Most people look forward to the weekend. Not me, not this weekend anyway. As the work day drew to a close I started to think about that familiar Friday night feeling... A stiff drink, some chips, and a movie. Well I can tell you that didn't happen.
Instead we went to an art show. The county school system put on an art show featuring works from all the public schools. I couldn't believe how huge it was; I was really impressed with the amount of work that they put into the event. My oldest had 2 works featured at the show so we made a night of it. After seeing the art we celebrated the first day of spring with a trip to the local ice cream shop. I got a single scoop on a cone... I don't think I've ever gotten a single scoop on a cone.
Anyway it was a fun night after a solid week eating healthy. No eating out and sticking to my plan for 5 days (minus the single scoop on the cone). I drank a gallon of water every day, and I also walked at lunch time 4 out the 5 days this week including 2.25 miles today at the mall.
However, the real test comes this weekend. I will consider it a success if I can simply refrain from drinking any alcohol. Healthy eating all weekend and a little exercise will just be gravy. My thought is to just stay busy.
I'm actually looking forward to getting on the scale tomorrow to see my weight. I'm sure it's not a question of if, but rather how much I lost. I'll report the results tomorrow. I've now made it through 75 days of my 360 day journey; on to day #76.
Stay Strong!
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Friday, March 20, 2015
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Day #13 - Just Start Already!
I weighed in today. I'm going to totally gloss over the fact that I gained back half of what I lost last week. It's not that I'm ignoring it, but rather, I'm happy with my overall progress during the week and I know how much my weight can fluctuate since I drink so much water everyday. I wouldn't call my eating this week great, but I wouldn't call it horrible either. One of the things I told myself is that I won't beat myself up or carry guilt about my performance so I'm just letting it go.
Instead I want to focus on something that I did today that has me feeling great. I started painting my daughter's room! I've been living in this new house since July and until today I haven't done one single thing to it. My youngest daughter lives in this hideous cave painted entirely mustard! I'm not kidding and I have the pictures to prove it.
Anyway, since I've been here, I've found ways to waste away all my weekends. Most of the time it involved just laying around watching old Netflix movies and eating bad food. This morning we got up and I was reading an article in Men's Health that was talking about procrastination and how the best way to stop procrastinating is to stop waiting for inspiration and just get started! Once you get momentum it's amazing how you keep going.
I stood up and declared that I was going to start working on my daughter's room. I went upstairs and began making a list of all the materials needed. We went to Home Depot and got everything we needed (my daughter picked a bright yellow for her room, bye bye cave). I had to stop for a while in the afternoon because the girls had basketball games, but I'm happy to say that I've cleared out the room, replaced all the electrical switches and outlets (yes they were painted mustard as well!) and painted the ceiling (which was also a lighter version of mustard).
We have Monday off so my goal is to get the room done by the end of the weekend. I still have to paint all the trim and doors (all mustard), walls (you guessed it), and install a ceiling fan to replace some ugly track lighting. I promise when it's all done I'll post before and after pics. It feels good to be doing something again!
So a recap of my progress after 2 weeks:
Instead I want to focus on something that I did today that has me feeling great. I started painting my daughter's room! I've been living in this new house since July and until today I haven't done one single thing to it. My youngest daughter lives in this hideous cave painted entirely mustard! I'm not kidding and I have the pictures to prove it.
Anyway, since I've been here, I've found ways to waste away all my weekends. Most of the time it involved just laying around watching old Netflix movies and eating bad food. This morning we got up and I was reading an article in Men's Health that was talking about procrastination and how the best way to stop procrastinating is to stop waiting for inspiration and just get started! Once you get momentum it's amazing how you keep going.
I stood up and declared that I was going to start working on my daughter's room. I went upstairs and began making a list of all the materials needed. We went to Home Depot and got everything we needed (my daughter picked a bright yellow for her room, bye bye cave). I had to stop for a while in the afternoon because the girls had basketball games, but I'm happy to say that I've cleared out the room, replaced all the electrical switches and outlets (yes they were painted mustard as well!) and painted the ceiling (which was also a lighter version of mustard).
We have Monday off so my goal is to get the room done by the end of the weekend. I still have to paint all the trim and doors (all mustard), walls (you guessed it), and install a ceiling fan to replace some ugly track lighting. I promise when it's all done I'll post before and after pics. It feels good to be doing something again!
So a recap of my progress after 2 weeks:
- Still not smoking
- Not great with eating, but 6 pounds lost so far and eating better quality food
- Drinking a gallon of water every day
- Starting to do more around the house and exercise
- Starting to read more as well
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