10/17/2010 22:47
Looking to get back into the game
Well I am still trudging along with my new job. Just got done with 3 midnights. I really don't like midnights. The job itself is not hard. Its the going against our normal human sleeping at night nature that really stinks. At least so far my boss only schedules me for 3 in a row. I am very glad for that since 3 is about my limit of how much I can take. I am getting a little frustrated with myself because I have fallen off the wagon to a certain extent. I didn't fall off massively thank goodness but I have stopped trying to eat as healthy as I did before. I used to try and eat good things on my midnights shifts if I got hungry. Now I am grabbing whatever is handy at work. The other night I had 2 doughnuts. So not helpful and not healthy at all. Bad thing to eat as it is and doesn't do much good for my system when I am on midnights. All that empty calories and sugar. 
There is a yogurt in the fridge at work that I had brought in. It is still sitting there. Shame on me. I should be eating stuff like that at night if I end up hungry. Not stupid bagels and doughnuts. 
So I have decided it is time to get my butt back in gear. Time to say no way to junk and pointless munching. I have noticed I am not trying as hard to combat my mindless eating. Boredom munching is horrible. I need to fight it like I was doing in the past.
There are these pair of running shoes I can't wait to get. I want to actually try running at least on the treadmill at first. Unfortunately due to no money and the cost of the shoes, it is going to be awhile before I can get them. I did get my magazine that I subscribed to the other day. It is called Women's Health. It sometimes has some good workouts or tips in it for weight loss. There was a couple of good workouts in there this time. One I could do right away but the other one requires you to have a Pilates ball. Not sure how much one of those cost but hopefully not a lot.
It is a gorgeous day out there today. I really should get my butt in gear and go rake some leaves up. At least that is somewhat of a workout. According to Self.com calorie calculator, I can burn up to 372 calories raking leaves for an hour. That is not too bad and at least I can get outside and enjoy the day. All I know is I have to do something or I am going to end up right back where I started and all the effort I did in the past will be for nothing. I can't stand it anymore. All that wasted effort to go basically nowhere. It is such a waste of time. I have to keep going. I have to work on this one day at a time. I got my weigh in day coming up and not looking forward to it. I switched my day to Tuesday now since that is the day I have been weighing in for the last couple of weeks. Well it is only Sunday so that leaves me at least the rest of this day and all of tomorrow to see if I can hopefully not gain any weight at least.
I hope everyone is doing well! Good luck to you all! I hope you are having a great week!!
Posted By: yoopergirl10
10/17/2010 11:00
One day at a time
It kind of sounds like a lot of us have slipped a little bit, but it's good that you haven't had any massive slip-ups...I'm kind of in the same boat. We'll just have to make a pact to really recommit to this healthy lifestyle. I think I'm going to start packing a healthy lunch, because otherwise I'm so hungry by the time I get home from school, I'll eat just about anything that's quick and easy. I think planning is the key, so we'll see how this week turns out with some planning ahead.
I hope you got a chance to enjoy the sunshine today!
10/19/2010 03:37
Me too
When I close which is two nights a week. I used to eat supper on break and then eat more food when I got home at 10pm. Plus I would eat a candy bar in between. So now I eat lunch at home early. Pack something for my 3pm break (which is so stupid but it is the only time there is supper coverage) and then I eat a high fiber bar at six pm with a bottle of water. If I eat anything when I get home it's fruit. Work schedule can so *%$# up your plans. I can't imagine working those shifts that you do, but ya just gotta make the best of it.
Have a good week.
