Well, actually, that's not true. I went to the chiropractor, but didn't have an appointment. I'm friends with some of the girls in his office, and I go whenever my back is really acting up or I'm going on a long trip. I haven't been in a few months, so I wasn't prepared when I walked in the door. I sat by the insurance girl to update some information, and she said to another nurse, "Ok, please get her weight for me."
"Uh. Excuse me? Weight? Why weight? You've never asked for my weight!" (Please hear the panicky tone of my voice at this point.)
"We had to start taking weight and blood pressure of all the patients. It will only take a second!" (Smiley, happy words from the thin as a rail nurse.)
At this point, I start babbling about how I shouldn't have eaten a big breakfast that morning and it was almost my TOM and gosh I hated to weigh...and then I stopped. I looked down at the number. It read a number I didn't think I would ever seen on a scale again.
255.8. Only 4.2 lbs lost from my highest weight ever. I've literally gained it ALL back.
I've been hiding from the scale the past few weeks. I didn't want to see what I knew was true...that I had totally given up on trying to be healthy. I didn't want to face the fact that every time I said I was going to stick to my diet again, I lasted about four hours. I didn't want to really think about my pants being too tight, my shirts having to have that extra "x" on the tag, or that I was reaching for Cokes rather than water more often now. Unfortunately (or fortunately) that shook me up.
You would think that I would have immediately started watching my intake. Not so. I've done miserably today...some of which is part of that cycle. Get upset (even over weight, eat more, get more upset...etc.) However, I've made plans with the best friend to get to the gym tonight, I have a water sitting in front of me, and I've scheduled the gym in my phone for the next two days. I've even scheduled my "bed time" and what time I'm not allowed to be in the kitchen.
I'll be at a wedding this weekend, so I know I won't get to work out those three days. However, my tentative plan is to get to the gym early Friday morning, either go for a walk Saturday morning or work out in the hotel Saturday night, and do cardio Sunday morning before I leave in the hotel. As far as food...I'm just hoping they have options. My main goal is to ignore any kind of bread or starches, besides veggies. The bride is a pretty healthy girl, so I'm hoping she'll have some good options for us. I'm going to pack a little cooler with personal snacks (cheese, yogurt, etc.)
Another thing I'm going to start is WEEKLY WEIGH-INS. I know, I know. I keep saying I'm going to do this and don't. But I need to be accountable. So, starting Friday morning, I will be doing a Friday morning weigh-in. It might be short and sweet or long and descriptive...but I'm GOING to do it.
A few more ideas I've had are bringing my lunch to work, keeping a gym bag in my office for quick walks on our RiverWalk or after-work gym visits, and keeping low-carb snacks in the work fridge. Any other ideas? I will let you know how this goes! See you Friday...if not before!
