WW - Day 26

There is definitely a new vibe around here. On Sunday, the robins who were nesting in the back yard flew the coop in a dramatic and somewhat tragic way (at least one confirmed fatality with bereft parents -- indicative that maybe the other two didn't make it either.) Then, a helluva storm blew in last night, taking the electricity and large limbs along with it.

So I woke up this morning at the time I would usually be finishing my daily walk with a banana in the backyard, checking on the chicks. But everything has changed.

The diet changed this week, too. I used up my points almost every day, and made some choices that were not so smart. A BBQ with friends had me eating an ooey gooey potato salad, even though I could have served up a taste instead. Some outrageously good treats landed in the office and I had several. Birthday chocolate chip cookies yesterday.

I maintained control overall, but dipped for the first time into the 35 allowance points that you may use over the course of a week. Everything seemed a bit more reckless this week.

Aside from this morning I've had walks each day at dawn -- followed by upper-body strength training for several minutes after. It has been a fabulous thing, this new habit of mine. I start the day literally feeling great, with a good mood to boot. I had no idea how good I might actually feel, but this has been the most tremendous change. And I'm not kicking myself for missing today's walk because Thursday is my intensive gym night. I've also pumped up the water consumption this week. I think I went to the restroom like 12 times during the workday on Monday...

Oh but the EATING!

FOOD: I think I didn't prepare well for the week. I sort of let Rob drive the food prep since he's back from Nebraska. I felt like I was constantly foraging for stuff, even with my packed lunch. I need to make sure the next day is super good with lots of water if I want to see some success on the scale at my meeting. A quick check at home yesterday morning indicated a loss, but you never know. I'm wise to my salt intake on Fridays now!

MOOD: As I said, it's a different vibe. I feel as though things are out of kilter somehow. Maybe temporary barometric pressure fluctuations are having an impact. I need a high pressure system to float over southeast Michigan! But I also need some confidence that it is okay to have a few goodies and stay the course overall. I am the goodie queen afterall...

And now I am going to fill my cup with H2O.