I'm back and ready to fess up about why I have been MIA for a bit. I have been emotionally eating! Whew, now it's out there! That was really hard to admit (especially on here!)
It is not always easy to stay in track and even harder when stressful things come up in life. Unfortunately, I fell back into some of my old habits. Snacking at night being one of the worst ones! I have also eaten out a lot more for convenience.
Even though some old habits have come back, some new habits also stayed. I still did almost all of my workouts! (I am up to running 6 miles as of yesterday!) I still ate healthy breakfasts and lunches nearly every day! I didn't over-eat at dinner!
This has been going on for more than a week now (closer to two weeks) and I need to get back on track! I want to be motivational to others on here, but I also need to be honest. Honest with myself and honest with all of you.
What I have learned from this, though, is:
-I am only human so I won't be perfect
-no matter how far along I am on this "journey", I can still "stumble"
-it is ok to "stumble" as long as I get back up
-just because I have "stumbled" does not mean I have to "fall"
-there is a BIG difference between "stumbling" and "falling"!
-I will not allow myself to "fall" because I will get back on track!
Now it is time to catch you all up on my weigh ins.
Last week's weight- 172.8 (down 1.3 lbs)
This week's weight- 172.3 (down 0.5 lbs)
As you can tell, my weigh ins have not been bad even though I have been stressed and emotionally eating. I know that I can't outrun my bad eating, though. So I am not looking forward to when it does catch up to me and the scale shows it.
I will leave on a good note with a couple of picturse of me in my new workout outfit!
It is not always easy to stay in track and even harder when stressful things come up in life. Unfortunately, I fell back into some of my old habits. Snacking at night being one of the worst ones! I have also eaten out a lot more for convenience.
Even though some old habits have come back, some new habits also stayed. I still did almost all of my workouts! (I am up to running 6 miles as of yesterday!) I still ate healthy breakfasts and lunches nearly every day! I didn't over-eat at dinner!
This has been going on for more than a week now (closer to two weeks) and I need to get back on track! I want to be motivational to others on here, but I also need to be honest. Honest with myself and honest with all of you.
What I have learned from this, though, is:
-I am only human so I won't be perfect
-no matter how far along I am on this "journey", I can still "stumble"
-it is ok to "stumble" as long as I get back up
-just because I have "stumbled" does not mean I have to "fall"
-there is a BIG difference between "stumbling" and "falling"!
-I will not allow myself to "fall" because I will get back on track!
Now it is time to catch you all up on my weigh ins.
Last week's weight- 172.8 (down 1.3 lbs)
This week's weight- 172.3 (down 0.5 lbs)
As you can tell, my weigh ins have not been bad even though I have been stressed and emotionally eating. I know that I can't outrun my bad eating, though. So I am not looking forward to when it does catch up to me and the scale shows it.
I will leave on a good note with a couple of picturse of me in my new workout outfit!