Week in Review

I still haven't figured out what I want to call this bit. It's that day I take every week to look back at what I have done and figure out where to go from here. Maybe I should call it "There and Back Again: A Walker's Tale." Too geeky? The Neverending Review. A Tale of Two Reviews. Gone with the Review. Tell you what. If you have a suggestion for what to call these summaries, leave it in the comments section. I obviously need help.

Anyway, here's this week's summary:
The Good: I found out that journaling really helps with my emotional eating! That's huge for me. It gives me a chance to work out what the actual problem is and I can solve that. Sometimes, the solution actually is food, and sometimes it's not. Sometimes that solution is taking a walk, or taking five minutes to my self, or taking five minutes to be with my family. Solving the actual problem has really helped with calorie intake this week.

The Bad: If I look at my goals from last Saturday, I didn't really meet any of them. I stayed within calories 3/7 days this week. I walked 10,000 steps everyday that I was well and did no other type of exercise other than walking. I was even pretty fickle with my 1-3-5 planning. I'm not thrilled I did not meet my goals.

The Unexpected: I learned a lot this week by not actually meeting any of my goals and that knowledge is really more valuable to me than if I had actually meet every goal 100%. I learned how to cope better with my emotional eating. I learned that goals are not enough, but you need a plan too if you really want to get something accomplished. I learned that just trying to select foods that are more healthy when I am hungry makes a huge difference in the number of calories that I eat and is the only reason that I was under calories  at ALL this week. Also, planning times to eat while I'm at work makes me think about food less and I also mindlessly eat less. Finally, I learned that I don't have to scrap my goals just because they aren't working out like I think they should. I just need to change my plan of attack. This was not the summary that I expected to be writing today, but I am glad that I am.

Goals for next week:
* 10,000 steps  for 6/7 days this week. Sundays are a day of rest after all. And one big walk - shooting for 7 miles.

* One other kind of exercise 3 days this week. This will actually be my priority goal. I would hate to become a one trick pony.

* Plan out meals this week. After all, it's easier to stay within calories when I have a plan.

Today's Motivation:

Yeah, I'm still listening to The Martian. There's so much truth in the book though. "Work the problem." "Duck tape is magic and should be worshiped." And, the idea of not giving up because of a "failure." This was not a failed week. This was an amazing week. And now I can use it to make next week even better.