tell me about cravings!! I have 4 days off at work since Thursday was a holiday in Valencia (Spain) Schools had what it´s called "puente" in Spain meaning that they also take Friday free and it´s like a bridge between the holiday on Thursday and Saturday. The schools go over Friday. That´s because I have a 4 days weekend. It sounds really great if you just think of all the resting that you might get. And you would be right. But I think of it from the point of view of my weight. Free time usually means overeating. Somehow I do associate weekend with freedom to eat any carb I want. And so i did. Yesterday I went downstairs, I stepped into the bakery and got no 1, nor 2, but 3 pastries and I had them all with my morning coffee. Can you believe it?? I have to tell you that I´ve got 3 bakeries in my neighborhood and all of then are within 0.2 miles away from my apartment. No good!!! Then at night we went to have dinner to this cool mall. We ended at this pizzeria. ´The pizza was awesome. Let´s see if my scale is so happy as I was yesterday at the restaurant. Anyway, it´s done! I would like to get into the habit of posting here everyday, but to be honest I´m not that much of a journal person. I would like better to find some weight loss 'colleges' to stay in contact and support each other. I was checking around some of the groups and it looks like most of them haven´t got any postings lately. Mmmm..... Well, if any of you feel the same way, maybe we could start to email each other, using the private messages system or just by replaying in our blogs. . This would be a motivation for posting in my blog.
So far so good... I'm starting to be focused which is good and to see good results. Weight in: 172.2 Ten pounds more to get those 162.2 pounds, exactly the weight I had 1 year ago.
I didn´t sleep too much tonight neither. it´s been 3 nights in a raw that I don´t sleep that good. But still I managed to work out and to be careful with my meals.
I walked yesterday... drums please, 12 km (about 7.5 miles). I walked to the beach, along the beach, and then i walked back home.
It turned out that to walk on the sand didn´t help my foot as I had expected. I was in pain when walking on dry sand. I tried on wet sand, nothing. I tried to walk with part of my legs in the water, nothing. So I had to go back home sooner than I though...
BUT before going back I stopped at one of those tipical bars in the oldest maritime neighborhood in Valencia: "El Cabañal" the maritime neighborhood along the beach. I asked for an order of squid with some olive oil. Nice, no the best I have tried, but good enought to let me enjoy a quite reading and rest before to start walking my way home.
I did behaved yesterday and it was good to be able to do it. I worked out, 1 hour at the gym and 1/2 hour walking at brisk peace. No bad.
I was dissapointed to see that I went up 1 pound. Hey you, did you think that because you managed to make it right throught the day you would have already lost some of those pounds? No miracles girl!
I´m lazy today, maybe because i didn´t sleep that much. I will try to make it to the gym or I will go for a walk... let´s see. I won´t say "victory" yet, no until I´m done with my daily work out.
27ºC (80 F) in Valencia, really nice for a walk. I will try to reach the beach today. I should walk 12000 steps. That should make the deal.
Does anyone have an idea about how many steps should we walk (minimun) so that we can considere it like a work out ??
First goal done! It´s being hard to go to work out because of the heat but i did it!
I´m thinking of going for a walk to the beach in Valencia early in the morning. Let´s see. I love to walk on the beach, actually I love walking around. Not being able lately since I got a problem in my foot. Oh well... anyway, I try my best.
These summer days are being kind of boring since I have 2 months holidays and I don´t have that many plans. It´s boring no to do anything. I have to try to keep myself busy otherwise I won´t stop eating.
Well... it´s hard to leave this circle of carbs... it´s almost like a drug, it´s hard no to have a dosis of carbs either with bread, chocolate...etc... mmm....
Ok, it´s oficial. I put 10 pounds on in one year. During this year I have been up and down, up and down... i´m the essence of yo-yoing lol
Too many paellas. I moved to Valencia (Spain in July 2007) You have no idea how many paellas has this big body intaken!! They are good for tasting but no for losing weight.
Anyway, I do need to focus. I have readed so much stuff about this losing weight thing... I would say I know almost everything. I´m not a diet person though. The only diet I followed was the Atkins and it made the deal. I did it following the first book Dr. Atkins published. The one that says you are allow only 4 grs of carbs a day. And I did it!! However I don´t think that´s a healthy diet although I must say I never felt that much energy since I was in my twenties.
I didn´t sleep enough hrs today and guess what happens when I do my 7-8 hours of good sleep? I overeat and I don´t feel like exercising.
I have been struggling with my weight for soooo long! I can´t believe this.
I know the main reason has been anxiety and stress. All of my overweight is due to all that intake of comfort food.
It´s time to start from starch. I would need some supportu group to join to or if you wouldn´t mind to have one more member in yours please let me know.
I still have some carbs, healthy but carbs on my fridge and pantry. Yesterday I trought away the bread I had left, however I ate a big spanish omelette which implies a lot of potatoes.
Today I will take the 2 vegetables cream I prepared a few days ago and one apple.
Problem: I´m used to eat sweets and all kind of treats during the weekend. Way of solving it: I have no clue. I don´t know other way but willpower which I don´t have or I don´t know where it is. Sometimes I think my willpower is on a trip and leave me here alone ha!.
Goal for today: to intake a maximun of 50 healthy carbs and no sugar other than that on the apple.
And you would be right. But I think of it from the point of view of my weight. Free time usually means overeating. Somehow I do associate weekend with freedom to eat any carb I want. 
. This would be a motivation for posting in my blog. 
