Pushing On

Almost done with my 2nd month on Weight Watchers. I was hoping to be close to 20 pounds down by now, but sadly...I'm not even close. After Monday's weigh in I'm 6 pounds down. Lost over 5 last month, so, as you can see this month is progressing turtle style. I lost 3 pounds last week which felt amazing and finally showed something for all my hard work. This weekend though we threw a party for Roni and Lil Ricky's birthday. I had alot of booze, hot dogs, cake, soda, no water, and no real exercise. Blah! Gained over 2 pounds of the 3 back. Doesn't help that TOM starts this week as well. Rawr! I'm trying to stay positive and focus on the little things i need to change each week, but with TOM hormones...this week has been quite a struggle to stay up beat.

I'm committed to tracking my points and activity. I'm not skipping weigh ins. I have even stuck with only having Bojangles twice a month! Come on! But...if I'm honest with myself i think my free day a week is bringing me down. I let myself have soda that day and treats I'm not allowed on a regular day. The extra problem is I'm not focusing on getting my water in or exercising on that day. I'm putting all this extra points and junk in my body and not working for it. Just because it's a free day, doesn't mean i have to go buck wild and sit on my butt!!!

Positive moment of this hormonal week: i won over cravings last night while working at R1. It was a constant night with little sleep and i wanted Sheetz soooooo bad! I had a couple chances to go by there, but i pushed through and just kept saying no. I feel like the more i stay in control the more the cravings will learn their place! ;D Another good moment is from today. The AC unit froze up and the house is quite toasty! Not a very fun place right now to get up and get a sweat on. I may pass out or melt away...neither sound very fun to me! BUT! Due to the warmth i got my bathing suit on and went outside to enjoy our pool. I floated around and just relaxed for 30 minutes and the last 30 minutes i made my own little pool workout. Swam some, floated some while crunching abs/moving arms, walked around pool with knees bent, and did a side crab walk. Felt amazing! Probably the most relaxing workout i have done!

So, even though my mind is going crazy over thinking about the numbers on the scale, I'm still pretty positive. The numbers may not be where i want them to be, but my body is feeling much better. My back doesn't hurt as bad when I'm doing things, my ankles haven't swelled in quite a while, and my workouts are getting easier to stick with. Regardless of the numbers...I'm doing amazing things for my body and i just need to keep focusing ahead. Every day brings something to accomplish and learn from...good or bad.