Ugly loss; Week 1: 5-2, 31-18 (pts)

Weigh-in - skipped

 Day 7
3-4
5-2 overall
pts for: 31
pts against: 18

Achieved:
- Diary my food (6-1)
- 7+ hours of sleep (5-2)
- 4+ glasses of water (3-4)

Did not achieve:

- No drinking (6-1)

- No food after 9pm (5-2)
- No snacks/deserts (unless it is a fruit or vegetable) - had  cake (3-4)
- Workout for at least 30 min (3-4)

What a crappy way to finish the week.  I started the day great- all the way through dinner.  I stuck with my meals for breakfast & lunch.  Then, I had a cuban sandwich for dinner, which was great (I had 2 slices of thin crust too).

Once the kids went to bed, I had about 6 glasses of win, some reeses pieces, and 4 slices of pizza.  I guess you could say it was a party - but I should have just skipped it.

Looking at the week, while I'm 5-2, in two key categories (deserts + snacks and working out), I only had 3 wins out of 7 days for each.  I really need to step it up on each.  If I'm going to lose weight, it is just not acceptable to not be working out and have desserts so frequently.

So, one step at a time.  In week 2, I want to go 4-3 in these categories instead of 3-4.  Same with glasses of water.  I guess another way to look at it - no reason to be anything under 4-3 on any one category.

Other thoughts
I think I have shrunk my stomach.  My eating habits were getting really, really bad.  This week, I only at once after 9, but that's because i worked that late.  This is a big win.  Hopefully, I'm close a new habit now here.  The late night eating - and believe that i could just snack anytime was killing me.  I think that is one of the biggest things I'm feeling better about.

I still need to work on portion control.  In most cases, I stuck to my meals, but i did somewhat frequently supplement.  And - being on a meal - it's easier to force portion size.

The water thing, i just need to step up and do it.  I love my soda, but i need to just drink water.

Sleeping, i think i'm doing well with.  If I can start shifting to go to bed earlier, but wake up earlier, that would be a good thing.

Overall
I am feeling better, but I need to step it up with the desserts and working out.