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October 17, 2005

Uggg, no change

Weighed in this morning and I’m unchanged at 163. It seems as though I only lose weight every other week. I get scared straight by the unchanging scale and make efforts for a difference the next week.

There are two things that I think hampered this week. I totally dismantled my kitchen and I’ve had an emotional rough couple of days.

We have set up a make-shift kitchen in our living room and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to use. We don’t have a really good place to wash dishes and our only source of cooking is the microwave. I don’t like to microwave food unless it comes in a box and/or is limited in nutritional value in the first place. I guess I’ll have to get used to it because I have to fight my tendency to just leave and eat out.

Eating out can lead to bad things. Not all of the time. I’m getting better at controlling portion sizes and healthy selections when I eat out. But if you’re slightly off balance emotionally, having a plethora of fried foods with creamy dipping sauces available at the drop of a hat makes for a precarious situation. Kind of like lighting a match to help navigate your way through a gas tank. Or something like that.

I’ve been feeling a little down in the dumps lately. I find it hard to reign in the appetite, exercise, and just be good to myself in general when I’m in the dumper. I know I need to resolve other issues that contribute to my overall happiness in order to maintain my weight/health because they are all interrelated. But I’ll be damned if I can handle it all at once right now.

Posted by hopeful @ October 17, 2005 10:44 AM