Day 38? I've lost count, but it's weigh-in day

Hi! Long time, no blog! I guess I knew once my quarter got underway, I would have less time here. Also, I have less to report each day. I probably should have posted last weekend, just to hold myself accountable for lots of eating and drinking. Friends came over on Super Bowl Sunday, and we had SO much food. And drink. And I sat on the floor right by the food and just kept eating. I don't think I was wildly out of control that day, not like days past, but I sure ate cheese and crackers and guacamole, and even one (homemade by me and insanely delicious) small brownie. And I had a beer and a couple glasses of wine. Anyway, you get the point. Not that good. I was pretty impressed with myself that after that display, I really did get right back on the wagon. I think one reason I did was that I knew I was going to have to weigh in on Friday, and I did NOT want to have gained weight. 

 So, the good news is I lost weight AND I am back in the 150s!!!! Yay for me! The bad news is I only lost 0.8 pounds. But I will take it. I really did eat pretty excessively Friday through Sunday, so to be down in weight, even just shy of a pound, feels pretty good. And it feels amazing to be under 160 again. It's been quite a while--almost two years!
Image result for route 150 images

 Another thing I am proud of is that I have been consistently exercising. This was a very busy week, work-wise, and I still made time to exercise every day this week so far. I won't have time today, because of the Reading Leadership Institute meeting, but I will get steps running hither and yon before, during, and after the meeting. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Day 31: Another weigh in

As you can see, I am writing a lot less on this blog. No real reason, other than it's really just same old, same old. Eating less, exercising a lot, yada yada yada. If I had major insights, I would certainly share (I do have an insight about gummy bears, as it turns out--stay tuned). Anyway, today is weigh-in day, and I am pleased to say that I am down to 160.4. So I lost 2.2 pounds this week. Seems pretty good. Tomorrow, I'll take my February photo and do my February measurements. If Miki can find the measuring tape he has misplaced. GRRRR.
Read more

Pandemic Day 2

Image
Well, not too much to post today. I'm here to keep myself honest! I did manage to shed 1.8 pounds between yesterday and today, and that's pretty good. I met with my book group on Zoom and had a glass of wine I wasn't intending to have. What are you going to do when you're with your book group?  I'm also sore as can be. Every single muscle hurts. You know, I thought I was keeping up with occasional weight lifting, squats, push-ups, crunches, etc. But apparently, I was not. Yesterday I did a video, recommended by Jane, a classmate of mine in my class at the Y, which hasn't met since March 13th, for pandemic reasons (I ran into her at the Rally for Black Lives in Fountain Square, where I was standing with Nora). I mentioned that I missed class because I never push myself as hard as Alison does. And she mentioned that she thought she was pushing herself even harder by using PopSugar workouts from YouTube. So, yesterday I did this one: Ouch. There are so m...
Read more

Pandemic check-in

Well, it's been nearly four months since I have checked in. One week after my last check-in, everything changed. COVID-19 meant my kids were sent home on March 13th, and that was the last time they would go back to high school for the year. My last day at the Y before it closed was March 15th. My job stopped having face to face meetings, and my spring quarter class suddenly became an online class. Miki began working from home as well.  On March 13th, my last recorded weigh-in date, I weighed 152.4, meaning I had lost 24 pounds since January 1st. I was riding high and looked pretty good, if I do say so myself. And for weeks, I tried to keep the momentum. Miki and I started running (yuck). I was lifting weights at home in order to stay strong. But I also started eating more. A daily glass of wine was de riguer. We stopped running, for the most part, and started walking instead. Long walks all over Evanston, but still--much less cardio than I had been used to. Long story short: I...
Read more