the title really has little to do with the blog. it is a saying that has been stuck in my head from a project i am working on at the good ole' j-o-b.
speaking of work projects though... sometimes having the coolest job isn't the best thing. in pretty much any other situation i would be pumped (and so would just about every other person i know) about having to sample candy for work. i mean seriously who wouldn't love a job where you actually have to eat candy, so long as it isn't every day of course. well unfortunately when you are trying to lose some of the baggage around the belly that job isn't always the best. it seems as though work has been one of my biggest obstacles through out this process. between business trips which have me eating out (and off plan), to division meetings where they provide lunch or at the very least some sort of snack, welcome coffees where again some sort of snack it provided, and now having to sample various candies. in most situations like the coffees or if a snack is provided at the meetings i can just not partake. unfortunately if the division provides lunch, the company takes me out, i am on business, or this most recent i have to sample the candy (long story but trust me this isn't one i can pass off to someone else) following plan gets a littler harder.
to add to the difficulty, there is my own personal items. i am sure the previously mentioned issues wouldn't be as bad since they are usually fairly spaced out. a slip up here and there really shouldn't hurt that much. however, outside of work you have birthday celebrations, drinks with friends, and those nights that you are just so exhausted you don't have the energy to cook. this combination of work and trying have some sort of a life is what is getting me.
i was hoping to see a big number this week. after being told i would see a big drop about the middle of the week after the break, i anticipated seeing it today. sadly... i didn't see the drop. in fact i actually went up 1lb. it isn't so much the lack of dropping that i has affected me, it is the fear that my minor alterations to the break week (i.e. dessert at moms birthday celebration on sunday or eating off plan while in pitt for recruiting) made it not work. i know that getting over my natural stopping point isn't going to be easy (not like any of this is really) and i would hate to think that i jeopardized that. i guess we will find out at the end of the week.
in other news, my trial run of halloween costume #2 is tomorrow. for those that don't remember the first fiasco, i purchased a costume that was labeled as fitting the size i am in. well they lied! let's just say it was not a very pretty sight! this time i ordered a different costume in a bigger size but still smaller than what i used to wear. we will see if it fits. if not i have decided that is my body's way of saying "don't go out". if that is the case, my back up plan is to get comfy and go pass out candy and watch movies with one of my friends. either way it will be a good night! :o)
perhaps it is time to hit the gym. i haven't been there as much as i had been going. it is showing in my increasing tiredness. glad i have long gym/yoga pants though. it is COLD... but then again we don't have snow yet! HAHAHAHAHAHA. *sorry jen*
1 comment:
A new format, huh? I am not sure what I think of it.
Don't be so discouraged. There is a reason why it takes so long to lose the weight. There are always going to be ups and downs! (Unless, perhaps you are Tom Hanks and on some deserted island and have no access to ANY food!) You are also headed into the dark side with Thanksgiving and Christmas, too, but you have the will power to do your best and if if doesn't work, you just pick up from where you left off and get on with it. I think you have made fantastic gains (or loses!) so far!! You are still ahead from where you started, right???
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