Saturday! and Goals...
I slept so well last night! In fact, I slept so well that I didn't even notice that my husband got out of bed and slept in another room because I was snoring and he couldn't even wake me to make me stop snoring!
I felt better today--not as frustrated or cranky.
Today I went out to lunch with my good friend C. I brought my digital scale with me...and my own salad dressing. And I ordered a side salad, a burger and a pickle. Then I made it into my own Big Mac in a Bowl salad.
The waitress was impressed. And aside from ordering really weird stuff, I felt completely normal.
I was down a little bit this morning. This was especially exciting for me because I haven't seen the middle number of my weight since before I was pregnant.
And I have been thinking a lot about goals and rewards lately...
I had a discussion with someone at work who has been telling me that she's going to start WW or something soon. She's been telling me this for over a year, maybe two.
She said that she wanted to set a goals and rewards.
She said that she often sets rewards like "if I lose xx amount, I'll go out to dinner" and she realizes that she's rewarding herself with food.
And I realized that the rewards I was thinking about had nothing to do with food and everything to do with things I can do when I feel better in my own skin.
I actually googled this topic for ideas...everything was stuff like "get a pedicure, get a manicure..." yea...
So I haven't figured out what I have to do to get these rewards but here are a few...some are food related...but not in the way you think.
Make IP keylime pies...this one I have thought about. Each week I am given a goal...and if I reach my goal (3lbs) I get a free packet of food. In order to make the KLP I have to use Vanilla pudding and maple oatmeal...I figure I could use my weekly goal to obtain those things...so if I meet my goal 2 weeks in a row, I will have the ingredients.
Buy new clothes. This one I have thought about...possibly making a goal for my trip to Florida--if I meet it I can buy some new clothes to wear in Florida.
Take a vacation. I have thought about making this something like...if I get my numbers down (cholesterol, triglycerides and weight) to healthy numbers, then Ian and I can take a vacation. If I don't, then we don't take a vacation. The problem with this is that there is a monetary/time restriction.
Three day weekend on the beach. This one is attainable because in the summer I have three day weekends and we have a place at the beach so...I just have to meet the goal and then figure out how to make it different from every other time I've gone to the beach...other than this time I plan on actually wearing a bathing suit.
Get a massage. So this one I actually made back in October...I said that when I lost 20lbs I would go to see my friend Anj to get a massage. I actually told Anj this. According to MFP (My Fitness Pal) I am now down 17.8lbs. That total is since May. I am trying to decide if I want to make my goal 20lbs on IP or 20lbs total. One will take me another month...the other another week or two...hmm...I think I'll go for 20lbs IP.
So that's all. I'm thankful for a happy Saturday, time to get things done and a napping baby who just stood up in her crib, said "mama dadda?" laid down, stood up and said "Mama? Mama?".
I felt better today--not as frustrated or cranky.
Today I went out to lunch with my good friend C. I brought my digital scale with me...and my own salad dressing. And I ordered a side salad, a burger and a pickle. Then I made it into my own Big Mac in a Bowl salad.
The waitress was impressed. And aside from ordering really weird stuff, I felt completely normal.
I was down a little bit this morning. This was especially exciting for me because I haven't seen the middle number of my weight since before I was pregnant.
And I have been thinking a lot about goals and rewards lately...
I had a discussion with someone at work who has been telling me that she's going to start WW or something soon. She's been telling me this for over a year, maybe two.
She said that she wanted to set a goals and rewards.
She said that she often sets rewards like "if I lose xx amount, I'll go out to dinner" and she realizes that she's rewarding herself with food.
And I realized that the rewards I was thinking about had nothing to do with food and everything to do with things I can do when I feel better in my own skin.
I actually googled this topic for ideas...everything was stuff like "get a pedicure, get a manicure..." yea...
So I haven't figured out what I have to do to get these rewards but here are a few...some are food related...but not in the way you think.
Make IP keylime pies...this one I have thought about. Each week I am given a goal...and if I reach my goal (3lbs) I get a free packet of food. In order to make the KLP I have to use Vanilla pudding and maple oatmeal...I figure I could use my weekly goal to obtain those things...so if I meet my goal 2 weeks in a row, I will have the ingredients.
Buy new clothes. This one I have thought about...possibly making a goal for my trip to Florida--if I meet it I can buy some new clothes to wear in Florida.
Take a vacation. I have thought about making this something like...if I get my numbers down (cholesterol, triglycerides and weight) to healthy numbers, then Ian and I can take a vacation. If I don't, then we don't take a vacation. The problem with this is that there is a monetary/time restriction.
Three day weekend on the beach. This one is attainable because in the summer I have three day weekends and we have a place at the beach so...I just have to meet the goal and then figure out how to make it different from every other time I've gone to the beach...other than this time I plan on actually wearing a bathing suit.
Get a massage. So this one I actually made back in October...I said that when I lost 20lbs I would go to see my friend Anj to get a massage. I actually told Anj this. According to MFP (My Fitness Pal) I am now down 17.8lbs. That total is since May. I am trying to decide if I want to make my goal 20lbs on IP or 20lbs total. One will take me another month...the other another week or two...hmm...I think I'll go for 20lbs IP.
So that's all. I'm thankful for a happy Saturday, time to get things done and a napping baby who just stood up in her crib, said "mama dadda?" laid down, stood up and said "Mama? Mama?".
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