My exercise and weight loss goals have been severely derailed. Who’s surprised? Raise your hand. I know, I know. No one.
I actually did ok for the first week – I jogged for 5 days out of 7 and my weekly step average was 9,892 steps/day. My goal was 10,000 steps a day but a long day of meetings coupled with some rain messed me up. And I did pretty well eating healthy – I ate the same things as my family but I decreased my overall portion size, eliminated all the starchy carbs like mac-n-cheese and mashed potatoes, and increased my servings of vegetables. I also upped my water intake.
Week 2 is when it got ugly. I went out to visit my friends with newborn twins, and it was lovely. The beer and margaritas and pizza and ice cream were also lovely. And there was no way I was I was going to go leave those beautiful babies to go run in the rain. Nope. And then I went to a conference for 5 days. Could someone please tell me how I thought I was going to eat well and avoid alcohol at a geology conference? Clearly, I didn’t think this through, and also I have zero willpower. Now, I did eat better than I could have and I got a lot of walking in, but I definitely came home feeling bloated and defeated. So now I have 7.5 weeks left to get this done. But I am not going to panic. Nope. I’m going to channel this energy into action.
I went jogging yesterday and I’m going again tomorrow. I’ve got a healthy breakfast and lunch ready for tomorrow and I’m going to drink water until I slosh. And I’m going to commit to posting another “progress” picture in 2 weeks to help motivate me to actually make some progress.
How is everyone else doing? Any progress to report?
Keep going! If you are making even little changes to your diet (quantities are a good one!) then you are making progress. There are some frightening statistics about the average American gaining about one pound a year after 30 – anything you do to keep your activity level up is key. For me, things slide as soon as I get stressed out at work, then I get more tired and don’t work as well, etc., etc. It definitely helps to hear from you and other amazing, active moms who are trying to stay healthy!
Thanks for the pep talk! I’m the same way when it comes to stress/work – something has to give and it’s so hard for me to say no to others that I usually end up saying no to myself. I’ve found that having this blog to keep me honest and the Fitbit challenges to keep to me focused have been really helpful. I never win the challenges (let’s be realistic – I have a desk job so there’s only so much I can do) but I know if I slack off other people will know! Thanks for joining me on the challenges and let’s keep moving! xo