Happy New Year!
Last Monday was Xmas — and then we left on vacation so I didn’t get a chance to post. And since tomorrow is New Year’s – I figured I’d just post both Monday updates today.
Week 34 Dec. 25 – weight 238 (-.5 of gain from last week)
Week 35 Dec. 31 – weight 243 (gain 5 lbs)
So the weight gain for no reason continues. I had only slim fast or an extend protein bar for two meals and then a light dinner for each day (approx. 350 calories). Except once on vacation — we ate lunch out, I ordered a salad with roasted chicken, they gave me 2 packets of dressing – I ONLY used 1 — and guessed at about 300 for it. I was very very very wrong. I know I should have checked before I ate the salad — but I was so hungry, and my husband kept telling me to relax and enjoy the vacation. But I checked before I tossed everything in the trash – and ended up crying. The packet was 350 calories, BUT it was for 1 1/2 servings — so the tiny packet was 525 calories just for the dressing. (brand Ken’s – which I will NEVER EVER touch again!) That meant for that day I could have NOTHING else to eat if I was going to stay within my calorie plan. Of course later in that evening I was nearly passing out from hunger so I broke down and had some air popped popcorn. Under normal circumstances I could have but because of the salad dressing it put me way over my 800-900 calories for the day. So I was a bit over stressed, and over reacted a bit.
My husband kept trying to tell me that I was doing so much walking while on vacation a few extra calories wouldn’t be a big deal. Well the scale proved him wrong, as I knew it would, because I could feel the skin under my arms and my around hips stretching even as I sat there – which always indicated a gain. Lesiurely walking around no matter how painful and exhausting it was for several hours a day actaully isn’t going to burn that many calories (maybe 100 or 150 at most). I think it actually contributed to the weight gain because with the amount of pain I was in I was probably totally inflammed all over which means a lot of water weight.
Any way — It’s a New Year, a new start, a renewal of my commitment to eat healthy for the rest of my life and to focus on how I feel (and not the scale so much).
I am ready to begin the New Year with a positive and focused out look. I can and will succeed!
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