attitude is everything
I wrote a post yesterday and then my computer turned off or something weird, so I lost it, and then I was too busy so I couldn't get back until now.
Things have been crazy with school. I was up until 3am last night trying to get work done. BUT I did go to my meeting yesterday... and I was up like 3 pounds! Unacceptable! I has this idea in my mind (last week) that I had to concentrate on SCHOOL and GRADUATION (and not worry about anything else including tracking my diet). I decided that this was a poor attitude choice, because if I'm gaining 3 pounds every week until graduation... thats almost 10 pounds. *hands in the air* Lesson learned!
I spoke up at my meeting for the first time and said that there was this problem area for me with finals, and we talked about things I could do durring this hectic time. So, after my meeting I went to the grocery and got a bunch of prepackaged foods and things I could eat that don't need cooking, etc:
- Smart Ones
- Lean Pockets
- Bagged Salad Kits
- Fat Free Yogurt
- String Cheese
- Apples
- Already cut-up Carrots
- Already cut-up Melon
- Frozen Veggies & Steam Bags
- Mini Bags of HealthyPop popcorn
Some of this stuff is expencive, but I had coupons on a lot of things and saved 7 dollars, resulting in a 50 dollar bill, but heck that's the price you pay for convience I suppose. (Usually I prepare my own "frozen" meals, and cut up fruits and veggies on my own, but I just don't have the time this week for everything, so I'm cutting corners here and there).
The other thing I was concerned with is that a lot of those frozen things have SALT but I figure that it's only for a few weeks and it's better than gaining so much weight! I will have to drink lots of water to flush it out but I WILL BE OKAY. This is the start to a brand new WEEK!
Speaking of which, I find that the 2-3 days after my meeting I do fairly okay, but then I slack later on in the week. So, I think I need to find someone to keep me accountable around Wednesday/Thursday just to check up on me. I have this friend, Jena, who used to do WW. She graduated and now lives pretty far, but I think she wouldn't mind a phone call once a week... we need to keep in touch anyway! :-)
Thanks for the posts durring the week. You all know that I LOVE to blog, and if I could I'd be updating everyone every DAY and going around posting on everyone else's blogs, but as I said, FIINALS are CRAZY! Actually, this is the time when I need the support most of all, and I really need to thank everyone here for that little note here and there... really keeps me on track!
:::MUCH LOVE:::
Bethy
