Another 6 Week-er

I joined in with some friends for some accountability for the next 6 weeks.  I already know I do better in groups, and I do better when I have to report, so here I am for my daily breakdown.

First, my goals:

1. Dr. Furhman's 6 week plan, paying close attention to hunger cues, likely sticking with 2 meals each day.

2.  Blog my food, exercise, and thoughts each day.

3.  Daily prayer walk, daily floor exercises

4.  No snacking (see #1), especially when dealing with the high stress of my days and/or the afternoon slump.

5.  Rest. I'm adding this in because I'm really strung out right now. It's been a rough year and some good, quality rest on a consistent basis would really do me a world of good in healing and equipping me for an even more intense season ahead.

6. Reward for a week well done (still undecided on the reward)
Week 1: Day 1

Breakfast: Cofee with cream (not ETL),  Big breakfast salad (chopped raw kale, strawberries, green apple, frozen blueberries, raw oats, cocao powder, ground flax) at the lake while watching my girls at swim lessons.

Lunch:  A small bowl of chopped romaine topped with a black bean veggie taco soup type thing.

Dinner:  Mushroom stroganoff sauce served over green beans, about 1/4 cup whole wheat egg noodles (not ETL), two corn on the cob, and a medium salad (romaine, roasted chickpeas, raisins, raw sunflower seeds, dijon mustard).


Thoughts:

I feel really good about my day. I acknowledge that I wasn't 100% on plan, but I sure was close. And, considering how close I was compared to how far I've been lately, I'm extremely happy.

 I won some great victories today:

1. Beat the emotional eating while out at the store today, resisting the desire to treat myself just because I was out of the house.

2.  Beat the false hunger cues by hydrating my body and easily chasing away those fake cravings.

3.  Beat the emotional eating several times throughout the day while dealing with many parenting struggles including, but not limited to: sleep deprivation, screaming, whining, never-satisfied toddler, unexpected guests, necessary corrections for multiple children, and...worst of all...insolence and a crushing realization with a young man that I pray truly does have his heart broken over these issues and finds the Lord's grace...SOON. :(

With all of that, I have to tell you, resisting the ice cream that David brought home for dessert is HUGE.  Insert Your Candidate for Presidency here _________  HUUUUGE.

So, there's my day one. I'm off to bed with my glass of ice water, praying for deep, sweet sleep, the bags under my eyes to one day disappear, the ache in my heart to be lifted, and The Lord to keep showing Himself strong to me during this time of weakness.

So grateful for Him and who He is.  I can be sure I never am without HOPE.