Changing it up

I spoke at length with Hubby this weekend regarding my weigt-loss journey, and how I’m feeling like I’m in total burnout mode right now.

He reminded me that before the surgery, I did let myself have splurges but I tracked them, and I worked them off through exercise, whether it was tennis, aerobics class, long walks, walking the stairs at work, or bike riding.

Since the knee surgery, I knew that I couldn’t do the high-intensity exercises that helped me maintain my calorie balance (at least for 4-6 months). Therefore, I basically went in to super-cautious-rabbit-food mode.

Looking at my food journals, I have been eating more or less the same things for the past 2 months. The Usual Suspects = High fiber muffins, yogurt, salad, fruit (yum!), small amounts of protein, and cereals. All are foods I love. However, after eating them almost every day for 2 months, I’m dying for a change (hence the shopping trip this weekend)!

I made a commitment to myself that every day this week I will exercise for at least 15 minutes. Whether it is walking, biking, physical therapy, etc, I will be more active.

Last night I had 1.5 hours of physical therapy (probably ‘exercising’ 1 hour, resting/waiting the other portion of time). I also rode on the bike at home for 15 minutes.

Today I went walking on my lunch hour with 2 women at work.

I know that working out doesn’t give me the excuse to splurge like I used to, but now I can feel better about having the mini-splurge of a Dove chocolate square, a 2-point ice cream treat, or heck, maybe even a little bit of queso to go with my chips.

Maybe my weight loss will slow from the 1-pound-per-week I had been seeing over the last few months.

So be it.

It’s about balance, right? Finding the lifestyle and making compromises that you can maintain forever.

If it takes me another 2 months to lose these two pounds, that’s okay. I certainly hope it doesn’t, but I’m not going to beat myself up for not losing “quickly enough”.

P.S. I didn't find a snazzy new outfit. Went to the place where i had gift cards, and *nothing* was what i wanted. How does a department store not have classy, normal pieces? Must it all be crazy, awful looking prints or huge ruffles and bows? "fashion" is just beyond me. Maybe i should go into fashion design and make classic peices in flattering designs and normal colors. Novel concept!