Temptations

I am starting to feel a little overwhelmed by the temptations around me lately. Partly, I think, because it is almost that time of the month and temptations always look yummy during this time.

My sisters' visit started out fine but now I guess she getting tired of the healthy food we have in the house. Last night I got home from class and the first thing she asked me was to go and get ice cream cones. I LOVE ice cream and it is something I have been allowing myself every once in a while. But, we had ice cream the first day she was here and that was less than a week ago. Ice cream twice a week is not going to help my weight loss journey! So I told her that they all could go and get ice cream but I had to weigh in tomorrow and it wasn't a good idea to eat ice cream late. So she had the ice cream that we had in the freezer. So, all of them had ice cream last night around me...that sucked! But instead of eating the ice cream I really wanted, I ate my dinner and then got on the stationary bike.

My sister and I are going to hang out and shop and do dinner tonight, just the 2 of us. Emily is excited. This is really the first time we've actually got to get out of the house and do something because of my busy schedule during the week. So, Emily asked me last night if I wanted to drive to work tomorrow instead of walking so that when she comes to campus today to visit we could just leave straight from there. I know she's excited about getting out of the house but I feel like she was tempting me not to walk today. I stood my ground and told her no and that I wanted to walk. So she will have to just wait an extra 30 minutes before we go out tonight.

At work this week we had a little birthday party for a co worker and everyone brought in snacks for the party complete with cheesy bread and dipping oil, fruit, rice cakes, wheatables, blue cheese stuffed olives and birthday cake. I brought my lunch into the party and ate that first so I was pretty full. I ate a few wheatables with my left hummus from my lunch. I had 2 olives and some fruit. So I did pretty well there but because I've been craving things I had some birthday cake. I was served a little larger piece than I probably should have eaten but it was yummy. Then of course after the party was over there is all this leftover food around for days and days. So I've been snacking a little everyday.

This week I didn't seem to walk quite as much as I had been in the past weeks. I've been feeling tired a lot of days and with a little less than normal energy. (Because I am about to start.) So, I've had to push myself to walk as much as I have. I liked riding the stationary bike last night in front of the TV. The bike is great exercise and watching TV makes the time go by faster. Plus, after next week I won't have my night class that I've been attending Tues/Thurs anymore and I can walk to and from work everyday. Plus I will be switching my water aerobics from lunch time on Mon-Wed to Tu/Th evenings so I can walk during lunch time again. All of those changes are really going to boost my exercise each week! :)

So like I reported last Friday, I didn't lose any weight last week. I weighed myself this morning and I lost 4 lbs! YAY! I attached a picture I took of myself yesterday. I think my body is partly making up for my swelling and retained water last week. So my total weight loss so far is 41 1/2 lbs. I'm gonna keep going and chugging along. I long feel good! I want more and more. The weight loss is almost like a drug. ha ha More later in the week! :) Until next time...