“New” jeans
I’m reaching some clothing milestones and it’s pretty exciting. On Fridays we’re supposed to wear our school colors or t-shirts/sweatshirts w/our logo so I wear jeans. Just for kicks I pulled out the pair that I was into 3 years ago before I got pregnant w/my younger son. They fit! I still have 18 pounds to get back to the pre-pregnancy weight (and sadly that will only be down to 223) but I’m happy. Plus, yesterday I had to pull out a winter coat (I have outside duty before school starts…nothing starts your day out better than trying to corral 200 7th graders) and I knew the one that I had worn for years would be WAY too big. I grabbed the coat that I wore in high school and it fit! I don’t know what it says about me that I hung onto a coat for 16 years that didn’t fit but I can say now that I’m glad I don’t have to buy a new coat for this winter. Money is tight and I’d rather wait until next winter when I can buy a coat that I will wear for several years. But I’m definitely excited. I’m hoping that I have time this weekend to pull out the bins of my “skinny” clothes from a few years ago and see what fits now. I also am going to get rid of my clothes that are too big. The only reason I gained weight last time was b/c I got pregnant, and then after my son’s illness was diagnosed I tried to eat away the sadness and packed on 30 more pounds in about 4 months. I’m not having any more babies and I’m finding healthier ways to deal with his illness so I know that I won’t gain the weight back.
I have about 30 hours until I have put in my perfect week. I’m safely guessing that I can be in bed by 10:00 Saturday night and even though I sometimes eat in my dreams I don’t eat in my sleep. Maybe I’ll have to wear my “new” jeans all weekend to remind myself that good things happen when I make healthy choices.
I got in 65 minutes on the treadclimber tonight for a total of 1200 calories burned. I’m a bit bummed b/c they now have signs on them saying that during peak times people should only use the cardio machines for 30 minutes, but I honestly don’t know if I go during peak times. There are 2 treadclimbers, so I figure as long as there’s one open I won’t worry about it.
Progress toward workout goal: 82/250
8:30 Ooh, I got too cocky and proud of myself. I’m really struggling right now. I go from craving colby jack cheese with Ritz crackers to wanting to down an entire package of double stuft oreos the next minute. I just checked my mental calendar and realized that I’m PMSing big time so I guess it makes sense, but it doesn’t make it any easier to stick to my perfect week. Thank goodness we don’t have anything even remotely like those foods in the house. For right now I’m just going to focus on getting through tonight, if I worry about tomorrow I’ll give up and throw in the towel.
I love that you’ve saved your coats too! I also have 14-16 year old coats from high school and thought I was a lone madwoman.
It is so much fun to go shopping in your own bins. I also compare it to opening time capsules
Congratulations - it feels great! Yay!
I wouldn’t worry about the peak times at the gym. Peak times are generally right before and after typical work hours 6-8 a.m. & 5-7 p.m. Usually at those times people sign up for a waiting list on cardio machines if there’s a great demand. This is the reason why I currently have three gym memberships. Ha!
30 hours babe - you can do anything for 30 hours. Resist! Ignore! A perfect week! Do it!
GO TO BED where there is no food. GO NOW and preserve your perfect week.
I would be happy to have a perfect HOUR at this point. Seriously.
You had a wonderful week and you should be so proud of how well you did.
Good for you getting into some old sizes. I went to high school in the mid 80’s so I dont even want to think of wearing those styles again! LOL
Keep up the great job!
Joy
Go, Brandie! You can do it! I, the originator of the Perfect Week, can’t seem to get it down!
Maybe next week…
I haven’t even thought about a coat yet. I don’t think I have one that fits. I bought a great one last year but I haven’t tried it yet.
Congratulations on the jeans and jacket! That’s awesome. And I completely understand about the whole eating in your dreams thing. Some mornings I wake up feeling a little guilty until I realize that it was just a dream, haha. Anyway, keep up the amazing work and it sounds like you’re doing great handling those cravings.