Training Week Crazy!

Last week I was in training every day in DC. It was a LONG week. Typical day:

• My mornings started at 5am sharp.


• I was out the door by 6 (after feeding all the animals, showering and cleaning up, and trying to eat a bit of breakfast myself).


• Drop Roxie off at daycare for the day (yes, that is the dog).


• I met some coworkers at the office to drive in to the city at 6:45.


• An hour later we are at the hotel in the city and getting ready for a long day of teaching.


• Lunch break around noon (they served us really good food which was nice).


• Afternoon break - avoided desserts for the most part!


• Crossed fingers each day that I would be able to leave DC at 5pm.


• Make it back to pick up Roxie at 6:30.


• Home by 7:15.


• Get dinner ready for all the animals.


• Eat dinner myself.


• Finish homework from class and prepare for presentation at the end of the week.


• Finish emails from work and take care of anything that needs completing.


• Off to bed around mid-night to start it all over again.

So - needless to say that I didn't get any exercise last week. My eating wasn't horrible. I think I made good choices based on what I was presented with. I went and weighed in on Saturday and I was down 1 pound. It was actually 1 pound more than I expected so I was pretty happy. I now know that for the next 4 months I have to do what I can to lose weight for the first 3 weeks and then expect my week of training to be a wash. That is OK. I am proud of myself and the fact that I didn't gain weight. WOO HOO!!!

Off to bed now. I am realizing that my sleeping habits are playing a big roll in my weight loss issues. I don't get nearly enough sleep. Too much to do! Good night!!