After starting a bunch of goal-related and motivational threads on 3FC today (I feel like maybe it’s becoming an addiction, posting there. Maybe?), I feel tons better about pulling myself up out of my slump. I gave myself multiple opportunities (and this is another) to voice specifically what I intend to do in the upcoming weeks to right my situation. It’s really helped me commit to re-focusing because, you know, even if you say you’re refocusing it doesn’t make it so until it actually happens.

It’s probably good that I’m recommitting before tomorrow’s WI, because I’m afraid my week may have had unpleasant scale-related side effects. We’ll see, though — I woke up today feeling slightly smaller than the day before (was having a major fat day Thursday), and my pants are fitting nicer than they were when I wore them Tuesday. Perhaps I was just retaining some water or something. So who knows, it could go either way! (Of course I’m hoping it goes down, I’m ready to hit my first 10-pound mark, and even readier to get the heck out of the 200’s!)

So… here are some short-term things I need to work on:
-TRACK. I’ve been slacking in tracking (ha, a rhyme!) and I think that’s a big problem. I lose track of what I’ve eaten and find ways to negotiate my point count down (”I didn’t really eat 1 cup, it was more like 1/2…”) as to find room to pack more junk in. So bite it & write it.
-EXERCISE. It’s been about a week and a half since I’ve moved in any constructive way. I’ve been like a slug. Sitting around. I need to get back on my exercise wagon, even if it’s only 3x per week.
-CLOSE THE KITCHEN. Bye-bye, after-dinner snacking hell. After dinner and dessert (if there is one/if I want one), the kitchen รจ chiesto. (chiesta? because kitchen is feminine? oh Italian, you fail me.) Perhaps I should pick up on a habit I see many praising — have a cup of tea after dinner. The extra liquid fills your stomach, and the warmth is comforting. We shall see, we shall see.

Here are things I want to accomplish in March:
-Achieve at least 700 minutes of exercise. I tried for February but ended up 120 minutes short. So close!
-Go to a WW meeting every week!**
-Do something active every weekend.
-Study everything that needs to be read for my oral exams.
-Keep eating out to once per week, twice if necessary.

In February, I lost 2.2 pounds. That’s not a whole lot, but at least it’s a loss!! I’m gonna count it as a success.

**Okay, I’m really excited about this — I think the WW gods are smiling on me. I was getting worried about next week, as I’m going to DC and won’t be able to make my regular WW meeting. I just looked up meeting locations in DC to see if I could swing by one to at least get weighed for the accountability, and wheeeeee! There’s a WW center literally three blocks away from my company’s DC office, which I’m going to visit on Friday! Which means I just have to walk down the street and weigh! (Which is also very convenient if I end up moving to DC and transferring to that office!) I was concerned because I’m going with two non-diet-friendly people, and was worried they’d bully me out of going, but now there’s no excuse — there’s a Borders on the ground floor of my office building so I’ll just walk down to the WW center myself and they don’t have to be bothered. Yippee, I’m actually *really* excited about this!!

Okay, here’s to a new week, and a new month! I will be back tomorrow with my WI results, for better or for worse!