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No weight loss this week. I feel heavier today than I have earlier in the week, so it might just be one of those days.
I am under a lot of stress right now at work and at home, so it is not surprising to me that the scale didn't drop. I can't go into details, but the program I work in at my school took a field trip last month and we have had some pretty major problems occur. Some of which have made local headlines, and now it comes out there were some very serious behavior problems. Some of which may actually result in legal action.
I am also applying to graduate school It is a really stressful process, and I don't know why, but it just seems that I am really jinxed when it comes to these things. I have to get three letters of support. Of course, right about the time I have to ask for letters is the time when all the news about the field trip broke, so that timing could NOT be worse. I have anxiety and self esteem issues, so asking for recommendations is always a huge struggle for me anyway. And now this. I also have to take the GRE (a test on Vocabulary, Critical Thinking, and Writing). I usualy do well on tests, but it has been a long time since I was a student, so knock on wood there!
I ate pretty well this week, but for some pretty easily recognizable slips. I had a pastry and a candy bar; both food choices that I made because of stress. I am still trying to develop coping strategies that do not involve food or shopping: Two things that I use to deal with unruly feelings. I did mostly well in the last couple of weeks considering, but I did eat those foods in direct reaction to stress. So, that is disappointing. I was even aware of what I was doing, and was unable to talk myself out of it. Although it was not a full-on binge, which is what has happened in the past. So, all that to say, it is good that I only had a minor slip, but it is bad that I am still using food as a coping strategy for stress.
Okay, so on to the next week!
Goal 1: To walk every day.
Goal 2: To use a non-food, non-shopping coping strategy to deal with stress this week.
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288.0 lb
Lost so far: 5.0 lb.
Still to go: 88.0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entry for 18 November 2010:
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477 kcal
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Fat: 5.42g | Prot: 36.36g | Carb: 76.44g.
Breakfast: nonfat latte, whipping cream, coffee, low fat blueberry bran muffin, milk. Lunch: romaine lettuce, spinach, Corn Tortillas, salsa, Turkey Breast Meat. more...
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steady weight
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