Happppy Monday Friends! Or maybe you’re like me, and you like to pretend that Monday doesn’t exist at all, there is just an inconvenient gap between Sunday and Tuesday. So if that’s the case then; Happy Sunuesday!
Monday’s really do get a bad rap though, it does stink that they kick off the week, but I guess its better because we’re one day closer to the weekend, again, right? Right.
Okay, enough about Monday, let’s talk about Friday, Saturday, Sunday and most importantly, me.
This weekend was weird. Very exciting, but very weird. A lot of awesome things happened, that I didn’t expect, at all.
Friday I went for my run and then we went hiking at Letchworth State Park.
It really is a beautiful place, and after driving all over God’s green earth, because we couldn’t get a signal on the GPS or our phones, we found it. Right in time for it to start raining. Oh well, we toughed it out and had a great time!
Saturday challenged me right from the start with a swollen belly and a run waiting to be done. I was forced to look back on my goals for the week, listen to my body and not go out. That is such a hard thing to do. I just had two months off, I don’t like that I occasionally wake up and can’t get my workout in, this whole experience is helping me learn patience.
The rest of Saturday was fantastic, I went to work and then walked out of work with my head held high and a boosted self esteem.
Sunday, the important day, weigh in day. I’m not going to lie, my weight this week kind of sucked. I lost nothing. I gained 0.6lbs. Seems like nothing right? In fact, the messages I got from Twitter followers is not to worry because it’s probably just muscle building. Right, muscle building, that never even occurred to me,and even though that’s probably correct, I’m still P.O’d
Losing weight has never been easy, but it has never been this hard. I feel like I’ve been in a cycle with the same few pounds for over a month now. Oh right, that’s because I have. Granted, the surgery is in there, and blah blah blah, but it’s really easy to look past the facts and dwell on the numbers on the scale. I always try to stay positive in this journey, sometimes though, it’s really f’ing hard. I was getting frustrated so I did the one thing I know makes me feel better.
I went for a run. Since starting running again on Monday I had only done 3′s. Yesterday I channeled my frustration and set out for 5.
I was really excited when I finished; it was the furthest I’ve gone in two months.
I was even more excited when I got home and mapped it and realized it was actually 6. Well, 5.96, but we don’t have to get technical, do we?
Frustration gone. Until later that day when I stuffed my face at a bridal shower and drank more than I should have. Poop.
(You can see all of my weight up’s and down’s right here!)
Goals Revisited From Last Week:
- Pack my lunch every single day. Done. Done. Done. I definitely packed it every day, what about the day though that I forgot it on the table….
- 3 mile run Wednesday, 4 miles Friday, and 5 miles on Saturday…. Yeah, no, #fail on the mileage #win on listening to my body
- Pay attention to everything that goes in my mouth. Liquid or solids, they all count. Yep. Nothing entered me without being questioned.
- Smile, every day, life is beautiful. Check!
Goals for Week Ending 07/29/2012
- I’m really digging my list from last week, and I’m going to keep it the same, because I can.
After the oh-so-powerful scale did not give me what I wanted to see I spent a lot of time thinking. My biggest thought was; Yes, I’m not at goal yet, but look at how much I’ve lost in lbs and look at the fact that I’m a wearing size 4. I want to know, what is more powerful; the number on the scale or the size on the tag? For me I think it’s the number on the scale, I know it shouldn’t be either, but it is.
What’s more important to you? Scale? Size?
What are your goals for the week?
What do you do when you get frustrated?
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8 Comments
Hey! I just found your blog and I love it! I love your positive attitude!
Have a great day!
Hmmm? I would probably say size. :/ I hardly ever weigh….I probably should more often, but I know that if it’s up I will let that set the tone for my day. I also go by my clothes, if they are tight then I know what the scale is going to say.
My main goal this week is to stay on track!
Thanks for visiting! I think that if weighing will ruin your day then you are right not to weigh yourself. I step on the scale almost daily because that’s what I’ve done forever and what I’m used to.
Just wanted to say when you start exercising you are more likely to see a jump in the scale so don’t be hard on yourself. You will hold on to water because of the muscle building. I am so proud of you for listening to your body when it was swollen, so smart. I always think of would I rather get that temporary run to lose out on running in the long run? More than always I choose to be smart for the future. Way to go, you are a daily inspiration.
Oh trust me, it was an internal battle to make that decision! But since I won’t be fully healed for about 6 months, I need to be careful so I can continue to run in the future. If I want to do another half this year I have to.
Awesome run! I’d definitey call that a 6 miler. Looks like you had a fantastic and beautiful hike, too. As for weight/size, I actually try to focus on how I feel and how I’m performing in my runs.
I WANT to focus on how I feel, and I’ve been working so hard towards that but I always have a number in the back of my brain or trouble with the size of clothing when I’m trying it on. I hope someday I can just focus on how I feel.
Great job on kicking those goals in the booty last week!!! And I think you are doing great! I definitely look more at size than the scale. It’s all about how my clothes fit! Good luck!
Thanks! Goals are both really hard to set and really hard to follow through on so I was pretty stoked on how I did last week.