With our weigh in coming up for the end of Round 1, I am so nervous! I weighed in this morning with only 0.8 pounds to go. I know I could have all ready reached my goal, but last week I was just a complete mess. Hormones, stress, life, everything. I was a mess. My birthday was this past weekend, so we celebrated that too and luckily I got back on track this week.
Last week I was extremely stressed out about everything. I skipped 3 of out 5 work-outs and my eating wasn't controlled at all. I went over my calorie goals every day of the week. On my birthday, I realized that I probably wouldn't be reaching my goal for Round 1 even though I was only 0.4 pounds away from it. My head just wasn't in it at all. So, I let myself eat cake and have a few drinks. Heck, it was my birthday. Who am I to say no on my birthday? I believe it's okay to splurge a little, as long as you plan on getting back on track. My family cooked a bunch of fried seafood: stuffed crabs, stuffed shrimp, crab cakes, and fried calamari. It was delicious. I felt incredibly sick after eating it all. Okay, lesson learned! Perhaps this is a good preview into the holiday eating season. I need to learn eat things in moderation when faced with a schmorgersborg of food... or however you spell that!
I finally got back on track on Sunday. I found my motivation and discipline again and I am doing the best that I can to hopefully make up for last week. If I win Round 1 that's great, but even if I don't I am still doing an amazing job! Even with such horrible eating habits and lack of exercise, I didn't really gain weight last week. So, my metabolism must be kicking in. If I fall off, I can just pick it back up again. We still have 5 months to go, looking at the bigger picture, and my older clothes are starting to fit again. I still have a lot to be excited about!