Sorry it's been so long! I've been having a hard time staying focused. I've stayed at the same weight for two weeks, so at least I'm not gaining, but I haven't worked out since last Tuesday (yikes). We also had a hard time these last few days staying on track with eating healthy.
We went to the coast for Tim's birthday last week, and that's when the eating took a turn for the worse. I was able to pick up a few gifts for Tim, and he isn't big on desserts, but he asked for some Chocolate Chip Cookies. It was his birthday, I had to make him cookies. Everyone gets treats on their birthday! We stayed in a small inn for the night, and ordered in pizza. We went way overboard, but the inn was adorable:
It gets really frustrating trying to eat healthy all the time. It was nice to not worry about it for a couple days. And we had wine! Wine! I don't drink a lot- maybe a drink or two a week, but it's a lot of calories, so I've pretty much stopped. Man, wine is tasty!
We had trouble getting back on track this week, and the two of us went out for trivia at our neighborhood bar (which we won).
But, on to the Ups! I've learned a lot overall with eating healthier. First, I hated drinking water. A lot. I used to make myself drink a glass or two a day, some days I wouldn't have any. But after making an effort to drink more everyday, I can manage about 5 glasses a day. And on days I drink less, my body notices. I've gotten to the point where I need that much water, and I like drinking it.
Next, I've found that I can make a lot of healthier substitutions and not miss the junk parts of food that I used to eat (too much). We love making tacos for dinner. We tried switching out ground beef with ground turkey and made our own taco seasoning. It tasted great, but the texture of the turkey was a little too different for me. Now we use half ground beef and half ground turkey, we don't notice the difference at all, and we save a lot of calories and fat. We do the same for chili. We've also switched to using turkey sausage when we make kielbasa for dinner. We double our veggies instead of eating pasta or rice with dinner. I have english muffins instead of a bagel or toast for breakfast. Every little bit helps! I'm learning a lot about what kind of foods I like, simply by trying new, healthy things. It does make me miss a lot of food we used to eat, but we are working through it.
I've also struggled with exercising this past week or so. I get really bored just getting on the exercise bike and peddling for a half-hour. I try to shake it up a little with yoga and weight lifting, but I needed a new challenge. Since I haven't been able to make myself do a Zumba class, I am working with a friend from the restaurant to do a 21 day running challenge. She went down a lot of dress sizes and went from not being a runner at all, to being able to run five miles! She just did it herself last year, teamed up with a friend, and promised to run everyday for three weeks. I am using her as my inspiration, and starting tomorrow, will begin a 21 day running challenge myself. I made a calendar to track my pace, time and distance each day. Hopefully having a set goal, and holding myself accountable will get me out of this funk- and turn running into a habit!
I'll keep you posted on how the challenge goes, and hopefully will have good news at my next weigh-in!!
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