Weigh-Day - not so hot, but not so worried

So I'm up another 1.4 pounds this week. Those snow days really challenged me to stay on a healthy schedule...a challenge I sadly did not rise to! I'm at 163.4 today, but am finally feeling back on track, in a good routine and ready to see a nice loss next week (after TOM moves on).

Even though I had a very off week diet-wise, I had a good-ish day yesterday. Also, I've been tracking some non-diet changes and habits and am doing really well with those.
- my house has stayed clean and uncluttered all week
- I've stayed hydrated
- I've gotten to bed on time
- I remembered to take my mulit about half the time (better than none!)
- I've taken me-time to read (finished My Life in France - Julia Child yesterday and started Skinny Bitch today)
- And maybe most significantly, I've exercised at least 10 minutes a day every day. Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday I did 1/2 hour on the elliptical and 1/2 hour of strength training which makes this the first week in awhile that I've actually gotten to every muscle group. Monday, Thursday and Friday I did smaller workouts, but the important thing to me right now is that I'm making setting aside work-out time a non-negotiable daily habit and Ryan is finally getting some exercise in too!

I've been struggling a little with the very typical "my partner is not on board with my new healthy goals" issue. We have these great, meaningful talks about our life together, the values, beliefs and goals we share, etc...Then we make plans for the week or the next day and it seems like Ryan doesn't even try to stick to them. Hmmmm... On the one hand, I know that my choices are mine alone and that if he's not ready I have to just do the best I can and hopefully, eventually serve as some sort of model or inspiration to him. On the other hand, I feel that I'm entering a new lifestyle that is important to managing my physical health and anxiety, that is essential for my happiness and that will form habits I hope to pass onto our future children (i.e., I'm not just trying to get into a bikini -these changes are really, really important to me!)

Ryan is so busy with school and has been steadily gaining weight, feeling more and more stressed and feeling lower and lower on energy. I really want him to get his confidence, energy and active lifestyle back (and he says he does too, he's just stuck), and I want us to scaffold each other's efforts, but I don't want to nag or push.

So, I guess for now we'll just keep trying to hit those small goals over and over again. I finally did get him to the gym with me yesterday and if the rain lets up today he's planning on going out to play some disc golf. He knows what needs to be done so I'm shifting my focus from reminding him to just being super sweet and asking him what he needs from me. (Yesterday it was help brewing his beer and massages before bed). I think for him, just like for me, and just like for most of us, stress is at the root of unhealthy choices, so maybe if I can ease his stress he'll be happier about skipping brownies and going out for a walk. I'll let you know how it goes ;)