It's dark under here

SO I guess this week while Holly is back on the wagon...I fell off.  Maybe only so many people are allowed to be on the wagon at a time.  There is only so much room?  Does anyone know if that is the case?  Hmmm, well, in any case, I think that everything went out the window.  Exercise, eating well, my attitude....all fell down there under the wheels, where it is muddy and mucky. I think it may have something to do with a cute little neighbor girl who delivered some famous cookies to my door.  Now, I will admit that it was me who bought and paid for said cookies two weeks ago, but I will now continue to blame her until they are all gone, (which at the rate I am going won't be long).

 Or maybe it is because I spent the weekend at my parents' house.  They eat things like J I F peanut butter on white bread and the "syrup" in a bottle shaped like a cabin.  And my mom makes frosting for a birthday cake out of shortening!  uggg!  I keep trying to gently explain to them the dangers of these foods but they like them and so they continue. (and they wonder why they are always sick) They buy tons of precessed foods and it drives me nuts!  My kids love it because they have pop tarts and honey nut o cereal and juice.  I grew up like that.  That may explain a lot!  Anyway...

I gained 1.4 lbs this week.  I was hoping to skip over that and maybe no one would notice I didn't post a weight this week.  but I need to be accountable for this to work so I am being honest with you and myself. But...

I am going to pick it all back up, shake it off and try to climb back up on the wagon.  And its hard, because it's still moving,.  Life is still moving forward and I don't want to wait too long here in the muck or else it will pass me by, and I don't want to get another hundred pounds over weight before the next wagon comes along.

SOOOO....to that end, I am going to accept this challenge (#2) and  I will aim for 6-8,000 steps because I think 10,000 on my first attempt to get moving might set me up for failure.  But, as she mentions, purposefully adding more movement of any kind is a step in the right direction.  I will say that I am not counting calories, though I do try to work in snacks evenly and they are healthy (usually).  I really like those little cutie oranges as well as a handful of nuts. 

I lift my morning smoothie...here's to a fresh start this week....back on the wagon.