October 30, 2013

Oct 30, 2013

It has been a full week already—I feel like I’ve been running since last week.  We had the outside evaluators here Thursday and Friday, so I wound up working some Saturday and Sunday just to try and catch up.  Then Monday I was at a meeting in Olympia, so lost a day of work there.  And we had the baby shower for the co-worker Tuesday, for which I baked the cupcakes and brownies (more on that below), and then had to scramble to get a couple of projects that were handed to me last minute finished.  And now it is already Wednesday, and I forgot that the TOPS meeting was moved to this evening because of Halloween.  So I had to get the “traveling” gift pulled together and wrapped so I could take it tonight.  And of course the wrapping paper didn’t cover the box so I had to scramble to find a different box.  But it is done and in the car ready to deliver.  Whew.

I haven’t done as well this week with the eating.  I haven’t had problems with the baking until this week.  I think it was a combination of stress (see above) and the lure of Jelly Bellies.  I made baby pacifiers out of Life Savers and Jelly Bellies (really cute) for cupcake toppers.  I can do without the Life Savers, but before I realized it, I’d eating two servings of Jelly Bellies.  So I dumped the rest in the trash just to get them gone!  I also ate a cupcake and icing while putting them all together.  It really was more stress than I like the taste of these.  I didn’t do that with the brownies I made earlier—and I really like brownies.  But I did eat one at the party (a very small one). 

And my exercise has been off this week due to traveling and Jesse opening his own place.  So I missed workout yesterday although I did start my yoga class.  Not bad, but I can’t do the downward facing dog.  I think it is a combination of the strain on the feet and getting my butt up in the air from the floor position!  My left foot was giving me grief after class last night, and I was a bit worried about how it might impact my sleep, but I was okay.  I’ll have to watch that and try to build up some strength.  But I have been trying to do the exercise bike each morning, but that was another thing I missed Monday—just couldn’t get up in time to do that and leave for the airport at 5:00 a.m.!

So with the mixed eating and reduced exercise, I will not be surprised if I don’t lose anything this week, but I still hope I will.  I would hate to break my streak.  So any loss will be welcome. 

Update: well, I wasn't surprised.  I didn't lose any but I didn't gain either.  Given the crazy week, that's appropriate.  Even if I had eaten less, I doubt I would have lost given the stress levels.  And, this fits my pattern of a few good weeks then at least one little or no loss weeks.  The challenge is next week--I'll be traveling again.  I was reading a blog about how to think in terms of systems instead of goals, and it made perfect sense.  When I am in my system, I can do fine.  But take me out of the routine and poof!  I guess I need to build a 'travel system.'

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