Focusing on the Positive

Well, we’ve figured out a Halloween costume for my dog.

She’s a Cone Head. Or, as my hubby’s referring to it as, a Satellite Dish.

I kid, I kid. Harley has had this rash-y looking kind of thing on her tail that she won’t stop messing with, so I took her to the vet today to get some medicine and the dreaded cone. They think it’s an allergic reaction, which is weird because I was just at my doctor last week for a rash due to my never-ending allergies. So we both have annoying allergies!

I felt bad leaving her alone after our traumatic doctor experience, so I did an at-home workout instead. A few minutes into my workout, I turned around to see her creepily staring at me. A little while later, she moved really close to me and, I swear, continually gave me dirty looks.

If that’s not a pssted off face on a dog, I don’t know what is.

I think it’s safe to say that the cone is depressing her, but I plan to overcompensate by feeding her lots of treats until her rash subsides and the cone can come off. 😉

Week 2 Recap

Onto my eats & workouts from the past week….

I had 2 goals that I mentioned last week:

#1 – Juice at least twice: Mission accomplished! I used my juicer to make a couple of vitamin-packed drinks.

#2 – Lose another 2 pounds last week: Whomp, I did not meet my weight-loss goal. I did really well all week long, but after mountain biking on Saturday night, I came home and was all, Screw it, I just burned 1,000 calories working out. I just want to eat cheese and drink wine!

And so I did. But the fact of the matter is, I have a slow metabolism and I can’t really overindulge and expect to still lose weight, no matter how much I’m working out. I felt guilty the next day and was all annoyed with myself, but you know what? I’m over it. I think that us women can be so hard on ourselves, dwelling on our mess-ups and not giving ourselves enough credit for the things we’re doing well. Instead, I want to learn from it, leave the guilt out and focus on the positive.

Lesson to keep in mind: I can drink a few glasses of wine one night, eat cheese without measuring out a serving, or have dessert as a treat when I’d like, but I can’t do all in one night and lose weight. If I want to choose indulging over losing weight one week, that’s fine. But if I’m really trying to tone up, I need to be more diligent with not overindulging. I happen to just read of a recent survey in Self magazine that found that 3 in 5 women overeat in a big way at least once a week, so I’m certainly not the only one who drank more wine than intended last weekend. It’s just a matter of choices, and I have the power to make whatever choices will make me happier.

Positives: While I didn’t keep on track with my eating over the weekend, I did great in other areas.

My workouts were awesome: 

ZzzZz Time: I got 7 hours or more of sleep each night last week. 

Fruits & Veggies: Each day, I ate between 6-10 servings of produce.

Instead of wasting time being mad at myself, I’m choosing to instead give myself kudos for these healthy habits. At the end of the day, we all veer off course sometimes. But I’m not giving up on my goal, so I’m back at it with the same weight loss goal for the next week and feeling confident about it. Stay tuned for updates next week!

Do you ever get down on yourself when you don’t exercise as much or eat as healthy as you’d like?