Want to know a recipe for disaster? Try two very stressful weeks, ongoing car issues, work hassles, and skipping weigh-in last week. For me, at least, all of this mixed together resulted in a gain of 3.6 pounds at this morning’s weigh-in. Grrrrrr! I am so angry with myself. It’s my first gain since I started over, and I am very disappointed in myself.
It could have been worse. In fact, it could have been a lot worse! The only reason the gain isn’t even higher is that I forced myself to keep up my workouts.
Well, it is what it is. Not much I can do about my bad choices over the past two weeks except stop making bad decisions!
Over the past two weeks, my car has been back to the mechanic six times (yes, for the love of God, SIX times). I am breaking up with this mechanic, because I strongly feel it should not have taken this long to diagnose the problem. That whole situation didn’t help with my stress level, but yesterday I picked up my car, and so far, so good. I gave my poor baby a good cleaning, polished up the interior with Armor All, and stopped on my way to work this morning to vacuum it and shake out the car mats. (Can you tell I can’t stand when someone else has been in my car?)
Time to reorganize, regroup, get into the mindset for a fresh start. I already set up a new weight chart for myself, counting down two pounds per week, which would put me at my goal weight around October 14. I’m disappointed that I won’t reach my goal by the end of September like I’d hoped, but it’s my own fault. And I need to do something about it NOW, before I push back my goal even farther.
Yesterday at work, a co-worker told me I am looking slimmer. It meant a lot, even though I hadn’t weighed in yet and didn’t know the damage yet. Of course I already knew I was going to have a gain! But at least, apparently, it’s not obvious to anyone else yet. And it won’t be!
Back at it this week, Insanity Max 30 workouts, food diary, no excuses, and I will have a good loss at my next weigh in.
Sweat & Sparkle 