Whoopsie Daisies

Last week got busy and I forgot to update my blogger with everything I put into my mouth. It's interesting that out of every week so far, last weekend (Friday and Saturday) were my worst days in terms of controlling my eating. I was able to straighten out and fly right on Sunday and have been doing fine since. But of course I am nervous that I am going to see some negative results on the scale and that is always a bit scary.

To get myself properly motivated, I've started thinking about what I want to get for myself once I hit the 10 pound marker. I need to lose only 2.7 pounds in order to hit that goal and I think it would help if I had something looming out in the distance for me to buy. I would really like a new pair of jeans, but I don't want to buy anything at Lane Bryant, as it's too expensive and typically the fit is a bit off. I am hesitant to order jeans online from old navy, as pants are the worst thing to buy before you try on. But I just need to keep in mind that I can always send whatever I purchase back to the store if it doesn't fit.

My exercise has also been lacking quite a bit. I did some stretching&strength training on Sunday and Tuesday, and I also did just stretching on Monday morning. But I need to get the cardio back in. I am just feeling unmotivated to do it after work. I can't wait until we start going back to the gym. As much as I hate the gym sometimes, it's easier to work out there than it is to work out at home (when you can see the couch from the "gym").

I am doing well with some of my resolutions though.

• I have successfully avoided lactose and splenda for three full weeks.
• I have been cooking at least one new recipe per week.
• I have been drinking an excessive amount of water.

Things I have not been doing as well.

• Exercising 5 times per week (obviously).
• Walking more often just for fun (this died with the lack of gym visits and the bad weather, sadly).
• Eating a variety of 7 healthy foods.

Don't get me wrong, I have been eating mostly healthy foods. It just seems to me that a whole lot of them are whole wheat related. Or one day I will get in my vegetables and beans, but no fruit. Or I'll eat my fruits, but no vegetables. I don't know how to steadily add them all into my diet. The fruit and yogurt are easy, as I can have them with my lunch. And I like the addition of a banana with my breakfast, as I can have it with whatever I'm eating. But raw vegetables are expensive and I don't always feel like eating them for lunch unless they are in a salad. But I guess that is one place where I could make a good change - I could have carrot sticks w/ hummus more often.

I have a love/hate relationship with vegetables for dinner. Again, raw vegetables are a bit expensive, but I don't like how some vegetables taste if they came from a frozen bag. I like canned green beans okay, but everything else from the can (other than nutrition-less corn) makes me feel gross. So. I guess carrots w/ lunch it is! And maybe a can of green beans with every dinner.