week7 #WWW

this week's questions:

1. What have you done this past week to help you achieve your goals?
2. What goal are you doing best on?
3. What goal do you have to push yourself a little more to complete? What is your plan to do so?
4. We’ve talked about who pushes us to do better with our goals – is there anyone/thing that hinders you?
5. Fun Question of the Week: Happy Valentine’s Day! Do you have any special plans for the day? It’s okay if you think it’s a Hallmark holiday that you wish to boycott!

question 1: what a joke last week; i'm so frustrated with myself. the only goals i managed to meet were trying new recipes and eating three servings of fruit/veg every day. i only worked out once, and i gained last week. which means, i won't hit goal this week (unless by some miracle i lose 4.2 pounds by 630pm on wednesday). it hurts insanely to be so close yet so far from where i want to be. i don't want to spend the next few months fighting the same pounds over and over. it's just too hard to stay focused when everything makes me angry

question 2: oddly, getting in my fruit and veggie servings. every week, i decide on my meals for the following week, including what recipe(s) i'll make. if the recipes don't have a veggie, i make sure to pick up something at the store. now that i'm up to three (well four, starting today) servings per day, i've tacked on a fruit with breakfast. since all my favorites are out of season, i've been getting frozen and canned stuffs. adding another serving seems like a daunting task at first, but i always manage to find a way to work it in. now if only i could get my water intake to be as consistent...

question 3: working out. i've already scheduled the time. i already have all the workouts. i just need to effing do them. i didn't even want to walk, which would've allowed me to read blogs and get some activity at the same time. instead, i couldn't be bothered with the treadmill. this weekend will be a small challenge since J is coming down, but i know i need to stick to the schedule as much as possible. i'm the only one stopping myself from doing what i know needs to be done

question 4: i am my biggest obstacle. it's so easy to talk myself out of something and let discouragement get the best of me. last week was so trying, and i felt so defeated. all of it is my own doing so i need to just snap out of it

question 5: i don't really care about valentine's day itself. it's my friends birthday, which is far more important to me. J and i'll be celebrating over the weekend, and i do have a surprise for him. but i don't make a huge deal, and i haven't "boycotted" in years

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{things i'm trying to remember this week}

my progress plus all the weekly questions on skinny (goals 1-4) and desultory (goals 5-10)