Runs for Cookies: Wednesday Weigh-In: Week 175

Blissful Leap Day! For not being a holiday-person, there’s something that I like about Leap Day. In all probability due to numbers and I positively *am* a numbers-person.

Holy cow, I simply realized it has been three weeks since my final weigh in…? I knew I skipped Valentine’s Day, however I do not bear in mind why I skipped final week. I wasn’t avoiding the dimensions, so I simply most likely did not really feel like writing. As I step farther from running a blog, it is really getting more durable to make myself write. I just like the accountability of my weigh-ins, although, so I actually wish to attempt to get again to doing them each single week.

I have been hovering within the low- to mid-140’s for some time now. Immediately, I used to be at 143.6, and I do not bear in mind what my weigh-in was three weeks in the past, however I feel it was comparable.

Nonetheless, I’ve not too long ago run into an issue I’ve by no means actually had earlier than throughout weight reduction, and it has been a problem…

I’ve by no means had a “common” schedule–Jerry’s work schedule was all the time far and wide and since I am a “homemaker” (saying “stay-at-home dad or mum” sounds form of odd now that Eli is a senior in highschool!), I primarily based my schedule round Jerry’s. Having a swing shift has benefits for certain, nevertheless it’s horrible while you thrive on a constant schedule.

I might by no means been capable of plan meals for a similar time daily, have a standing date with associates, or have an obtainable time slot that was open each week (I am a homemaker by selection, but when I might needed to work outdoors the house, my availability was all around the place–nothing constant).

All of that is to say that daily was just about the same–it wasn’t like, “Yay, it is the weekend!”, as a result of generally a Wednesday and Thursday have been like weekends to us. Or a Monday and Tuesday. Or no matter. So, I by no means had that “weekend mentality”–eating very well throughout the week and splurging on the weekends, and so on. Having such a inconsistent schedule really appeared to work nicely in that sense.

Now that Jerry has a constant schedule, SO MUCH has modified. We’re nonetheless getting used to it, and we positively have to work on our weight-reduction plan. We have fallen into the “weekend mentality” cycle. And it is exhausting to get out of!

I make dinner on the identical time daily, which has been so so so good for planning functions, and our weekdays are very constant. Nonetheless, we have began treating the weekends like a free-for-all relating to our each day life. Primarily concerning meals.

It began after we have been consuming tremendous clear throughout January. There was quite a lot of vegan “junk meals” that I needed to make, nevertheless it did not slot in with an entire meals weight-reduction plan. So, I advised we make Friday a “junk meals” dinner evening: vegan burgers, pizza, fried tofu, and so on. That manner, we might be consuming (largely) clear six days every week and will nonetheless take pleasure in our favourite junk meals. Seems like a good suggestion, proper?

[I want to note that this is NOT something I call a “cheat day”–we aren’t on a diet. We’ve just been trying to eat much healthier and, in general, I think that having one junk meal a week fits just fine into a healthy diet. Honestly, the junk meals aren’t even horrible–just far less nutrition, while still being vegan. I don’t like the phrase “cheat day” because it implies bingeing or overeating just to squeeze it all into one day.]

Anyway, what began as a terrific concept rotated fast–from one meal to then consuming no matter all day Friday, then Friday and Saturday, after which just about the entire weekend. And on Monday, it is again to the norm. This can be a downside we have by no means confronted earlier than!

My weight has been fluctuating way more than standard, and definitely greater than it ought to. I am speaking a distinction of 10 kilos in a weekend! It is clearly not all fats, as a result of after a few days of maintaining a healthy diet, it comes proper off. However the entire cycle just isn’t one thing I am joyful with–especially contemplating I’m making an attempt to get my weight again down underneath 135.

This weekend might be an enormous check. Jerry and I’ve been speaking all week about how we will deal with it, haha. Going into it with a plan in place and acknowledging how the “weekend mentality” is messing with our weight reduction targets, we’re tremendous decided to cease the cycle this weekend. I do nonetheless like the thought of constructing a “junk meals”-type dinner on Friday nights, although. When the children have been youthful, we used to plan “Pizza Friday” for when Jerry would have Fridays off–that’s the one cause I selected Friday. If I depart it up within the air, we’ll doubtless fall again into the cycle.

So, that is an replace of what is been taking place during the last three weeks so far as weight reduction/weight-reduction plan. I’ve nonetheless been operating very first thing each morning with Joey. Just a few weeks in the past, I discussed that, for every week, I used to be going so as to add one block (solely a tenth of a mile) to the run each day–and I did! I made myself do it for every week to see if I might get used to it (and progressively enhance my distance).

Nonetheless, I discovered it made me completely dread the run, which is so silly! It is solely a tenth of a mile longer (60 seconds on a great day), however there’s something psychological about the truth that after I know I am solely operating one block, it feels so easy as a result of I can see my home virtually your entire manner. So, after that week, I made a decision that one block is nice if it will get me out and operating. A few instances every week, I am going to do two and even three if the climate is nice–not deliberate, however as soon as I am on the market I generally select to do extra.

One thing that I’m very pleased with is that I’ve missed about 4 or 5 runs; it sounds odd to be joyful about that, however I used to be so fearful that if I broke the streak I began September 1, I’d simply give up altogether. The primary time I missed it, I used to be so mad–I might gotten dressed for winter operating, put Joey on the leash, and began making my manner down the driveway. There was actually not ONE naked spot of concrete that wasn’t coated with ice. It was the form of ice that has no traction whatsoever–picture an ice skating arena–and was barely melting so it had a skinny layer of water on prime.

I shortly realized it wasn’t potential to run. After which I noticed it won’t even be potential to make it again up the driveway! Hahaha, our driveway has a slight slope and my toes simply stored sliding again towards the road. Certain, I might have simply run on the treadmill; however my objective for making this morning run a behavior was to get outdoors within the recent air to start out my break day feeling good.

There have been a number of different events the place I’ve missed the run, however I am good with that as a result of I get proper again to it the subsequent morning–as lengthy as it is so routine that it feels bizarre NOT operating every morning, I might say that is profitable. I am simply actually joyful that I have not handled it as I are likely to deal with streaks of any kind–quitting as quickly because the streak is damaged.

Okay, this submit is de facto lengthy for a weigh-in! My plan for the upcoming week is just to eat constantly. I have been nice about getting in greens and my weight-reduction plan all through the week has been tremendous wholesome. It is simply the weekend mentality that I have to cease earlier than it turns into a behavior.