I've had a relatively good week. Last week was hard - it was my time of month (or in my case, every 3 months) and by last Monday my weight was waaay up, as it always is around that time.
However, by this Monday I was back down and then some. As of yesterday, I've lost 12 pounds since January 1. I also took advantage of some free promotional Hot Yoga classes that a local yoga studio was offering - each are 90 minutes long, and they are pretty intense - so took one yesterday and one today. I can't afford to do it all the time in addition to my gym membership, but maybe a few days a month.
I've met my exercise goals since Jan. 1 and have done pretty well on eating and food tracking for the last few weeks. There are a couple days where I forget to log my food intake, but I'm very careful those days to load up on "power foods" (low fat/low calorie/low carb foods that are on a Weight Watchers list) so that I know I'm not overdoing it. I even did pretty well while going out for Italian food this weekend for a Valentine's day dinner. I ordered pasta filled with gorgonzola cheese and pears, but it was a small, reasonable portion (I ate half that night and half for lunch today), and I paired it with a salad with low-fat viniagrette dressing.
My big challenge is that in a couple weeks, my boyfriend (who is also doing Healthy Habits with me) and I are traveling with some friends. We won't have a car or a grocery store within walking distance, so we'll virtually be eating out for nearly every meal. However, the hotel we're staying at does have a mini-fridge in every room (whew!) so I think I'm going to stow some fruits/veggies that would survive the plane trip (apples, oranges, bananas, snap peas, carrots, broccoli), oatmeal, and crackers to make sure we have *some* healthy food to snack on. I'm prepared to do some splurging during those few days, but in a reasonable way, and will bring my laptop so I can log my food intake.
