2010 Weekly Update 10: Missed a Week

I forgot to write a weekly update last week; I was so busy with school that I barely had time for anything else. I think I fit in a walk on Monday, but that was it. To top it all off, I also had barely any sleep, especially near the end of the week (I pulled an actual all-nighter working on a paper - I had one hour of sleep Wednesday night). Oh, and I had a bit of a chocolate binge a few days ago (conveniently right after my all nighter), so that didn't really help.

Last week I also discovered that I need to give up peanut butter. I would get hungry for a snack, so I found myself in the peanut butter jar quite often. I eat a brand of peanut butter that is just made from peanuts, which makes it a bit better. But it still has calories. And several heaping tablespoons full is not good for you. I don't want to give up peanut butter forever, but I will avoid it for now. The goal would be eating just a healthy amount of it.

So this week I am going to try to be better. I've already gone a few days without peanut butter, so that's good. I've also exercised a few more times (I went dancing last night, and today I went for a walk). If I can catch up on sleep, I should be ok for this week. This week is also the last week of classes, so after it's over I won't have to get up super early as often!

I weighed myself the other day, which was something I haven't done in a long time. I've gained a few pounds (no surprise due to peanut butter eating, but my period also started yesterday which adds a few pounds). If I can stay on track now, both with staying active and eating healthy, I can conceivably lose 18-20 lbs by June 1st. That won't bring me to my goal weight of 170lbs, but that will be quite an accomplishment.

Finally, my knee started acting up again. I think I need to make an appointment to talk to my doctor about it. It doesn't bother me all the time, but seems worst when I'm going up and down stairs.