Weigh In 9/5/11 - Primal Fail

So it's Tuesday but I did weigh in yesterday like I was supposed to.  163.5.  That -2 lbs from last week and a new all time low.  Wahoo!  Feels like I'm getting back on track.  At least it did until this weekend hit.  Primal...hmmm...what is that again? This weekend has been an epic fail on the primal front.  But I'm back at it.  I've logged my tracker accordingly...adding those annoying red dots all through the weekend.  Time to suck it up and get 'er done!

You may have also noticed that the Mud Run ticker is gone.  I will not be doing the Mud Run at the end of the month.  I know...seeing a lot of failures here.  The point of the Mud Run was to give me something to motivate me getting to the gym.  It didn't work.  I haven't trained and, honestly, I don't see me training in the next two weeks for it either.  So there it is.  I'm starting to see an old pattern resurfacing here...me not finishing things.  That is no bueno.  I think it's just time to simplify.  Get through the primal challenge and try to get 30 minutes of activity a day.  That is the goal.  And for this month, it will have to be good enough.

This weekend was good.  Had a great time at girls' night out.  Drank WAY too much and was definitely feeling it Sunday morning but we survived.  Visited my dad in the hospital on Monday.  He has his second surgery on Wednesday...hopefully the skin graft will take and he'll only have to stay another week.  We shall see.

NSV:  I went shoe shopping on Saturday.  I needed a new pair of brown shoes and another pair of black shoes for work.  So I'm looking down the shelves and I spy a row of boots.  I haven't worn boots since I was 18 years old.  I never even used to try them on because I have a wide foot anyway and they never carry them in a wide in the store and I knew I wouldn't be able to get them up over my fat calf anyway.  Well...just for giggles, I tried on a pair of boots...just a straight size 6 1/2...no wide size, no extended calf...  They fit!  So did the 4 other pairs I tried and some were even too BIG in the leg!  Hot darn!  I did a little happy dance in the middle of the shoe store and they looked at me like I was nuts but I didn't care.  I even snapped a quick pic for y'all!

Please excuse the glare

Another NSV:  I went shopping for a new top.  Didn't buy one but the one I liked the best was a JUNIORS' Size Large!!!  That's right.  I said JUNIOR.

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So it's the start of another workweek...albeit a short one.  I hope it goes by quickly.  Here's your Monday DEMotivator...on Tuesday...

Challenge Day 2

So yesterday shaped up to be just as I thought it would...not a great primal day.  And I knew it wouldn't be and I'm OK with that.  Tomorrow night won't be a great primal night either.  It's planned and I'm good.  Today should be a great primal day.

Breakfast: Coffee with cream (still trying to take it without sugar...doesn't taste as good but it's alright).
                Chicken Salad (I know it's weird but primal breakfasts are tough when you don't eat at home)
Lunch:  Chicken meatballs with brussel sprouts
Snack: apple
Dinner:  Stuffed Chicken with spinach

If I stick to this plan, I will be 100% primal today.  We shall see...

I did get my cake to do what I wanted it to do yesterday.  My coworker is moving to a more technical field and was talking about the new fancy laptop the company would be giving her so I decided that she needed a laptop cake.  Voila!

Yes...I'm aware I didn't make a perfectly square "screen".  Sue me.

What else?  I've got a girls' night out planned for tomorrow night and there will definitely be adult beverages involved.  I realize that alcohol isn't the best way to forget one's problems but sometimes, for me, it's just what the doctor ordered.  My youngest has a birthday party to go to so Hubby will be taking care of that while I take the other one to do something equally fun... maybe bowling?  We'll see.  Sunday will be a recuperation day and Monday...I'm hoping...is a do-absolutely-nothing day.

And your Friday Funny...

Challenge Day 1

So I know this isn't a real good way to start a challenge but I knew Day 1 wasn't going to be stellar.  It was somewhat planned not to be.  A coworker is moving on to a different position so we had a Starbucks run first thing in the morning and then I made the cake for this afternoon.  I'll take a picture of the cake with my phone to post tomorrow...that is if it works.  I attempted to make a laptop cake but I'm not sure if it's actually going to work yet...couldn't assemble until right beforehand so we'll see.  Anyway...if you look just below my Challenge Badge...you'll see my Challenge Tracker - bigger picture is above.  I have to have a label for everything...Yes...I could've just had balls for days I did well but I like all the colors.  You may also notice there is a diamond for exercise.  I want to try to see how many days I can get 30 minutes of activity in September.  I'm determined...I don't know how but I'm going to try my darnedest.  So menu for today (remember this is not a great day but this blog is all about accountability so here goes).

Breakfast: Coffee with cream (no sugar - that's right NO sugar!)
                 Nonfat, nowhip White Chocolate Mocha Fra.p.p.uccino (I know, I know)
Lunch:  Chicken Salad
            Slice of cake (have to see how it tastes)
Snack:  Apple
Dinner:  Chicken meatballs with spinach (Fruit for girls)

This is definitely an Under 80% day but that's alright...Knew it would be.

NSV:  With all my self pity lately, I forgot to report on a NSV I had over the weekend.  Family and I went to a bar/grill that we used to go to quite a bit in my "I'm just going to get fatter and fatter because what's the point of trying" days.  We don't go much anymore.  So we're hitting our deep fried goodness when a waitress comes over and says "Oh my god!  You've lost so much weight!  Have you been working on that?"  Now..understand...I don't know her from Adam...I didn't recognize her at all but I say "Yep.  I've been working on it."  And she said "Well, keep it up!  You're getting so slim!"  Very nice to get a compliment from someone who apparently knew me when I was fat and had no idea I was slimming down.  But then I got to thinking...why does she remember us so well but I don't remember her at all?  When we used to go more often was she like, "OMG.  There's that fat family again.  I can't believe how much they eat here."  I realize I should just take the compliment and be happy but I did second guess it.  But someone said I was getting "slim!"  How fun!

Alight.  That's all I got for today.  I wanted to get my accountability going for the Challenge which means I'm going to blog just about every day (except on weekends - no internet at home).  It'll make for boring reading but might help me stick to it better.  Happy Thursday everyone!