travelly badness/goodness

OKAY.
boy am i LEARNING FROM THIS PROCESS!
1. travelling throws me off my workout progress but NOT off my eating progress anymore! i have done so well understanding what im eating and why, seeing it all in chart form and value form, i have accomplished one of my major goals - making this a natural habit.
2. like i said: travelling throws me off my workout progress. i know i could do better with that, and ill work on it.
3. a major reason ive ever gained weight: portion sizes. thats simply it. and i think thats the issue with lots of people: you cant go to panera and get a salad and think youre eating healthfully, you cant just have a turkey sandwich or a fruit salad and think its healthy. yeah, its a 'healthier' food choice than doritos, BUT, portion-sizes-wise, you may have stayed within calories/carbs/sodium/fat etc with a bag of doritos! and staying within calories/carbs/sodium/fat limits is what helps you lose body fat.
4. im very good at this. and im very happy. however im annoyed that i havent gymmed it up harder. ive been away from home for 16 out of the last 21 days, in 4 different cities! keeping up the eating part is something im proud of and happy with.
so, in general, this project is going well, doing its job.
still, need to keep it up hard-core.
starting this monday, i am not going anywhere until the end date (april 1) - so ill have every single day to hit the gym hard and continue with my great progress so far.
thanks again for all your support - im really surprised how many daily encouraging texts/emails i get, and your encouragement on this blog is super fun, especially from new friends across the country!
thanks, all!
happiness!
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bad girl

tuesday i totally could have gone to the gym. i spent the whole day packing and getting ready for our quickie overnight trip, and literally the truth is i got too lazy and just didnt go.
HOWEVER, i ate really well, stuck to the program. the only problem was the gym. and thats a big deal, because its super important. im annoyed, but glad to say that just because i skipped the gym (for the first legitimate time since i started this) i didnt let it ruin the eating part of the day.

so i guess all of this is about being totally honest, seeing what i actually eat and what i actually do, and seeing if i meet my goals or not.
today is the first time ive legitimately skipped the gym flat-out, and blah, but fine. we all have little setbacks - i wouldnt even really call this a setback, just a stupid mistake of a day. and it really didnt ruin anything, it only made my score bad.
alright. ech.
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