Update on last week

I hit my first goal of 220 on Friday. I didn't post anything about it right then for two reasons. One, I wanted to make sure I wouldn't go up, that I would stay there. Two, I spent a lot of the day at work and was very busy there. So, YAY! Goal One reached! My next goal is to be 215 on or before Dec 1st. Yes, that seems like a long time away. But in past attempts I've done really well for the first month or so and then I stop losing as fast and get discouraged and slack off and stop losing for a couple months. Then I get more discouraged and then I start gaining. I'm trying to avoid that.

This brings me to last week's Thea Thursday - Mental Rehearsing. For mental rehearsing you imagine yourself in a situation where there is potential to over eat. It took me a minute to figure out what is most immediate that I could use for this. An obvious situation is Halloween, but it still seams so far away (yes, I realize its just a week away). This weekend is my Grandfathers 80th birthday party and it seems soo much sooner. Any time there is a family gathering, there are large quantities of good, bad for you food. However, I've noticed in the last couple years my aunts have made an effort to have a veggie try and some kind of fruit available. So, for my visualization I see myself with an empty plate going through the buffet line. I take a large helping of veggies first to allow less room for other things, and if that's not possible (if the veggies are toward the end of the buffet) I DON'T need to taste a little bit of everything. I will allow myself two small pieces of cheese and a small piece of cake, if I have flex points left. I will know that information before I leave the house Sat morning for our long drive. While I'm at the party I will try to stay in the living room, to avoid grazing in the kitchen. If I do end up in the kitchen I can eat as many vegetables (without being dipped in anything), but will not have sweets or salty stuff.

Moving on to a recap of last week. It went fairly well food wise, I was down to my goal at the end of the week! I ended the week with a few flex points left over. I still need to work on getting to bed at a "decent" hour. My idea of "decent" might be slightly changing though. Out of no where the other day my DH told me that he's been enjoying me staying up later. It gives him more time to spend with me when he gets home from his various activities and meetings. So, perhaps I'll see if I can't work exercising into the evening and try to get to work 30 minutes earlier.

That's all for now. I'm going to go to bed now.