Well, this week has sort of turned into a partial rest week. I never planned it that way, but I'm feeling like my body is sending me a message. I set my alarm and when it went off this morning, I just didn't have it in me to get up. Time change? PMS? What is it? Did you read that on Saturday, the moon will be at its closest point to the Earth for 2011? Is it that?
I hate it when I get off schedule with a workout program though.
I've been pondering what I'll do, because let's face it, we're going away for nearly 3 weeks on vacation in April/May and I will not be taking Chalene with me. Sorry, girlfriend! I'll just push all of the remaining workouts back on my WOWY calendar and pick up where I left off when I get home.
I think I also need to count today as a cheat day--the horror! Just kidding. There is no horror in a cheat day. I've had conversations with both Anne and Erin about how when we have a rest day, everything sort of falls flat, especially eating. And that pretty much describes today.
I didn't exercise, didn't eat well. I feel pretty gross. Good motivation for getting back on track tomorrow.
And with that, I'm going to bed at 9:05pm.
"Well I went to bed at seven thirty last night. I haven't done that since third grade." Name that movie.
You can ponder that while I sleep.
Showing posts with label Cheat Days. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cheat Days. Show all posts
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Pancake Day
I was elated when I was reminded that today is Fat Tuesday. Nevermind that we are not Catholic. Well, Eamonn is, but he describes himself as a recovering Catholic. So I asked him if they ate pancakes on this day when he was growing up and still a Catholic. He said, "Of course!" He didn't know today by Fat Tuesday.
"Well," I asked, "Did you call it Shrove Tuesday?"
"Yes, it's Shrove Tuesday, but we just called it Pancake Day."
That's about all of the encouragement I needed to declare "Pancakes for dinner!" I ignored the fact that we had also eaten pancakes LAST Tuesday in honor of National Pancake Day. Next year they should probably combine Fat Tuesday and National Pancake Day.
Just my two cents. You know, if anyone from the Vatican or the national holiday society is looking for advice.
When I weighed this morning, I was happy to discover that I was down 1.6 lbs. from last week. The scale continues to move.
But perhaps I will have a rebound effect because yes, I did eat pancakes. How can you not eat pancakes today?
Two-a-days continue and I'm pleased with how I'm feeling. I've hit 2400 calories burned consistently as well. I may not get there today, but I have been sitting and working a lot today.
Tomorrow is a rest day and I am feeling happy about that.
As a side note for today, Anne and I had an e-mail conversation about contests and diets, etc. Here's something important to know: The way I eat and structure these challenges--this is what has worked for me and for other people on my BeachBody forums. BUT, that doesn't mean it's right for everyone. Anne is tweaking things and working to find what is right for her and that's really good and really important. There are plenty of ways people eat or structure their workouts that don't work for me. Take the ideas and mold them into what gets you into the groove.
When I really committed to getting fit two years ago, it still took me time to settle in. First I had to develop a routine that worked. It comes and goes at times, but I'd say this is the area where I feel really solid.
Next, I had to get the eating part down. I tried lots of different ways of eating: planned menus per different websites, vegan, higher protein, etc. To me, it's fun to experiment in this way. Ultimately, what I found out is that I need to eat the foods I like, just in a controlled way. I finally mastered portion control--my lifetime nemesis! Deprivation will never work for me. My eating 6 days clean (perhaps not on Fat Tuesday) and one day wild card works for me. I don't feel deprived at all. I like how I feel when I eat this way. Plus, as silly as it sounds, until someone tells me that I have to stop eating popcorn or else I'll die, I have to have it. Have to. Whatever your "Have To" is, make it a part of your plan.
Finally, I had to learn to pay attention to my body and that has been a very interesting process. After a lifetime, I feel like I can finally stop when I'm satisfied, before I'm full. I had to train my brain. If I crave something, I eat it and then factor it in. I've mentioned that for the most part, I don't eat cheese. For whatever reason, today I was craving cheese (salty, fatty protein) so badly. So I ate one ounce of cheese and I was happy.
