Some Things to "Change it up"

First of all, thank you to those of you who commented on my post this morning. It means the world to me to have people out there who understand what I'm going through, and what it feels like. I probably would've thrown in the towel long ago if it wasn't for you guys.

So, I have a couple new ideas for this week to try (I am going to run out sooner or later!).

First, I never eat breakfast, or snacks in the morning. This morning I started. I ate at 830 and 1030 this morning. Surprisingly it didn't seem to make me crazy hungry. Usually when I would eat before lunch I would starve up til lunch. I am hoping this helps kick up my metabolism earlier as suggested by Amanda. Hopefully this helps :)

Also, I'm going to cut back my level of activity this week. Instead of the long Rollerblading sessions I'm just going to walk this week. Instead of 2 Rollerblading sessions, and 3 walks, I'm just going to try to hit three walks.

I'm also going to try eating half of my activity points. I really seem to think this is stemming from me not eating enough, and working too hard. Because I haven't lost weight since the weather turned. And Since the weather turned, I haven't slowed down. Between gardening, canning, picking fruit, rollerblading, biking, walking and all the other activities I'm constantly on the move...hence I think I'm not eating enough. So I am still going to stay active, but just not quite as much.

Also, I know its nothing I have control over, but TOM will be along this weekend, I'll drop that water weight, and I'm desperately trying to get rid of this cold I've been fighting (and drinking a ton of extra water trying to flush out of my body).

And last but not least, I'm going to continue to eat the awesome foods I have been. I did some research on fruits and veggies and other healthy 1 and 2 point snacks ( I can post this if anyone is interested), and I'm going to incorporate these into my diet. So essentially I'm going to eat a BUNCH of core foods, but be on flex. If that makes sense. Plus I have some totally yummy meals planned for next week!

So there is my plan, I just hope I see a loss next week. I know I'm feeling better, and my clothes are fitting great, I just wish the scale would echo that.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Bah

I think Jodi gave me her cold! I woke up feeling ok, but has that feeling in the back of my throat like I might be getting a touch of something. Sure enough as the day goes on, I'm getting a little congested, with a little bit of a headache, yuck. I pray it's just allergies, and not a summer cold, but I'm fearing the worst.

Tonight it my walking night. Even though I feel like a$$ I am going to still try and get out and walk, even if it's not for as long as I was hoping. I'm thinking 30 minutes or so, instead of my 45-70 minutes. But we'll see. I really want to follow through with all the goals I set at the beginning of the week, and completing tonights walk will be the conclusion of those goals....so I HAVE to!

I've been really good, and OP all week, although I don't think I am going to see a loss. TOM won't come til like Saturday or Sunday, so I won't lose that water weight til early next week, so I'm not really expecting a loss. But I'm hoping for a nice one on the 29th weigh in, and if I don't see one, I've decided that I will try the Wendie Plan. Maybe my body is just in a rut a needs some mixing up to get it going again. I seriously have been tracking absolutely everything that goes into my mouth, I get my water, I get some AP's in (which I don't eat). This week I know for a fact I've eaten at least 3500 calories less than I need to maintain, so I should lose a pound, but we'll see. I might be in a rut, and Wendi might just be what the doctor ordered.

Otherwise, nothing new and exciting. Gorgeous Day here, just wish I was feeling well enough to enjoy it! But on a high note, I have the house to myself tonight, and I'm looking forward to it!

Hope everyone is having a healthy and happy day.

Had to Share

I've been doing the WOMAN Challenge for now. But today I found a new site, Walk Around the World. Which, is a pretty cool site, it essientally lets you log the distances that you walk, something fun nonetheless. Amanda was talking about Gmaps the other day on her blog the other day, and with GMaps, this will be extremely easy to know how long your walking/running for. So something kind of fun to do, can you walk around the world? I'm going to try!