DAY 3 and DAY 4
Jess: Thank you so much! Things have been wild because I just moved back to my apartment (I went back home for a bit to have a graduation party and hang out with family) and so it is tough adjusting back into the post-college setting.
funmom: Buy the book! It has a title that catches your eye, but it is really funny. If you read books like David Sedaris (a fave) you'll love her book! I had no idea about sites like fitday, and I checked it out earlier today and was shocked at how easy/useful it was! I have a little journal that I write everything in, but I think now I'm going to use that site so I can get it done easier. I like that you give yoruself something to "look foward to" on weekends. I think right now I'm going to try to stick with everything with minimal "cheating" because I want to give myself a
goal that I can lose the initial weight and then be able to allow more wiggle room later. I love the weekend idea! You are so positive I love it!
OK! So I have been MIA from this online forum, I'm trying to put it into my regular schedule so I can get a groove going. I'm going to be honest, yesterday was a horrible day for me. It started out well, I had two poached eggs (a simple luxury) and an english muffin for breakfast, and then a light lunch of vegetable soup, but then my friends insisted I go out with them. My
goal was to only have one drink, and so I chose my fave Michelobe Ultra Light. Well, they liked that to so we ordered a bucket of beers because it was a great deal (HAPPY HOUR!). So, I had two beers. Nothing too bad. Then, I came back from the bathroom thinking that was it, we were leaving, well they had other plans and ordered another bucket. Looking back on it, I could have easily said no and left, but I caved and had two more beers. Of course this was over a 4 hour period so I thought I was fine (I had a very healthy mahi mahi salad which was luxuriously good) so I said to myself, yeah I can splurge. Stupid reasoning got me here in the first place. Long story short, my night continued until closing downtown and three more drinks.
AND THEN it happened, I had queso at our favorite late night Mexican place in the city. I know. I had one too many drinks and my justification at the time was flimsy at best. I ate the queso, and today I hated myself for it.
During my interview today I couldn't stop thinking about my belly sticking out (in the back of my head I was cursing the queso). I worked out for a good two hour period feeling only mildly better, but still I feel so guilty. I know I shouldn't have done it, but I can't stop beating myself up over it. Today I watched my
calories, had a healthy filling breakfast, lunch and dinner. I stayed within my calorie range and worked out, but yet I still feel so crappy. I just hope my one lapse day doesn't come back to haunt me, because I have had a good week.
I know there are ups and downs, and hopefully this down is as far as I drop. I'm trying to put a positive spin on things. When some people cheat they eat a whole pizza, at least I just had queso dip. Right?
Tomorrow is a new day. I'm just going to stick my nose to the grindstone, and do work!! I know I can do this, and in the end the only person who can stop me is me, so positive outlook, Buckeye!
I hope everyone had a wonderful day, and for all of those in the Columbus area, I hope tonight's storm didn't cause you any problems! Those tornado sirens are still going off, and hopefully nothing will come of it! I woke up my roommate in a dead panic about the sirens and her and I huddled in our bathroom since we live on the third floor of our apartment building!
These storms are driving me crazy!!!