Keep it simple.
Today
Workout 1: Fire 45 (I was also supposed to do Stretch 10, but forgot!)
Workout 2: 20 minutes on elliptical
Breakfast: Chocolate Shakeology, almond milk
Snack: Apple, Brazil nuts
Lunch: Banana, almond butter
Snack: Chocolate Shakeology, almond milk, cheese
Dinner: Pancakes, maple syrup, strawberries YUM!
I am full. I am Fat on Tuesday.
Total calories: 1643 (although I just realized I didn't put the strawberries in there, so it's higher)
"Well," I asked, "Did you call it Shrove Tuesday?"
"Yes, it's Shrove Tuesday, but we just called it Pancake Day."
That's about all of the encouragement I needed to declare "Pancakes for dinner!" I ignored the fact that we had also eaten pancakes LAST Tuesday in honor of National Pancake Day. Next year they should probably combine Fat Tuesday and National Pancake Day.
Just my two cents. You know, if anyone from the Vatican or the national holiday society is looking for advice.
When I weighed this morning, I was happy to discover that I was down 1.6 lbs. from last week. The scale continues to move.
But perhaps I will have a rebound effect because yes, I did eat pancakes. How can you not eat pancakes today?
Two-a-days continue and I'm pleased with how I'm feeling. I've hit 2400 calories burned consistently as well. I may not get there today, but I have been sitting and working a lot today.
Tomorrow is a rest day and I am feeling happy about that.
As a side note for today, Anne and I had an e-mail conversation about contests and diets, etc. Here's something important to know: The way I eat and structure these challenges--this is what has worked for me and for other people on my BeachBody forums. BUT, that doesn't mean it's right for everyone. Anne is tweaking things and working to find what is right for her and that's really good and really important. There are plenty of ways people eat or structure their workouts that don't work for me. Take the ideas and mold them into what gets you into the groove.
When I really committed to getting fit two years ago, it still took me time to settle in. First I had to develop a routine that worked. It comes and goes at times, but I'd say this is the area where I feel really solid.
Next, I had to get the eating part down. I tried lots of different ways of eating: planned menus per different websites, vegan, higher protein, etc. To me, it's fun to experiment in this way. Ultimately, what I found out is that I need to eat the foods I like, just in a controlled way. I finally mastered portion control--my lifetime nemesis! Deprivation will never work for me. My eating 6 days clean (perhaps not on Fat Tuesday) and one day wild card works for me. I don't feel deprived at all. I like how I feel when I eat this way. Plus, as silly as it sounds, until someone tells me that I have to stop eating popcorn or else I'll die, I have to have it. Have to. Whatever your "Have To" is, make it a part of your plan.
Finally, I had to learn to pay attention to my body and that has been a very interesting process. After a lifetime, I feel like I can finally stop when I'm satisfied, before I'm full. I had to train my brain. If I crave something, I eat it and then factor it in. I've mentioned that for the most part, I don't eat cheese. For whatever reason, today I was craving cheese (salty, fatty protein) so badly. So I ate one ounce of cheese and I was happy.
Keep it simple.
Today
Workout 1: Fire 45 (I was also supposed to do Stretch 10, but forgot!)
Workout 2: 20 minutes on elliptical
Breakfast: Chocolate Shakeology, almond milk
Snack: Apple, Brazil nuts
Lunch: Banana, almond butter
Snack: Chocolate Shakeology, almond milk, cheese
Dinner: Pancakes, maple syrup, strawberries YUM!
I am full. I am Fat on Tuesday.
Total calories: 1643 (although I just realized I didn't put the strawberries in there, so it's higher)
Friday, January 21, 2011
Noodle Legs
Last night, I was too tired to post. How about that? Literally. I was falling asleep at my computer.
