Our next weigh in is coming close and I will admit that I am on a downslide. I have been doing really well with exercising, until this week anyway, but I have not seen a change on the scale. Why is this? Eating. They say you can eat your way through any amount of exercise and I am proving that true. I have not been eating completely out of control, but I am not being very careful either. My mood has not been to resist temptation so I haven't been. When my stress level is high, I tend to snack or reach for comfort foods. Last week was very stressful so . . .  Unfortunately this week I am not able to exercise due to a procedure I had done on my foot. This is going to make the scale even more interesting. I really need to curb my eating especially since I do not have the exercise to balance it. Now I just have to find the motivation to do that.

I have to admit it - I am proud of myself. I managed to complete the YMCA's Iron Man in three and a half weeks. I did the true version with no walking, only upright bike, and no help while swimming. It was hard! I found the running to be the hardest part but was actually surprised at how far I was able to run at a time when I tried. Now I am ready for a 5K :) I am going to run my first one in May. I need to transition from training on the treadmill to running outside. My challenge is going to be pacing myself correctly when I do not have the treadmill to do it for me. Something new to conquer!

I need to get my eating under control. I was doing really well, but the last two weeks I have just eaten whatever sounded good. Unfortunately, it was not the fruit and vegetables that were sounding good. I have succombed to donuts, cookies and pie on a frequent basis. Even though I have stayed faithful with my exercising, I was not surprised that I did not lose any weight the past two weeks. You really can eat your way through any amount of exercise. I am thankful that I did not gain and I know that the exercise is all that saved me from that. I need to refind the motivation to eat small reasonable portions of healthy food. I am not sure where that motivation is going to come from but it is going to have to come from somewhere! I cannot continue the way I have been and hope to achieve my goals.

I would like to say I was surprised when the scale showed I did not lose any weight this week, but I wasn't. I gained 0.2 pounds for the week. I had a feeling I was not going to like what I saw but I have nothing to blame but myself. I lost my motivation to eat right this week. I snacked more while making things for the kids, did not eat healthy foods for meals, and just plain did not care. Combine this with less workout time and I am lucky I did not have more of a gain than I did.
On the positive side, I did enjoy my victory lunch and movie with my dad and sister. Sarah and I won our one month bet that we could lose more weight combined than my dad. We did it so he had to pay for a movie for both of us. He threw in lunch as well so we had a nice afternoon together. I think it is important to remember there is more to life than just this diet. We have to keep on living and do things we enjoy with people we love. There is always tomorrow to start over and keep working toward the weight loss goals.