I gained this week… I went up .2 lbs.
I know .2 silly right? Couldn’t just stay the same?
It’s ok, I’m fine with a small gain here and there, and I get back on track this coming week.
What didn’t work this week?
- Movement
- I STRUGGLED this week to get to 8,000 steps every day. Like ten at night walking next to my bed to get the last few thousand steps in!
- Food
- Oy the fastfood and eating out this week was bad:
- McDonald’s last Friday, the 17th
- Farmer Boys Sunday
- Egg & I French Dip Monday for a birthday brunch with a dear friend
- McDonald’s on Tuesday
- Pupusa’s on Wednesday
- Burger King Thursday
- I didn’t even realize I ate out every day until just now. Oops.
- Most of this was SUPER SALTY!! I am probably retain a TON of water right now with this week’s eating habits.
- Saturday the 18th was the only day we cooked at home the whole day!
- Oy the fastfood and eating out this week was bad:
- Smoothies
- There were none.. zero.. zilch.. nada.. I did not smoothie this week.
- Water
- I could have done MUCH better drinking water.
- I know I haven’t had my normal amount of water this week.
- I can feel it everywhere! Headaches all week, puffy fingers.. I know I didn’t drink near enough water.
What did work this week?
- Tracking
- I tracked every single day every single thing. Even though I was eating every day, I still tracked it.
- I technically stayed within my points and weeklies but I think the salt was just too much from all the fast food.
Did I deserve a gain.. heck yes. Am I still happy with myself? HECK YES!
I tracked when I wasn’t making the best choices. I still stayed within my points. I did push myself to get to at least 8,000 steps (even though, whew it was rough).
What do I do different this week? My Goals/Plan for the week:
- Movement:
- 9,000 steps daily (yes, daily.)
- At least one workout video or swim session daily (not just me stepping right before bed to get my numbers, an actual workout.)
- Water
- Drink AT LEAST 3 of my 40 ounce hydro flasks full of water EVERY DAY. At least, could be more.
- Food
- Well, make better choices, that’s for sure
- Eat less red meat (I had a lot of hamburger, carne asada, and steak this last week.)
- Track daily no matter what
- Smoothies – at least three this week.
So, there you have it, my first gain since June 1st, the things that I chose to work against me, what helped me not have a bigger gain, and my plan for the upcoming week.
What about you? How did you do? Loss, gain, maintain? How did you feel this week about that? Anything you would like to do different this coming week? Anything new you want to try?
