A Little Behind

Hmm, I just re-read that subject line and realized it can be taken two ways, one is the truth and one is what I'm working for but will probably never attain (no matter how skinny I get)!

But, what I mean is that I'm behind on the weekly weigh-ins. I didn't weigh my self last Saturday and I was 163.4. Nice, almost 2 lbs that week. This morning, after a killer run, I weighed myself again: 161.1. Woohoo! The problem is that it's not my "real" weight, I haven't been brave enough to do that for awhile, I've only been my weight after I run so far that I've drained every ounce of EVERYTHING out of my body... of course I'll weigh less then! But, in a few weeks I'll be done with these crazy run longs and I'll get a better idea of where I'm really at, for now I'm enjoying these numbers!

Other than killing myself running, I also tried really hard to work on changing some bad eating habits this week. Let me share:

1- Eating late at night. I know we've all heard this one before, but it's a killer for me. So, I set 8:00 as my cut off time and STUCK TO IT! No fudging, (although there was one or twice that I ran to my bedroom which has the slowest clock in the house just so I could finish a snack before the clock turned, that's not cheating, is it?) Usually though, I'd brush my teeth while I'm getting Sam ready for bed about 7:30 and then I'm done for the night. End of Story.

2- Eating junk while I'm feeding my kids. Are fishy crackers really that bad? YES! Too easy to loose track of how many bites of crackers, cheese, PB sandwich, etc. And then I'd turn around and eat a full meal of my own once they are down for naps. Not good. So, I'd get a big glass of ice water and pop some gum in my mouth to get me through their meals and snacks. So far, it's a good change.

3- Eating while I'm cooking. Same concept as before, easy to loose track and just a bad habit, all around. I made a rule for myself that I would only eat sitting down at the table. Period. One day I was cutting up some veggies to have with my lunch and I started to pop a piece of cucumber in my mouth and then stopped myself. Not that I'm saying it's bad to each veggies while cooking, but it's the habit that I'm trying to break. It's totally a subconscious action that I'm trying to be more aware of and STOP!

So, there you go. Maybe it can help you guys, or maybe it just helps me to write it down. Either way, that's what I'm working on...we'll see how week 2 goes!