Week 17: Delaying the inevitable
Well, it's Wednesday and I usually post on Sunday with my weekly weigh in. As you can see, I've done everything I can to delay reporting in. I didn't have a good week, and now I wish I had one of those Weight Watcher's "free passes" where they let you skip a week's weigh in.
I really gave up on myself eating-wise last week. (Working out went well. I only missed one day.) There were three opportunities where I over-indulged:
- I hosted Boo Girl's playgroup and made egg-free pumpkin and chocolate chip cookies...and ended up eating lots of leftover cookies while watching Ken Burn's The War
(The documentary is wonderful but mortifying and absolutely depressing.)
- I went to bunko on Friday night and didn't bring my own food. Instead, I indulged in wine, oatmeal cookies and lots of mini-Mounds bars.
- The family attended a friend's bacon themed party. It was fun and I loved what I made (bacon wrapped water chestnuts and bacon wrapped dates stuffed with cream cheese - good lawd!) However, I had a "bacon hangover" all the next day. I could only imagine how hard my liver was working to process all that pork fat.
So maybe I should be happy that I "only" gained a pound this week. (I'm now at 152.) But I'm not very happy with my behavior. I've got to work more on avoiding temptations.
Cheating is a choice
Dr. Ian Smith says on the Celebrity Fit Club website, "Cheating is a choice. You need to think about why losing weight is important to you. Why did you start the program? Is it more important than having that treat?"
Obviously, last week I didn't think so. Stuffing my face seemed like a good choice...NOT! Dr. Smith says to take responsibility and get right back on track - which I've done this week though I'm behind on exercising. (I plan to double my workout today.) I've also changed my morning breakfast routine. I'm making sure I have more protein in the morning, like an egg white omelet. It seems more satisfying and easy to do since I always have eggs and veggies in the house.
I know I was eating emotionally last week because I was upset at my son and how he was acting. (He hit the babysitter and had to be constantly reminded to do everything from get dressed to putting away his dishes.) Dr. Smith also says to find other ways to treat yourself, whether it's a pedicure or taking 10 minutes of quiet time to reflect and relax.
This week's goals
Exercise every day. - Stay on the Extreme Fat Smash Diet plan - to a "T"!
- Take time out to read, watch a video, listen to the new Sprinsteen CD Magic
or listen to a meditation podcast
- Drink my Celestial Seasonings Metabo Partner Tea
and Celestial Seasonings Diet Partner Tea. (I'm out of both, so I'll have to stop by the health food store.)
- My weight loss goal is 2 pounds this week.*
*On the Celebrity Fit Club show, Dr. Ian Smith gives each contestant a weight loss goal for the week. The Celebrity Fit Club website does this, too.
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