Weekly Goal Met

Weight: 246 (-2 lbs, -6 total)

Somehow I met my goal this week. I did not have a great week eating as we ended up running a bunch of errands in the evenings and scrambled for dinner a few nights. I think my saving grace was that I don't think I drank a single calorie last week. I also had some good exercise, though I'm paying for it a bit right now. I got in two runs last week, and took advantage of the nice weather on Thursday to play basketball after work. Unfortunately, the nice court where we play was packed so we had to play on a macadam court. Its amazing how different it is playing on the blacktop. My shins and calves are still killing me. I tried to run yesterday and it was a real struggle. I don't think I'm going to play basketball any more if its going to be on the macadam. As much as I love it, it's just not worth it. It's now Sunday morning, and this is the first morning since then that my shins didn't hurt when I got out of bed.

My food choices were okay this week. Not great, but not bad. We ate out twice and both times fries were to come with my dinner. I did not get them either time, rather I got a side salad in it's place. I know I saved some calories there. I've been eating smaller breakfasts that have had more protein in them, and though I'm definitely ready for lunch by 11:45, I'm not so hungry that I feel like I need to eat everything in sight. My lunches have been much smaller than they used to be. I'm eating tons of salads and fruit. I know deli meat is high in sodium and not too good for you, but I need some kind of meat on my salad if I'm not having a sandwich. The bread is the other thing I've been trying to cut back on. It just wasn't realistic for me to completely cut bread out of my diet, but I have certainly cut back.

We're in good shape for eating at home this week. We have plenty of chicken and ground turkey. We also got some fish and are having salmon tonight. I feel good about the direction I'm going. This week will be a good test for me though. As most of you know, I traditionally treat myself to an annual mini-vacation this week, each year, to watch the opening round of the NCAA's. That also includes heading out to a bar for lunch and a beer or two (or four) during the Thursday games, and usually getting some food that is a little out of the ordinary for at home. I'm still planning on going on Thursday (Champs at lunchtime in Collegeville, if anyone wants to come hang out) but will perhaps look for a more "healthy" alternative for the games on Friday.

Goals for the week: get more exercise and get outside. Daylight savings is here! No excuses for not running now. Mondays will be out as we start our t-ball practices tomorrow evening, but all other nights I should be able to find the time. I also need to get back to the gym and do some weight training. I did not lift at all this past week. I really despise going to the gym and as long as I'm getting outside and running I'm perfectly fine with not going. But I do need to get back on the weight training, at least 2X per week. I think I can manage that. I also need to keep drinking a lot of water (never a real problem) and make sure I'm documenting what I'm eating. I've been a little lax in that department. My weight loss goal for this week is one pound. If I can do that with all of the March Madness events, I'll be pretty happy.

Go NC State!