Last week 's weigh-in was god awful. I was too embarrassed to even post last week! I'd gained 5.4 lbs., weighing in at 209.6. That was due to a combo of monthly water retention, and a Rosh Hashanah dinner that was completely out of control. I ate so much that I barfed. Reminiscent of my bulimic days of yore...I'm SO glad that it's behind me. So, I vowed that this week would be better. Sunday was fine. Then Monday, my sister and I decided to celebrate her birthday early. Our version of birthday celebrations entails eating with abandon. Not the best way to celebrate, but it is a major treat for both of us, as she is on JC too. (Shout out to the fabulous Lizbeth, who has lost over 40 lbs! ) *Results Not Typical So, we went to Red Lobster for Endless Shrimp...followed by Krispy Kreme. Oh boy. Then, 2 nights ago, I had another compulsive eating event, not as bad as Rosh Hashanah dinner, but pretty egregious nonetheless. I gorged myself on chocolate, nuts, and tortilla chips. Yeesh.
Regardless, I am down 5.2 lbs this week. I am pleased and relieved. I hope this week will be a really good one...this self-sabotaging is becoming positively ridiculous.
Yester day at Faire was a blst--closing day. This is the day that all season long, I plan to eat everything I have been denying myself throughout the season. SO, breakfast was cheese fritters and an apple log, lunch was a spinach calzone and a MILE HIGH CHOCOLATE CREPE (it was so sinfully good!). Dinner was a bunch of butterfly potatoes (thin-cut, deep fried). Then there was the steady stream of alcohol. I was bad, bad, bad...but it was so fun! It was a planned cheat, so I have no regrets.
So now, it's time to buckle down until the end of October. I fear what awaits me at my next weigh-in, but I can take it.
Lately, things are rather sucking the big wazoo. My Ren faire weekends grow more and more difficult. This past Saturday, a friend baked me a batch of 20 black-bottom cupcakes (chocolate, cheesecake on top, chocolate chips!) I ended up giving them to friends, and donating the rest to a charity raffle--there was no way those things were going home with me! However, I did eat 2. Another friend made homemade caramel, a pan of which was sitting out for all of us to share. Did you know that, if eaten in tiny pieces throughout the day, caramel has no calories? I bet you didn't, and apparently, neither does my scale. Throw in the beer and mead I consumed on Sat and Sun, and you have a not-too-pretty picture of my consumption.
The good news is that yesterday and today I have been fine, recording my food on this site, and being really careful. However, this weekend is the last weekend of Faire, and I *know* that is going to involve some over-indulgence. The best I can do is be super good this week, accept the inevitable mess this weekend will probably be, and then go for a good long weight loss cycle until November. That should knock off the few pounds I have gained, plus a few more to get me to a comfortable resting point, preferably 190 or so.
Anyhoo, the struggle continues. Skinny vibes to one and all!
The good: I hiked 20 miles over 3 days in the Smoky Mountains! My favorite hike was to the Jump-Off, which is a 6.5 mile hike in which one gains over 1000 feet of elevation to arrive at a gorgeous, sheer cliff. It was amazing, and I feel a lot more fit.
The bad: I more than compensated for my increased activity level. I am talking fudge, chocolate, creme brulee, shrimp scampi with garlic toast, etc. It was delicious, but sinful...which brings us to...
The ugly: I am over 10 lbs. off my lowest weight. I have earned every pound, but now it is time to turn this train around and go in the right direction. I think a lot of the weight is water retention (I'd just had 2 venti sized Starbucks drinks, which didn't help!). Nevertheless, I am really getting tired of my lack of willpower as of late. I hope to post better news next week!
Keep on thinking thin...and send some skinny vibes my way. I could really use them right now!
...which is a lot better than I expected. I bet it is all of the exercise I get at faire helping to offset my pigginess.
I'd love to drop a bit before I leave on a trip to the Smoky Mountains on Monday. I hope to maintain over the trip, which will be made easier by all of the hiking we plan to do. I weigh in the Monday after I return, and my reasonable goal is to come back from the trip no heavier than I am now.
I will not beat myself up. I will not beat myself up.
The list of offenses is quite long this week. Ice cream, brownie, pizza, buffalo wings, pistachio nuts, the list goes on. According to my scale, I have gained like 5 lbs. Now I know there is water retention thrown in there, but still...
So, yeah, it's lockdown for me, again. I shouldn't deviate until the last weekend of faire...that gives me 4 weeks to undo the damage and give me some space, so that I stop flirting with 200.
I weighed in at 200.6 today, which is a gain of 2 lbs. It is a flawed measurement, because I weighed in in the evening after a day of eating and drinking, instead of in the morning as usual. Also, I came straight from the pottery studio in my "clay clothes", which are significantly heavier than my "weigh in clothes". I also expect TOM in a week, so I am probably retaining water. Overall, I probably maintained--or even lost--this week. So, the weigh-in doesn't bother me in the least. Especially when I had an episode of over-indulgence at an Indian restaurant on Wed. I was so-so at Faire, but as always, I walked a lot. I even rode the bike twice last week! So things are going well, I'd say.
This week, it would be really nice to shed 2-3 lbs. Let's see whether I can do that!
Happy dance! I weighed in at 198.6, for a loss of 5.4 lbs this week! Aw, yeah baby. I was really good all week, and at Faire this past weekend, I tried to eat sparingly and moderately. My friend made fudge, and while I did have some, I only had 100 calories worth. I also had some hard cider, but I walk a LOT at the faire. I marched in the parade on Saturday to give myself a bit of a workout. I also used the exercise bike once this week (hallelujah!)
So, THIS time, I don't plan to have a onederland celebration that will pop me over 200 again! I am going to lose another few pounds before indulging majorly.
So, we went to Red Lobster for Endless Shrimp...followed by Krispy Kreme. Oh boy. Then, 2 nights ago, I had another compulsive eating event, not as bad as Rosh Hashanah dinner, but pretty egregious nonetheless. I gorged myself on chocolate, nuts, and tortilla chips. Yeesh.