It is amazing how quickly life gets away from you. I feel like I've been running for the past two weeks, more figuratively than literally, with nothing to show for it. We had family in town for my oldest's birthday last weekend, and we had a blast with them. But between the party prep and enjoying spending time with little seen loved ones, I was exhausted by Monday, I'd stopped tracking my PointsPlus values, and haven't run since the previous Wednesday. Then my best friend called, asking if she and her darling little boy could come for a visit this weekend (possibly tomorrow even), and there is no way I was going to say no to that! Putting the phone down, the disaster that my house has become suddenly became VERY visible. It's amazing what you don't see when you don't want to . . .
So this week, I've been trying frantically to tick off all those little things on my to-do list while also finding a way to get myself back into the swing of the Weight Watcher's lifestyle. And truly, what do I have to show for it except a piece of paper with some things crossed off on it? I'd like to say that I've got a super clean home now, but honestly, I live with two mess making machines (also called my kiddos) and two stink makers (the cats). It feels like whatever I do cleaning-wise just gets undone or needs to be redone a few hours, maybe a few days, later. Makes a girl want to throw in the towel, if only it meant that she didn't have to pick it up again later. *sigh*
But at least I have one day of tracking (way over PointsPlus goal today) and I 'thought' about going for a run today (surprise wedding put the kibosh on that). I really want to earn the new jeans hanging in my kitchen by the time the hubbs and I head out on our sans-babies trip in three weeks. These jeans are an incentive gift from great-grandma for losing 20 pounds. Only 5 more to go, and while it might be a stretch to do it in the next 3 weeks, it's my goal. It's easy to think, "Well, I'll get back to tracking and exercising when we get back from our trip," but then those are another 3 weeks down the drain. There will never be a good time to start a diet, and life will always get in the way when you do. So whether I reach my short term goal of 5 pounds in the next three weeks or not, I am starting and working toward it, not letting life continue to dragging me along behind it.
If only I could figure out how to work in a run when I have non-runner guests staying at our house . . .
So this week, I've been trying frantically to tick off all those little things on my to-do list while also finding a way to get myself back into the swing of the Weight Watcher's lifestyle. And truly, what do I have to show for it except a piece of paper with some things crossed off on it? I'd like to say that I've got a super clean home now, but honestly, I live with two mess making machines (also called my kiddos) and two stink makers (the cats). It feels like whatever I do cleaning-wise just gets undone or needs to be redone a few hours, maybe a few days, later. Makes a girl want to throw in the towel, if only it meant that she didn't have to pick it up again later. *sigh*
But at least I have one day of tracking (way over PointsPlus goal today) and I 'thought' about going for a run today (surprise wedding put the kibosh on that). I really want to earn the new jeans hanging in my kitchen by the time the hubbs and I head out on our sans-babies trip in three weeks. These jeans are an incentive gift from great-grandma for losing 20 pounds. Only 5 more to go, and while it might be a stretch to do it in the next 3 weeks, it's my goal. It's easy to think, "Well, I'll get back to tracking and exercising when we get back from our trip," but then those are another 3 weeks down the drain. There will never be a good time to start a diet, and life will always get in the way when you do. So whether I reach my short term goal of 5 pounds in the next three weeks or not, I am starting and working toward it, not letting life continue to dragging me along behind it.
If only I could figure out how to work in a run when I have non-runner guests staying at our house . . .
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