The other week I decided to start afresh and make this weight loss thing happen. I am tired of being overweight. I am tired of hurting. I am just sick and tired of it! So I started. Now I didn't start full steam ahead and vow to do everything right. I made a vow to work on two habits at a time. I vowed to work on tracking my food and drinking at least 64 ounces of water.
The tracking has gone splendidly. Even through my birthday weekend it was a win! I have tracked religiously for the last two weeks! I have gotten back into the habit and routine of keeping a record of what I am eating. I feel as if I have done a good job with my tracking. I tracked everything. Honestly, I am too ashamed to even share my points /calories that I ate some days. It was ugly! But ugly or pretty the goal was to track regardless. I nailed this habit setting venture. I will be continuing to track my food!
I wish I could declare the same victory for my water drinking habit that I was/am working on. This one has proven to be very elusive to capture. Some days I come really close to drinking my 64 ounces. Some days I'm rather far away. I think that I only managed this once or twice. This habit definitely is NOT cemented yet. I've still got some work to do on this habit building venture to drink my water!
So I am continuing to work on creating the water habit but since I have the tracking down, it is time to add a new habit to the mix to work on. So what is the new habit going to be? Well it is going to be working to keep my calories/points in line each day. I'm not aiming for perfection. Aiming for perfection is a good way to get discouraged because life is not perfect. I am aiming for 5-6 days a week of perfection. I am aiming to be within my points for the week (using the weekly points for WW). So water and keeping my food intake at a correct level for weight loss success is my habits that I will be focusing on. Now just because I am focusing on these two habits doesn't mean that I will be ignoring the tracking...that is in theory now a habit and will be continuing!
I had a nice birthday weekend. On Thursday we ran all of our errands and went to see my mom. On Friday we headed north and visited the abandoned coal mine town of Centralia. This is the town that was abandoned when the coal seams/coal mines caught on fire under the town....and continue to burn out of cotntor. (you can watch my youtube video here for some more info) Sadly for us, all the buildings are gone and it is simply roads and sidewalks that are being reclaimed by nature. But we visited the cemeteries and soaked in the abandoned nature of this town.
On my actual birthday we headed up the road again, but a lot closer this time. We went to Carlisle PA and visted the Army Heritage Museum. I have driven up the interstate so many times and noticed the army equipment situated along the walking trail but I never realized that there is a very nice museum there also. We had a few enjoyable hours exploring the museum and walking trail.
It was a nice birthday weekend. Now that I am half a hundred, it's time (past time) to get my health in line!
ReplyDeleteGood on you for starting afresh.
I’m loving the new WW program…..and hoping by the New Year
I will be well on the way to being a healthier me.
Happy birthday. I am glad that you enjoyed your birthday week. I have been off the track for sometime. I am the heaviest I have been in years. I simply struggle with dieting. I just really don't want to get back to calorie counting. It gets to a point where I feel like it's a full time job. I just want to eat normally and be a healthy weight. Like you I am trying very hard to just take it 1 small step at a time. Last week I did see a small loss but Until I see some consecutive losses I know I'm not there. I hope that you're a husband is much better. Let's make 2023 the year we both get healthy.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! And great job getting after your goals.
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