Harewatch (March 8th, 2010)
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jakebeWeight: 185.8
All last week I was doing pretty well: I exercised on a fairly regular basis, I stuck rigidly to my diet, and I had picked up a few tricks that managed to keep my hunger from getting the best of me. The biggest pitfall for this diet, by the way, is the double-whammy of hunger and nerves: when I'm on an even keel, I can Zen my way through being hungry, but the moment I get stressed I start reaching for something sweet. *Still* haven't figured my way past that weakness yet.
My weekly low was 183.4 pounds, which was incredibly exciting. I went home on Friday thinking that I could even snack a little more than normal during the Star Wars game and the Oscar party, because I had dropped two pounds this week. So I did. And all of the progress that I had made over the past five days was erased.
On Saturday I had McDonald's (chicken nuggets and fries), Popeye's (naked chicken strips, mashed potatoes and red beans and rice), Skittles, and Dr. Pepper. As if that weren't bad enough, to celebrate the completion of a writing project I had about three or four glasses of wine, a shot of homemade(!!) limoncello and a slice of cheesecake with caramel and cream sauce.
On Sunday morning, I weighed 186 pounds.
Sunday I ran three miles and worked out my chest, drank nothing but coffee and Naked fruit juice before the Oscar party, and limited myself to a single plate of Italian food there. And I still only went down .2 pounds. I'm thinking that I'll be able to make it up this week, as long as I'm good, but it's shocking to me how easy it is to slip, and how difficult it is to be good. Thankfully, I have a lot less partying to do next weekend, so it should be a bit easier to remain on the straight and narrow.
In addition to that, we're only ten weeks away from the Bay to Breakers 12k! I discovered a pretty nifty 15k Training Program that I'll be starting today. I'm thinking for the 'strengthen' exercise we'll be doing back and chest workouts, and for cross-training either weight-lifting or the elliptical machine. When lifting weights, I'll be trying for lighter numbers with more repetition. I want to train for toning, endurance, and a nice, slim 'runner's physique'. And maybe, *just* maybe, I'll be able to keep up with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
malinandrolo this year.
All last week I was doing pretty well: I exercised on a fairly regular basis, I stuck rigidly to my diet, and I had picked up a few tricks that managed to keep my hunger from getting the best of me. The biggest pitfall for this diet, by the way, is the double-whammy of hunger and nerves: when I'm on an even keel, I can Zen my way through being hungry, but the moment I get stressed I start reaching for something sweet. *Still* haven't figured my way past that weakness yet.
My weekly low was 183.4 pounds, which was incredibly exciting. I went home on Friday thinking that I could even snack a little more than normal during the Star Wars game and the Oscar party, because I had dropped two pounds this week. So I did. And all of the progress that I had made over the past five days was erased.
On Saturday I had McDonald's (chicken nuggets and fries), Popeye's (naked chicken strips, mashed potatoes and red beans and rice), Skittles, and Dr. Pepper. As if that weren't bad enough, to celebrate the completion of a writing project I had about three or four glasses of wine, a shot of homemade(!!) limoncello and a slice of cheesecake with caramel and cream sauce.
On Sunday morning, I weighed 186 pounds.
Sunday I ran three miles and worked out my chest, drank nothing but coffee and Naked fruit juice before the Oscar party, and limited myself to a single plate of Italian food there. And I still only went down .2 pounds. I'm thinking that I'll be able to make it up this week, as long as I'm good, but it's shocking to me how easy it is to slip, and how difficult it is to be good. Thankfully, I have a lot less partying to do next weekend, so it should be a bit easier to remain on the straight and narrow.
In addition to that, we're only ten weeks away from the Bay to Breakers 12k! I discovered a pretty nifty 15k Training Program that I'll be starting today. I'm thinking for the 'strengthen' exercise we'll be doing back and chest workouts, and for cross-training either weight-lifting or the elliptical machine. When lifting weights, I'll be trying for lighter numbers with more repetition. I want to train for toning, endurance, and a nice, slim 'runner's physique'. And maybe, *just* maybe, I'll be able to keep up with
malinandrolo this year.