I had planned to take a ski lesson yesterday (my work at the ski school allows me a few free ski lessons each season), but I really wanted to do my TurboFire workout beforehand. I have a schedule to keep, people! Yes, that's true, but as weird as it sounds, I think I actually ski better when I have done some exercise prior to skiing anyway--it's like a good warmup.
So, I did the workout and headed to the mountain. The boys also had Learn to Ski with school the past two days and so this was a rare opportunity for me to stay until the end of a lesson--usually I have to leave at about 1pm to catch a shuttle back to my car and make it home in time to meet the boys after school.
Here's where I start talking in a whiny voice. I learned a lot at my lesson, but it was really, really hard. Like humbling hard, physically hard, mentally hard. Because really, in the end, I'm a lazy skiier and I like to just drift down the hill, but that doesn't make you better. Apparently sliding down the hill headfirst on your back makes you better. So I should be really good now.
The happy news is that I had a 1,000 calorie deficit yesterday and I'm down 2.6 pounds overall so far for the weight loss challenge I'm doing with friends.
I was crazy sore last night and stiff this morning, but I did drag my bod out of bed this morning and do Fire 45 EZ. Or something like that. And I did it all low impact. I might have slipped a few jumping jacks in there, but for the most part, my feet didn't leave the ground because I was afraid my legs would snap off at the knees.
Today is Friday, so I did some nutritional cheating which may or may not have involved cheese puffs. Yes, cheese puffs. I won't go into why they are in my house, but they are accompanied by Doritos and Swiss Rolls.
One week left in the challenge! Go get 'em, ladies!
I had planned to take a ski lesson yesterday (my work at the ski school allows me a few free ski lessons each season), but I really wanted to do my TurboFire workout beforehand. I have a schedule to keep, people! Yes, that's true, but as weird as it sounds, I think I actually ski better when I have done some exercise prior to skiing anyway--it's like a good warmup.
So, I did the workout and headed to the mountain. The boys also had Learn to Ski with school the past two days and so this was a rare opportunity for me to stay until the end of a lesson--usually I have to leave at about 1pm to catch a shuttle back to my car and make it home in time to meet the boys after school.
Here's where I start talking in a whiny voice. I learned a lot at my lesson, but it was really, really hard. Like humbling hard, physically hard, mentally hard. Because really, in the end, I'm a lazy skiier and I like to just drift down the hill, but that doesn't make you better. Apparently sliding down the hill headfirst on your back makes you better. So I should be really good now.
The happy news is that I had a 1,000 calorie deficit yesterday and I'm down 2.6 pounds overall so far for the weight loss challenge I'm doing with friends.
I was crazy sore last night and stiff this morning, but I did drag my bod out of bed this morning and do Fire 45 EZ. Or something like that. And I did it all low impact. I might have slipped a few jumping jacks in there, but for the most part, my feet didn't leave the ground because I was afraid my legs would snap off at the knees.
Today is Friday, so I did some nutritional cheating which may or may not have involved cheese puffs. Yes, cheese puffs. I won't go into why they are in my house, but they are accompanied by Doritos and Swiss Rolls.
One week left in the challenge! Go get 'em, ladies!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Meltdown
You know how I said...wait, did I ever say this...that I eat clean six days a week and have one cheat day? Other people on my fitness thread use similar strategies. Some have one cheat treat during the week and one cheat meal. I usually don't feel the need for a cheat treat during the week.
And then today I melted down and ate...wait for it...those french fried onion thingies that you put on top of green bean casserole.
I'm not even sure why they were in my house. It's not like they're a basic food group I try to keep handy around here. And yet, I pulled open the cupboard door to look to see if I had any juice boxes to send with the kids for learn to ski day tomorrow.
No juice boxes, but there on the shelf were those onion thingies. And I stood there and ate them right out of the can. Declan joined me. And then I ate a little popcorn that is drizzled with chocolate. Sweet salty. Sweet salty. Love that. Why did I stop? Finn asked me if I was going to eat the rest of the container.
