Weigh-in Wednesday: Week 6

Initial weight: 124.0
Last week: 123.2
This week: 123.0

Yep, I’m kind of hovering right at that 123 mark. I’m sure a lot of it is because I’m not really watching what I eat as well as I probably should. Sure, I make some good choices at times. Like today, when I had tuna mixed with celery, green onion, lemon juice, pepper, a small dollop of light mayo over a bed of lettuce, followed by about a cup of strawberries. But then I just finished 3 Oreos. I’ve also had a few handfuls of M&Ms, some jelly beans, and some more M&Ms. Have I mentioned my sweet tooth?

I’m not so good at eating as many veggies as I should. We have some well-rounded meals at times around here, but lately they’ve been pretty sporadic. I’ve never been much of a cook, and I don’t really want to take the time to work at it. I tear recipes out of magazines all the time, then just throw them in the cabinet with my numerous cookbooks. We usually stick to the stand-bys: spaghetti, pizza, burgers on the grill (thank goodness for nice weather again!), barbecue chicken breasts, scrambled eggs, and pancakes. If we’re good, we’ll throw some frozen veggies in the microwave to have as a side. But that’s about it.

I’ve been working out. I’ve been Shredding with the Sisterhood, but have lately been slacking a bit. I worked Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, and it’s really hard to motivate myself to get going early enough to get the workout done in the morning. I skipped Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday. I still really like it, and it’s definitely a workout, especially Level 3. I hate jumping lunges, but they totally work my quads! But it’s been hard for me lately because I’m missing running. I haven’t run in almost 2 weeks. And with the weather getting better, and the sun rising earlier, I’m longing for my morning run. But I have a hard time doing both the Shred and my run.

The Sisterhood has decided to continue with the 30-Day Shred, starting again on Monday at Level 1. My sister-in-law wants to make it a 365-Day Shred (CRAZY!). I don’t know if I can fully commit to the Shred this time around. I’m feeling a little guilty about that. I know I shouldn’t, but I do. But I know the important thing is that I keep working out.

So here’s my plan: I’m going to plan on working out (almost) every morning, and I’ll make the decision between Shredding or running. If I choose Shredding, that will probably be the workout for the day. If I choose running, I’ll try to Shred later in the day (which is really hard for me, but not so bad when I actually get going). I’ll keep up with the Sisterhood. I won’t worry about the scale. I’ll just pay attention to how my clothes fit (about which I’ve been sort of bummed lately because of my post-babies belly–damn diastasis recti, but that’s a different post altogether). M’kay?