Monday weigh in time!

There comes a time in a woman’s life… Well, the time comes every month and is often annoying, presenting weight gain, moodiness, and other fun things men have come to realize can be soothed with chocolate and getting-out-of-her-way.

Can you guess what I’m talking about?

Usually at this time, I choose not to get on the scale. I know there will be a gain because there always has been in the past. I used to consistently have a gain of five pounds, but since taking on a healthier lifestyle and eating better foods, that gain is usually less.

Even with that fluctuation, that doesn’t mean we can’t check in!

How are you doing? What’s going on in your life? How are you doing with your goals and what is your plan of action this week?

I am doing okay. I still seem to be having trouble with whatever it is that’s making me fatigued most of the time. That’s why I did myself (and my husband) a favour by skipping the gym this morning, sleeping in a few hours, and getting as rested as I can so I can get some housework done.

I am planning on the housework giving me my usual daily moving around, but I’m still going to go for a walk later. (Hopefully I can drag the husband along.)

This week I am going to the gym every morning except Thursday when I have volunteering. I really need to buckle down on the water, but if I kick my arse on it, I know I can get back to where I need to be.

How is it going for you?

Hello everyone! It’s that time again – Monday.

Bleh.

Current Weight: 250

Ah, the lovely world of the plateau. But, as they say, no loss and no gain is still a good thing!
This past week has been very hard for me. Something is making it so I’m tired all the time and, if I let myself sleep (which I did this weekend) my days just disappear. I can’t really afford to get that behind with work, so I’m trudging through and trying a few things (red meat every night this week to see if it has to do with iron) before trudging to the doctor.

This week I’m hitting it hard at the gym. I completed my first thirty minutes on the elliptical ever. (I usually have a shorter period time mixed with another machine.) That thing is definitely not as easy as you think it would be, but you can really feel it working all your leg muscles.

My plan this week is to keep on with the elliptical as well as switch up how much time I spend at the gym by throwing in some extra treadmill time on top of my usual routine.

I also need to get going on drinking water again. I would not be at all surprised that my lack of the minimum water over the past week has contributed to my plateau continuing. (Are you drinking enough water? I’ll be talking about how to find out how much you should be drinking later this week.)

So how are you doing? What were your successes/little naughty things from last week? What is your plan of action for this week?

Hello everyone! It’s everyone’s favourite day of the week (insert collective groan here): Monday!

Yes, it’s Monday, otherwiese known as weigh in day. So why don’t we get it all over with?

Starting Weight: 256
Current Weight: 250

Nope, no loss from last week. However, I’m counting it as a positive, given the weekend I had.

I honestly considered calling today a no go as far as weighing in went. We all deserve and need to take time off occasionally, and that’s what I did this weekend. I declared a mental health weekend for myself and stayed as far away from stress as I could.

Avoiding stress meant staying away from the computer, no weekend work, a lot of time spent with my husband, good television…and not worrying about what I ate. I didn’t go out and make silly decisions like death by chocolate cake and a bunch of coctails, but I could have done better.

My portion control wasn’t so great. I ate more than I needed to. However, it was an excellent weekend that was just what I needed to calm down and focus, so I don’t regret it one bit.

This week I am going to focus on getting to the gym every day (except Wednesday, but I have volunteer work that will keep me moving all day) and keeping up with drinking water. I’m also going to make a conscious effort to keep track of my portions, just so I don’t get myself into a habit from this weekend.

So how are you doing? Have you lost, gained, or stayed the same this week? What is your game plan for this week?