You can’t just say it…You have to LIVE it…
Happy Sunday all…
So this weekend has not been as stellar as last weekend as far as food goes…
Friday night I ate more than I wanted, and even though I wrote it down, I should have only allowed that night…I ended up at 1800 calories on Friday…Then on Saturday I made a grave mistake. I went to the grocery store hungry, which led me to a small binge eating episode when I got home…I truly had no idea how much I ate, so I did not point out the rest of my saturday…This is the first time I have done so in the two weeks I have been tracking…
So this morning I woke up determined to stay on track. And so far so good…
However, for the first time ever, I decided to review my journal over the last two weeks and see where my problems lay…I have never ever done this in all my history…
Its simply not enough to write down your food and calories, if you are not going to do anything with it, right?
So.
I officially restarted this journey at the beginning of July, however, the first week I did not journal. I simply started eating better and walkin, and getting myself “Prepped” for the weeks to come…This is just my way…
So, even though I just finished week three, I only have stats for two weeks…And even though I did pretty good on week two, and excellent on week three, you will see, that one or two days really do make a difference…
So I tallied up all my calories, and I was a bit saddened by the out come…
Even though I ended several days in a row at 1200 calories (Which is my goal) Because of Friday’s over indulgence, and Saturday’s complete freak out, my average daily caloric intake for the last two weeks is 1446!!!
UGH…That is simply not acceptable…
Why try so hard on certain days, and feel so proud, if you are going to go off the deep end once or twice and ruin all the hard work and sacrifice???
To me, its simply not acceptable and was a GREAT visual as to why its going to take so long to relose this weight…
I cant allow those one or two days to happen. Period.
Dont get me wrong…I DO beleive whole heartedly in givng yourself a break or a “free day” or whatever you want to call it…Because long term, that is the key to success..Not feeling deprived…But…Those days need to be at a minimum, maybe once a month, and NOT only three weeks into your journey…
So, there were some disappointments for sure this week…
But I also had a great deal of personal successes…Or mental successes…
As previously blogged, I over came quite a few instances that would have forced me off track even more, and I cringe to think what my average intake would have been had I allowed those to happen…So kudos to me for that, at least…
The fact that today I wanted to review my history to see how I can do better in the coming weeks is also another success factor…
I have also logged on every day to either write a blog or read blogs, and that too is a good thing…
TOM was also here, and I did NOT use him as an excuse to binge…
So overall, I am still doing well, but I know I can, and MUST do much better in the next two weeks…I think every two weeks I will do an average and get a gage of where I stand…
Next up for me is to get through TWO full weeks of on plan, even on the weekends, join a gym AND get myself on the scale and weigh in…
You see, you cant just SAY your plan is 1200-1300 calories per day, you have to LIVE that…Not just here or there, but every day…
Have a great Sunday all…
A great idea–to go back and check out your history-especially looking for patterns that may help ya overcome those off times.
Yep, your absolutely right–work hard and then letting one day come along and ruin your hard work, it doesnt make sense.
You can do this girl!
I have never looked at my history either, but thanks for the idea. I hope you break days are few and you reach the goals you are wanting too.
Dawnie. 1446? Is not bad at all. How much working out do you do? I have to eat around 1600 a day with my workouts.
Awh, I hate going to the grocery store hungry… I end up buying something to eat on the way home if I do!
Great tip on looking back on food diaries. I think a lot of us forget to look back on it and just focus on that day. I think it gives good guidance to the future and what to work on.
Kama, normally I would agree with you, but currently, the only exercise I am getting is walking…I cant join a gym until next week…So I wouldnt feel nearly as bad if I was getting an hour of rock hard cardio in per day…As it is now though, 1446 is just too high for me…IMO…
I think u r doing really well and making major progress in getting back into this. I allow myself at least one high day a week and have since probably March. I would go crazy and give up if I didnt. Here is to this NEW week !