I’m just going to spill the beans at the start: I was really bad this week.
I turned 30 a few days ago, and it was incredible! I spent the last few days before my big day having cocktail celebrations with my good friends, surprise dinners at awesome restaurants all around town and blew out candles on a couple of delicious birthday desserts. It was the best week ever! Life was great! I ate what I wanted! I didn’t think ONCE about all the work I’ve devoted myself to in the last few weeks. I mean, you know that feeling of being surrounded by the people you love enjoying yourselves like there’s no tomorrow? That’s what I felt for days on end!
But man-o-man, tomorrow did come and when I hit the scale… I learned that I gained 2 pounds back.
I’m bummed about it, I really am. At the beginning of the week, I was excited to report that I had lost another 1.5 pounds! But all those smoothies and salads and early morning runs and skipping buns on hamburgers (which I’m still not getting used to by the way) were all cancelled by a few days of hardcore celebration. I’m trying to look positively at it. It was a learning lesson. I can fall back in to bad routines in a snap. I’m getting older and weight doesn’t melt off like it used to. Honestly, it doesn’t make me feel that much better, but I have to find the silver lining somewhere.
I’m not going to be hard on myself, though. I mean, it was a big birthday! And let’s be honest, it’s a really big deal turning 30. Not only am I in a new decade, I have A LOT coming up in the next year that I have to focus on: I’m going back to school to teach; I’m planning a commitment ceremony; I’m freelancing full-time, and I’m working on my book. I looked at my birthday celebration as a way to let the past go. I’m going to learn from it and jump right in to my 30’s with a clean slate ready to conquer all my goals, no sweat (I’m still going to carry bad puns in to my 30’s).
I’m back to get incredibly devoted now (not that I wasn’t before). I have a year to get in to the body I want for my wedding. How am I going to kick it in to high gear to make sure I say focused? I have a beach-heavy vacation coming up in October. I’m going to make that my next short goal. I need to get the weight off for that event. I’m so focused on the next two months to loose AT LEAST 5 pounds that I even bought a semi-expensive swim suit to hopefully flaunt as a prize for myself. Hint: Spend waaay too much on an item of clothing that you can’t fit in quite yet so you work hard so you don’t waste the dough you spent on it. Tip of the day, guys.
So I’m back to making serious smoothies with my green powder. (I also find that putting smoothies in fancy glasses make it more fun, as pictured. You can pretend it’s a cocktail without the extra, unhealthy calories), running, hiking, skipping out on extra carbs, and calorie counting. I’m DEVOTED.
What I’m not going to do right now is sulk. I’m just going to get back on track. So here’s to a fresh start. Not only am I new to my new decade, I’m starting with a clean slate on my diet. But in case you’re silently judging me (I really don’t blame you), know that I STILL haven’t touched a pastry from the coffee shop! Not. A. Single. One!
