Peek-a-Boo

So after a magical, wonderful, right-at-my-points-target, delish dinner, wonderful workout DAY, I peeked at the scale this morning just for S&G's, and I was down almost a whole pound already! That's perfect motivation going into work tonight- my temptation zone...

I don't know why it turns into my temptation zone. Well, yes I do. Stress. And sometimes boredom. One thing I really pride myself on as a nurse is excellent time management. Work usually goes like this for me: Really busy for the first 3 hours and the last 2 hours. Other than that, it can be anything for the other 7 hours. Now, sometimes I'm bogged down with admissions or difficult patients, or really sick people, but otherwise- yeah, big black holes of not-that-much-going on, which leads me to EAT. Plus, the in-between time always consists of very tedious things like checking my charts, reading labs, charting on the computer- and I need frequent breaks so that I don't go crazy. So the frequent breaks can sometimes turn into eating breaks. Additionally, if I'm working with less-than-helpful coworkers, or it's a really busy night, I find myself seeking out snacks for a serotonin boost. They say nurses are severely lacking in serotonin at work because of all the unpleasant things we witness in a shift (blood, pain, vomit, death- there are good things too, I promise!) and that is one of the big reasons why nurses go gaga over chocolate- because it's instant serotonin! Soooo......no, I'm not planning 15 points worth of chocolate for work, but I am still going with my theory that constant snacking is better than just bringing one meal for the whole 12 hours. Basically, I want to fine-tune this so that I can eat every 2 hours all night, come home feeling satisfied and just GO STRAIGHT TO BED. When it works out that way, I can usually get up at 2 in the afternoon, get in a work out and feel like I have a plan for the next night of work.

Okay, that being said, I have GOT to get to the gym for a good workout before work. I think that also helps. When I feel strong going into work, I'm less tempted. When I feel like a lazy bum, I eat like one too. See, its all about this control thing, I'm tellin' ya!

I joined a challenge on the Weight Watchers message boards called 50 pounds in 50 weeks. I'm hoping to rock it in get there in about 25 weeks, but it's still a great way to keep me OP for 50 whole weeks! I'm also compiling some before pics, and soon adding to them some progress pics. And I plan to post the before and the progress once I hit 35 pounds lost. (And of course I'll be posting my first new hot outfit that I buy after the spending moratorium is lifted! LOL).

Alright, time to get to work on my workout!