Working for Nothing

Its been a while since I last posted, but don't take that to mean defeat.  In fact, quite the opposite has happened.  I have once again got on the healthy eating bandwagon in large part due to the myfitnesspal app that has now infected almost the entire unit at work.  Because other people were attempting this most challenging feat, I thought I had better not give up now.  Plus its good for me.

So I have been doing pretty darn good.  Getting in lots of exercise, allowing treats of ice cream or what not when I have calories to spare, and trying to make the healthier options.

Yes, I have been doing well, but my weight hasn't really paid attention to that and has just remained stagnant. 

Its OK.  Really it is.  It just seems like an awful lot of work for no gain.....or rather for no loss. 

I do need to give myself props for yesterday's choices though.  I didn't bring my lunch to work and chose instead to be at the mercy of the cafeteria.  Always a tricky endeavor.  It was a real challenge to not get into that "day off" mentality where I just eat whatever I want because I "can't" eat healthy one time during the day.

But I didn't. 

Instead, I made a decent choice for lunch (BLT with kettle chips...chose milk instead of pop.  I even had the glass in my hand at line at the soda fountain, put it back, and opted for milk).  Then, because I "cheated" at lunch, I gave myself permission to "cheat" even more and got a large cookie for dessert.  Normally, I would have ignored the day and not recorded my food; however, I decided to record my food on my phone app yesterday to find out that I had enough calories for a light dinner.  So, I just made whatever for dinner, and recorded that.  Only to have my calories equal "0" for the day meaning I ate every single calorie allowed to me.  No more.  No less.

But then, but then, I went for a fabulous ski.  It was a push because weather was cold, blustery, and a bit snowy.  Once I got out there, it was wonderful and I skied solidly for over an hour.  That put my calorie count into a surplus.  Oh, I seriously considered coming home and eating ice cream, but didn't. 

What was sure to be a failure day turned out to be a huge success. 

Still, this seems like a whole lot of work for no tangible reinforcement.