After a decent weigh-in this week, I just let hormones and business of life take over and didn't try AT ALL. Wonder why weekends can really kill your plan? Ugh. I think a lot of my mentality is the fact that when we leave tomorrow, we will begin by eating out. Then breakfast will be at Mom's, and I'm sure it won't be pretty. Then lunch out Tuesday followed by 2 days worth of mystery meals provided by the church. Eek. Instead of setting my attitude towards eating healthfully as possible this weekend so I would be prepared for the upcoming week, I instead thought, "Great. Every time I start to do good and get focused, there's another something to ruin everything!" That's definitely the wrong kind of thinking, and I realize that!
I just wanted to post quickly to say that I will be able to post again come Friday for sure. Depending on the amenities at the motel and time allowance that I have, I may be able to say hi some this week. :) We shall see.
Hope everyone has a great, on-plan week! Thanks for the shoe advice. We do have a New Balance store in our area. I just didn't know they actually measured, fitted, and analyzed you. I'm looking forward to getting good shoes! I'm not going to make any promises up front about myself for this week. I can tell I'm having PMS weakness. If I make a promise and break it, I will just feel worse about myself. It will be easier for me to come back and get refocused if need be without having to apologize for broken promises!
Boy, I sure do have a lot of work to do - mentally AND physically. But I want to do it! I want to lose this weigh again and for the last time!
I hope you don't take this as too forward as I am a visitor on your blog but maybe you should make promises to yourself; that you will do the best you can and eat as healthfully as you can. The reason I say this is because I also know the mentality. I won't make promises not only so that I don't disappoint my readers or myself but also so that when I go binge crazy/ or overeat a ton and gain 3lbs, no one will be able to say 'well you said ...' I think you owe it to yourself (not your readers) to tell yourself, so what if they serve crap. I don't have to eat it OR I only will eat a small portion of it. I don't have to lose my self control because I can't control EVERYTHING. I hope your week and your travels go well. I apologize if anything I said was offensive. Not my intention at all. CHEERS!
ReplyDeleteYou aren't being offensive. I was sitting here noticing how crummy I already feel for how I've eaten the last 2 days. I actually do HAVE to eat the food or starve because there is no leaving the church from 10 am until after the 7 pm service. We go to some meetings and there is salad and lots of veggies and diet/diabetic friendliness! :) We go to others, and it's fried chicken, buttery mashed potatoes, etc. - just the cheapest way to feed a large group, which I definitely understand. So it's a toss up right now cause we've never been to this place before. Also, it's a motel, not a hotel, so not sure about the continental breakfast. Hopefully there will be oatmeal at least! No fridge or microwave in my room, I know that much. But I really don't want to go on a free for all. I'm never going to get anywhere if I don't get serious! Sometimes I will make promises like "I won't touch dessert." This time, though, with TOM looming, I don't want to make that promise and "fail" and then go off the deep end because I'm disappointed in myself. Thanks for your input. I am definitely getting in the frame of mind to at least put forth effort this week! I don't want to come back having gained everything I lost again! blah. :)
DeleteJust remember nothing tastes as good as thin feels!!! :) Haha, also just remember you can eat ANYTHING, just use portion control and count it!! :) Try to keep yourself busy and occupied, get you a magazine and keep reading that for motivation during your trip-mags always help me! Stay Strong my friend~!!! :)
ReplyDeleteGirl, I would I could get that motto to stick. I will sometimes say it sarcastically in my mind while eating something yummy and think YEAH RIGHT! Lol In the moment, it's not true to me. In the full picture, it is! The traveling time won't be hard. I can do okay at a restaurant. I can't, however, read a magazine during the church services and fellowship hall meals! Haha Really it's only Mom's breakfast tomorrow morning (I'm picturing biscuits and cocoa gravy is what she's gonna make, oh and fried eggs) and the unknown of the church meals. If I can just tame myself on the dessert, I think I will be okay with the food, even if it's not healthy. Thanks!!!
DeleteGood luck this week. I hope you are able to check in.
ReplyDeleteLori
I can totally relate to your plight. Having gone through furlough and loving on the road I know how hard it is. I remember one time that we stayed with a little widow woman on a ranch in New Mexico and she guilted me into breaking my diet for he sixteen course breakfast. It's hard for sure, you don't get to choose what you eat a lot of the time but you can choose how much. Hang I there, it'll get easier.
ReplyDeleteJust do your best and don't kick yourself for not being perfect. None of us are.
ReplyDeleteI know exactly how you feel about not making promises.
ReplyDeleteYour attitude about not making those promises is great! I've had to learn that the hard way...promising something and having to break it brings added stress than if I would've just not promised it in the first place..in so many areas of life.
ReplyDeleteI hope your week is going well. (I'm catching up on blogs.)