A Wobbly Weekend
...but let me say right now, I'm feeling OK about it. I know where it went wrong and what I've got to do now. (And I know I'll figure it out even more while writing this blog... I do love blogging...)
Bit of a difficult weekend. Wound up eating more than I wanted to yesterday, and unsatisfying stuff like cake too. Not dramatically, but still. I want to eat in my new way forever, I don't want to drift back to my old habits. Basically it was a combination of numerous factors. On their own, it wouldn't have been a problem. En masse... wobble time.
1) I didn't drink enough water
I just clean forgot to keep up my drinking, I realise! And when I don't drink enough water, I tend to feel hungry.
Lesson learned 1: need to remember to take my water bottle out with me
2) I didn't keep my food diary this weekend
The food diary really keeps me in check. It makes me answer to myself. I wound up eating 2 Freddo bars yesterday at a party, and I'm sure I wouldn't have if I was doing my food diary that day, but I'd already decided to take a day off the food diary and see what happened.
Lesson learned 2: I need to keep up my food diary for the forseeable future. Might not publish them on the blog, but I definitely need to keep writing them.
3) Impatience
I have been doing fabulously with my eating for the last month. But over the last few days I've started feeling impatient... Why haven't I woken up magically as a size 8? Partially it must be the duck talking, and I'm listening. The other part is I'd forgotten Pete's words that the weight doesn't magically pile on... it takes practice at eating the wrong things, and eating too much! The weight gain happens gradually.... and so does the weight loss.
Lesson Learned 3a) shut the duck up!
Lesson Learned 3b) Patience, patience, it is happening.
4) Disappointment & Not Planning
Really didn't have a fun day yesterday. Went to an all-day 4th birthday party, where I'd agreed (as a favour) to host the entertainment (I do kids' music lessons so get occasionally asked to do parties). Anyway, it was a bit horrendous. There were so many kids - way beyond my comfort zone. Parents talked throughout, I couldn't make myself heard... anyway, apparently the kids enjoyed it, which was the most important thing, but I felt really disappointed in myself (the duck again?) for not having done a better job.
And, because I was at the party all day, I didn't have access to healthy foods, but there were loads of cakes and chocolates.
All things considered, I ate ok, but I had too much cake when I wasn't even hungry, which is annoying.
Lesson Learned 4a) I must feel more confident in bringing my own healthy snacks and food to places where I don't think good food will be available.
Lesson Learned 4b) SHUUUUUUUT THE DUUUUUUUCK UUUUUUP!!!!!!!!!!
Anyway. I feel better for that. Have a great day xxx
Great blog. Knowing where you've gone off track is the first step to making better choices and it seems you've already learned the lessons for next time. Well done.
Bx