Up .4

I'm surprisingly happy about this. I had three *huge* slices of carrot cake on Thursday that I didn't track, at all my weeklies before that, and then didn't track at all on Friday (although I watched how I ate... I just didn't track.) So this morning the damage was only up .4.

Wow.

I have the keep this exercise regimen going... it's saving my ass from gaining crazy numbers. And hey, my weight would even go down if I kept the overeating to a minimum. I don't feel too bad about this small gain, though... three day weekend, Ran Faire fried food, and a couple of birthdays happened this week, so I don't think I did terribly at all.

Instead of going on about how I'll make next week better, I think I'm going to make today better. It's already 3:30 and I've only had half of my points, which is awesome for me. I am trying to keep from going over my dailies today, and I'll do the same tomorrow. I have a lot of trouble on the weekends for some reason... I have a feeling that it's because I don't plan my day ahead of time as I do with the weekdays.

I have two red flags this next week, and if I plan carefully I can avoid having them be downfalls. One of them is my sewing class on Wednesday, and I barely have enough time to wolf down dinner after work and be at the class on time. I will need something quick/easy or already thrown together in order to make dinner happen on that night. The second red flag is my little sister's birthday... her party is on Friday, and I volunteered to help make the deep-fried chicken strips. The fact that the part is on a Friday will keep me good as my WI is on Saturday morning, but come on, they're fried chicken strips! They're delicious. So I'll eat one or two and be done, and I'll definitely eat something filling, low-cal, and nutrient-dense before I dive into that project.

Exercise won't be a problem- I can't say enough how awesome it is to have a partner help you with exercise. The thing that really drags my ass out of bed at 5 AM every weekday is the fact that my dad is waiting for me so we can go on our walk. I'm not going to stand him up, so I get movin' the moment the alarm clock goes off.

I just need to be wary of sweets this next week. I had the worst sweets craving this past week (may have something to do with TOM, but we'll see...) and downed two Hostess Snowballs, a vending machine fudge brownie, ice cream every single day (literally), trips to Vern's desk for chocolate, a couple of Warm Delights throughout the week, all that cake... wow. I'm shocked I didn't gain more.

Well, here's to a new, awesome week. :)