weight loss diary, week 6 of 15

Considering that on Friday night, I went to Myth for Agnes' bday dinner, then to Pink for drinks, and scarfed down popcorn when I got home, I didn't do all that badly points-wise. I was about 10 points over my target of 178.5 (which comes out to 25.5 per day), but still under the upper limit of 189 (27 points per day) - the amount recommended by my nutritionist, Janet McBride, for weight loss.

This is a nice surprise, considering how horrid I felt yesterday. Bleh.

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Week 6 Stats, 4/16 - 4/22

• Weight: 128.5lbs - up from this week's low of 126.8
• Body Fat: 27.5%
• Body Fat #s Lost: 0.54lbs
• Total Points: 188.5

Workouts:

• Sun, 4/16: Flow Yoga, 40 mins
• Mon, 4/17: Weights, 60 mins
• Tues, 4/18: Cardio Kickbox and Sculpt, 35 mins
• Fri, 4/21: Cardio Kickbox and Sculpt, 25 mins

No pics this week - camera broken :-(

So I've posted my weight graph instead.

Accomplishments:

• Stayed pretty well below my points allowance of 25.5 most of the week - even below 20 on some days. And wasn't hungry! :-)
  
• Behaved at dinner at Myth on Friday night. I usually just eat and eat and eat when I'm at nice restaurants like this. However, I limited myself to small servings of the foie gras pasta, risotto, lamb and pork, and got a grilled scallops entree. I turned down bread, Walu fish, soup, and the beef cheek ravioli. [The strategy: Ate a serving of salad and roast chicken before going, so I wasn't starving for dinner.]
  
• Moderated my drinking on Friday night: 2 glasses of wine at dinner, 1 beer, and 2 champagnes at Pink. I also drank water between every glass, and decided on 5 as my upper limit. And you know what? I'm a cheap date! I was good and toasted with 5 drinks (I usually go waaaaaay past that).
  
• Did an hour of weight training on Monday, despite exhaustion.
  
• Went to a meditation session on Tues with Carolyn. I didn't really like it, but I tried it.
• Made the decision to start an abstinence program for alcohol. See more below.

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What Helped Me:

• Renewed optimism. After last week's fiasco, I decided to start over again without guilt. It helped!
• Admitting that I have to do something about my drinking consumption. I was surprised by the number of people who not only supported me, but thanked me for being honest enough to talk about it. Its so taboo.
• Commitment to growth. Seeing my weight loss as a microcosm of part of a larger growth journey has been significant in turning things around in my life.
  
• Taking responsibility for my actions. I finally dealt with all my car/DMV bullsh*t on Monday, despite my absolutely utter impatience with the situation. TS says I'm learning to delay gratification, which is one of the biggest steps to being responsible.
• Mom! Love her! Love the puppy!
• Michelle, my most fabulous acupuncturist - whose dedication to my well being is just amazing.

What Hurt Me:

• Surprisingly, my car. I've noticed that now that I have it back and functioning, I walk A LOT less... mostly because I don't have to trek to public transpo. Also, I don't know - its like a safety net, and I find myself running late again. I'm going to try to adjust that.
• My freaking TMJ! I'm so over this jaw pain. I didn't work out on Thurs because of it, and I'm not sleeping well again.
• The general lessening of enthusiasm that comes with a long term commitment. Ah well. I'm still following the plan, just not thinking about it. Is that good, in that its becoming a part of my life? Or bad, because I'm not focusing as much?
  

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Week 7 Goals

• Work out at the gym again. Its great that I'm working out at home - hey, better than nothing, right? - but I am still paying for a gym, and I feel like I'll get a better workout there. At the very least, I'll feel more fierce. I'll decide at the end of June whether or not I want to quit.
• Workout Schedule:
  ~ Today: Bikram
  ~ Mon (maybe): Spinning. Monday are "me" days
  ~ Tues: Bhangra / Elliptical and Weights
  ~ Thurs: Boxing
  ~ Sat: Elliptical and Weights
• Go to WW meeting this week. I've used up all of my missed meetings allowance :-(
  
• Get Responsible Drinking book and start 30 day abstinence program
• Target: 25.5 points per day, 17.5 APs per week
• Really lose that pound. I mean, its been going back and forth for 3 damn weeks!