"Um, no, son, I am not." Ick. Nothing like being busted on a binge.
Workout: Rest day
Food (I haven't tracked calories)
Breakfast: two eggs, two pieces gluten free toast (only the heels were left and they looked small until I started eating and realized they were sizable heels so I didn't eat them all)
Snack: Blueberry Trio bar (which the little seeds of got all stuck in my teeth at work--I need to start carrying floss)
Snack: Apple
Lunch: Wolfed down at 2:45pm. Leftover porkchop, rice, squash.
Mad munching: onion things, popcorn
Dinner: Fettucine Alfredo Almost. It's really called that. It's a low cal version of the real deal. It's very more-ish.
Can anyone say "lack of vegetables" about my day???
Off to bed. Workout in the AM. Ski lesson planned for tomorrow. Traction planned for tomorrow night. Sounds exciting, I know.
And then today I melted down and ate...wait for it...those french fried onion thingies that you put on top of green bean casserole.
I'm not even sure why they were in my house. It's not like they're a basic food group I try to keep handy around here. And yet, I pulled open the cupboard door to look to see if I had any juice boxes to send with the kids for learn to ski day tomorrow.
No juice boxes, but there on the shelf were those onion thingies. And I stood there and ate them right out of the can. Declan joined me. And then I ate a little popcorn that is drizzled with chocolate. Sweet salty. Sweet salty. Love that. Why did I stop? Finn asked me if I was going to eat the rest of the container.
"Um, no, son, I am not." Ick. Nothing like being busted on a binge.
Workout: Rest day
Food (I haven't tracked calories)
Breakfast: two eggs, two pieces gluten free toast (only the heels were left and they looked small until I started eating and realized they were sizable heels so I didn't eat them all)
Snack: Blueberry Trio bar (which the little seeds of got all stuck in my teeth at work--I need to start carrying floss)
Snack: Apple
Lunch: Wolfed down at 2:45pm. Leftover porkchop, rice, squash.
Mad munching: onion things, popcorn
Dinner: Fettucine Alfredo Almost. It's really called that. It's a low cal version of the real deal. It's very more-ish.
Can anyone say "lack of vegetables" about my day???
Off to bed. Workout in the AM. Ski lesson planned for tomorrow. Traction planned for tomorrow night. Sounds exciting, I know.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Why You Should Be a Cheater
Awhile back I wrote a post about how Fridays are my cheat day. Cheat day. Choice day. Treat day. Whatever you want to call it, however you want to work it, you should have one.
Why?
Because if you try to restrict yourself so much without having any flexibility or enjoying yourself on occasion, you'll implode. For reals.
My suggestion is this:
-Eat "clean" six days of the week.
-Enjoy one "treat" during the week. Something small--a couple of Hershey's kisses or something. Not a huge binge.
-Enjoy a cheat meal or a cheat day. Likely, when you start this format, you'll binge like mad on your cheat day. Then you'll realize you don't feel so great after that and you'll dial it back to something more manageable.
Personally, I do take a cheat day on Fridays. This gives me to treat myself to some foods I don't eat on a regular basis. Today, for example, I had a snack that included 2 oz. of cheese, I ate some tortilla chips with lunch, I ate two pieces of pizza for dinner, and I'll have my popcorn tonight. So, not totally over the top, but enough that I feel like I'm treating myself.
I don't eat cheese and tortilla chips on a daily basis because they are some of my trigger foods--if I start eating them, I have trouble stopping unless I am exhibiting super human strength, which does happen sometimes. Sometimes I can, indeed, count out 14 tortilla chips, one serving, eat them, and stop. But a lot of the times I can't. I was pretty shocked that I sliced off my 2 oz. of cheese today and stopped instead of putting away the whole brick.
Progress.
Eating shouldn't be about deprivation. That will never work. I know you should never say never, but I feel pretty confident about this one.
