catch-up

Ok so here is the stuff for Monday-Tuesday. Finally i will be caught up, happy dance!!!

Weight:232.8 Only a .6lb lost.
Measurements: coming tomorrow
Not good. Than again I did try an experiment last week that failed miserably, as you can tell.
Here is what happened: last week I decided that I didn't want to right down everything I ate. I didn't want to track the calories and the fat grams. I would just eat what I thought would fit into my eating plan, and that would be good enough. Plus I wouldn't have the regimented exercise program. I would work-out when I had time through-out the day. Good thing: Learned from my lesson. Bad Thing: hurt my weight loss and ultimately hurt myself. This goes back to one of my first posts, you can only hold yourself accountable for your own choices.

On a personal note, some of you know that I have done the American Cancer Society Relay for Life the past 6 years, and Brad has done it for the last 3. Well, we have stepped down from doing that for a while. There are situations that have happened within the family that need to be taken care of first. This also did not help my weight loss last week.

Stress and worry is not only something that could kill you (and it is true, it can), but it also makes it so you retain your water weight. When a person is happier, and not stressing they are able to loose water weight much easier because of the endorphins within the body. They do what they are supposed to do. When you worry, stress, become emotional, or your body (females) do what it's supposed to every month, you retain water weight. This is what makes you bloated. So for the mental tip, and this is something I am still working on. Do not stress or worry so much!!! I have started something that is helping with my stressing. This is what I do: I try to clear my brain, so all the voices and thoughts are gone. Than I think about why what is important in my life. It's kind of a mini meditation. After I spend a whole 30 seconds (shouldn't take longer than that.) I pop in my headphones and listen to my favorite podcast, or turn on Pandora (the best site every) and listen to my favorite style of music that day. The thoughts are gone for the time being and you are able to calm your nerves, bl odd pressure, and your brain.