**step on scale* wipe eyes * step on scale again* make annoyed face * kick scale**
The morning started out a little rocky. I stepped on the scale and wouldn’t you know it I’d gained a pound… I thought about rationalizing it, I thought about beating myself up over it, and then I just let it rest on me for a while.
Breakfast: 1 8oz cup of ‘diet’ orange juice + 1 2oz serving of FRS concentrate served over ice = delicious wake up call….
While driving to work I was really focused on the fact that I had ‘gained’ a pound… I thought back over the previous couple of days and calories vs movement and it just didn’t make sense…. Then I thought back to a comment a friend had made to me on FB yesterday. I had titled yesterdays blog “ I found it! I found it! I finally got it!” … a friend commented the following : “ You got it back! Take it all back! You take back what the devil stole from you….” Now I’m not going to sit here and say the devil controls the scale in my bathroom although I think I could make a pretty valid and fair argument for that reasoning however I’m going to say this… If I did gain a pound by my own volition fine so be it… but wouldn’t it be just like that dang old evil devil to try to use this ‘1lb weight gain’ to rock my boat and make me loss that feeling of confidence and happiness that I had just gained yesterday?!?!? Soooo I stopped myself… I realized that 1lbs + or – is nothing considering I’ve gained 10lbs in a wk before from poor food choices and binge eating and in this circumstance I know that is not the case… as for the evil scale controlled by the devil J I’m going to stay off of it for a few days and let things even themselves out… J
Breakfast: 2 packs of apple cinnamon oatmeal… served cold with 1 cup of unsweetened vanilla almond breeze… allow to set… for approx 1 hr… then stir… amazingness... pure amazingness!
Snack: 1 Kroger’s Strawberry Greek Yogurt
Snack2: ½ of a large cucumber
Lunch: 1 ‘lite’ whole wheat bun toast + ‘egg salad’ + 2 cups of raw broccoli + 2 TBSP of Honey Dijon Mustard Dressing. My ‘egg salad’ consists of the following… 2 eggs+enough Dijon mustard to make it all stick together… that is how I like my eggs J
I was able to get in two brisk and exhilarating walks while on my breaks at work today. Totaling 27mins and 1.5miles! It felt great. It was cool and sunny. It was a great day for a brisk and heartbeat rising walk.
Snack: 1 plum
I rushed home and made a quick dinner. I made some whole grain pasta and mixed it with 1 can of veggitarian chili and some extra veggies. I had mine with 2TBSP of FF sour cream. I also had a fiber one bar.
Picture driving home:
Faithfully Fit night!!!! I was nervous as I approached the scale… I however did lose 1lb this week! YAY!!!! We had a great meeting even though we were short a few people… We played a game to see who could guess the most organic foods… I won J YAY! I got some great produce which is an awesome prize! We did a 20min Zumba. I really stink at dancing. I have no rhythm… I wonder if I can buy some at Wal-mart J
My prize!
I came home and had a piece of my 115cal pumpkin cake… ½ of a banana and a few bites of apple!
I’m thoroughly exhausted! Time to grab a shower and get a good night’s sleep!
Praises: So thankful for my girls… it’s so encouraging to be in this journey with people who I know love and care about me… I’m thankful for a Lord who lifts me up… Without Christ I am nothing… without Him this journey means nothing!
xoxo
The scale isn't the only measure of success. Your endurance, attitude, and fitting into clothes you haven't worn in awhile are also measures of success.
ReplyDeleteI understand about the scale thought. I step on the scale and don't always like what I see. Just gotta remember all the other measures. Keep telling yourself that and I'll do the same.
Keep it up, Jen. You're doing a great job.