Lazy in every way possible. After my meltdown on Sunday, I've been taking it easy. I'm still committed to losing weight, but I needed a break from the continuous focus on counting calories and fitting in workouts. I needed a mental breather from it for a week. I've been pretty good with eating and I still worked out, but I didn't count calories, I didn't worry about going over my limit.
Tomorrow, I'm starting again, refreshed and refocused. I still want the goal, it's embedded deep within me and I am still committed to it. I just needed to give myself a break and relax my hold on myself. But tomorrow, I'm going back on my plan of 1,500-1,600 calories a day, 4-5 days of running, and 3 days of strength.
I am super excited about my life right now though. I have numerous career opportunities that have come my way. I'm applying for an internship at a design firm in Minneapolis. My name was offered for a marketing/design internship at the club where I tend bar that I could do on top of my duties as a bartender and still get paid. Wedding season is also coming up, so I'll be making tons of money tending bar there. I also have work to do for a friend who needs a promotional flyer done for an event, a friend needs branding work done for herself as an interior designer, and my mom needs corporate identity work done for her new business. I'm a busy gal and getting busier!
Hitting rock bottom last weekend, part of my worries was my career. I felt like I wasn't going to be successful out of college. It felt like everyone I knew in my classes had internships under their belts and I was really worried about not being able to get a job when I finish my degree. The Universe must have been paying attention to me and POOF numerous opportunities. Good things do happen.
Tomorrow I will wake refreshed and ready to take on the world including continuing my weight loss journey.
Hey Erin! What do you use to track your food? Have you ever checked out SparkPeople? I've used it for years and found it to be a really useful recording tool and took away a lot of my stress around recording. Congrats on the job opportunities. :)
ReplyDeleteI use the MyFitnessPal app on my iPod Touch. It's pretty easy and tracks really well. A lot of my stress around recording comes from the fact that I have to record. I've been really frustrated with myself and my abnormal relationship with food and I feel like counting/tracking calories just makes me think about food more and more. I want to get to the point where I don't have to sit down and write down everything I eat. I don't want to be constantly thinking about staying under my calorie budget, but I guess I have to if I want to reach my goals.
ReplyDeleteP.s. Thanks for the congrats. I'm very excited!
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