Checking In...

It was a really, really good week. Unfortunately, really, really good weeks do not always translate into really, really good weight losses, but I'm all right with that...I think. Anyway, I do not want to this into a weekly weigh-in, although you can be sure I'm weighing myself all the time; however, I am down 1 pound this week. All-in-all, I'll take it. Sure, I'd love for it to be more, but being down 9 lbs. in two weeks, is awesome and I truly believe in making changes I can live with, which is going to result in slow weight loss. I know that, but I will confess it's sometimes hard to be okay with that. :)

This week's highlights:

• I went to the Ohio State Fair and stayed pretty in-control.
• I've been dealing with a lot of really tough emotions, yet I've held it together.
• I kept my food journal all 7 days.
• I worked out 5 times and started a strength-training program
• I can feel my body getting stronger--stairs are already easier
  

Things to work on:

• Twice this week I have honest-to-goodness forgotten all about the changes I'm making. Not good. Once, I remembered before I ate, and dealt with it fairly well, the other time I remembered after I ate. I still filled out my food journal, and I think I accounted accurately for what I ate, but I was disappointed in myself and I know if it had been more in the forefront of my mind I would have made better choices.
• I have orientation this week. It's a 2-day affair, that's most likely going to mean 2 days I can't work out. Also, the end of the week some things are going on which will make it impossible for me to get to the gym. It's going to be a real challenge to get in 4 workouts.
  
• I will not be cooking at home for four days this week. That's a huge challenge right there.

Well, that's my progress report. I'm most proud of the fact that I'm exercising and truly working it into my routines. My biggest goal for the week will be to maintain that as well as keep tracking in my food journal.