Runs for Cookies: Wednesday Weigh-In: Week 175

Pleased Leap Day! For not being a holiday-person, there’s something that I really like about Leap Day. Most likely due to numbers and I positively *am* a numbers-person.

Holy cow, I simply realized it has been three weeks since my final weigh in…? I knew I skipped Valentine’s Day, however I do not keep in mind why I skipped final week. I wasn’t avoiding the size, so I simply most likely did not really feel like writing. As I step farther from running a blog, it is truly getting tougher to make myself write. I just like the accountability of my weigh-ins, although, so I actually need to attempt to get again to doing them each single week.

I have been hovering within the low- to mid-140’s for some time now. At the moment, I used to be at 143.6, and I do not keep in mind what my weigh-in was three weeks in the past, however I believe it was comparable.

Nevertheless, I’ve not too long ago run into an issue I’ve by no means actually had earlier than throughout weight reduction, and it has been a problem…

I’ve by no means had a “common” schedule–Jerry’s work schedule was at all times in all places and since I am a “homemaker” (saying “stay-at-home mother or father” sounds form of odd now that Eli is a senior in highschool!), I primarily based my schedule round Jerry’s. Having a swing shift has benefits for certain, nevertheless it’s horrible if you thrive on a constant schedule.

I would by no means been in a position to plan meals for a similar time day by day, have a standing date with pals, or have an out there time slot that was open each week (I am a homemaker by alternative, but when I would needed to work outdoors the house, my availability was everywhere in the place–nothing constant).

All of that is to say that day by day was just about the same–it wasn’t like, “Yay, it is the weekend!”, as a result of generally a Wednesday and Thursday had been like weekends to us. Or a Monday and Tuesday. Or no matter. So, I by no means had that “weekend mentality”–eating rather well through the week and splurging on the weekends, and many others. Having such a inconsistent schedule truly appeared to work nicely in that sense.

Now that Jerry has a constant schedule, SO MUCH has modified. We’re nonetheless getting used to it, and we positively must work on our weight loss plan. We have fallen into the “weekend mentality” cycle. And it is exhausting to get out of!

I make dinner on the identical time day by day, which has been so so so good for planning functions, and our weekdays are very constant. Nevertheless, we have began treating the weekends like a free-for-all on the subject of our daily life. Primarily relating to meals.

It began after we had been consuming tremendous clear throughout January. There was quite a lot of vegan “junk meals” that I needed to make, nevertheless it did not slot in with an entire meals weight loss plan. So, I recommended we make Friday a “junk meals” dinner night time: vegan burgers, pizza, fried tofu, and many others. That method, we might be consuming (principally) clear six days every week and will nonetheless take pleasure in our favourite junk meals. Appears like a good suggestion, proper?

[I want to note that this is NOT something I call a “cheat day”–we aren’t on a diet. We’ve just been trying to eat much healthier and, in general, I think that having one junk meal a week fits just fine into a healthy diet. Honestly, the junk meals aren’t even horrible–just far less nutrition, while still being vegan. I don’t like the phrase “cheat day” because it implies bingeing or overeating just to squeeze it all into one day.]

Anyway, what began as an awesome thought rotated fast–from one meal to then consuming no matter all day Friday, then Friday and Saturday, after which just about the entire weekend. And on Monday, it is again to the norm. It is a downside we have by no means confronted earlier than!

My weight has been fluctuating far more than traditional, and positively greater than it ought to. I am speaking a distinction of 10 kilos in a weekend! It is clearly not all fats, as a result of after a few days of maintaining a healthy diet, it comes proper off. However the entire cycle will not be one thing I am joyful with–especially contemplating I’m attempting to get my weight again down underneath 135.

This weekend shall be a giant check. Jerry and I’ve been speaking all week about how we’ll deal with it, haha. Going into it with a plan in place and acknowledging how the “weekend mentality” is messing with our weight reduction targets, we’re tremendous decided to cease the cycle this weekend. I do nonetheless like the concept of creating a “junk meals”-type dinner on Friday nights, although. When the youngsters had been youthful, we used to plan “Pizza Friday” for when Jerry would have Fridays off–that’s the one motive I selected Friday. If I depart it up within the air, we’ll probably fall again into the cycle.

So, that is an replace of what is been occurring over the past three weeks so far as weight reduction/weight loss plan. I’ve nonetheless been working very first thing each morning with Joey. A number of weeks in the past, I discussed that, for every week, I used to be going so as to add one block (solely a tenth of a mile) to the run each day–and I did! I made myself do it for every week to see if I might get used to it (and regularly improve my distance).

Nevertheless, I discovered it made me completely dread the run, which is so silly! It is solely a tenth of a mile longer (60 seconds on an excellent day), however there’s something psychological about the truth that after I know I am solely working one block, it feels so easy as a result of I can see my home virtually all the method. So, after that week, I made a decision that one block is sweet if it will get me out and working. A few instances every week, I am going to do two and even three if the climate is nice–not deliberate, however as soon as I am on the market I generally select to do extra.

One thing that I’m very pleased with is that I’ve missed about 4 or 5 runs; it sounds odd to be joyful about that, however I used to be so anxious that if I broke the streak I began September 1, I would just stop altogether. The primary time I missed it, I used to be so mad–I would gotten dressed for winter working, put Joey on the leash, and began making my method down the driveway. There was actually not ONE naked spot of concrete that wasn’t coated with ice. It was the form of ice that has no traction whatsoever–picture an ice skating arena–and was barely melting so it had a skinny layer of water on prime.

I rapidly realized it wasn’t attainable to run. After which I noticed it may not even be attainable to make it again up the driveway! Hahaha, our driveway has a slight slope and my ft simply saved sliding again towards the road. Positive, I might have simply run on the treadmill; however my objective for making this morning run a behavior was to get outdoors within the recent air to begin my break day feeling good.

There have been a number of different events the place I’ve missed the run, however I am good with that as a result of I get proper again to it the subsequent morning–as lengthy as it is so ordinary that it feels bizarre NOT working every morning, I would say that is profitable. I am simply actually joyful that I have not handled it as I are likely to deal with streaks of any kind–quitting as quickly because the streak is damaged.

Okay, this put up is admittedly lengthy for a weigh-in! My plan for the upcoming week is just to eat constantly. I have been nice about getting in greens and my weight loss plan all through the week has been tremendous wholesome. It is simply the weekend mentality that I must cease earlier than it turns into a behavior.