So decide what works for you. How will you treat yourself and when?
Workout: Fire 55 EZ. I have to say, I was, once again, all psyched because I saw the EZ in the title and figured I might have an easy day. I did not. Tonight I plan to look in the manual and see why they felt they should call this EZ.
Food: Cheat day! Like I said, I enjoyed some cheese, some tortilla chips and some pizza. Tomorrow, back on the wagon!
Why?
Because if you try to restrict yourself so much without having any flexibility or enjoying yourself on occasion, you'll implode. For reals.
My suggestion is this:
-Eat "clean" six days of the week.
-Enjoy one "treat" during the week. Something small--a couple of Hershey's kisses or something. Not a huge binge.
-Enjoy a cheat meal or a cheat day. Likely, when you start this format, you'll binge like mad on your cheat day. Then you'll realize you don't feel so great after that and you'll dial it back to something more manageable.
Personally, I do take a cheat day on Fridays. This gives me to treat myself to some foods I don't eat on a regular basis. Today, for example, I had a snack that included 2 oz. of cheese, I ate some tortilla chips with lunch, I ate two pieces of pizza for dinner, and I'll have my popcorn tonight. So, not totally over the top, but enough that I feel like I'm treating myself.
I don't eat cheese and tortilla chips on a daily basis because they are some of my trigger foods--if I start eating them, I have trouble stopping unless I am exhibiting super human strength, which does happen sometimes. Sometimes I can, indeed, count out 14 tortilla chips, one serving, eat them, and stop. But a lot of the times I can't. I was pretty shocked that I sliced off my 2 oz. of cheese today and stopped instead of putting away the whole brick.
Progress.
Eating shouldn't be about deprivation. That will never work. I know you should never say never, but I feel pretty confident about this one.
So decide what works for you. How will you treat yourself and when?
Workout: Fire 55 EZ. I have to say, I was, once again, all psyched because I saw the EZ in the title and figured I might have an easy day. I did not. Tonight I plan to look in the manual and see why they felt they should call this EZ.
Food: Cheat day! Like I said, I enjoyed some cheese, some tortilla chips and some pizza. Tomorrow, back on the wagon!
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Smashburger Hangover
I swear, I'm still here. Just a lot of work and holiday stuff going on.
Last Friday was my cheat day. On Fridays I also weigh in. Before I cheat, of course.
Anyway, I was up two pounds from before Thanksgiving.
Angst.
Apparently it didn't affect my psyche too much though because I had to take my kids to a natural allergist in another town where there just happens to be a Smashburger.
I have decided that Smashburger is my current favorite way to cheat. I swear, I was practically wallowing in that burger. And the haystack onion rings. I'm nearly weeping thinking about it.
And then that night, I ate popcorn.
The next morning, I would testify in court that I was hungover.
Let that be a lesson to me. Or maybe an explanation instead, because it's not like I'm swearing off either Smashburger or popcorn. Heaven forbid.
So as we move on through the holiday season, the good news is that I've been sticking to my morning workouts. Today I skiied and worked out and burned a killer amount of calories, which is important if I keep hitting Smashburger.
I haven't been logging my food though. I haven't taken the time, and I'm OK with it. I know it's temporary. And I am having some sort of holiday treat each day. Yesterday I ate ice cream. Today I ate some toffee. But what is different from in years past, I won't eat myself into oblivion.
I'll definitely have work to do after New Year's. Just not as much as before, hopefully.
Between Christmas and New Year's I'll post more details about the challenge. I hope you'll take part because it's so much more fun to do stuff like this with other people.
Last Friday was my cheat day. On Fridays I also weigh in. Before I cheat, of course.
Anyway, I was up two pounds from before Thanksgiving.
Angst.
Apparently it didn't affect my psyche too much though because I had to take my kids to a natural allergist in another town where there just happens to be a Smashburger.
