Not thinking exercise thinkin' activity
Yep you read it correctly.
This past saturday I went to my WW meeting and it took me 3 weeks to finally loose that .8 of a pound.
The plateau of my weight loss I can attribute to a few things:
• Not getting enough rest
• Not getting enough water, when I'm dehydrated I will retain fluids like nobody's business.
• Not getting enough if any exercise. (I've been gearing up for craft shows which puts me sitting on my butt for a lot of the time, I've also been working a lot and since I'm a designer/animator my job is in front of a computer so that's double on the no exercise or no time for exercise problem)
.• I haven't been taking the time for myself lately/making myself a priority. This is the worst one this is the reason all the other "not getting enough______" are happening. I have trouble reminding myself I deserve this. That I deserve to be happy and that I deserve to meet and achieve goals I've set.
How I plan or how I am combating the things standing in my way.
• I bought a sleep mask at the renegade craft faire. It says fuck off on it, and I wear it to bed to block out light, when I do this, I can go to bed faster.
• I am sipping water as I type this, and I also bought a 20 pack of vitamin water 10 from Costco. They are only one WW point.
• I bought a bike. And on Sat. Matt and I went on a 5.3 mile bike ride around berkeley while we letterboxed.
• I'm typing this. This takes effort, journaling with you lovely people out there in LJ world keeps me focused, connected and reflexive on my goals and aspirations. This isn't easy for me, but oftentimes I feel better after I've shared and posted, I feel more focused on my goals and I'm hoping these entries will be a good way to think about what I was feeling at the time, and where I once was.
This is my new bike:
Me on the bike ready for my bike ride on Saturday:
Yours truly riding around my block on my bike photo courtesy of quad cam (one of my FAVORITE iPhone apps)
Last night Matt and I walked to Ashby BART and took it to the downtown Berkeley BART station to go see District 9 in the theaters. (YOU SHOULD SEE THIS MOVIE, it was definitely worth the trek out to the movies. GREAT fuckin' film) .
When the movie let out, we debated going out to dinner vs. making the dinner I had planned. As we walked around thinking about our options we decided for our caloric intake as well as our budget it'd be best if we went home to make dinner.
Instead of walking back to BART and then walking from Ashby BART home, we opted to walk to entire distance.
Now then I know that it's not THAT FAR, however, usually I would've driven the whole way.
And this was a way of me doing what I normally do, going to the movies, and incorporating a form of activity.
The best part about the walk home: it lead us to the Tues. farmers market in Berkeley.
I bought a HUGE avocado and a loaf of Kalamata Olive sourdough bread. Matt got himself a macchiato from the blue bottle coffee co.
The walk back gave us a chance to talk and stroll hand in hand while we took in the evening.
When we got home the avocado was cut up and put in the buffalo-chicken salad I made for dinner.
Now then, with the loss of the .8 of a pound I now have 37.2 lbs pounds to go to meet my goal.
How are y'all doing with your goals?
This past saturday I went to my WW meeting and it took me 3 weeks to finally loose that .8 of a pound.
The plateau of my weight loss I can attribute to a few things:
• Not getting enough rest
• Not getting enough water, when I'm dehydrated I will retain fluids like nobody's business.
• Not getting enough if any exercise. (I've been gearing up for craft shows which puts me sitting on my butt for a lot of the time, I've also been working a lot and since I'm a designer/animator my job is in front of a computer so that's double on the no exercise or no time for exercise problem)
.• I haven't been taking the time for myself lately/making myself a priority. This is the worst one this is the reason all the other "not getting enough______" are happening. I have trouble reminding myself I deserve this. That I deserve to be happy and that I deserve to meet and achieve goals I've set.
How I plan or how I am combating the things standing in my way.
• I bought a sleep mask at the renegade craft faire. It says fuck off on it, and I wear it to bed to block out light, when I do this, I can go to bed faster.
• I am sipping water as I type this, and I also bought a 20 pack of vitamin water 10 from Costco. They are only one WW point.
• I bought a bike. And on Sat. Matt and I went on a 5.3 mile bike ride around berkeley while we letterboxed.
• I'm typing this. This takes effort, journaling with you lovely people out there in LJ world keeps me focused, connected and reflexive on my goals and aspirations. This isn't easy for me, but oftentimes I feel better after I've shared and posted, I feel more focused on my goals and I'm hoping these entries will be a good way to think about what I was feeling at the time, and where I once was.
This is my new bike:
Me on the bike ready for my bike ride on Saturday:
Yours truly riding around my block on my bike photo courtesy of quad cam (one of my FAVORITE iPhone apps)
Last night Matt and I walked to Ashby BART and took it to the downtown Berkeley BART station to go see District 9 in the theaters. (YOU SHOULD SEE THIS MOVIE, it was definitely worth the trek out to the movies. GREAT fuckin' film) .
When the movie let out, we debated going out to dinner vs. making the dinner I had planned. As we walked around thinking about our options we decided for our caloric intake as well as our budget it'd be best if we went home to make dinner.
Instead of walking back to BART and then walking from Ashby BART home, we opted to walk to entire distance.
Now then I know that it's not THAT FAR, however, usually I would've driven the whole way.
And this was a way of me doing what I normally do, going to the movies, and incorporating a form of activity.
The best part about the walk home: it lead us to the Tues. farmers market in Berkeley.
I bought a HUGE avocado and a loaf of Kalamata Olive sourdough bread. Matt got himself a macchiato from the blue bottle coffee co.
The walk back gave us a chance to talk and stroll hand in hand while we took in the evening.
When we got home the avocado was cut up and put in the buffalo-chicken salad I made for dinner.
Now then, with the loss of the .8 of a pound I now have 37.2 lbs pounds to go to meet my goal.
How are y'all doing with your goals?