Accountability Journal

The last half of last week was a rough one. 

My husband was out of town, so I had no backup help.  My baby wasn't sleeping, instead he was crying all night.  Stressful!  I had very little sleep and found myself heavily leaning into bad habits.  I craved sugary things - probably for the quick energy that they provided.  And I especially craved soda and gave in to the cravings, hoping the caffeine would help me stay awake and more alert.

So I didn't do as well as I would have liked.

However, it is a new week.  Hubby is home. Baby is sleeping more (and me too). I'm off to a good start.

Sunday weight: 175.8

Accountability Journal

Weighed myself on Sunday.  I was 174.4

I have been having lots of dance parties with my kids.  Quick and fun ways to connect and burn a few calories - get my heartbeat moving.

I had a soda yesterday.  We ate lunch at Costco and cheap drinks are too easy to get, so I was tempted and caved...even though it was only Pepsi.  Overall, though, my drink choices have been much more healthful, which is good for me.  I am also still keeping tabs on my calorie intake.  I am usually a bit over, but I don't stress on it because I at least know it is in the correct range.

Accountability Journal

Today I am definitely over my calorie allotment.

Two words: Pie Day.

I splurged.

But I did make some good choices too. No soda (even though I was sorely tempted). And even though we ate lunch out, I ate till I was full and didn't polish off my plate completely.

It could be worse. Literally. :)

Accountability Journal

Last night I really wanted a sweet snack.

Really, really badly.

I had already gone over my calorie count for the day and had even given myself a special treat (a milkshake) with my dinner. 

I knew I didn't need it.  I simply wanted it.

It didn't help that my newborn thought that bedtime was optional and I was up until past 3 a.m.  I am sure it was part boredom, part exhaustion.

Nevertheless, I made it through. It helped to know that I was going to make myself accountable here today and in my food log.  I drank a lot of water and chewed some gum and waited for the craving to go away.

One choice at a time.

Acountability Journal

Back once again on my road to healthful living.

I do much better when I am accountable, so I am going to be journaling here on my continued progress.

I stopped counting calories while pregnant, but I still tried not to go overboard with my eating habits  (although I did give myself a few more treats than before).  I also continued my exercising up until the last month or two.  As such, my weight gain was within normal ranges for pregnancy.

I went back to counting calories this week.  Not crazy strict, but as a way to give myself an idea of what I am eating each day.

My soda intake increased when I was pregnant as well.  Now sodas are being pushed back to Soda Saturdays once again.  Once a week is good enough and makes the soda a real "treat".

I still have 2 more weeks before my follow-up appointment with my midwife.  I am not yet cleared for workouts, but I have been striving to get out and do some walking with the kids. Hopefully I will be able to ease back into my exercises soon.

My current weight is 175 pounds.

I don't really want to focus on weigh a ton.  Mostly, I would just like to fit back into my pre-pregnancy jeans again so that I can stop living in sweats and leggings. :)