I have decided that Smashburger is my current favorite way to cheat. I swear, I was practically wallowing in that burger. And the haystack onion rings. I'm nearly weeping thinking about it.
And then that night, I ate popcorn.
The next morning, I would testify in court that I was hungover.
Let that be a lesson to me. Or maybe an explanation instead, because it's not like I'm swearing off either Smashburger or popcorn. Heaven forbid.
So as we move on through the holiday season, the good news is that I've been sticking to my morning workouts. Today I skiied and worked out and burned a killer amount of calories, which is important if I keep hitting Smashburger.
I haven't been logging my food though. I haven't taken the time, and I'm OK with it. I know it's temporary. And I am having some sort of holiday treat each day. Yesterday I ate ice cream. Today I ate some toffee. But what is different from in years past, I won't eat myself into oblivion.
I'll definitely have work to do after New Year's. Just not as much as before, hopefully.
Between Christmas and New Year's I'll post more details about the challenge. I hope you'll take part because it's so much more fun to do stuff like this with other people.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
My Birthday Present
Yesterday was my birthday. And I decided that my birthday present to myself was that I wouldn't track my calories, I would eat a piece of birthday cake, and I wouldn't blog. The cake turned out to be strawberry cheesecake, but whatever.
I didn't pig out all day or anything like that, but I just didn't take the time to sit down and figure out calorie totals. I did do a really good workout in the morning, one of my TurboJam favorites.
I can't remember exactly what I ate, but I ate well all day. I ate homemade lasagna for dinner and then had a reasonable piece of the cheesecake. I was really full afterwards. I have stayed out of the leftover cheesecake. Miracles do happen.
Today, I'm right back on track, which I'm pleased about.
My point here is this: enjoy special occasions. Don't try to put such restrictions on yourself that you can't enjoy things (on occasion and in moderation, of course!). It'll come back to bite you every time!
Get right back on track. That's important.
Today's information:
Workout: Jillian Michaels No More Trouble Zones. Ouch.
Food
Breakfast: two egg omelette with spinach and mushrooms, hot chocolate
Lunch: Chocolate Shakeology, almond milk, 2 tbs. peanut butter, banana...1 cup stale, leftover popcorn?!
Snack: Bagel thin, neufchatel cream cheese, 1/2 apple
Dinner: salmon croquette, spaghetti squash with 1 tsp. butter, 1 tbsp. maple syrup
Total cals: 1559 (I think). My web browser crashed and ate my total and I'm too lazy to go back in and look.
BodyBugg stats as of 10:50pm MST:
Calories burned: 2074
Steps: 7169
Activity: 1 hour, 21 minutes
I actually suspect my calories were lower. I'm starving. I need to hit the hay before I eat something, but also because I feel like I'm getting a cold. Boo hiss.
FYI.
No one has commented that they are interested in some sort of fitness challenge after the holidays. This leads me to believe that:
1. No one is reading this blog
2. If you are reading, you are thin and don't need a challenge
3. You already own 4,032 workout DVDs and don't want anymore, even if they're free
4. You are too busy to reply
If it's 4, comment and let's do this thing.
I didn't pig out all day or anything like that, but I just didn't take the time to sit down and figure out calorie totals. I did do a really good workout in the morning, one of my TurboJam favorites.
I can't remember exactly what I ate, but I ate well all day. I ate homemade lasagna for dinner and then had a reasonable piece of the cheesecake. I was really full afterwards. I have stayed out of the leftover cheesecake. Miracles do happen.
Today, I'm right back on track, which I'm pleased about.
My point here is this: enjoy special occasions. Don't try to put such restrictions on yourself that you can't enjoy things (on occasion and in moderation, of course!). It'll come back to bite you every time!
Get right back on track. That's important.
Today's information:
Workout: Jillian Michaels No More Trouble Zones. Ouch.
