An uphill battle

That's what I'm fighting... and uphill battle. But this week has gotten me back in the game!... or at least I feel like I'm warming the bench.
After having a couple weeks of high-stress situations, this past week has been much better. Unfortunately 'much better' doesn't mean anything on the scale... but I'm being more responsible, and reaching goals.

First, the caffeine. I have been clean for 5 days, 15 hours, and about 10 minutes. It's a big triumph for me, and I will say that I have felt better. I'm drinking more water, and VitaRain from Costco. I've had a couple key moments... when I really felt I 'needed' a diet Dr Pepper to make it through that day... or that moment. I haven't lost weight, but by drinking diet soda I wasn't drinking any calories. I think that the lack of caffeine has made me feel sluggish, and I'm adjusting to the change in energy. I was surprised that I didn't have headaches... I've had nasty headaches before. I think I did better because I went completely off soda on my trip to Aust/NZ. It's interesting how easy it is to go without something if it's simply not available!

Second, sleeping. Funny enough, I know that the lack of caffeine helps contribute to better sleeping habits. I didn't accomplish my 11pm-8am goal... but 12am-8:30am is moving in the right direction. Now I just have to learn how to turn off the TV! My problem is that I don't watch TV during the day, I record things. So after I put the kids to bed... it's my time to veg. 'Veg' also means feeding my face... but hey... I'm writing it down!

Which brings me to my Third triumph, writing down what I eat. Now... I didn't say what I had to eat, just that I needed to write it down. In the process of writing it down, I see just how much crap I put in my mouth. And even if it's not crap, I still put too much of it in my mouth! Writing down the words 'Chuck-a-Rama' doesn't help me lose weight. But I know I do better when I'm writing it down. (Which is sad to think about what I eat like when I don't write it down!)

A few more triumphs...
I've blogged
my house has stayed 'mostly' clean... 'most' of the time
I've done one load of laundry a day (I know that won't continue through the weekend, but Mon-Thurs is good enough for me)

I'm not ready to add any new goals just yet. I feel like I need to get these things a little more routine first. Baby steps.