I didn't make it to my WW meeting today. My girl kept me up most of the night and by morning it was clear that we needed to go to the vet. She's going to be fine - just some kind of stomach bug. She keeps throwing up and pooping a lot! I hope the meds kick in soon.
So I was late into work today and missed my lunchtime meeting. I was tempted to skip altogether, but I had a morbid curiosity to find out how much I had gained. I stepped in for weigh in after work. It is shocking to me that I am only up .6 this week.
BUT
That means that I now weigh 145 exactly. If I gain anymore I'll be close to 150! Yikes! Time to get back on track. I really would like to be in the 130s for my high school reunion.
Here are my challenges:
1. Work has just gotten crazy busy. And I'm taking 3.5 days off out of the next 7 working days. I'm feeling guilty for not putting in more hours (not to mention the half day I had to take today for my girl). Plus, since I'm on 100% commission, my vacation days could directly impact this month's salary potential! I'm feeling stretched among work and extracurricular stuff (foster care meeting, band practice, trying to have a social life, etc). Getting in exercise will be a challenge.
2. I'm going out of town twice in the next few days. Friday I head to Nevada to see my sister and her family. Fortunately my sister is trying to lose weight too, so that helps, but I always have to fight the "I'm on vacation - let's eat!" mentality. Next week I'm doing a quick overnight to celebrate a friend's 40th birthday. Lots of eating and drinking opportunities there.
This is what I'm going to try and do:
1. Remember what Mom says: "This too shall pass." I may feel crazy and hectic right now, but things will slow down.
2. Practice saying no a few more times. No to activities, no to requests, no to time-suckers, no to things that seem important, but really aren't.
3. Make peace with imperfection. Yep, I'm still sleeping in the guest room, on sheets that are past their prime. Yep, my own mattress is still bare and waiting for fresh sheets. Yep, the house needs vacuuming. (Author's Note: If you ever met my girl, you would realize that the house perpetually needs vacuuming. She's out of control!) Another week of this will not kill anyone.
4. Drink more water. I've noticed that I'm not drinking as much as I usually do and I'm not sure why. But I wonder if there may be any correlation between that and my weight gain.
It's late and I'm off to sleep on my dirty sheets. Don't judge me!
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6 comments:
Juice, I'm just glad to hear from you! Does your sister live near Lake Tahoe? There are some amazing places to hike up there.
Glad your girl is okay for now.
And hey, at least you have a spare bed to sleep on. I only have the couch. Although I have to admit, in my old age, clean sheets have become a priority for me!
Yep,,, your mom was right. "This to shall pass"!!! Hang in there.. things will calm down and you will get the scale going in the right direction again!
Yes this will pass. My best friend is trying to teach me how to say no to things and I'm really trying to do that because otherwise we would never have a minute to ourselves. Hope your girl is doing well!!!
Hope your girl is feeling better.
Glad you have some plans in place, sounds like you're on the right track.
I have ended up many a time (especially lately) getting up at 5am just so I can fit a workout in. It is hard but now it is nice to head out for a run abut 6am (5am is I can have breakfast and wake up before I exercise) and greet the sun rising above the mountains.
Glad your girl is okay for now! Sorry to hear that she'd been feeling sick.
Whew! I'm feeling like my life is a whirlwind too, lately. Hang in there and yep, the moms are right: this too shall pass! (Funny, mine always says that, too!)
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