Food
Breakfast: two egg omelette with spinach and mushrooms, hot chocolate
Lunch: Chocolate Shakeology, almond milk, 2 tbs. peanut butter, banana...1 cup stale, leftover popcorn?!
Snack: Bagel thin, neufchatel cream cheese, 1/2 apple
Dinner: salmon croquette, spaghetti squash with 1 tsp. butter, 1 tbsp. maple syrup
Total cals: 1559 (I think). My web browser crashed and ate my total and I'm too lazy to go back in and look.
BodyBugg stats as of 10:50pm MST:
Calories burned: 2074
Steps: 7169
Activity: 1 hour, 21 minutes
I actually suspect my calories were lower. I'm starving. I need to hit the hay before I eat something, but also because I feel like I'm getting a cold. Boo hiss.
FYI.
No one has commented that they are interested in some sort of fitness challenge after the holidays. This leads me to believe that:
1. No one is reading this blog
2. If you are reading, you are thin and don't need a challenge
3. You already own 4,032 workout DVDs and don't want anymore, even if they're free
4. You are too busy to reply
If it's 4, comment and let's do this thing.
Friday, December 3, 2010
True Confessions
It's Friday. It's my cheat day. I ate donuts and popcorn for dinner tonight. For reals.
I just felt you should know this so you don't go thinking I'm all perfect or anything.
The topper is that I spent most of the day in the car and didn't exercise.
It happens.
I just felt you should know this so you don't go thinking I'm all perfect or anything.
The topper is that I spent most of the day in the car and didn't exercise.
It happens.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Watch Me Get Off Track...And Back On Again!
So this weekend is the perfect example of how things haven't gone as I planned.
At all.
I sit down once every week or 10 days to plan out menus and make a grocery list. This helps me stick to a budget and my healhier eating at the same time.
And I had this weekend all planned out. Or so I thought.
My older son is playing in a hockey tournament, and as terrible as this sounds, I didn't think the team would do as well as they have done because I figured we'd be home for dinner each night.
That plan went out the window--hence the hot dog for dinner last night.
Tonight, I'm not actually even eating dinner because I'm going to eat my popcorn if it kills me. I hope I don't choke on a kernal now that I said that.
Anyway, my point here is that the best laid plans go awry. Or, like me today, you take healthy food along with you and you don't necessarily eat it. Sometimes I'm good. Sometimes I'm not. I'm good more often than I'm not, and that's the important thing.
Today's workout: Missed it.
Food
Breakfast: Two eggs, gluten free toast (annnnd, two bites of cookie dough. Had to make cookies for the hospitality room at the tournament and I was so tired last night, I didn't do it. But apparently I wasn't too tired to blog last night.)
Snack: I think we should probably consider the cookie dough my snack
Lunch: In the hospitality room--Chili with cheese, 1/2 piece of pizza, grapes, carrots, 1/2 of someone else's cookie (that they made, not that they were eating!).
Snack: Cornbread w/milk and syrup
Dinner: None. I'm abstaining until popcorn.
Trust me when I tell you I don't eat this way on a daily basis. I'm realizing this is a terrible way to start this blog. And thank goodness I hadn't started a week ago on Friday when I went to SmashBurger. It would have been a bummer to confess that!
You'll start seeing some clean eating form me, I swear. But I definitely want you to see that I have feet of clay. The important thing is that I USED to eat like this more often than not. But I've learned I can have a bad day or two, or even go off the rails on vacation, and I can get back on and pull myself back together. That concept was a huge turning point for me.
Over the course of the next few weeks I'll talk more about how I eat and exercise to keep myself moving forward.
BodyBugg stats as of 6:06pm:
Calories burned = 1723. I won't be hitting my goal for today!
Steps = 5726
Activity = 35 minutes
Clearly, too much sitting in a hockey rink today.
