Sophie's Weight Loss Challenge

So my 5 weeks ended with a rocky end and started week 6 with a rocky beginning. I'm grumpy because of that time of the month, and I feel like lounging, eating, and relaxing. The numbers are off the chart because I'm bloated, pardon ma francais. I am all around just feeling cluttered. Cluttered in my house. Cluttered with my homework. Cluttered with my freaking brain. Major head aches. I feel like my 8 hours of sleep last night was actually 4. I'm off the charts.

I could be hard on myself. I have been in the past.

However... I'm not going to consider this a slip up or a failure. I am learning as I go. So here are two things I have learned from week 6.

I will never skip my birth control again, my period was a wreck and i emotionally and physically was in a lot of pain for no reason. I am learning that this is one of the many things that can happen TO me, not by me and I just need to not fixate and let it go and move on

Second, I'm realizing that I have done a freaking awesome job. I took a picture of my calendar from last month and as you can see in this post, the circled days were all successful work out days. I worked out 24/35 possible days which is far more than I have ever done before and I am pretty damned pleased. My work wasn't for nothing. Just cause today or this week is kind of a step back or side ways, next week I will have the skills to pick up and make up for where I left off because I can keep going and will keep going.

I learned a third thing too, I can give myself a break and not feel guilty about it. I SHOULD give myself breaks. I think if I expect impossible amounts, strive to reach those just even by half way, I will have done more than before and enough to be great!!

So this week actually turned out to teach me some things and one of them is to just give it a break and focus on picking it back up easily later rather than beating myself up for it now.

GOALS for the rest of this week by day

• Wed: Light and easy
  

1. 7x strength exercises
2. stretch
3. bed early
4. eat lighter, veggie rich dinner
5. 4 more glasses of water

• thur: enjoy v-day with hubby

1. do a power work out for 10 minutes
2. 6 glasses of water min
3. avoid coffee and sugar at all costs- go for tea at least
4. eat whatever you want, in moderation, and don't worry about food

• friday: major focus day
  

1. medium intensity workout for 50-60 mins
2. stretch well
3. 7 glasses of water
4. 8 fruits/veggies
5. No caffeine coffee baby
6. Out to eat before concert, enjoy/practice good eating habits in restaurants
7. Use cleaning the house as a good vigorous activity

• Saturday: Gear up motivation for big work out

1. Work out hard/long intensity for 90 minutes
2. stretch with yoga
3. Big breakfast, big lunch, snack, and veggie rich dinner
4. 8-9 glasses of water