Learning and Unlearning

Jun 29, 2011

It seems that for every 5-6 days of doing good....I have 2-3 days of doing bad. I did the 5 DPT and did great. Overall I released 4.8 pounds and felt like I could conquer the world again. Then 2 days later, I've fallen back into my pattern of not exercising and making bad choices. Luckily for me I was able to stop today and only have 1 day off the turnip truck and only 1 pound of regain.

This morning it was a challenge to get out of bed, but I did even though the bed was warm and our new kitten was purring in my ear.

This morning it was a challenge to go to the gym, but I did even though I was running late and only got 20 minutes. It was 20 minutes more than what I would have done. So I did the stair stepper for the first time. I climbed 31 flights of stairs. Not too bad for a person who this time last year was huffing and puffing up one flight of stairs. Maybe I'll even have the courage to do the elliptical soon. (Like someone else's blog I read here the other day, I have exercise dyslexia and complex movements really confuse me.)

This morning it was a challenge to not go into my boss's office and get those mini-Reece's she always has near her desk, but I did. I went in to talk with her, but stayed clear of that side of her desk.

Plans and Goals:
Today for breakfast and lunch, I have my chocolate protein shakes. For a post-workout boost, I had a 100 calories, 10 g protein bar. Not the most flavorful bar, but enough to get me to 9:30 without eating anything else. Soon for breakfast.

My husband has to work tonight, so the kids will have leftovers and I will have another protein shake. This one will be vanilla with ice and hazelnut SF syrup. Yummy! I've been painting in my son's room, so I will spend the evening doing any touch ups, cleaning up the mess I made of the floor and moving the furniture and stuff back into place. Plus any other housework I can squeeze in before I flop into bed.

I must go to bed by 10. This is always a problem for me. I try to put too much into a day and it always takes me an hour or so to wind down. Since my kids are out of school, their bedtime (normally 8:30) seems to stretch later and later. Tonight it's 9PM, dang it. I'm the Mama, I make the rules.

It is quite an experience to keep learning and unlearning. The set and reset. I will not be yo-yoing this weight back up. I will keep plugging along until I reach my goal of 158. I am 54 pounds away from goal and 104 pounds away from where I started. I am 2/3 of my way to where I am going. When I reach my 'destination,' I will keep on going. It's not going to change, there is still more for me to learn and unlearn... I'm sure of it.

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