrow). I made fettucce with a sweet basil tomato sauce with a bit of spice added. I also threw in sauteed eggplant and a mixture of different tomatoes and garlic. I haven't made or eaten pasta in a while, so it was especially satisfying. For breakfast I had a kiwi and a bowl of Greek yogurt with Jordan's nutty granola cereal, honey and frozen strawberries. Over the weekend I ate the best sushi I've ever had in Montreal, yum! The rest of my meals were very regular stuff made at home like fish with veggies and salads. I am running extremely low on food, but my money rations are even lower, so I am trying as much as possible to use up every single thing I have at home. I think I should mostly be able to do that until I leave, and hold off on buying food until I get back.
So all in all I am feeling a little better than last week because I'm almost at my lowest weight in about eight or more years and I haven't plateaud. I don't think it would be possible for me to work any harder than I am without crashing and burning, so I am praying I don't plateau and just keep heading down the fat ladder.
Alright, I am going to get a bit of work done and then head out to meet some friends. I hope you all had a nice relaxing weekend and that you are all mentally prepared for the work-week. I know I am counting down the days until I leave, so thankfully it's only three work days for me this week!
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