Dust Yourself Off and Try Again/Measuring Monday

This past week has been somewhat of a disaster...where do I start with how much I messed up? Yikes. Well...there were SOME good points, and I know I should recognize those too.


Negative:

-- I had Wendy’s
--I have not had the 3 fast-food kings (McD’s, BK, Wendy’s) in YEARS (months for Wendy’s). All 3 places make me sick and do nothing for my health, so I simply stopped eating them. On the way home from a music event in Clyde, however, Wendy’s suddenly sounded good. I got a medium Coke and a 6 piece chicken nugget (they didn’t have 5? weird). I immediately regretted it and will NOT be going there anytime soon.

-- 6 frozen mochas from Panera
-- These delicious bad boys just keep popping up in my life; and at 570 calories each, they are NOT good for me at all, save for the caffeine kick I can get. Let’s see...570 cals x 6/wk= 3,420 cals/wk on a drink! Holy cannoli.

-- NO GYM
--To top those 3420 cals, I didn’t get to the gym...not once. Lazy much, me? Ugh yes.

--LOTS of pop
--Pop. My worst enemy. My best friend. I had so much this week, I would lose count everyday; it was well over 2 cans, I know that. And it’s not diet. I’m talking regular Coke, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, etc...

Positive:

-- Realizations of progress
-- I am finally realizing how far I’ve actually come. Processed and fast foods were my life. Now, I never eat McD’s, BK, or Wendy’s. I’ve stopped eating Spaghetti-Os. I’ve cut down to nearly no mac and cheese in a box. It’s moments like this that I say, thank goodness I have given up on those. I hated going to McD’s every few days like I used to, feeling dependent on a burger, fry, and drink to make my day better. Yuck. SO glad to be away from those foods.

-- Serious talk with my mom
-- The best part about my mom going to Clyde with me was that on the way home, I had a serious chat with her about my roller coaster of weight loss I’m going through. She and I set up a schedule of working out. She promised to help me this week with some of my nutrition problems.

My problem in this journey is that I can’t do two things at once. Give me one GREAT week at the gym, working out everyday hardcore. My eating that week will be disastrous. Give me one GREAT week of eating healthfully 24/7, never putting bad foods in my body, giving up much of my pops and mochas, and I will never see the gym. If I could combine both efforts, I would probably lose more faster. BUT, this is learning process. And I am definitely learning.

Weight

Starting weight: 412
Previous weight: 402.6
Current weight: 404.4
Total weight change: + 1.8
Goal: 125

We will see how this week goes. Wish me luck!