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Comfortable Leap Day! For not being a holiday-person, there’s something that I like about Leap Day. In all probability 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 bear 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 truly 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. At present, I used to be at 143.6, and I do not bear in mind what my weigh-in was three weeks in the past, however I believe it was related.
Nonetheless, 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 all over and since I am a “homemaker” (saying “stay-at-home mother or father” sounds form of odd now that Eli is a senior in highschool!), I primarily based my schedule round Jerry’s. Having a swing shift has benefits for certain, nevertheless it’s horrible once you thrive on a constant schedule.
I might by no means been capable of plan meals for a similar time on daily basis, have a standing date with buddies, or have an obtainable time slot that was open each week (I am a homemaker by selection, but when I might wished to work outdoors the house, my availability was all around the place–nothing constant).
All of that is to say that on daily basis was just about the same–it wasn’t like, “Yay, it is the weekend!”, as a result of typically 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 very well throughout the week and splurging on the weekends, and so forth. Having such a inconsistent schedule truly appeared to work properly 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 loss program. We have fallen into the “weekend mentality” cycle. And it is onerous to get out of!
I make dinner on the similar time on daily basis, which has been so so so good for planning functions, and our weekdays are very constant. Nonetheless, we have began treating the weekends like a free-for-all in the case of our daily life. Primarily concerning meals.
It began once we had been consuming tremendous clear throughout January. There was a whole lot of vegan “junk meals” that I wished to make, nevertheless it did not slot in with a complete meals weight loss program. So, I steered we make Friday a “junk meals” dinner night time: vegan burgers, pizza, fried tofu, and so forth. That approach, we would be consuming (largely) clear six days every week and will nonetheless get pleasure from 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 an ideal concept rotated 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. This can be a downside we have by no means confronted earlier than!
My weight has been fluctuating far more than normal, 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 below 135.
This weekend will likely 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 children had been youthful, we used to plan “Pizza Friday” for when Jerry would have Fridays off–that’s the one cause I selected Friday. If I go away it up within the air, we’ll possible fall again into the cycle.
So, that is an replace of what is been taking place during the last three weeks so far as weight reduction/weight loss program. I’ve nonetheless been working very first thing each morning with Joey. Just a few 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 progressively enhance my distance).
Nonetheless, 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 day), however there’s something psychological about the truth that once I know I am solely working one block, it feels so easy as a result of I can see my home virtually the complete approach. So, after that week, I made a decision that one block is nice if it will get me out and working. 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 typically select to do extra.
One thing that I’m very pleased with is that I’ve missed about 4 or 5 runs; it sounds odd to be blissful about that, however I used to be so frightened that if I broke the streak I began September 1, I would just stop altogether. The primary time I missed it, I used to be so mad–I might gotten dressed for winter working, put Joey on the leash, and began making my approach down the driveway. There was actually not ONE naked spot of concrete that wasn’t coated with ice. It was the form 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 attainable to run. After which I spotted it may not even be attainable to make it again up the driveway! Hahaha, our driveway has a slight slope and my toes simply saved 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 outdoors within the recent air to begin my time off feeling good.
There have been a number 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 following morning–as lengthy as it is so ordinary that it feels bizarre NOT working every morning, I might say that is profitable. I am simply actually blissful that I have not handled it as I are likely to deal with streaks of any kind–quitting as quickly because the streak is damaged.
Okay, this publish 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 loss program 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.
