Official weigh in... after 1 week

Today was my official weigh in after 1 whole week. Although I didn't do bad AT ALL.. I hate that the numbers didn't change since my last post; however, I am down 6.8 pounds in just one week.

I did face some challenges this week:
1. My feet hurt - I'm assuming from working out but I didn't stop working out at all. Every day (but one), I was swimming, at the gym or playing racquetball at the rec center.
2. MY pride hurt - each time I went to the gym there were a bunch of tiny prissy girls in there working out. I just never looked their way. It felt as if they were watching me though. I think it kept me from trying other things in the gym but I did my cardio and went home.
3. I was emotional this week - My mother's death is taking a big toll on me. All I can think about is her and when I am emotional, I always want that dreaded ice cream. I did have ice cream this week... only once though and it was the skinny cow ice cream. :-)

The motivation was pretty easy though. That was the good thing about this week. Since Ive been on Myfitnesspal.com it seems I have met so many people in my same position. Each day there is a message from someone that is positive and congratulating me on something. I really like it.

I learned that I really like racquetball however I prefer to play with my husband as opposed to the kids. My husband is quite competitive and keeps me moving. The kids.. they are always hitting the ball wrong it rolls on the floor or they don't hit it hard enough to get to the wall or whatever; meaning most of the time we are having to stop and  pick the ball up, and re-serve it. I think that I'm going to have them spend time in other areas while my husband and I play.

That's pretty much been my week. I'm very proud of myself for staying dedicated this week. In all honesty, I wasn't ready for all this when I started last week but I MADE myself get up and move and eat much better. I must say, its only been a week and I'm already sleeping better and I'm in an even better mood through the day. Lets see what will happen at the end of week 2.