People.
5 pounds. I lost five freaking pounds this week.
I was not expecting that. Not that I didn't stick to the plan, because I totally did. It was actually really easy to stick to the plan.
That's why I thought I wouldn't lose this week.
It never felt difficult. I was never hungry.
I got to my Weight Watchers meeting this morning, and the receptionists all smiled and said hi to me when I walked in (I make friends fast). I set my stuff down, and they asked me how I thought I did this week. So I told them, "I stayed on the plan, but I don't think I've lost anything. Part of me worries that this plan won't work for me." And this one receptionist waved her hand at me and said she thought I'd do great. And I stepped on the scale, and the receptionist shrugged and said, "So I guess it works for you." And I said, "Why? How'd I do?" And she, very matter-of-factly, said, "Well, you lost 5 pounds, so I'm thinking you did pretty great." And I honest to goodness thought she said 1.5 pounds and I had just spaced out because I'd wanted so bad to lose 5 pounds in a week. So I asked her to repeat that and both the receptionists started laughing and told me again.
You guys, it felt good. Now that I'm on this "quest" to be healthy, I'm scared of anything getting in my way to prevent that. I want it. Now I just need to stay focused so I can get it. So today when I realized this plan will actually work for me, it was more than a 5 pound weight lifted off my back. All the stress I've been carrying the last couple weeks, wondering if I'm even capable of losing weight anymore has disappeared. It feels good to know that I can accomplish my goals.
Anyway. Thankfully I didn't have any truly awful experiences this week, other than going to my Sales and Property Security classes, which always give me anxiety attacks.
My struggle came in the form of a monthly visitor this last week. My monthly visitor is slightly strange, though. For me, the week BEFORE Shark Week is full of depression and moodiness and I crave anything sugary. During Shark week I get terrible back aches and cramps, but I don't feel like eating. Ever. Anything. But, because of the back aches and cramps, I didn't work out as much as I was supposed to. I only went 3 times last week. I will do better this week, though.
My victory this week is not eating out as much as usual. I have a schedule this semester where I can eat dinner at home pretty much every day, but on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays I have classes over my lunch time, so I have to bring lunch or order Jimmy Johns. Tuesdays and Thursdays I can again eat at home. Which means being better at grocery shopping. Which is easy on the new Weight Watchers program. Everything is on the app, so you can just scan the barcode and it will tell you the amount of points a serving of that food would be! So I went to the grocery store right after my meeting last week and walked through the aisles and scanned foods that I usually ate (and was largely shocked at how much higher they were than I though they would be), and then walked around and scanned foods that I would like to try to see if they were a good points value. I walked out of the store with a cart full of fruits, veggies, healthy breads, lean meats, and popcorn.
Basically it's been a pretty solid week. I lost 5 pounds without even really trying... yes I tracked my foods and exercised three times and whatever... but it was just easy. I wasn't ever starving. I felt totally normal.
One thing that I find helps with my workouts: I have made pretty much the best playlist in the history of mankind. It's not super peppy music or anything, but they are all songs I absolutely LOVE (Lots of Florence + the Machine and MS MR on this playlist). And I've told myself I can only listen to this playlist while I workout and after I workout. So while I only worked out 3 times this week, I can tell you it would have been only 1 time were it not for the playlist. The other two days I was just in too much pain to go. Because Shark Week. So I guess that's my advice for all of you. Next week I'll post the playlist so you all can see- but really, it probably won't help you as much as it helps me, since they're my favorite songs. However, maybe you'll find a song you like on it, and it'll give you an idea of what songs you want on your workout playlist.
My title today comes from Meghan Trainor's "I feel Better When I'm Dancing" song... It is on my playlist, and whenever it comes on, I feel like dancing on the elliptical (Both a dangerous and thrilling activity. Try it with care.)
That's all I have for this week! Check in next week-- hopefully I'll pull out another loss!
Make good choices! :)
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