[sylvie]

Good Morning everyone ♥

first of all, welcome back Gemme!! December 1st does seem like a great day to get started back at it again.. A lot of people i talk to at work AND my mother all say, yes they need to get at it again but will wait til after the holidays... So kudos to you, and to us all who keep at it day in and day out, eh! The holidays are going to be a difficult time, but we can do this!

As for me, December 1st is going to be my restart day too.. Why you ask? Well, this has been a hard week for me, i gained 2 lbs, which feels crushing after losing 65 lbs.. But it's only 2 lbs, right? But also, i've felt so completely unmotivated this week, it's as though i just do enough to say i'm doing something, but it's not really what i should be.. my portion control has been awful, my cravings and obsessing is through the roof, and each day has had a set of challenges and i keep setting myself up, over and over again... So no wonder i'm in such a pickle..

Yesterday, was one of the worst days i've had..i attended 2 meetings, and think i was in frustrated tears from morning to night So, before i get myself too down, it's time to turn that around and get motivated!!

i believe for every bad day, comes growth and knowledge .. So, while it was a difficult week, i feel i've learned a lot about myself and know what i need to change to help avoid doing the things i do to set myself up..

Anyway --

breakfast:
1 small blueberry yogurt
3/4 cup multigrain cheerios
1/2 cup skim milk
2 clementines
1 hard boiled egg (but only the white, no yolk)

morning snack:
1/2 cup chopped pineapple

for lunch i will have:
tuna salad on whole wheat crackers
fresh green salad on the side
1 clementine

Exercise:
walked to work this morning (10 mins)
walked back home the long way (30 mins)
will do:
elliptical - 10 mins
weights - 20 mins (especially the triceps)
day 4 of week 2 of my bootcamp workout challenge on SP ..
Then i will walk back to work the long way for my evening shift (30 mins)