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Pleased Leap Day! For not being a holiday-person, there’s something that I like about Leap Day. Most likely due to numbers and I undoubtedly *am* a numbers-person.
Holy cow, I simply realized it has been three weeks since my final weigh in…? I knew I skipped Valentine’s Day, however I do not keep in mind why I skipped final week. I wasn’t avoiding the size, so I simply in all probability did not really feel like writing. As I step farther from running a blog, it is really getting more durable to make myself write. I just like the accountability of my weigh-ins, although, so I actually wish to attempt to get again to doing them each single week.
I have been hovering within the low- to mid-140’s for some time now. Immediately, I used to be at 143.6, and I do not keep in mind what my weigh-in was three weeks in the past, however I feel it was comparable.
Nevertheless, I’ve not too long ago run into an issue I’ve by no means actually had earlier than throughout weight reduction, and it has been a problem…
I’ve by no means had a “common” schedule–Jerry’s work schedule was all the time in all places and since I am a “homemaker” (saying “stay-at-home guardian” sounds type of odd now that Eli is a senior in highschool!), I based mostly my schedule round Jerry’s. Having a swing shift has benefits for certain, but it surely’s horrible once you thrive on a constant schedule.
I would by no means been in a position to plan meals for a similar time day by day, have a standing date with pals, or have an accessible time slot that was open each week (I am a homemaker by alternative, but when I would wished to work exterior the house, my availability was everywhere in the place–nothing constant).
All of that is to say that day by day was just about the same–it wasn’t like, “Yay, it is the weekend!”, as a result of generally a Wednesday and Thursday had been like weekends to us. Or a Monday and Tuesday. Or no matter. So, I by no means had that “weekend mentality”–eating rather well through the week and splurging on the weekends, and many others. Having such a inconsistent schedule really appeared to work effectively in that sense.
Now that Jerry has a constant schedule, SO MUCH has modified. We’re nonetheless getting used to it, and we undoubtedly must work on our weight-reduction plan. We have fallen into the “weekend mentality” cycle. And it is onerous to get out of!
I make dinner on the identical time day by day, which has been so so so good for planning functions, and our weekdays are very constant. Nevertheless, we have began treating the weekends like a free-for-all in the case of our everyday life. Primarily concerning meals.
It began after we had been consuming tremendous clear throughout January. There was quite a lot of vegan “junk meals” that I wished to make, but it surely did not slot in with an entire meals weight-reduction plan. So, I urged we make Friday a “junk meals” dinner night time: vegan burgers, pizza, fried tofu, and many others. That method, we might be consuming (largely) clear six days every week and will nonetheless take pleasure in our favourite junk meals. Appears like a good suggestion, proper?
[I want to note that this is NOT something I call a “cheat day”–we aren’t on a diet. We’ve just been trying to eat much healthier and, in general, I think that having one junk meal a week fits just fine into a healthy diet. Honestly, the junk meals aren’t even horrible–just far less nutrition, while still being vegan. I don’t like the phrase “cheat day” because it implies bingeing or overeating just to squeeze it all into one day.]
Anyway, what began as a fantastic concept circled fast–from one meal to then consuming no matter all day Friday, then Friday and Saturday, after which just about the entire weekend. And on Monday, it is again to the norm. It is a drawback we have by no means confronted earlier than!
My weight has been fluctuating far more than traditional, and definitely greater than it ought to. I am speaking a distinction of 10 kilos in a weekend! It is clearly not all fats, as a result of after a few days of maintaining a healthy diet, it comes proper off. However the entire cycle isn’t one thing I am blissful with–especially contemplating I’m making an attempt to get my weight again down beneath 135.
This weekend can be an enormous take a look at. Jerry and I’ve been speaking all week about how we’ll deal with it, haha. Going into it with a plan in place and acknowledging how the “weekend mentality” is messing with our weight reduction targets, we’re tremendous decided to cease the cycle this weekend. I do nonetheless like the concept of constructing a “junk meals”-type dinner on Friday nights, although. When the youngsters had been youthful, we used to plan “Pizza Friday” for when Jerry would have Fridays off–that’s the one motive I selected Friday. If I depart it up within the air, we’ll probably fall again into the cycle.
So, that is an replace of what is been occurring during the last three weeks so far as weight reduction/weight-reduction plan. I’ve nonetheless been operating very first thing each morning with Joey. A number of weeks in the past, I discussed that, for every week, I used to be going so as to add one block (solely a tenth of a mile) to the run each day–and I did! I made myself do it for every week to see if I may get used to it (and steadily improve my distance).
Nevertheless, I discovered it made me completely dread the run, which is so silly! It is solely a tenth of a mile longer (60 seconds on a very good day), however there’s something psychological about the truth that after I know I am solely operating one block, it feels so easy as a result of I can see my home virtually your entire method. So, after that week, I made a decision that one block is nice if it will get me out and operating. A few occasions every week, I am going to do two and even three if the climate is nice–not deliberate, however as soon as I am on the market I generally select to do extra.
One thing that I’m very proud of is that I’ve missed about 4 or 5 runs; it sounds odd to be blissful about that, however I used to be so anxious that if I broke the streak I began September 1, I’d simply stop altogether. The primary time I missed it, I used to be so mad–I would gotten dressed for winter operating, put Joey on the leash, and began making my method down the driveway. There was actually not ONE naked spot of concrete that wasn’t coated with ice. It was the type of ice that has no traction whatsoever–picture an ice skating arena–and was barely melting so it had a skinny layer of water on high.
I shortly realized it wasn’t doable to run. After which I noticed it won’t even be doable to make it again up the driveway! Hahaha, our driveway has a slight slope and my ft simply stored sliding again towards the road. Certain, I may have simply run on the treadmill; however my function for making this morning run a behavior was to get exterior within the contemporary air to begin my break day feeling good.
There have been a couple of different events the place I’ve missed the run, however I am good with that as a result of I get proper again to it the subsequent morning–as lengthy as it is so routine that it feels bizarre NOT operating every morning, I would say that is profitable. I am simply actually blissful that I have never handled it as I are inclined to deal with streaks of any kind–quitting as quickly because the streak is damaged.
Okay, this submit is basically lengthy for a weigh-in! My plan for the upcoming week is just to eat constantly. I have been nice about getting in greens and my weight-reduction plan all through the week has been tremendous wholesome. It is simply the weekend mentality that I must cease earlier than it turns into a behavior.
