Tuesday is WI day
November 3rd, 2009
I don’t have high hopes for tonight’s meeting. I haven’t gone over in points or anything this week….I did use up all my flex points, but I also exercised for 6 days….so that is different from last week. BUT…..as I peeked on the scale, I have pretty much stayed the same as last week. Which isn’t bad…but I would like to see some drop for my hard work…LOL You know the story. Seeing the large drop in numbers last week, I can’t expect much this week. I know. Patience…patience….as long as I stay the course and make the right decisions, EVENTUALLY it will happen…I have to keep telling myself this. I am NOT a believer, and I think, really, that is a problem I need to work on.
I need to come up with a plan for dinners on Tuesdays. Last week, I made dinner before the meeting ( which is at 6:30 ) and then we ate when I got home…but I think it was too late, because I was starving. And so was everyone else. I don’t want to eat BEFORE the meeting. I could feed the kids before the meeting, but then I will still need to deal with me and DH when I get home….sooooo I told DH this week, maybe he could come home at a decent hour and take care of getting the kids some dinner, and then I only need to worry about myself when I get home. Its only ONE day a week. We will see if he can handle it. I guess I need to call and remind him of the plan today at some point. I seriously, get so friggin tired of doing all the thinking for everyone around here!! LOL
Thanks for all the advice yesterday. Ya, there are definitely some MOM issues I need to work through.
I am getting into the habit of getting up at 6 am, loading up the lunches with sandwiches from the fridge, and then going back to bed. Its really lovely getting the extra sleep, and the bed is so warm in the morning. I feel guilty that I am not UP as the kids go out the door, but I do make sure they are up and getting ready. They say they don’t care….its fine. But I still feel guilty. A mothers guilt, I guess. But why should I feel guilty, I still get up at the same time or earlier than DH, and obviously, HE feels no guilt in sleeping in. 
Not much on the agenda today. Laundry. Its sunny, but cool. Will do treadmill work this morning, and then get a bonus walk in with the dog this afternoon, I think. Only two weeks till Chicago! That should be an interesting trip.
November 3rd, 2009 at 9:30 am
I don’t have kids, so I can’t speak for mother’s guilt - but I can speak for “wife’s” guilt - and if my husband is up I so do not feel guilty about still being in bed!
I think that the extra sleep is good, especially if it’s keeping you rested and relaxed. Stress and fatigue are evil boogers when deal with a weight loss plan.
You’re doing great! Keep it up!
November 3rd, 2009 at 9:51 am
Yup yup, I feel the same as marbear… the wife guilt. Sounds like it’s just a tip of the iceberg for when we have kids haha. I think the plan for your DH making dinner on Tuesdays is a good one… if that doesn’t pan out, you could always plan crockpot meals. Dole out your serving and put it in the fridge to warm up after the meeting (so no one eats it all and you still have a meal when you come home!), and the kids and DH can eat whenever they’re hungry.
November 3rd, 2009 at 10:33 am
Between dh and your kids, they should be able to put together a dinner for the family once a week. Your daughter’s old enough to take on some of that responsibility, right? On the other hand, I remember making dinner for myself when my mother wasn’t around and I recall stuff like kraft mac n cheese, a fried burger, canned soup…not very healthy. I like FP’s crock pot idea.
re your comment - I’ll try the Arnold’s rounds sometime. May as well have some fun looking for lower fat/calorie alternatives, right?
Good luck w/ your weigh-in tonight!
November 3rd, 2009 at 1:24 pm
HI, good luck with your weigh in. You are doing great.
November 4th, 2009 at 8:13 am
Losing weight is a never-ending battle! Since I keep bouncing back up and down, I’ve given up on having patience. I just go with it. I do better on some months than others.
We are human beings and I think a big point of this journey is coming to terms with who we really are and accepting every bit ourselves. The weight is just a side effect of our belief systems and behaviors. What are your thoughts?
November 4th, 2009 at 8:33 am
Tawnya, I do believe what you say. I think this whole thing is very, very complicated and is influenced by so many factors and things we don’t even realize. I envy those ppl who don’t really need to give this a thought, and are just naturally thin…but that is NOT me. Never will be. I just want to be “normal”, ya know, whatever that may be…and of course, eliminate any of the risk factors for disease that come with being overweight.
My problem is, that when I do give up on patience, I totally throw the towel in…and I just can’t do that. It has bad consequences. I guess the key is knowing how much you can bend the rules and not have to suffer the consequences….probably different for everyone.