Weekly Weigh-in (Week 26)

Really late in the day this time around, but it's still Sunday which means it's time for my Weekly Weigh-in.

This week has been rather busy, lots of work, a day trip to Phoenix for a birthday and some wedding related meetings, birthday festivities here in Tucson as well, trips to multiple new restaurants I've never been to here in Tucson, all around just a hectic week. But really though is that really that different from any other week? I never seem to know what will happen in terms of my food until when it happens, or more than a day or so before when I have the time to plan cooking meals.

When I'm faced with that type of situation is it really any surprise I struggle with my eating? No, but that's still not an excuse. Much as my life may not be conducive to eating well, I still need to make the effort to make the best of what food options I have available to me. This week was another example of my tendency to eat too much of everything, which was not at all helped by the fact I was at two places that I had never been to before, both of which had numerous delicious looking items on the menu. Rather than doing the wise thing and limiting myself to just one thing, I ended up in both cases getting an entree, and an appetizer or two. I told myself I'd split them with people at the table, but really I knew enough going in to have know better. I'd end up eating all of them regardless of whether or not I intended for it to be shared.

That is a situation I find myself in often, through entirely my own folly. It is something I know I will struggle with for a long time, and something I need to learn to keep in check better. Life is nothing if not unpredictable, and I need to be able to live with that in a way that lets me live with myself.

So, how much damage did I do to my weight this week with that overeating? The scale tells me 247, which is down .2 pounds from last week. Small losses again, but I'll take small losses over gains every time. They build up toward a place I want to be. Eventually, I'll get there, and it's gonna be totally worth it.