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Day 25

Well, I weigh 2.4 pounds more than I did last week.  Sadly, this isn't a surprise.  So now I'm up to 29.8 pounds that I want to lose.


If I'm being honest about What Went Wrong, it is:
1) I'm being really lame with the cardio.  I set time aside for it at work, but then I forget my shoes.  And I'm not doing cardio in a pair of cork wedges, no matter how cute they are.


2) I'm not recording everything I eat.  After I write my blog entry, Chris will bust out with the cheese and crackers.  And I will eat some of it, because, well, it is cheese.


3) I'm not really measuring how much of something I'm eating.  When I finally got around to measuring the olive oil I was using, it was more like 2 tablespoons instead of 2 teaspoons.  Whoops.


4) If I have a hard day at work, I'm using it as an excuse to eat whatever I want.  Like yesterday's entire bottle of dessert wine.  (To be fair, it was Bastille Day.  "Allons enfants de la Patrie!  Le jour del gloire est arrivé!")  Or Friday night's sushi/wine/ice cream fest.


So, for this week, I'm going to work on:
1) Really doing the cardio.  I just ordered a second pair of tennis shoes so I can keep a pair at work.

2) Write the blog entry the next day.  That way I'm accountable for EVERYTHING I eat.

3) Measure what I'm eating.  I have a food scale and measuring cups, after all.
4) I don't really have a good solution for this.  Suggestions are welcome.

Okay, so that's the bad news.  But some things did go well.
1) I feel like 75% of the time, I have been making good food choices.
2) I also feel like 75% of the time, I have been doing pretty well with the planning.
3) I have been doing awesome with the water, especially at work.  My advice for people who are struggling with drinking water is to get a cup that has a built in straw.  I think I need one for home too.  (Mental note: bribe Coworker Clare in to giving me an extra company logo straw cup.)

So, you'll have to wait until tomorrow to see what things I ate (and measured) today. :)

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