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Glad 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 dimensions, so I simply most likely did not really feel like writing. As I step farther from running a blog, it is really getting tougher to make myself write. I just like the accountability of my weigh-ins, although, so I actually need 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. In the present day, 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 feel it was comparable.
Nevertheless, I’ve just lately 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 everywhere and since I am a “homemaker” (saying “stay-at-home guardian” 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, but it surely’s horrible whenever you thrive on a constant schedule.
I might by no means been capable of plan meals for a similar time every single day, have a standing date with mates, or have an out there time slot that was open each week (I am a homemaker by alternative, but when I might needed to work outdoors the house, my availability was all around the place–nothing constant).
All of that is to say that every single day was just about the same–it wasn’t like, “Yay, it is the weekend!”, as a result of generally a Wednesday and Thursday have 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 in the course of the week and splurging on the weekends, and so on. Having such a inconsistent schedule really 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 have to work on our weight-reduction plan. We have fallen into the “weekend mentality” cycle. And it is arduous to get out of!
I make dinner on the similar time every single 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 on the subject of our daily life. Primarily concerning meals.
It began once we have been consuming tremendous clear throughout January. There was a variety of vegan “junk meals” that I needed to make, but it surely did not slot in with an entire meals weight-reduction plan. So, I instructed we make Friday a “junk meals” dinner evening: vegan burgers, pizza, fried tofu, and so on. That approach, we would be consuming (largely) clear six days every week and will nonetheless get pleasure from our favourite junk meals. Feels 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 incredible thought 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 way more than typical, 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 will not be one thing I am comfortable with–especially contemplating I’m making an attempt to get my weight again down underneath 135.
This weekend might be a giant take a look at. Jerry and I’ve been speaking all week about how we will deal with it, haha. Going into it with a plan in place and acknowledging how the “weekend mentality” is messing with our weight reduction objectives, we’re tremendous decided to cease the cycle this weekend. I do nonetheless like the concept of creating a “junk meals”-type dinner on Friday nights, although. When the youngsters have 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-reduction plan. 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 might get used to it (and progressively enhance 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 superb day), however there’s something psychological about the truth that after I know I am solely working one block, it feels so easy as a result of I can see my home virtually your entire 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 will 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 pleased with is that I’ve missed about 4 or 5 runs; it sounds odd to be comfortable about that, however I used to be so apprehensive 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 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 lined 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 prime.
I rapidly realized it wasn’t potential to run. After which I noticed it won’t even be potential to make it again up the driveway! Hahaha, our driveway has a slight slope and my toes simply stored sliding again towards the road. Certain, I might 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 start out my day without work 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 recurring that it feels bizarre NOT working every morning, I might say that is profitable. I am simply actually comfortable 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 submit is admittedly lengthy for a weigh-in! My plan for the upcoming week is solely 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 have to cease earlier than it turns into a behavior.
