This morning I checked up on my Fitbit dashboard to see the damage I'd done for the week. I have a weekly target of 70,000 steps, and had been to the gym both Thursday and Friday, and ran around like a crazy person on Monday getting everything ready for the wedding. I even gymmed Saturday after working for a few hours because I knew I wouldn't once I got home. The couch is so darn comfy..
Anyhoo, I had 21,200 steps to go to reach my weekly target. It would have been less, had I worn my fitty on my wedding day (who does that!?) but the numbers don't lie and I kind of have a goal this year to hit my weekly target EVERY WEEK. What's a girl to do when she usually can only get 12,000 in a 90 minute session in the gym? Just do it.
I had to swap something over at Kmart, so I walked there and back. It's roughly 6km as a round trip, so that got me started. I wanted to catch up on some blogs that I've started following, so I dusted off my tablet and started stepping on the spot. It's now 10pm, and I've done it. 21,632 steps today brings me to my total of 70,000 steps for the week - I'm even 400 over because I lost track of time.
I've eaten terribly today - a big bag of chips and takeaway for dinner means that tomorrow morning's weigh-in will be a sodium fuelled, water filled, hot mess. I'm drinking heaps of water tonight in the hopes of flushing some of that out in my morning wee (wake, wee, weigh!) but really not crossing my fingers for an awesome result. I know, though, that I can do this - my attitude is slowly changing. We got a veritable smorgasbord of food for dinner tonight and I made sure to take less that I would usually. I didn't go back for seconds, I wrapped all the leftovers and put them straight in the fridge for Dave to pig out on tomorrow. I feel full 2 hours later so I know I ate too much, but for once I am recognising these feelings of fullness and realising what they are. Mindful eating is something I'm very interested in, but right now I'm struggling to make those connections in my head - am I hungry? Am I full? Do I need to eat this or do I WANT to eat this?
I'm going to be drinking a heap more water for the next few days, and really trying to think before I eat this week at work. There shouldn't be any goodies now that the Christmas period is over, so there will be no temptations - I'll eat lunch when I'm hungry (after eating a decent breakfast!) and only snack if necessary. My first 'reach' will be for water - I'm quite convinced that I eat because I'm thirsty as well as bored, so this should kill a few triggers for now.
Back to work tomorrow - six days this week, then 5 days next week, and then.... HONEYMOON!!!
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