For Meg: A word about the shakes. I have looked the world over for a whey protein shake. I researched different brands, I spent good money on them. Some were good. Some were just plain nasty. I feel like I drank a lot of whey protein frogs before I found the prince of shakes. I have been drinking Shakeology nearly every day for the last five months. Sometimes I use it as a meal replacement, sometimes I drink it as a snack. I love it. I buy it, of course, through BeachBody. It's got really great ingredients. It comes in two flavors--chocolate and greenberry. I mix it with almond milk and ice, sometimes adding other stuff, but you can do water, skim milk, different juices, etc. I surprise even myself that I can drink it nearly every day and not get sick of it. It must have been all those years of searching. I actually get a little case of the DTs when I skip it, which makes me wonder if there's something suspicious in it.
I'm kidding of course. It does contain an ingredient called camu camu which, when I had camu camu once like a tea at a party, everyone who drank it got all giddy and giggly. It was hilarious.
So anyway, I dig it.
At all.
I sit down once every week or 10 days to plan out menus and make a grocery list. This helps me stick to a budget and my healhier eating at the same time.
And I had this weekend all planned out. Or so I thought.
My older son is playing in a hockey tournament, and as terrible as this sounds, I didn't think the team would do as well as they have done because I figured we'd be home for dinner each night.
That plan went out the window--hence the hot dog for dinner last night.
Tonight, I'm not actually even eating dinner because I'm going to eat my popcorn if it kills me. I hope I don't choke on a kernal now that I said that.
Anyway, my point here is that the best laid plans go awry. Or, like me today, you take healthy food along with you and you don't necessarily eat it. Sometimes I'm good. Sometimes I'm not. I'm good more often than I'm not, and that's the important thing.
Today's workout: Missed it.
Food
Breakfast: Two eggs, gluten free toast (annnnd, two bites of cookie dough. Had to make cookies for the hospitality room at the tournament and I was so tired last night, I didn't do it. But apparently I wasn't too tired to blog last night.)
Snack: I think we should probably consider the cookie dough my snack
Lunch: In the hospitality room--Chili with cheese, 1/2 piece of pizza, grapes, carrots, 1/2 of someone else's cookie (that they made, not that they were eating!).
Snack: Cornbread w/milk and syrup
Dinner: None. I'm abstaining until popcorn.
Trust me when I tell you I don't eat this way on a daily basis. I'm realizing this is a terrible way to start this blog. And thank goodness I hadn't started a week ago on Friday when I went to SmashBurger. It would have been a bummer to confess that!
You'll start seeing some clean eating form me, I swear. But I definitely want you to see that I have feet of clay. The important thing is that I USED to eat like this more often than not. But I've learned I can have a bad day or two, or even go off the rails on vacation, and I can get back on and pull myself back together. That concept was a huge turning point for me.
Over the course of the next few weeks I'll talk more about how I eat and exercise to keep myself moving forward.
BodyBugg stats as of 6:06pm:
Calories burned = 1723. I won't be hitting my goal for today!
Steps = 5726
Activity = 35 minutes
Clearly, too much sitting in a hockey rink today.
For Meg: A word about the shakes. I have looked the world over for a whey protein shake. I researched different brands, I spent good money on them. Some were good. Some were just plain nasty. I feel like I drank a lot of whey protein frogs before I found the prince of shakes. I have been drinking Shakeology nearly every day for the last five months. Sometimes I use it as a meal replacement, sometimes I drink it as a snack. I love it. I buy it, of course, through BeachBody. It's got really great ingredients. It comes in two flavors--chocolate and greenberry. I mix it with almond milk and ice, sometimes adding other stuff, but you can do water, skim milk, different juices, etc. I surprise even myself that I can drink it nearly every day and not get sick of it. It must have been all those years of searching. I actually get a little case of the DTs when I skip it, which makes me wonder if there's something suspicious in it.
I'm kidding of course. It does contain an ingredient called camu camu which, when I had camu camu once like a tea at a party, everyone who drank it got all giddy and giggly. It was hilarious.
So anyway, I dig it.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)