How fortuitous

The foreshadowing in my previous posts was abundant.  The lack of eating.  The constant food cravings.  The contemplation of giving up. 

So, I did it.  I cheated.  At first it was an intentional cheat.  I wanted my grandma's waffles before she left town.  We actually made it so the only thing off my diet was the waffle itself - no big deal.  Right?

I suppose I am the type that if you give me an inch I will take a mile.  That one intentional cheat coupled with my lack of eating and overall discontent lead to an entire week of eating foods that I am not at all supposed to eat.  I once ate an entire box of popsicles to avoid eating ice cream...which I eventually did eat anyway.  I ate bread with honey on it.  I ate a piece of cheesecake with my husband.  I drank a bloody mary on my anniversary.  I did not drink nearly enough water.  Not surprisingly, my body is rebelling and can most certainly tell the difference.  Headaches, upset stomach, sore muscles.  I guess that just shows that I was doing the right thing and should continue to do the right thing.

So I have a renewed commitment to eating right.  I have my fridge stocked full of food that I CAN eat so that I focus less on what I cannot eat.  I purchased a new water bottle with a straw - because drinking from a straw is for some reason SO much easier than without - so that I get in my 64 oz minimum.  And, taking some advice from you lovely ladies last week, I will go for an 80/20 approach.  Meaning I will be very aggressive with my diet 80% of the time and simply do my best the other 20%.  That is much more balanced than what I have been doing.

My weight did not go up or down this week.  I am grateful for that because it probably should have gone up. 

Also, despite my poor eating habits, I did do something really great.  I have officially re-started the Couch to 5K program.  Watch out runners!  Here I come!