Week 58, Day 1
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SO, Yeah, its been a month. Wish I could say that I had met my goal and then just become bored of EP and decided to desert you all :-P Alas, not the case!!! I guess you can say that I have been on a break of sorts.
I've been under a good deal of financial stress and haven't been able to buy JC food for a few weeks. I did have some leftovers, so just now am I running totally out and I'll be going tomorrow to restock. The good part of this is that I have had to find substitutes. Some of the things I have been eating include:
Lean Pockets (their whole grain choices tend to be similar, nutrionally to JC, although smaller)
Frosted Mini Wheats cereal
Smart Start Maple Brown Sugar cereal
Lean Cuisine Spa meals
Pria 100 Calorie Chocolate Mint Vitamin Bars
Assorted 100 calorie snack packs (they make these in all sorts of great varieties now. Some of my favorite have been chex mix chocolate and carmel, oreo, mini fudge stripes, cheetos, doritos, etc)
I like being able to branch out a bit from JC and add some variety. I do have to be careful with how many 100 calories snacks I have in a day!
The other good news is that with the exception of last week, I have been very consistently keeping up with my workouts - 4 spinning classes per week.
The not as good is that I have had houseguests for the past week and we have been eating junk food galore! I'm talking pizza, cheesesteaks, french fries, strombolis, chinese food, cheesecake, chocolate, you name it!! Also, I've been giving in to the girl scout cookies at work. As much as I enjoy these foods, it makes a definite difference in my energy levels and overall feeling of health. I feel bloated, full and overall tired! It has been great to just continually indulge every whim, but at the same time, it is TIME to get back to it.
I only have about 5 lbs to go (maybe a few more at this point). I know that there is some psychological stuff happening that is trying to sabotage my reaching my goal. This is what happened in the past, and I must not ignore this, I must fight through it. I so enjoy feeling "thin" and comfortable in clothing. Its like a huge weight being lifted off of my shoulders. I don't want to get complacement or over confident and think that the work is done....IT IS NOT. It will likely never be done, it will likely continue throughout my life.
So, I will be making my JC appt tomorrow for the first time in several weeks, and I will return to balanced eating, reigning in the snacking and getting into the gym.
I do have some good motivation coming up - I'll be in VEGAS for a business trip next month and one of my best friends is coming to meet me and spend the weekend after the conference!!! In honor of my almost 50 lb weight loss and needing to up my "coolness" factor for Vegas, I did make a fantastic purchase. I bought a pair of "cool jeans". They were more than I have ever spent on a single item of clothing before - usually shop at Marshalls!!, but I love 'em and can't wait to wear them in Vegas!
Ok, I feel better for catching up. Thanks to all of those who have thought of me and checked in on me in my absence!
