Week Three Day Seven

So I didn't want to do this post, but it's what happened, so here goes.  Yesterday morning I don't know if it was allergies or being around all of the germs that my students carry around, but I felt congested and tired, so I slept as late as I could before church and then had to rush out the door before eating.  There were some stressful situations, and when I got home at 12:30, I was frustrated and very hungry.  I started well by having 2 more cups of the bean salad, but then I proceeded to eat whatever I felt like eating for the rest of the afternoon and evening.  I didn't keep track and didn't care.  I didn't wear my pedometer.   My knee was hurting, and I kept trying to gently stretch it out, work the muscles, ice it, but it still is hard to put my weight on it.  By the end of the day, I was depressed- especially knowing that the next morning I would do my weigh-in.  Sure enough, I had to move marbles back this morning.  It makes me mad that no matter how much I say that the numbers aren't why I'm doing this, I still find myself getting caught up and fixated on them.  The good things I did this week far outnumbered the falterings of Saturday night and Sunday.  Still, I find myself measuring the success or failure of the week by the number on the scale.  It's a wee bit maddening and I hate it.

Now I am gearing up for the fresh day/week before me.  I want to review goals from last week:

1. Write down all my food and activity choices and report back nightly to this blog.
2. Transition back to eating 5 meals a day.
3. Eat whole foods whenever possible.
4. Work out three times a week.
5. Take Pippin on a walk three times during the week.
6. Prepare for and cook a balanced dinner five days of the seven

#1- With the exception of yesterday, I wrote down all my food and blogged it.

#2- On a normal work day, I seem to be doing really well at this.

#3- I would say I'm about 60-75% on this one.

#4- It was hard, and I had to do three days in a row, but I did it.

#5- Pip got four walks with me this week.

#6- Nope.  I think it happened twice this week.

For the next week, I'm keeping the same goals.  Try, try, try again.  I don't feel ready to increase anything just yet.  I have a little time this morning to get my food ready for the day.  I'm going to see if I can find a healthy chicken crock pot recipe to put together before I leave.  Onward and upward.  This is a marathon, not a sprint.