If I had to pick one word to describe this week, it would be: insane. Work has been crazy, life outside of work has been crazy. Everything. Crazy. I guess it's to be expected, since the holidays are quickly approaching. It's hard to believe they are just under 3 weeks away.
Once again, I survived Thanksgiving eating with flying colors. I imagine the fact my future MIL is also point counting has a little something to do with it. But I made sure to work my ass off so that I had enough activity points to hit Turkey Day plus the Raven's game with ease. I weighed in that week on Friday, the day after (bold, I know!) because we were headed on vacation with friends for the weekend which I knew would be an all out binge fest. So, I weighed in and lost .2. Okay, okay, a loss is a loss... and a loss over Thanksgiving was something to be happy with. Really, I just wanted to break even. This puts me down 5lbs, with 10 left to go to get back to goal. I want to hit goal by wedding day - 2/8. I think it's do-able. That's about 10 weeks away.
Over the weekend we went to the mountain house with about 6 of our friends. We had a fantastic time. It was relaxing, great to get away with good people and there was snow on the ground. We only left the house once to pick up a birthday cake for Neale's surprise. Between drinking and snacking, I'm fairly sure I ate my fair share of points - and then some. By the time I came home Sunday night, I no longer wanted to eat. Starting Monday, I had the worst carb hangover. I was tired, bloated, cranky, puffy in the face. It was upsetting. Why do I do that to myself? Not only can my body no longer handle it, neither can my ulcerative colitis. I think this was my final wake up call that I just can't do unhealthy anymore.
By Wednesday, I was back to feeling close to normal. It was Neale's birthday! We had a fabulous dinner at The Food Market in Hampden - if you've never been, you HAVE to go. Absolutely delicious drinks, comfort food and desserts. While we were there, Justin Tucker (kicker for the Raven's) came in! How exciting! My first Raven sighting. I could hardly contain myself.
Yesterday I received my Christmas Gift. I know it's early... but I've been planning on this gift to myself for almost a year. A brand new digital SLR. I'll be posting pictures more frequently. I can't wait to get back in to shooting.
Tomorrow it's back to the scales. Again, for the second week in a row, I'm really praying I just break even. Although I am expecting to see a gain. I haven't been on my own scale all week - which is for the better. Tomorrow morning, I'll go weigh in, get back on track with the meeting, not beat myself up over what I see and move on. I still have 9 weeks to continue to work hard to get those last 10 lbs off. I've done it before, I can definitely do it again!
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