Sorry I missed last week, but as some of you know, I picked up a second job. Last week was the first week of getting fully scheduled at both the retail store and the restaurant. It was a little hectic, but I'll get it figured out when I can regularly get these up.
Bad news, I was up last week a pound, and I'm pretty sure I gained a little this week, or at least stayed the same. I have had a migraine for the past three days, so I missed my TOPS meeting yesterday. I was down (won biggest loser) the week that I was sure I'd gain (last post). I'm working on getting back down for next week. It's my last meeting before the TOPS conference I'm going to next weekend. I'm really excited about it, and it couldn't come at a better time- I need some inspiration! I'm really struggling with getting down to the gym, and sticking to my calorie limit everyday. We grabbed dinner with a new coworker Sunday at our Mexican restaurant, and that wasn't even the worst calorie day of the week!
Here's the problem: everyone has been telling me how great I look. It feels awesome, but then I get a little complacent. I feel good, I look good, why do I need to keep losing? I forget that my end goal is a lot bigger than what I've lost so far, and I need to keep losing. I'm just a few pounds away from my goal of being under 200 by the time we move, but it seems like a huge challenge that I can't get past.
Here's what I'm doing to fix it: I am starting a challenge for myself. I'm printing off a calendar, where I will write both work schedules and school schedule. I'm going to write in the days I will workout, and follow them like they are meetings. I will keep track of how many glasses of water I drink everyday. I will try harder to stay under (or very close to) my calorie limits for each day. I want to feel good about myself each week after weigh-in, and keep up with the progress.
We've been cooking at home again this week. We are trying to not pick up food anywhere but the grocery store. I even tried Shake and Bake for the first time Monday. Not bad! And, it only adds about 40 calories! We made fajitas twice this week, and I made mine into a bowl to avoid the tortillas. Tim also made me lasagna when I was working late, with ground turkey and spicy turkey sausage. It saved a ton of calories and was better than standard lasagna. Sorry mom, but it was the best lasagna I've ever had. These are a couple of the new recipes we tried since I last posted:
Left is Pork Chops roasted with Thyme, Garlic, Sliced Potatoes, and Onions.
Right are Muffin cups with spinach, cheese, green peppers, and onions with Turkey sausage breakfast links.
I'm not sure what new recipe we will try this week, but I'll keep pictures up! Also, here is a bad picture of me that I took at work to send my sister. It's not a great shot, but I think it shows some progress. I also feel sneaky, 'cause I wore it to work, where its all about fashion-ey things, and I got these pants at a thrift store, which earned me lots of compliments! Thanks, $2 pants! Great work!
Well, I'm setting myself up to do better this week, and hopefully will have good news after next weigh-in! I'm sure I'm not the only one who's hit a road block when losing, it's part of the process, and I'm dealing with it pretty well (I think). Here's to doing better!
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