Feeling better & making a plan.......

I'm feeling better now that I have had 2 colds back to back in the last 2 weeks. Not fun. I'm feeling run down but getting back to myself.
Everyone is making plans for Thanksgiving Day eating. My plan will be to eat what I want without going over board. The key is to only eat the things I really, really want (for my body) I love veggies and turkey! As for the sweets I will be choosy and just a small amount to be satisfied. If I go over my calorie amount I'm not going to beat myself up. I will be back on plan the next day and moving in a forward motion.
My weight has been sitting right around the same for a while now and I need to figure out what to do to give myself a boost to lose another 25-35 pounds. I will be looking into some different exercise DVDs.
Does anyone have any good ideas for a plateau boost?

trying without ceasing....

I have chose to make my weight loss journey a life change and with that I am not on any "diet". I am continuously trying to make good, healthy choices regarding the food I eat and the activities I do. I mess up all the time!!! But, I am still trying without ceasing! I am never giving up...even though some days I really feel like it.

I have been feeling really guilty that I don't really deserve the HYC badge that I have. Every time I lose enough to get it, I gain a little bit back. So, I am debating on how long I should keep it up with out really deserving it. Part of me really wants to keep it up because I did work hard to get it but, the other part of me says no, you don't deserve it because you didn't work hard enough to keep it.
Ooooooh, the agony. :)

I had a challenging workout last night...mentally and physically challenging. I had to remember and perform part of what I learned for my Black Belt test. I have not done any of it in 2.5 months, I have been working on all new moves. I made it through. Then in the second class I got to work on my current moves and teach some stuff to a new student. It was great!

I'm off to look for a healthy lunch choice.....wish me luck.

weigh-in Day...

Today was weigh-in day for me and I stayed the same. I'm not surprised that I didn't lose, I had a bad week last week. I am so glad I didn't gain though.
Today is a busy day for me and I'm feeling a bit scattered so far.
I'm looking forward to training tonight....Tuesday was a good workout and I'm hoping it will be a good challenge tonight too.
My calorie choices for today have not been the best so far but, I still have time to make good choices. I had a cheese bagel w/fat free cream cheese and sausage for breakfast. I also had a mocha and doughnut for snack. Lunch and dinner are yet to be known. Better choices I hope.

Have a great day!

Last week...

Last week was not so good. Weigh-in day was depressing....I gained 1.5 pounds! I'm getting so tired of losing, gaining. losing, gaining. Over all I'm still going down but, I wish I could be more consistently losing. I'm in a slump. I am having a hard time making good choices throughout the day. Feeling emotional last week too.....and that doesn't help anything!!!!

Ok.....I'm feeling a bit better this week. Three days of making great choices in a row. My calories are on track and I got in 2 hours of good training last night and looking forward to another 2 hours tomorrow night. I'm trying to get myself into a habit of getting in a workout on my off-training days. I used to do this when I first started losing weight but got out of the habit when I started training everyday for my blackbelt. Now I need to get back into the workouts that I did before. Last Monday I did circuit training and loved it but, couldn't do it this week because my kids needed to be somewhere else at that time. I will try to do it again next Monday after the karate class that I teach in the mornings.

I am so thankful for all of you out there that struggle with the same things that I do. Good days and bad days we are all still trying to keep our heads above the water.

The lesson of the day at karate was:

We are responsible for how our day goes.
If it is raining we can be sad that it is wet out or, we can be glad that the grass is getting watered.
Instead of whining that you have to go to work, be happy that you have a job.
Instead of grumbling that you have to clean house, be thankful that you have shelter over your head.
It really is true our whole day revolves around our attitude about everything.

I'm having a good day today! I hope you are too.....and if you aren't, there is still time to turn it around. :)