Saturday, January 28, 2012

Scale Steppin Saturday--195.5


I am down a smidge more in weight.  I weighed in this morning at 195.5 lbs.  I am happy and giddy.

This week was a bit rough.  I had PMS and my TOM and tons of cravings for chocolate, which I satisfied every night with a couple of pieces of dark chocolate.  However, last night I did a bit of a chocolate binge having half a bar.  And Trader Joe's definitely betrayed me by having dark chocolate bars for $1.59, so I bought two. No, I didn't rip into those, but they were bought in a "just-in-case-haze" while getting more coconut oil.  

I am feeling well and definitely proud of having a loss.  I worked out 5 times this week.  I may workout today when I can steal away a bit of a break from the kids.  But I have a ton of things to get to this weekend.    Laundry, cleaning bathrooms, and all that lovely stuff.  

Goals for the week:
  • Eat grain free
  • No sugar--yeah, Trader Joe's, let's see about those dark chocolate bars.
  • Workout 5 times a week.
  • Manage my home life so I can reduce the feelings of overwhelming-ness.
  • Drink tons of water.
This week has been hard because I get to a point where I feel overwhelmed.  Having a full time job out of the house keeps me extremely busy and then when I am home, I have limited time to do everything I need to do before wanting to crash.  I know that the stress of my home life and work is contributing to my stress, which keeps a body inflamed and retaining fat.  But I am doing pretty good.   I am looking forward to getting to 190 lbs, which is my next goal.  

How do you deal with stress?

8 comments:

  1. I got a (very reasonable) housekeeper. She only does 1/4 of the house-- the downstairs, in case we have guests-- but it really helped. For $30 (1.5 hours) a week...worth it.

    Especially now.

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    1. I will try. I have someone in mind, but I feel like even setting that up is too much on me. But you are right.

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  2. Congrats on the loss! I find when I'm stressed, it really helps to workout, even if it's just walking, which is my favorite kind of exercise. :-)

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    1. Thank you. Yes, working out is a great stress reliever. Sometimes hard to remember at 5 a.m., *yawn*

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  3. Hi there,
    I stumbled onto your blog and we are alike in a few ways. I am trying to recover from binge eating, researching OA, and into the Paleo lifestyle, among some other things. Great job and good luck with your journey!

    http://finally-thinspired.blogspot.com/

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    1. Thank you. I've gone through that very list. I feel like I am a recovering binge eater. Paleo has made my life better in so many ways. I hope it works for you.

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  4. Hi Rosa, congratulations on the weight loss and the working out. Proud of the steps you are taking for a healthier you. You know 13lbs suggestion of help sounds like something you might want to consider. Just one day a week. You have a high stress job and well, and if you can get a great price like 13lbs. It would be money well spent. It's okay to have help.

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    1. Will do! I am just overwhelmed by the responsibilities of doing everything; even getting the help.

      Thanks for your support.

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