Coaches/Buddies Back on plan today, so credit moi! The off plan thing was getting to be a habit and that is NOT good. I'm having trouble remembering to read my RCs in the morning--ChinaMaine, thanks for the coffee pot idea. I will have to try that one.
I ran again this morning. Moved up to Week 4 of the C25K plan, and it was hard, but went well. This is where I got injured last time. I actually think this is the hardest part of the whole plan, because the amount of running doubles from week 3 to week 4.
I need to read my RCs before bed and make my food plan, but things are on track for tonight. I picked up Break Through Your Set Point by George Blackburn from Amazon, and so far I'm impressed with it. I'm going to start reading. I find the more reading I do, the more focussed I am. Which reminds me, DH wanted me to break open the 5lb reward package so he could have the invoice to balance the credit card account. I refused, and sent him the email receipt instead! It still taunts, er, motivates me right next to my computer.
Rachel Nice work at the gym. An hour!
Bill Ah, caught by the day after. My traditional foe as well. I've learned to take a little longer to let my guard down! The ham and bagel sounds nice.
I find the problem solving aspect of the Cheat Sheet really useful. I sometimes have trouble remembering that even if the lesson is learned, it will never be mastered perfectly, but it is good to figure out what that lesson is. A slip is an opportunity to learn something.
davidette Wow, lots of cross training. Other than that, I'd just recommend making sure you have easy days as well as hard days. Your fitness builds when you recover, so it is necessary to rest once in a while for that to happen.
onebyone Glad to hear your bus service will be back on! Hope you had fun at Tai Chi. I know you went, right?
Lisa LOL on the vulnerable door! I don't feel so bad about my mixed metaphor now.
I hope the weekly weigh ins work for you. It was a problem for me because if the fluctuation up just happened on weigh in day, I felt like the whole week was lost and useless, instead of just a day or two. I also fluctuated like crazy when I was nursing, and it was tougher than normal. But then again, sometimes I weighed myself before and after to see what he was getting, so I was sort of used to it by the end.
RobinW You need to raise your expectations of February! Can you get some full-spectrum lighting? The dark is tough.
I have long given up kidding myself about why I'm eating. I knew I was eating emotionally when I did it, at least at some level. I just have a tendency to rationalize it, "It's OK because..." I'm tired, I'm overwhelmed, I'll make up for it later, I'm under my calorie budget anyway, one time won't hurt etc etc. The list in BDS was very powerful for me for that reason. Yes these things are all true, but they tend to be excuses, not reasons. When there is a real reason, I don't find the need to make excuses.
Jean Sounds like you are in the midst of a bona fide life transition, and those are always so tough. Remember that no matter how hard it seems now, some of the changes will turn out to be really positive in the long run. And make sure you keep something constant, like say, posting here!
ChinaMaine Thanks again for the coffee pot idea. I'll be trying that. Posting the ARC so I can read while brushing my teeth (thanks Kim, where are you??) really worked out for me. So many good, simple ideas that my thick head would never come up with.
Sorry to hear you are blue and tired. Remember these pass.
I think your travel list looks good. Also remember to be prepared for the unexpected, and make a Get Back on Track card (if you don't already have one) and be prepared to use it. Things happen on travel, even with the best of planning and preparation, and it is good to be prepared for that as well.
Have a good evening!
Anne