Sunday, July 13, 2014

Staying in Control on Sunday

This morning I weighed in at 145.2.  Considering that we went out for breakfast yesterday and I ate three giant strawberry cheesecake pancakes that were amazing, I am pretty happy with that.  I was 145.2 yesterday as well and I am trying very hard not to overeat again and shoot my weight back up to 147.  I have been bouncing between 144 and and 147 the past three weeks.  It seems that every time I get my weight back down, I have a few bad days in a row and my weight jumps up, which it then takes me three to four days to get it back down and by that time something has come up and I splurge again.  So I am focusing on breaking that cycle now and getting my weight back down to 144 and then of course the next step is to break 144!  Hopefully I can do that this next week.  I'm still only going to update my weight tracker when I weigh in at a new weight.

Sunday is the hardest day of the week for me when it comes to nutrition.  Ever since I started Sunday has been my free day and I am really trying to get my "free day" under control.  Since my weight has dropped into my healthy weight range eating a lot of high calorie foods (such as making cookies and eating half of the cookie dough) has a larger effect on me and it stays with me for a longer period of time.  I am trying to learn how to have a treat without going overboard.  That has always been my weak spot.  I will get a little bit of sugar and then just lose all control.  So today, I have had a few cookies and a few small pieces of candy that I got at church (I was teaching the 5 year olds and my co teacher brought candy).  Fortunately I had made dinner for tonight a few days ago when I did my first experiments in once a month cooking where I made three meals at one time.  I'm planning on writing a blog post about that soon once I get it all put together.  I made chicken wraps, chicken devon, and chicken enchiladas.  Tonight we are having the Chicken Devon. 





It's a broccoli, chicken curry dish.  I put lots of broccoli in it, gives you an extra health boost.  I was wanting to make popcorn with butter but since I already ate cookies and candy I decided to refrain.  I don't exercise on Sundays (which doesn't help that Sunday has always been my free day because I don't work off any of the extra calories).

There are two more weeks left in the second month of my Turbo Fire challenge and I am dying to get below 144!  I'm trying to get to 140 so I can take my next picture and update my weight loss photos page!
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  1. JenJuly 14, 2014 at 4:51 AM

    I struggle with the same up and down. Mostly because I tend to give in just a bit on the weekends. Sometimes I may eat well but I have a few drinks. Then my weight goes up a few pounds and it can really take me between 3-7 days to get that off! Makes me so mad. It stresses me out as well cause I feel like I should be able to go to the ballgame with my husband, have a beer and not worry about the scale the next day. hmph. It's a never ending battle.

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    1. JennaJuly 14, 2014 at 7:50 PM

      When I have a bad day I always avoid the scale for the next few days because I don't want to face it! I think that if I have one bad day and then get back on track the next day it doesn't affect me much (of course that is depending on how bad the day was) but I also find it harder the day after splurging like my mind is still set on eating all the things I ate yesterday and doesn't want to give it up yet, so that is where I really get into trouble because my one day turns into four days! It's a never ending battle just like you said!

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  2. Z@KickingKilosJuly 14, 2014 at 2:50 PM

    Weekends are crazy. However wheneve I visit my parents thats when I dont eat well...blaah.

    Infact today was exceptionally bad. I dont even know how many after eights I had.

    but I did realize that I need to get back on track now.
    xozo

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    1. JennaJuly 14, 2014 at 7:52 PM

      I'm actually better at my parents house than at my in laws house. My in laws always have about 50 varieties of chips in their pantry and of course I have to try them all. Then they always have dessert! Visiting family is definitely one of my nutritional weaknesses too. Fortunately, when we wake up in the morning it is a new day! I'm glad you are getting back on track :-)

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