Week . . . I'm not sure . . . I lost count.

Okay, I know in my last post I said I wasn't going to miss any more weigh-ins.  But I was honestly too scared last Saturday to get myself on the scale.  I finally convinced myself to do it today and it wasn't too bad: 293.4.

Okay, off to work on my house!

No Excuses!

So . . . you're all probably wondering what happened to me and why I dropped off the face of the planet.  Well, I'll tell you, it's because I bought a house.  And although the house is in good condition, it still needs a lot of work.  Every spare minute I've had in the last week or more has been spent there trying to get it ready to paint so that we can get the new flooring in so I can move in.

I've decided that this is not a good enough excuse though, and I need to stay active (although I don't know how much more active I can be - I spend 5 hours there today lifting things, moving things . . . trust me, I'm sore!) and I still need to do my weigh-ins.  However, I forgot to weigh in this last Saturday and I was trying to figure out what to do.  Which is when I remembered that when I was doing Weight Watchers we were periodically given a "No Weigh-in Pass," which is exactly what it says.  If we thought we had not done well that week we could skip weighing-in.  So this is my only week for that.

I also made another decision.  I don't really want to count every day that I spend working on my house as an exercise, but I don't want to punish myself for it either.  So for the in term I am going to not take away iTunes downloads while I am working on my house.  However, once I've moved in that goes back into effect.  If I do find time to work out between now and then I can still earn downloads, or if there's a particularly intense day of working on the house (like the day we pull out the carpet . . . ugh.) then those can also count for a download.

Next post will be a weigh-in!  I'm nervous.

What counts?

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I went for a walk yesterday . . . kind of.  My ward's FHE activity was combined with another ward for a Valentine's activity.  I went with my roommate, but I decided to walk home.  So between the two dances that I danced and the walk home I'm counting that as an exercise.

I bought a house last week, which I'm very excited about, but I've been having an internal debate ever since I bought it, and now I've decided to see what you, the readers, think about this.  I'm trying to decide if cleaning and painting and moving in can count as exercise.  Let me know what you think.

Week 3 and the Dentist Diet

This is the second week in a row I haven't exercised.  Which I'm finding odd, because I usually prefer to exercise to loose weight instead of dieting because I really like food.  However, I've still getting over this horrible cold and exercising hasn't really been an option yet.  So I've just been watching what I eat and doing better about eating fruits and vegetables.  I'm not going to complain because I'm down again this week!  I'm at 293.8!  I've lost over 8 pounds in 3 weeks!!!

But it's not all good news, since I didn't exercise again this week I'm loosing another one of my iTunes downloads.  I worked hard for those downloads and I don't want to loose them!  But, if I can't be honest with myself how can I hope to be honest with other people?  I must take responsibility for what I do, even if I'm sick.

I think the only reason that I lost weight this week is something I've dubbed "The Dentist Diet."  I've had really weak teeth my whole life, and as a result of that I've had a lot of dentists and a lot of dental work done.  This week I was supposed to get a cavity filled and a 3/4 crown put on one of my teeth.  Once they got in there though, they realized that the damage was much more extensive than they thought and I ended up with two crowns and a root canal.  Well, since my teeth hurt so bad I really have no desire to eat.  Hence, "The Dentist Diet."  I think I should write a book.  I could make millions!

Week 2

I’m not going to lie – I’m very nervous about standing on that scale today.

This week hasn’t been one of my better weeks, but I don’t feel bad about that.  I’ve been sick for eight days now and although I’m slowly starting to feel better, I haven’t felt well enough to do any exercising this week.  Last Sunday I was afraid that if I got any worse I was going to end up in the hospital with pneumonia.  Luckily, I’ve gotten better since then, but I still try to hack up a lung every now and again.  Sorry for the visual . . .

Regardless of how I did on the scale I will be loosing one of my iTunes downloads.  Even though I feel justified for not working out this week I still want to follow through with the consequences I have in place.  After all, I could have done my back exercises; they’re not aerobic and would have been fine to do later this week when I was feeling slightly better.

Alright – time to face my destiny.  I’ll be back, go hum the theme song of jeopardy to yourself.  Or Jaws . . . that one might be more appropriate.

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Much better than I thought it would be!  295.8!  Which means I didn't loose a lot of weight (just .8 pounds), but I really thought I had gained so not too bad!

My goals for this week are to first get better so I can actually work out.  Second I want to come up with some sort of menu guide so that I have some healthy options of things to eat, so I'm not just eating whatever sounds good.

*cough*

So, Thursday evening I began feeling ill.  I stuffed my face full of Vitamin C, but it did little (if anything) to prevent the sickness onslaught I've experienced the last few days.  Since I haven't been able to walk up a flight of stairs without feeling faint I decided that exercise was probably not the best thing for my body.

Luckily, it has not been an emotional blow.  My first response when I have emotional blows is to eat until they go away (that would be the opposite of what I'm trying to accomplish . . . ).  Instead, I just veg on the couch and have some Progresso Chicken Noodle Soup that my roommate bought me (seriously, she is so sweet!)

But this has me curious . . . how do people deal with managing their weight when they feel sick?  The only thing I can think to do is to just eat healthy and in moderation, while trying to get my strength back.  Then once I'm better to start going back to the gym.  My previous policy was to throw it all out the window and then start over once I'm better, but since that's never done me much good, I'd rather not.

Here's where you give me your suggestions (*hint, hint*). . .

Week 1!

So the first thing that I did this morning (besides wondering why the heck I was up at 8 am on a Saturday . . . ) was weigh myself.  Good news people!  I was down 5.4 pounds!!!  Wooohoooo!!!

I attribute this change to two things.  First, I went from a very sedative lifestyle to a semi-active one.  Going from working out never in a week to 2 or 3 times a week makes a big difference.  The second thing is watching what I eat.  I've cut my breakfast and lunch portions nearly in half, while eating a healthier dinner.  (Sometimes.)

I was not perfect this week, and I will dare to say that I probably never will be.  But it is encouraging to see those kind of numbers after just one week.