Week one is done and I weighed in 4 pounds less than last week. I am pretty proud of that. Was I hoping for me? Yes a little bit, beause I see these huge losses they show on The Biggest Loser, but then I need to remind myself that all those people do all day is workout and they have their meals planned by dieticians. Real life does not stand in their way. Luckily for now, being summer break, I do have more time to exercise and meal plan. I just need to take better advantage of that.
So here are my thoughts on this first week...
Drinking - I thought this would be tough. It wasn't. It's summer and I am a big fan of Day Drinking. Please don't confuse this with Day Raging, where one consumes massive amounts of alcohol, typically between the hours of 11am-6pm. I love the summer when I am not working and it's ok to have a drink or two in the middle of a hot day, while poolside, at the beach, or on the boat. I was pretty much partaking in daily Day Drinking since school got out, but not anymore. I didn't completely refrain from drinking, but I did consume much less this week. I even played golf and didn't have a single beer. I drank one vodka and soda on Wednesday. My sister claims skinny people drink clear drinks. It was ok. On Saturday, I had some (probably a lot) of beers with some friends. It wasn't perfect, but this week was a huge improvement!
Food - I actually had a lot of fun with food this week. I am not follwing any certain diet, just working to eat more fruits, veggies, lean meats, and less bread and pasta. I made recipes with a lot of foods I don't usually buy or use like avacado, chickpeas, eggplant, acorn squash, spaghetti squash. I did have some ravioli one night, but stuck to the 8 piece serving size. I also had some Chick-Fil-A nuggets. I couldn't resist and felt like I was doing the right thing. You see, it was cow appreciation day and anyone dressed up like a cow got a free meal. I took my daughter and her friends dressed up and they got free meals. I didn't feel quite right not paying anything, so I ordered some chicken nuggets. no fries or anything though. I also ate pizza on Saturday.
My sister's trainer, Karen, who is amazing, and also the one we are checking in with, encouraged us to RESIST fried food, sweets, and drinking. I asked her to clarify what she meant by "resist" like if that meant don't have it at all or just try not to. She said that she thinks if we completely deprive ourselves we won't succeed. Even though I drank and ate pizza and pasta, I can look at it differently. I can look at all I resisted this last week: Day drinking, sausage, pancakes, cinnamon rolls, cake, pizza (a different day), and soda.
Exercise - running - It sucks and I need new shoes, but it is sucking a little less, just a little. One day I walked three laps in the lazy river going against the current. I dabbled in the art of yoga a bit. Thank God I could close the blinds on that one, my neighbors would not be please to see my fat ass in downward dog.
Looking forward to another week and hopefully another 4lbs!!
No comments:
Post a Comment