Accountable Monday (Written on a Friday)

Okay, so i'm not so good at this 'blogging thing'. So sue me!

I am however still staying accountable so i'm going to be happy with that and it has been a very very busy and emotionally draining week so I think I deserve to give myself some slack.

Last week: 73.4Kg
This week: 72.7Kg
Loss: 0.7kg

I'm happy with that. I actually had a really good week in terms of my exercise and eating and then Saturday came.... ah Saturday. Now lately Saturday has not been being my nemesis. I've been pretty in control really. Until... my boyfriend and I had an argument which ended in me going out and drinking and then eating more at about 3am when I got home.

I managed to be relatively sensible... I drank vodka and diet coke (so 1 point bevvies) and when I got home I ate lamb in bread instead of maccas... so a healthier choice at least.

The end result of all of this was that on Sunday I brought up the conversation that I wasn't happy in the relationship and I felt we were being nasty to each other and needed to rethink where we were going. We decided, on Monday night, that we were going to call it quits and work on being friends.

Basically, i've decided to leave the country, which puts strain on our relationship and neither one of us wants to do long distance. We're hoping that by staying friends and having things end on a positive, rather than acrimonious, vibe that there might be a chance we get back together one day and give it another go!

Only time will tell.

Since the break-up i've been doing pretty well. I'm not as motivated in my exercise routine, so i've been cutting myself some slack there, and just focussing on my eating and on trying to do a few active things this week. My loss will be small, or i'll stay the same but as long as I don't gain (fingers crossed) i'm okay with that!

Next week however, i'm going to put an end to my 'express and feel your emotions week' and get back into my normal routine of weights and jogging. I think ultimately i'll be helping myself emotionally if I do get back into routine.

Anyway, this was the week of icky feelings, so i'm proud of myself for the things i've done well!

Ciao
xoxo

Accountable Monday (Written on a Friday)

Last Week: 74.3kg
This Week: 73.4kg
Loss: 0.9kg

2 x Weight Class, 2 x Exercise Video, 1 x Jog

I'm happy with the loss this week but really could have done much better with my exercise.

I'm not unhappy with my exercise because I think I should be doing an hour a day or anything. I'm just not one of 'those' people and don't think I ever will be BUT I want to start having goals that don't have to do with numbers on a scale. Partially because I've got an addictive personality and I can see myself becoming a little obsessed and partially because if this is a 'lifestyle change' and not a diet, I don't want to be chained to the scale forever.

So:

I've decided to try and turn myself into a runner. Not a marathon runner but just someone who can say, "oh yeah, I run" and mean more than, "oh yeah, if someone was chasing me I would run away". I've been reading a few blogs about people who are also trying to lose weight and starting to run and they're really keeping me motivated!

In terms of my non-weight loss goals (which I mentioned in last weeks post):

Call the garden man
Call the real estate agents and start getting my house ready for renting
Start packing some of my stuff
Organsie my laptop situation

I can now say that I DID THEM... ALL OF THEM. Yay me!! But I'll also admit that I did them on Wednesday so really if my accountable Monday post was actually written on MONDAY, this would have been a productivity FAIL. I've decided to not sweat the small stuff and still consider it a win. ha

As an additional note I wanted to say that I'm adding 'weight loss books' to my repository of motivation. I ordered three and one came through two days ago. It's called "The adventures of Diet Girl' by Shauna Reid and it was great. The woman is an inspiration and I got a lot out of the book. I love her take on weight loss, which is basically: try to make healthy choices when you can and don't let your weight hold you back. She, like me, loooooooves food. All food. It's great to read about someone that has lost weight and is happy and still eats ice cream, cheese and all those other yummy things. I can't wait until I too am 'Moderation Girl'.

Anyway, I better run!

Accountable Monday

So this weeks accountable Monday is going to prove why I do this... Because I didn't lose a thing!

Last Week: 74.3kg
This Week: 74.3kg
Loss: Nada, nothing, zilch

Workouts: 2 x weight sessions, 3 x walk, 1 x walk/jog

The walks I did were either very long or short and hard so i'm not completely sure why I didn't lose this week. I walked for hours and hours and hours and at least twice I did a hill/stair climb style walk (I took my puppy through the creek which is very hilly and has some nice big stairs).

I got sick on Saturday and have been bloated and nauseas ever since (I can really feel the bloat in my belly, which is unusual for me). So i'm putting my lack of loss down to that, mostly... although the vodka and pear cider wouldn't have helped i'm sure (but I tracked it and was not over points!).

Unfortunately the sickness I experiences coupled with my back pain (another new and annoying development) meant I didn't do any exercise on Sunday like I hoped to. I'm all stocked up on panadol now though and I have made a doctor's appointment so it wont be an excuse this week!

So since I didn't lose i'm going to look at what I did well this week:

- Kept to my points on most days and didn't go over for the week
- Tracked every day
- Took healthy snacks and meals with me when I went to Melbourne so I wouldn't use 'being away from home' as an excuse to not follow my healthy eating routine
- Chose a 'healthy' option when I went out to dinner with the family
- Came out with left over points for the week due to not using my activity points
- Drank, in moderation, and didn't go nuts with the junk food post my drinking
- Went to a friends house for dinner (hi Tash) and we went for a walk while we caught up instead of sitting on our behinds
- I didn't gain!

I had a great week and weekend though. I had to do some exams, which is never fun, but now that i've done them i'm one step closer to getting my UK nursing registration! Yay!

I got to go out to dinner with my family on Wednesday night, which was great. I also stayed at dad's place so he and I had some time to catch up (we went out to coffee and lunch on Thursday too).

I went to the Tim Burton exhibition on Thursday night which was awesome!!!! and I got to spend some time with my Melbourne crew who I love to death. I also got some quality time with my friend Sue who lives in the UK and had come over for a visit.

The weekend was spent relaxing after the belly/nausea issues I had and that brings us to Monday.

This week needs to be a productive week for me. I have so much to do to get ready for the overseas move and I really need to get off my arse and start to do them. So this week I will:

- Call the garden man
- Call the real estate agents and start getting my house ready for renting
- Start packing some of my stuff
- Organsie my laptop situation

That will do for now. Anyway, better get to work... wish me luck!