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Friday, February 4, 2011

Losing at Losing...

So we had our weekly weigh-ins, and both last week and this week I gained half a pound!  Over the last two weeks, I've gained a pound back.  I know that doesn't sound like much, and everybody says your weight fluctuates, but our weigh-ins are at the same time each week and I wear basically the same thing each week to be consistent.

How did I gain it back?  The answer is simple.

  1. I spent the entire Sunday two weeks ago (aka Bears-Packers playoff championship game) at a bar with girlfriends watching football.  That involved a burger, french fries, a mozzarella stick or two, and several "souvenir mugs" of Miller Lite.  Looking back, I should've stuck to a beer I actually like and NOT gotten the sweet Bears mug that's now taking up space on my closet shelf.
  2. Monday through Thursday last week I sat in on training for one of our street teams.  Lunch was catered every day (so no Lean Cuisines) and there was a big bowl of "fun-size" candy in the middle of the conference table..... I probably ate more candy last week than I did around Halloween.
  3. Snowpocalypse 2011 hit Chicagoland, preventing my daily gym trips.  I'm so glad I didn't even try-- the Prudential Fast Track bus, Union Station, and every train were ridiculous on Tuesday and Thursday.  The closest I came to a workout was romping around in the snow.  There was a 10-foot mountain of snow in front of my neighbor's house that my 20-year-old brother and I were climbing (and throwing each other off), and I deliberately.... umm, swam?..... through the deepest snow each time I traveled between our house and The Mountain.
So it's pretty obvious to me how I managed not only to not lose weight but to put some back on.  I've decided I'm going to lose the most weight by our next weigh-in.  The only downside to that goal is that I'm going to Indiana to see Josh this weekend.

I'm pretty sure I gain about 20 pounds every time I make that trip.  We tend to eat in restaurants, go to bars with friends, and not workout at all.  Granted, this makes for very fun weekends, but not very healthy ones.  My plan is to enjoy myself this weekend without overindulging.  We'll see how it goes!

How do you manage to eat right and even squeeze in exercise when you're on a mini vacation??