H&G Week 2
That's Hello & Goodbye for those of you that don't know.
Pop quiz: Which movie is that from?
I must confess to you all right here and now. I WAS LAZY! Lazy and moody and tempermental, or maybe just mental.
Here's how my week went:
Wednesday: 80 mins of exercise
Thursday: 45 mins of exercise
Friday: 50 mins of exercise
Saturday: 0 mins of exercise (not totally accurate though because I spent all day walking
around Portland, I just didn't count it as exercise)
Sunday: 0 mins of exercise (again, not totally accurate because I spent all day walking
around the University District Street Fair but didn't count it as exercise)
Monday: 60 mins of exercise (but it was lame exercise because I pulled my butt and barely
moved for about 45 mins of that time)
Tuesday: 0 mins of exercise
Grand Total: *cough cough*....235 mins of exercise.
Weigh in wasn't much better. Duh!
Last week, I weighed in at 160.4. This week, I weighed in at 160.4. Total loss = Nada! 0! Zilch!
So, I had a stressful past couple weeks. So what! Well...I think it was actually for the best.
I've been totally stressed out about life. Everything actually. Do you ever come to a point where you just have to question how you're living and what you're doing and then realize that you desperately need a change? Yup. That's me lately. I go through it every year or couple years actually.
There's really nothing wrong with my life. I live in a beautiful area. I have a couple wonderful friends. My husband is the best one in the whole entire world. I have a great job. I'm healthy. I'm active. I have a ton of hobbies and interests. I have a great house that has sucked up all my blood, sweat, and tears over the past decade.
Really, I have a rich life. But that doesn't necessarily mean that it fits who I am in every area, and it doesn't necesssarily mean that it can't still be improved. That's what I'm talking about. Improving. Finding the things in my life that don't fit anymore, and making them over. Asking myself the tough questions. Or answering the tough questions that some of my favorite bloggerbuddies (Jules values, Chupsie questions) have been asking lately.
You know the questions:
- What do you value and why?
- How are your actions supporting your values?
- What can you do to better align your lifestyle with your values?
- Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera
The good news is after asking myself some of these questions and evaluating my life, I realize I'm doing pretty darn good. There are just a couple things that I can improve on or change up to better align with my values. That feels really good actually. I'm not quite ready to release it out to the world yet because my thoughts are still flying around in my head in a very disorganized chaotic manner and I must tame them before letting you in on my madness. And...you're welcome.
So, although the scale didn't move and I didn't do a lot of exercise this week, I'm actually ok with it. It's how we handle ourselves in our moments of weakness that defines us, and I think I've handled myself pretty well (not considering the amount of cheese I ate last night). Also, the calorie deficit over the past 2 weeks has shown that the scale should report another 2lb loss sooner or later. I just have to get rid of this stress so my body can shed the pounds.
