Regroup

Friday was a crap day. Brekfast was fine, lunch was too early and at an Italian Buffet (going away party for a coworker) and then no water, no snack and lots of driving and and being extremely busy and then I didn’t get home until after 7 and the fastest thing I could think of that I had all the ingredients for in the house for dinner was breakfast – bacon, eggs, biscuits, and grits.

So today I regroup and move forward. Before, I would have given up.  Now – just a tiny bump on the road. These things happen. Life, healthy eating, exercise and weight loss go on!

Breakfast – yogurt, honey, blueberries, water

Lunch – ham and turkey on whole wheat (see how I am planning weekend lunch?! YAY!)

Dinner – meatloaf patties, potatoes, carrots and broccoli

No snacks today – I do feel like I need to make up for yesterday.

And I am mowing the grass and taking the kids swimming and then we’ll go walk after dinner. My knee is better but not 100% so I am not going to push it too hard.

Have a great weekend!

Affirmations and Glamour Magazine

I just found this great blog on the Glamour Mag website, Margarita Shapes Up!

She shared this great affirmation…my answers are in bold.

If I woke up one morning suddenly adoring my body, the first thing I’d do is run 10 miles before work every morning . I’d allow myself to eat ice cream when I felt like it because I’d know that moderation, not deprivation or overindulgence, is the healthiest way to go. I’d exercise to have fun and keep my body healthy, (rather than lose five more pounds, or to work off last night’s dessert, or this morning’s binge), so I’d stop walking on the treadmill and run or swim instead. I’d finally be fearless enough to go rock climbing, and I wouldn’t feel self-conscious or bad about it, and anyone who would look down on me is just an asshole anyway. When I get home, a romp between the sheets would be mind-blowing because I wouldn’t be bashful about ripping off my clothes. Hell, I bet it would be better than that scene in Pretty Woman. Afterwards, I’d burn all of my pleated pants and wear a tight black dress and sexy shoes to The Forum. I’d go to George Clooney ’s house without even looking in the mirror! I’d even do the grocery shopping without a shred of self-consciousness. Or I’d go out to a party and spend more time dancing and mingling than obsessing about the party food or clinging to the wall feeling insecure. In fact, if I focused more on my body’s_awe-inspiring ability to run faster than my kids rather than on how I look, I’d probably start calling myself Supergirl. Plus, with all the money I’d save not buying LA Weightloss, I’d have extra cash to put toward our trip to California. One thing is for sure: I wouldn’t give a hoot if my ass started to sag, because I would be too busy toasting my finished manuscript!

Now here’s a version you can easily copy and then paste to fill in your OWN answers. I’m looking forward to reading them! Leave us a comment with a link if you do it!!

If I woke up one morning suddenly adoring my body, the first thing I’d do is [something you would like to accomplish] . I’d allow myself to eat [favorite indulgent food] when I felt like it because I’d know that moderation, not deprivation or overindulgence, is the healthiest way to go. I’d exercise to have fun and keep my body healthy, (rather than lose five more pounds, or to work off last night’s dessert, or this morning’s binge), so I’d stop [dreaded exercise ending in "ing"] and [favorite heart-pumping activity] instead. I’d finally be fearless enough to [something you are afraid to do], and I wouldn’t feel self-conscious or bad about it, and anyone who would look down on me is just a/an [insulting name] anyway. When I get home, a romp between the sheets would be [glowing adjective] because I wouldn’t be bashful about ripping off my clothes. Hell, I bet it would be better than that scene in [steamiest movie you've ever seen]. Afterwards, I’d burn all of my [clothing you wear on ugly/fat days] and wear [clothing/outfit you long to wear] and sexy shoes to [favorite nightspot]. I’d go to [famous person] ’s house without even looking in the mirror! I’d even do / go[Saturday errand] without a shred of self-consciousness. Or I’d go out to a party and spend more time [action verb ending in "ing"] than obsessing about the party food or clinging to the wall feeling insecure. In fact, if I focused more on my body’s_awe-inspiring ability to [personal physical accomplishment] rather than on how I look, I’d probably start calling myself [nickname for a superhero of your own gender] . Plus, with all the money I’d save not buying [regrettable weight-loss purchase], I’d have extra cash to put toward [big dream in need of funding]. One thing is for sure: I wouldn’t give a hoot if my [body part] started to sag, because I would be too busy toasting my [personal strength]!

Day One – Cupcake

Breakfast – 1/2 whole wheat bagel, 1 tbsp peanut butter, light yogurt, apple, 16 oz water, 2 excedrin

Snack – 16 oz water, protein bar

Lunch – Tenderloin tips, peppers and onions, 10 fries, side salad, unsweet tea

Snack – Banana and peanut butter

Dinner – 1/3 order sesame chicken and rice, 3 dumplings

After dinner – some doritos, 1/2 kit kat

Thoughts: Yay for healthy breakfast! Time to go walk for awhile at the Y (an hour).  Then mow the rest of the grass.  I tried Yoplait light Orange Creme yogurt. YUCK. DO NOT WANT!!

I do need to reframe my thoughts on morning exercise…I always said “Oh, after I work out I am useless! That’s it for the rest of the day…”  Now I will say, over and over and over…”After I work out I have a BUNCH of energy!”

Over and over and over and over!

So I worked out – 1/2 hour on the treadmill and 1/2 hour on the elliptical. I was tired and I wanted to quit after 15 minutes on the elliptical, so I did  the cool down. At the end of that, I asked myself “Do you really want to quit? Or do you have another 15 minutes in you? That’s only 4 or 5 songs….1 session of great sex….2 commercial breaks on TV…surely you can do THAT!”  So I did – and when I wanted to stop I said “Size 8 red bikini…size 8 red bikini…”

This really is all mental!

We went out for lunch and my husband was very sweet and made sure we went somewhere that had a variety of options. And we were BOTH proud of me when I chose healthily and then left the roll and the rice on my plate, limiting my carb intake.  Being a diabetic, the right balance is important.

I also gave my kids the Turtle Chex mix that had been tempting me, and it was good to get that out of my face!

For dinner, we had leftovers. I SHOULD have had the leftover London Broil, and made some veggies to go with it.  Why didn’t I? I don’t know, because it honestly SOUNDED better – but the Chinese food was going to go to waste…I have to work on that. Sometimes it’s ok to throw food away if the alternative is eating it and not feeling good about it.

After dinner, I was hungry. Or was I bored? I thought about doing something active, but I thought it might be overkill since I had already worked out in the AM.  Next time, I won’t worry about that. I will find something healthy to do instead of eating crap.

Oh yeah. I am gonna be SO FUCKING HOT!