Shoveling Snow

I did some snow shoveling yesterday and I would say that is pretty good excerise! Snow looks all light and airy until you're lifting it....yikes! We only shoveled a small part (it wasn't like I did it by myself...lol) but it was enough to feel it.  And really I should have gotten out there today and did some more...Heaven knows our driveway is certainly long enough and we have plenty of snow to shovel.  I really wish I was one of those people who enjoyed doing that kinda thing, but we all know better. 

The bright side is though I haven't gained any weight and I haven't been going crazy eating. I even experimented with making steel-cut oatmeal and freezing it in muffin tins and then putting them in plastic bags so every morning I can take one to work. They turned out pretty well and while I didn't work today, I will take one tomorrow and see how it was. I wish I had a Trader Joe's here to just buy them already made, but this will work. I also have that chopped salad in a bag I could take for lunch too, so I can have that for lunch with maybe a small piece of chicken.

At any rate, I am still in the game.

I Have To Wonder

I have to admit I am a little depressed that no one has noticed that I have lost weight. Not as much as I wanted to lose by the time I came back, but still over 20 lbs and I thought that it would have been a little noticeable. But apparently I am wrong about that.  It almost makes me wonder what is the point then but then I realize I have to be doing this for myself and for my own health, whether anyone else sees it or cares about it. I've given myself a little break until February 1, and so I can go grocery shopping and buy the things I need to be on track with. 

I'm not giving up....I feel over 20 lbs is worth something to me and I want to continue.  Still, it would have been nice for someone to notice.

Yeah That

So That's The Problem!!

Who knew? lol

Yikes!!

Well, after my weigh-in this morning, all I can say is Yikes!! I gained 4 lbs. And of course it is my fault since I have been eating way more than I should be.  I know it is from being depressed and especially late at night when I am bored and feeling anxious that I want to eat...which then I do.

I should forgive myself and then just get back on track....said after having pizza for dinner and buying Baskin Robbins ice cream and having a big bowl of that.  And I do NOT want to gain back all the weight that I lost.  So I have to look at it as tomorrow is another day (in which I should really throw away that ice cream...but mannnn.......)

But tomorrow IS another day.

I can do this.

Commercials

There is a SlimFast commercial that promises that their SlimFast shake will "stave off hunger for 4 hours". Somehow I seriously doubt that. They would have to make it so thick and chockfull of protein it would be a steak, at least for me. And I bet for others too. 

They can put a man on the moon but they can't come up with something really filling that is healthy too to help a person stay full and not want to eat.  A shake would not do that for me, no matter what they promise.  And something to take away the cravings when they hit would be a great idea too. Oh I know they say that when that happens, drink water because that is really what your body is telling you it needs. Uh, no, it is telling me it needs chocolate. Water is NOT going to cut it. 

The funny thing is that while my stomach isn't really hungry, it is my brain that says I am...or rather, my brain is hungry, if that makes sense. I can see why sugar is said to be addictive, because  a lot of times when I want something sweet it isn't because I am hungry, it is because my mouth wants something sweet. Kind of hard to explain but I do know it is the addiction of sugar.  And it is my own fault and something I need to work on.

Yeah this is all kinda jumbled up tonight. 

I have to get this under control again.

Been There Done That....

 

And still do....lol

 

Happy New Year

So here is to 2016...may my weight loss be on track and that exercise is something I will like. (hahahhahahahahahahaha)