THIS WEEK’S HABIT FOCUS: Track all meals.
RESULTS: Running average weight went down 0.2, but I’m fine with that. I know some weeks will go up, too. I’m proud that I refocused myself at several times throughtout the week and didn’t give up. Decided I will take my physical measurements once per month, rather than weekly.
—THIS WEEK’S LOG —
Monday 6.10.24
Water: 3. Exercise: 20″ walk (first walk in a long while…started small)
Stress at work. Thought about quitting on the spot. Found myself wandering into the kitchen, but just got a cheese/nut snack pack and tracked it. For dinner, I went to microwave a favorite chicken tikka pre=packaged meal, but decided after tracking it to package up half and save it for later. Giving myself a couple extra “stars” today for extraawareness, and not repeating the same behaviors I normally do.
Tuesday 6.11.24
Water: 2. Exercise: 20″ walk
I didn’t feel like going for a walk—or rather, my lower brain was saying it’s too late, not enough time…But I decided for the second day to just get out and walk for 20 minutes to establish my new healthy habit. Worked a little late again, went out to our favorite Mexican restaurant and I had a beer and fish tacos. All tracked.
Wednesday 6.12.24
Water: 2. Exercise: 0
Work was insanely hectic for the first 2/3 of the day—literally no time for lunch (or binge eating). Finally ate a sandwich at 3:30. 3:45 back to wrok until 7:30 pm. Once done with work, my brain went into binge-mode. My husband had to go somewhere, and there would be no one to witness me shoving food in my face. “You deserve it… There’s nothting to eat…” There were a couple of places I thought of, but both close early. I wish I knew what made me get out of that mode, but I did see chicken sausage links in my refrigerator and decided to stay home and have that. Not the healthiest, and I didn’t add any vegetables, but it was several steps better than what my lower brain was trying to get me to do.
Thursday 6.13.24
Water: 3. Exercise: 0
Skipped my walk again this morning. More of the same the past couple days.
Friday 6.14.24
Water: 1. Exercise 50″ walk
Took a longer walk this morning, kind of making up for skipping the past couple of days.
Saturday 6.15.24
Water: 4. Exercise: walking at festival
Traveled to a house concert/festival that is put on every year. Clothes not fitting, and feeling frustrated with myself. Brought a lot of food to share with our group—shrimp, sliced up sub sandwiches, dips/pita chips, smoked salmon spread. And beer. I didn’t go in with much of a plan, and I overindulged. I didn’t even track, and at the end of the day, I just put in an extra 2,000 calories for the untracked food/beer to just keep the habit of tracking going.
Sunday 6.16.24
Water: 3. Exercise: 0.
Went to visit my dad for father’s day. Came back and went to lunch with husband. Feeling very tired. No plan, got nachos and a beer. They’re not typical nachos (light cheese sauce on thin tortilla chips, chicken, guac, fresh salsa, sour cream), but still…nachos. For one. But tracked it. Hopefully writing these things out will help me get me to go in with a plan more often.
Put in an order for some new larger tops and pants to help me feel better about how I look while I work towards fitting back into the clothes I have.
NEXT WEEK’S HABIT FOCUS:
Drink 1 full glass of water at lunch every day. Continue to track all meals, snacks, and treats.