Learn from my mistake

Last night we were tired and didn't feel like making our lunches so we decided to just pick up food for lunch instead of bringing our lunches.

Well, today was a very busy day at work. I had a meeting first thing in the morning where they served breakfast, and I had decided last night that I would just eat something there instead of bringing something from home. So, I didn't do too bad with my choices. I choose a bagel w/ cream cheese and fruit. Good choices right? Especially since they also had muffins, scrambled eggs, and bacon! I probably could have eaten half the bagel because it was huge but of course I didn't because it tasted soo good!! I usually have weight watchers plan bagels. The WW bagels taste good, especially with the laughing cow light garlic and herb cream cheese on top. But I didn't have that today because I was lazy last night. Today I ate 8 1/2 points (normally I eat 4 or 5 points) for breakfast.

For lunch, I decided I wanted to stop at Subway after I ran my errand at lunch to pick up a sub and baked chips. Well, I ended up not going to lunch until after 1 pm and my errand took longer than expected so I ran out of time and couldn't stop at Subway. So, at 3 pm I was starving and had to have something delivered! I didn't go completely overboard...I ordered from Jimmy John's which is a sandwich place on campus that delivers super fast. I could have probably made a better choice when choosing my type of sandwich but of course I wanted to order my favorite sandwich. I ordered the beach club on french bread. It comes with mayo normally and did exchange that for mustard, so that's a big points savings. The sandwich has turkey, provolone cheese, sprouts, cucumbers, lettuce, and avocado spread. I could have gotten whole wheat bread and no cheese. That would have saved a few points but as I got it, it was 10 points. And then of course I ordered a bag of my favorite chips, jalapeno chips, 5 points for the bag. So, I normally eat 7 points for lunch when I bring my lunch, today I ate 15 lbs for lunch! Eeeeek!

So now for dinner I need to eat lighter. Luckily, I ate lunch later so I shouldn't be that hungry tonight. We are going to have these turkey sausages that are filled with cheese (3 points) on whole wheat sandwich thins hot dog rolls (1 point). :)

So, this is what happens when you don't bring your lunch or plan your day. Especially if you run out of time and don't eat lunch on time and start to get over hungry. You make choices based on taste and speed not calories or point values. I didn't over do it too bad but it just shows that you can eat soo much better when you bring your own healthy food from home and plan!

My legs are feeling better!

Well I walked to and from work yesterday (in the rain) and my legs were ok. On the way to work my legs felt fine. On the way home, about half way, my legs started getting sore. It was just sore and not the pain like I had last week...so that's ok. I didn't walk at lunch because the weather was very dark and dismal all day. On my walk to work this morning my legs felt fine and also during my walk at lunch. So, my legs seem like they are back to normal. Maybe I just over did it a little last weekend?! Who knows.

The dreery weather yesterday really put me in a yucky mood. I didn't feel like walking or wanting to do anything. What am I going to do when its winter and snowing every other day! I'm going to need some motivation! Any ideas of things I can do to motivate myself? I hope that going to see my family at Christmas time will help me keep working hard and be my motivation.

I thank God for my great support system at home! Helps me keep going for sure! I wish I had more friends here in NY that I could do weight loss activities with though. It's tough moving to a new place and not knowing anyone but family. Even after 5 years in Syracuse I still don't have many friends. Thank goodness for the internet...helps me keep in contact with people in TX. :) I share weight loss pictures on facebook...it helps me see the change in myself easier also. It's like looking at myself through another set of eyes. It's very gratifying to see the results! :)

Update...

I re-weighed myself this morning like I mentioned I was probably going to do. I did give my legs a rest...I have not walked since Friday morning. I think that the swelling and water retention around my muscles went down! When I weighed myself this morning I weighed 3 1/2 lbs less than I did on Friday morning!! So, instead of gaining 2 lbs like I originally thought, I actually lost 1 1/2 lbs!! :) So my average weight loss remains the same...1 1/2 lbs per week!

This picture was taken this afternoon! I bought these jeans this week at Old Navy. I can actually fit into jeans bought at a "normal sized person" clothing store!! I am still in a plus size but I am still very excited! I bought my UT shirt I am wearing during my last trip to TX to visit my family. I bought the largest size it came in because I really liked the shirt (It says "Keep Austin Weird" on the back) but could not fit into it! I tried on the shirt today and can FINALLY fit into it!! YAY for small triumphs! :)

My next goal is to become comfortable enough with myself to actually say how much I weigh...I am not quite there! :-/ Soon I hope!