I don't want to do a big, long blog today about what's going on. I just want to make a few observations I discovered this morning.
One: It's really hard to get back on track when I take more than one day off. Maybe that's why the program only gives me one free day. They know I will go backwards in progress with any more time off. So, we're going to try to stick to it this Saturday.
And two: Ever since I started planning out the meals and sticking with this healthier eating, we don't have as much trash as we used to. I'm not sure if it's because our fast food intake has almost completely stopped, we eat mostly fresh foods without packaging, or a combination of those. But we forgot to take the bin out to the curb last week. Usually that spells trouble for the following week, seeing as how we almost always fill it up each week. It's not yet half full almost 4 days after missing the trash day. I find that amazing. And it isn't because Pasquale was out of town either. He's actually been here this whole time and we still don't have that much trash. I guess you could say, we're eliminating all the trash in our house and our bodies. (I know, I know, that was pretty lame. Cut me some slack!)
So, today started out with sleeping in until 9:30. That was pretty awesome of Pasquale. I got up and made some oatmeal with almonds in it. Surprisingly good, I might say. Then I had some watermelon for snack. I didn't add any protein to it, so that snack is actually incomplete. But I had leftover turkey meatloaf and mashed potatoes for lunch. I'm off to a pretty good start today. I have an appointment for the infant room at the gym for Dominic at 4, so I'll be doing the lower body workout today. I actually really enjoy this workout. It's not as hard for me as the upper body. I'm so weak there. My weight was as I expected after eating crazy bad yesterday and a little bad on Saturday while skipping my cardio workout. It was 228.2 lbs. Not great. Will try harder today to stick with the plan.
I've been waiting to hear about your latest week! You got me going back to the gym and I'm keeping a 1400-cal daily diet (well, as best as I can). I should reach my goal weight by December. Keep posting these blogs so I can feel like I'm not the only person trying to kill my body so I can bring it back to life. ;)
ReplyDeleteYou both make me sick with all your healthy eating and working out. It's just not natural I tell you! Emily and I made a plan to go to the gym and picked up donuts instead. It's no bueno...but we are going to try again.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't do a 1400 calorie/day diet for two reasons. One, I'm still nursing. That's kind of helped me make better choices overall. And two, I would be setting myself up for utter failure. I would just be so hungry all the time, I wouldn't be able to stick with it. I just eat fewer calories than I used to and stay full by eating the right KIND of calories.
ReplyDeleteAlso don't feel so bad, Heather. There's a Dunkin' Donuts around the block from me and we got a dozen this weekend for my free day. I found that now that I've been eating better, I don't really like donuts anymore. (I'm not really sure I ever liked them to tell you the truth.)
Every day is a new day to start over!