It’s all up to me

My plans yesterday didn’t turn out as I had hoped.  Not only was I not able to fit in a workout but we weren’t able to go to the grocery store so there was very little healthy food in the house.  We had not eaten a meal at home for nearly a week so all of the fresh fruit/veggies were either gone or gross and all of the lean meat I would normall eat was frozen.  I ended up reheating some chili I had made a while ago figuring it was the healthiest of the unhealthy options available to me.  The rest of the day didn’t go any better (apple crisp and ice cream, my son’s tootsie rolls, raisins and nuts, etc.) 

But today is another day.  I made sure I worked out first thing in the morning so now I have that good feeling.  I threw out my son’s candy and we went grocery shopping so the house is full of healthy food.  My hubby is going to grill out tonight which means we will have plenty of food ready for the next few days because when he grills he goes all out.  I was also happy because I finally worked up enough nerve to hop on the scale and see what damage this week has done and it wasn’t as bad as I expected, 284.  That is only a 3.5 pound gain this week and considering what I ate I am happy with that.  My hope is that I can maybe drop it before I weigh in again on Monday for our contest so I can at least maintain what I had lost. 

I also ordered a new scale and I can’t wait to get it.  It measures pounds, of course, but it also calculates your water, fat, bone and muscle percentages.  So this way if the scale isn’t moving I can hopefully see a change in my muscle and body fat which will keep me encouraged.