Goal: To lose 20 lbs in 10 weeks

Having the occasional bit of crappy food/drink isn´t too bad if you know when to stop. And the fact that you did (not get another Sprite) despite being in a stressful situation overall is pretty awesome!
 
LaMaria said:
Having the occasional bit of crappy food/drink isn´t too bad if you know when to stop. And the fact that you did (not get another Sprite) despite being in a stressful situation overall is pretty awesome!
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Thanks! Im glad I stopped at one sprite for sure :).

Yesterday was a really bad day but didnt have any food issues. I ended up staying in bed most of the day and blew off my work. Im just burned out and need to figure out how to rebalance everything. One of my problems is I take on too many tasks and then hit the wall hard and then go into the fetal position. I have to work hard the next two days and can than chill Monday and figure out a few tweeks as Im not happy on how things are going. I think not having food to run to during stressful times is part of the problem. I used to to getting lost in eating but need to find something else.
 
Finding a balance in life is one of the hardest things. If you can work that one out you are smarter than most. We are nothing without our health so it is worthwhile trying. Take care xo
 
That makes sense and so this week I will be focusing on balance. I started to see a pattern as I work a lot on my job that is for money on the weekends. I was also trying to do my personal projects and I was totally overloading myself. I was putting a list of like 16 hours of work a day where I really just need to focus on surviving the 12 hours I do for life money. Its a mindless job but takes a lot of patience and kinda physical when done over time.

Once I realized the above my Saturday was a lot better. I ditched my personal project work and the day went by fast which is just what I need. Sunday was good too and my money job went by fast. I have a few meetings today for my project and than Im going to rest the other parts of the day and also rest tomorrow. Im going to come up with a more reasonable schedule and take that stress off me. I have a lot of work leaks that lead to time loss and Im going to try to plug many of them. So more about the process versus results angle of going about things.

Im not going to weigh my self this Monday like I plan on doing every week. Im pretty sure I didnt lose any weight as had two cheat days one being a total binge last night but was worth it. I feel great and ready to tackle a great week of diet with one super awesome cheat meal. I also have a few ideas to tweak my exercise as I only got 12 miles walking and 1 hour basketball this week, but still happy with how my overall week went and ready to dig in and get to work and shed some pounds!
 
My plan to rest is working well. Took it easy today but got a mile walk and 30 minutes of basketball in. Going to sleep early. Ive structured a balanced day tomorrow and looking forward to seeing how my new work approach will go :).

Went shopping yesterday and all stocked up with good choices and have strung together two great diet days after a Sunday binge.
 
Sounds great. I guess it´s normal to not be able to do everything at the same time. Glad you´re feeling better.
 
LaMaria said:
Sounds great. I guess it´s normal to not be able to do everything at the same time. Glad you´re feeling better.
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Yah, I try not to be normal most of the time and sometime must conform to survive.

Went to play basketball again today and played some Pig with another player. So fun to get out there. Will try to get one more session in friday for the week and then focus on my long work weekend.

Staying strong on diet, havent weighted myself recently and will wait till Monday.
 
cate said:
It sounds like you are going strong WLF :)
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I would say I was strong, but had a really bad Thursday and Friday, but didnt eat bad ;). More work related stress which I struggle dealing with. Im happy to say I righted the ship Saturday and back strong, just need to knock out a clean Sunday and get to Monday which is my rest day! Looking forward to Monday's weigh-in. My face got a little thinner, so think its going to be a positive number.
 
If you had a bad Thursday & Friday but didn't eat bad, then, yes, you were strong. Give yourself credit when it's due. You had stress & you dealt with it. Well done!
 
cate said:
If you had a bad Thursday & Friday but didn't eat bad, then, yes, you were strong. Give yourself credit when it's due. You had stress & you dealt with it. Well done!
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You are right, food wise very strong, but I was in the fetal position for a few days with depression, but fought it off! So glad as have not been seriously depressed going on 7 months. My legs stopped working and all I wanted to do is sleep and stare at wall, but SO GLAD I fought it and Im doing great now. Just have to make it 7 hours of work later (5 hours down already) and I can get to my day off!!!!
 
What Cate said. Dealing with depression and stress and general suckiness and not turning to crap food for comfort is a HUGE accomplishment.
 
Yah agreed, depression beyond sucks and one of the worst issue for staying healthy in my opinion. All of my major weight gains are off long-term depressive episodes.

My day off went great and also rested today. I have not weighed myself as not expecting gains. I was so so both on diet and exercise last week, but for sure have a stronger base and along with the process that is what matters the most. Need to pace myself the next few days to tackle the beast which is my weekends. I have a few things coming up in a few weeks to look forward too so just need to keep the course and celebrate all the positives, battle the challenges and learn from mistakes :).
 
Last week went awesome. Changed my work schedule a bit and the results have been a lot better with less time expended. This allows me to make more money that I can use to pay down some debt that I have almost knocked out. Had a great day today at work to start of the week so that is a great sign as usually slower in the early week.

My weight is at 225, so I lost 4 pounds in 4 weeks. Of course I wish it was more but Im really happy as my processes are getting better every week. I started to bike in my gym and its a great high intensity workout and got 3 sessions in last week plus 2 hikes. I had one really bad day as a cheat day but rest of week ate healthy. So my body is getting stronger and feel once I can sustain a month or so of where Im at and I should see some good results :).
 
Thanks ladies :). Im the type who is so impatient and feel 1 pound a week is not good enough as I want the weight off NOW, but realize got to pace myself.

Also not used to things going so well so must also take a breath as sometimes I get a little to excited when things are positive and start to do to much again to fast.

Happy to say my good luck is still going. Im a little skeptical that my new work hours will last this long so great but everyday since I made the change its been fantastic. Its crazy as I was working blindly for a full year doing this job with six months in this location and got to say a big solution for so many problems I was having including money and to have almost 40% more income coming out of nowhere working almost the same hours is kinda blowing my mind. Im just going to keep working hard while the good times are rolling and pile some savings on which is one of my greatest weaknesses. I dont consider myself poor, just ALWAYS broke. I need to break the cycle just like with eating and all I have to do is not spend or go into addiction and make horrible decisions (my brokeness usually connected with this for me).
 
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