Sorry for the hiatus – I had a day and night away and then a day of feeling very sorry for myself with a cold and, finally, a half day swallowing a small but not quite small enough camera.
So, given all of that, how has my week been for weight loss?
Internal motivation: I’m looking at the right goal -no longer worried about getting below 140lbs but not being able to stay there. I think that finding that 139 used to be considered the highest healthy weight for my height has spurred me on to get there.
External things: Well – it’s been a challenge. The cold has meant I haven’t been running. The trip away meant less control over what and when I could eat. The hospital appointment raised my worry levels a little.
Given the above, how hard did I work to make things happen?:
Hmmm. Trying to be objective. I wasn’t obsessive – which I can be when I really really want to be perfect. I just didn’t have the drive to find perfection. However, despite the stuffed up head, I did walk miles in London thanks to a lovely spring day. I didn’t journal after the weekend despite an excellent start. Again, I think I let the worry of the week get to me and then the “freedom” of not journalling just took hold. The best thing about this week is that I didn’t once overeat. I just ate to satisfy hunger and it was all healthy food so I have no reason to beat myself up.
In fact, I’m happy. That’s good to know and good to write. I took care of myself and didn’t fall into any stressy food behaviour. For that, I will pat myself on the back. Did I lose weight? My daily weight says I’m down from last week and almost down to where I was before Christmas. It sure takes a long time to get a few pounds off these days.
And did I have a good week? It was a mixed week on all levels but my over-riding memory is wandering down Regent Street in the sunshine and hearing a brass band. Lovely.
And now I have to clean this house or we might die of cat hair inhalation.