30 Days and Counting

It's strange how since I have been doing really well with the diet and walking, I've not logged on to here much. I do log on religiously to track what I eat and exercise, but I just haven't felt a need to vent out about it all. I realized this morning that I think I use this more as a tool when I am struggling, but maybe that's not a wise choice. So, I am going to try to commit to just jotting down some things every day. This past Monday marked my 30th day of diet and exercise, and I am proud to say I worked out every single day of those 30 days. I also feel I did exceptional on the diet as well, having only one bad day, but even that was only 2100 calories. And it was my treat for making it a week. In the last four weeks I have been sitting at about 1700 calories a day, which is right on track for me to meet my goal weight by by goal date.

I have been trying not to concentrate too much on the weight, though having a new scale has made it a bit better to weigh in, lol. Strange, I know. But now I get an actual number instead of this daily thing that fluctuates and that I can barely see. What stunk though is the two scales were off so even though I have been losing each week, roughly 1.5 pounds, I haven't been able to update my weight on Prevention as I am still just a little bit above what I had entered per a weigh in on the scale from the ancient times. But this week I know I will be able to!

My goal this week is two pounds. That would put me at 10 total since I started, which means time for a pedicure! For making 30 days of exercise, I celebrated with a new pair of shoes for walking. I spent a little more than I wanted, but they are pretty comfy and are suppose to help with the shin splints. For making 30 days on the diet, I got my hair done along with the eyebrows, so it was a fun evening Thursday. Total treat day! Figure we need those to help stay on track. I don't have anything planned for after I make the pedi... maybe I'll just continue pedis until winter. Hehe.

The food entourage continues at work. It was homemade buns and rhubarb jam this past Wednesday followed up by a chocolate chip pie Thursday... I actually stayed away easily from both.

I think another big accomplishment for me was having eaten out twice in the last two weeks. One night it was a turkey burger, salad instead of fries with the dressing (a vinaigrette) on the side! Last night was a salad, and though it ended up having more calories that I imagined, I feel it was still the better choice. I had plenty calories to burn yesterday anyways. So, all in all, I think I am making some serious progress and permanent changes again. YEA!

Next week though we are going camping for the 4th... I think I will have a major test on my hands in sticking with everything. DH said he planned lots of walking on most of the days, so I decided I will wear a pedometer on vacation. Each day I don't make 10000 steps, I have to walk around the campground until I do. I am still working on what some food choices could be for me. I am so excited though to be going on a mini vacation.