No time to hit the gym (11.5 hour days do that to you), but I managed to squeeze a few walks in and keep my calories on par with goal, though still a lot of candy.
Hoping to be good tomorrow, but you never know on Fridays…
Have a great evening and bon appetit, my friends!
Tori
I decided to forgo the weigh-in today, as I’m not in the best headspace right now and don’t want to compound it with body issues, too.
I splurged today, savoring candy with my team and enjoying a cookie (and wine!) after the gym. No regrets.
Here’s today’s breakdown:
Lots of sugar! Definitely going to try to be better tomorrow. I’m working 9-9, so that should help …as long as I don’t eat any of the cupcakes I baked for my team. Whoops! They don’t have any chocolate (or sour watermelon flavoring), so that should help!
Bon appetit, my friends!
Tori
It was a good day, but a bad evening. A very bad evening.
I won’t expound here, but I will say that a bad evening translates into a good workout: when I’m upset (or angry, or stressed), I feel compelled to push myself harder than normal at the gym. I try to make the emotional pain fade by trading it for physical exhaustion.
When your muscles ache and tremble from fatigue, it’s hard to think of anything but a hot bath and a soft bed. Through exercise, my hurt is numbed.
Probably not healthy, but it’s better than my old habit: binging and purging.
With that said, my exercise tonight basically cancelled out the entirety of my day:
Fortunately for me, I ate my “planned cheat,” the gluten-free chocolate chip cookie I was salivating over in an earlier blog post, before heading to the gym. So, at least that part of my evening went well!
Tomorrow is a new day. Tomorrow will be a better day.
Have a good night and bon appetit, my friends!
– Tori
I had class this evening, so hitting the gym wasn’t an option. Fortunately, running around campus and moving furniture this morning provided a small workout.
I ate a lot of snacks (whoops) which brought my calories above the normal allowance, but I plan to get a major workout in tomorrow after work to hopefully balance it out.
Tuesday will be a GREAT day! So, how did you guys start your week? Comment and let me know how you’re doing!
Bon appetit,
– Tori
P.S. I don’t say this often enough, but THANK YOU to those of you who regularly read, follow, and comment on my blog. Seriously, I can’t tell you how much it means to me to have your support and to know that we are in this together. You’ve helped me through some bad days and shared in the celebration of my good days. You rock!
When I got out of bed and got dressed this morning, I put on a pair of size three shorts. And I realized something, something I’ve needed to realize for a long time: nothing has changed.
I’m still the same person I was at size 20/22. I still have a good heart. I still care for others. I still laugh freely and often, and I still have a weakness for chocolate and cheese.
I’m not a better person because I’m smaller.
I’m not a happier person because I can wear single digits.
My life didn’t become perfect when I slid into these shorts, and my life wasn’t imperfect before they fit, either. Weight loss isn’t a cure-all and weight gain isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
I may feel a sense of accomplishment for hitting certain fitness goals, but that joy is no less than the happiness I felt meeting non-athletic goals when I was bigger.
My waist size doesn’t correlate with the joy in my life, nor does it solve any problems.
I am the same person I was at 200+ lbs; I just wear smaller shorts.
Bon appetit, my friends.
Tori
It was a long and stressful day, but I made it!
I had a bit of a rich lunch (seriously, I’m obsessed with Indian food), but my dinner was small and I killed it at the gym.
Hoping to squeeze a workout in tomorrow morning, but my grandmother is coming into town and we’re going to hit the beach in the morning before it rains! If I can make it, great; if not, I will enjoy the day with family!
Bon appetit, my friends!
Tori
Awfully tired today, so this post will be short and sweet.
I didn’t make it to the gym, but I did squeeze in two 15 minute walks around the lake during work.
Hoping to wake up with some energy in the morning so I can squeeze a workout in before I head into the office at 11am.
I hope everyone had an awesome HUMP DAY!
Bon appetit, my friends!
~ Tori
Despite yesterday’s caloric debauchery, today’s weigh-in was positive! Yay!
Here’s the breakdown of the morning report:
Weight: 125.4
Waist: 26″ even
Hips: 35″ (up slightly?)
Right Thigh: 21.25″
Left Thigh: 21″
Right Bicep: 9.75″
Left Bicep: 10″
The scale and waist measurements are down, and the rest have remained the same or only slightly increasing. Not exactly sure how my hips got wider (second puberty?), but I’m not stressing it.
Not bad considering I just started on Monday the 19th! I’m down almost 7 pounds in 10 days. A little fast, but I’m not doing anything extreme or obsessive, so I’m happy with my results!
Bon appetit, my friends!
– Tori
Lost control with my eating today. For some reason I was RAVENOUS this evening: I couldn’t stop snacking.
As a result, I went way over my calorie allowance (yikes), so I’m nervous about my weigh-in and measurements tomorrow.
Hoping for a better day tomorrow!
– Tori
What a difference a decade can make.
Picture on the left:
My confirmation ceremony at church. I was 15-16.
Picture on the right:
Last night, after a good run. Yes, I’m sucking in.
– Tori
The Memoirs of a Yo-Yo Dieter 