Today's Good Things:
Got in my workout - on schedule for the challenge
skyped with my friend
lovely evening with dh
baby is already sleeping at 9:30pm...wow!
Today's Not So Good Things:
Over my eat to lose goal by 330 calories
Didn't resist a piece of the thin crust feta, chicken & spinach pizza dh brought home after working late tonite
I ate 3 of those chocolate treats we made last night. Grrrrrrr....
Skipped my morning AND afternoon 15
Behind on water
Today was such a Blah day. Dh and I stayed up past midnight and I walked into the day in the wrong way. I decided to give myself a day to lay low and rest, but I ended up just feeling lazy and aimless most of the day. I did enjoy some time this afternoon to read and work on the blog. I did enjoy working out with my 6yo tonite. I did enjoy my time with dh when he got home from work. But, I'm still feeling lousy about the food choices I made and the lack of motivation I showed today.
I'll list my eating for today since I was so eager to list my good days. Then I'll know what a Lazy Day looks like and try to stay away.
Breakfast: Jimmy Dean D'Lite Turkey sausage and egg white breakfast sandwich (you know, the frozen kind you microwave...ugh.), grapefruit, peanut cluster.
Snack: Peanut cluster, peanuts, caffeine free diet pepsi
Lunch: beef stew (mostly broth), 1/2 serving chili, broccoli & carrots w/ dip, cheese & crackers (reduced fat)
Snack: Peanut cluster, *another* diet pepsi..UGH! I never drank soda until I started trying to lose weight...dumb! And I have never had 2 in one day...BLECH!
Dinner: Ranch beans, Lavash cheese bread, 1 piece thin crust feta, spinach & chicken pizza, several handfuls of cheerios & raisin mix
It doesn't look horrible as I write it out, but all day I kept thinking of what I should have been eating and wasn't and what I was eating and shouldn't have been. Obviously, the peanut clusters were a bad choice. Especially THREE! The diet pepsi was wrong, especially since I was behind on my water. But, I kept choosing what was easy and that left me with almost no vegetables or raw foods today. It's not what went in that bothers me so much, but knowing how lazy I was being about it. :<
I'm still in the target range of calories for losing weight. I have to remember that even though I may go over my max eat to lose amount of calories, I am still not eating enough to gain. I SO hope that shows on the scale later this month. I went over my chart from the last month and I have been in the target range every day that I logged completely, and that is most days. That leaves me feeling hopeful, but also nervous. If I don't see a decent loss, I know I'm going to be so frustrated.
On an up note, I talked with dh some about my feelings tonite and he was so supportive. He reminded me of my progress in gaining strength and my skirt fitting me again. ;) He affirmed how hard I've been working and was so sweet about it. Just knowing he's cheering me on means the world to me. I'm so grateful.
So, tomorrow is Friday. We've got another snow storm brewing and I'm starting to feel trapped by winter. I'm going to have to pray hard for the right attitude tomorrow because I'm starting to feel the winter blues creep in. I get them worse every year and that will certainly derail my efforts if I allow it.
I got the idea from a friend to make a snow maze in our yard with all the snow. I'm hoping we will do that tomorrow to get out and make the most of the several feet we will have in our yard by tomorrow. I know the fresh air will do wonders for my attitude and everyone else's.
"...we humans have a tendency to crucify ourselves between two thieves: the regret of yesterday and the fear of tomorrow." ~Gregory L. Jantz
I hate those "blah" days, too, Tracy. :( I'm praying that you have a good attitude today with all the snow. The cold north wins over a lot of people every year about this time. DON'T LET IT WIN OVER YOU!!! I think making a maze sounds like a TON of fun...and a great idea! As a child (and now I've done it with my own children) we always love the "easier" game of slice the pie (also known by other names such as cut the pie, or fox and chickens). Talk about a GREAT workout! Especially when you are running through two or three feet of snow!
ReplyDeleteOh my, I grew up in MN and would you believe I've never heard of that game. (by any of the names you gave.) What is it??
ReplyDeleteThanks for the prayers. I got in my Morning 15, in spite of myself, so today is already better. I haven't been out in the snow, yet. I'm enjoying some quiet reading while the girlies nap. Hopefully we'll head out after naps today.
Your comments are very encouraging, Brandy Lynn. Thank you.
Sounds like a rough day. I did some emotional eating from stress yesterday, trying to plan through some hurdles, and I felt lousy about that too. Well, let it go, and move on forward. Sounds like today is already going better. I'm sure that your peanut clusters won't affect your scale results later this month, you've been doing so great!
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