the funk...

I weighed in on Thursday, after being sick for a week, then not quite back to myself the next week, I had quit tracking and slacked off at the gym (4 activity points earned in 2 weeks, bad...). I was lucky with the fact that my horrible eating habits had only given me a .2 lb gain. This was my first gain since I joined Weight Watchers 3 months ago, and I was seriously bummed! This threw me into a funk. I was so depressed that I began to eat EVERYTHING! I couldn't stop myself. I was making myself go to the gym daily, but after having a 50 point day on Thursday, followed by a 81 point day Friday, I just knew I needed to snap out of it. I ran out of weekly points and even though I have been earning activity points, I was still in the red.

I made it known publicly (WW message boards, and to my fitness buddies on FB) that I was in a bad place and I needed the accountability to get out of the funk. Admitting to the "world" that I was so off track seemed to do the trick. I have been back on plan for 2 days now, and today marked my 5th day in a row of hitting the gym. I even stepped out of my comfort zone tonight and attempted the eliptical machine again. I haven't been on it for 6 weeks since I joined the gym. My first attempt with it, I was only able to last 1.5 minutes before I thought I was dying. Tonight, 6 weeks later and a much stronger heart, I was able to last 5 minutes and 27 seconds before thinking I was dying and that I just couldn't handle it anymore. Once I hopped off, I did a slow walk around to lower my heart rate to a safer level and got on the bike and did a new routine, but maintained my normal time.

I feel incredible tonight, my legs are like jello, and my body hurts, but I'm just so invigorated! I'm back on track and so much happier with myself right now. I know it's a long shot with all of the crap I started my week off with, but I am hoping to see a loss this week. I am only 3.4 lbs away from my 10% goal, I am so close that I can taste it! Victory will be mine! I can't wait to post progress pics once I hit the 10% to see if I can tell a difference.