When I started Weight Watchers last July, I started it with the mindset that this would be the LAST time I ever started. There's not a single reason I cannot reach my goal and my mindset hasn't changed. Sure, there are week's that I want NOTHING healthy and crave junk food 24/7. It's usually 100% hormone related. Like last week, I spent the entire week snacking on Hershey Kisses and Hugs. I'd love to tell you it was just a regular sized bag, but it was more like 3 giant, family sized bags thrown together in this gallon Ziploc. I have now renamed this bag of yumminess the Devil's Hand Bag. And believe me when I tell you it's a LOT emptier today than it was when I took this photo last Thursday. Even then, it wasn't that full.
I was joking around Friday evening telling my friend, Ashley, that I wasn't looking forward to weigh-in this week because I am fairly certain I had eaten my weight in Hershey Kisses. That's not entirely true, but it was close. I mean, do you see how empty that bag is? Please also note, I am not the only one eating from it, but I will bet I have made more trips to it than anyone else. All I wanted all week was chocolate. I didn't care what kind of chocolate, it just needed to be chocolate. Heck, I couldn't even turn down a Duck's Donut Josh brought to work. It must be noted here that I had 1/4 of that doughnut and gave the rest away, so on some level, my healthy self did try to save me from myself. Like I said....those weeks are driven by hormones.
I also skipped my two small runs this week and opted for more sleep in the morning. Sleeping instead of getting up because it never dawned on me at 5 a.m. that my evenings were busy and I wouldn't be able to just "get a run in" after work. I made up for it, though. Friday, I had a 12 mile run/walk and Saturday I got up for Boot Camp. I have a love/hate relationship with Boot Camp and my calves and hammies...they aren't speaking to me right now. But they will be happy later! As I will be when I can walk like a normal person again.
So, all of that culminated in the fact that I was up 1.6 this week. I'm not upset by it because, frankly, in two months I had only seen one other gain the entire time. While that is great, the way I eat burgers every week and have a cheat meal, it wasn't adding up. My scale wasn't moving in either direction all week. My biggest fear had set in.....the Devil's Plateau. Yes, all bad things belong to the devil. Why not? Right? I was afraid I was going to maintain this weight while I was still training for my half marathon. I know that this running is what has helped get the weight off. Moving more and eating less--well, eating the right things like good proteins and vegetables. And hopefully, at next week's weight in, we will get back on track.
I am motivated by this gain, though. I allowed myself to wallow in it all day (like I ate a Chick-fil-A #1 with a large diet lemonade for dinner). Used all but 11 weeklies and let's be clear......my day started over yesterday. It's looking like a zero point meals will be on the menu daily to keep it in the road until weigh-in. One other catch? I start Weight Watchers at Work this week. My weigh-in day moves from Saturday to Thursday. I'm not sure how I feel about it, but it will save me some money and I am hoping to hit goal during this time with all of the support. I have a lot of friends joining me on this journey to get to goal.
Yesterday marked one month, ONE MONTH, until the Disney Princess Half Marathon. 4 weeks from this time (7:00 am) yesterday, I will be in the middle of my run (hopefully closer to the finish than the middle). I can't believe its almost here. I am so excited for this run because I'm actually in the best shape of my adult life. I've never trained so hard for something. The first Half I ran last spring, I adopted a new puppy about two months out. I had no idea it was going to be like having a child where I would be up at all hours of the night standing in the cold. This lead to me getting sick in March. And by April, I was so far behind training I was praying I'd finish the race. This year, though, I have been training every week. I've been running and cross-training. As I mentioned before, I'm in the best shape of my adult life. I want this to be a fun race and I want to finish it without worrying if the balloon ladies are behind me.
I am pounding vitamins and sporting a mask at work. I hear people coughing and I am heading in the other direction. I even mentioned to my manager that if people on our team start getting sick, I am working from home. I'm not trying to be funny, but this race is expensive and I want to enjoy it. I am convinced that my Nerium Youth Factor is helping keep me well this year. If you'd like to try it, go HERE. You can buy them separately, too, but link takes you to the combo pack.
Anyway, I am excited to see how far I have come on Weight Watchers. The new Freestyle program has really agreed with me and working out is something I can't imagine going without. From couch potato to enthusiast....even I'm amazed. And happy. And strong. And healthy. And that, my friends, is the bottom line.
How are you doing?
I also skipped my two small runs this week and opted for more sleep in the morning. Sleeping instead of getting up because it never dawned on me at 5 a.m. that my evenings were busy and I wouldn't be able to just "get a run in" after work. I made up for it, though. Friday, I had a 12 mile run/walk and Saturday I got up for Boot Camp. I have a love/hate relationship with Boot Camp and my calves and hammies...they aren't speaking to me right now. But they will be happy later! As I will be when I can walk like a normal person again.
Yesterday marked one month, ONE MONTH, until the Disney Princess Half Marathon. 4 weeks from this time (7:00 am) yesterday, I will be in the middle of my run (hopefully closer to the finish than the middle). I can't believe its almost here. I am so excited for this run because I'm actually in the best shape of my adult life. I've never trained so hard for something. The first Half I ran last spring, I adopted a new puppy about two months out. I had no idea it was going to be like having a child where I would be up at all hours of the night standing in the cold. This lead to me getting sick in March. And by April, I was so far behind training I was praying I'd finish the race. This year, though, I have been training every week. I've been running and cross-training. As I mentioned before, I'm in the best shape of my adult life. I want this to be a fun race and I want to finish it without worrying if the balloon ladies are behind me.
I am pounding vitamins and sporting a mask at work. I hear people coughing and I am heading in the other direction. I even mentioned to my manager that if people on our team start getting sick, I am working from home. I'm not trying to be funny, but this race is expensive and I want to enjoy it. I am convinced that my Nerium Youth Factor is helping keep me well this year. If you'd like to try it, go HERE. You can buy them separately, too, but link takes you to the combo pack.
Anyway, I am excited to see how far I have come on Weight Watchers. The new Freestyle program has really agreed with me and working out is something I can't imagine going without. From couch potato to enthusiast....even I'm amazed. And happy. And strong. And healthy. And that, my friends, is the bottom line.
How are you doing?
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