Walk 2 miles at 5am, yes please. Do Jillian Michaels 30 day shred at 6am, yes please. Portion out delicious snacks/meals for Saturday and Sunday (mostly fruits and vegetables), yes please. It's 8:35am and I have already consumed 64 ounces of water, Yes please! I am just now having my coffee after all of that, which is a first. I think I just figured get up and get out the darn door before I waste another day!
Wednesday and Thursday were weird-tough days. Yesterday was so/so. Now, back in the saddle and ready to move forward. I wasn't even that mad at myself or depressed about being so lazy on Weds-Thurs, I just couldn't figure out why my commitment just dropped off a cliff out of the blue. This will sound dumb, but I think it had to do with the fact that I went tanning right after work. I love being in the tanning bed, it's like a little warm cocoon. I also love the smell of my tanning lotion - it freakin' rocks. "Incredibly Black" in the purple bottle with the skull and crossbones on it.... anyhow, yeah. I would go to the tanning salon, come home, sit on the couch, and just be way too relaxed to function. So, I think I need to remember that I think it may have been partially triggered by that and not do it again. (It's unfair I have to tan anyhow, considering I am Native American but got skipped by the natural tan genes.... It's also August, I should be tan enough from being outside - but my new job is a bear and I work ALL the time!) Ridiculous, I know - but I do think the tanning was part of the problem and it was the only thing that changed about my routine - who would have thought.......
I am making lasagna for my family tonight. I am going to just eat a 1/2 cup of the meat-tomato sauce and a big salad. I have no problem skipping the pasta and cheese - it makes me feel bla and go into a food coma anyhow. I am making strawberry-spinach salad, which is one of my all time favorite salads. It's full of flavor, texture, and wonderful presentation. I am also making this Pineapple Angel Food Cake posted by Alissa over at A Journey to Thin. I can't wait to try it!
Like I have stated before, food is a big thing in our family - for every occasion. Tomorrow we are planning to go to Sunday brunch - I haven't been to Sunday brunch in about a year. It's at this wonderful restaurant. I will admit, I'm a little worried. I will be thinking about how my 'strategy'. Sit in the car maybe? ;)
Go you! So productive!
ReplyDeleteJust watch out for the carbs baby on the breakfast. You can eat a lot of eggs on a diet and omelets are a great diet dish. I know for me it would be hard to see the bisquits and gravy, though. I love me some bisquits.
ReplyDeleteI have family here, too and then more came because the teenager cousin had her baby. Ahh it is so cute. A little girl-Destiney Rae. And they have been here for months and the food going on is hard on a dieter, I know.
You go girl! That's a lot of moving so early in the day!
ReplyDeleteEveryone gets in a funk sometimes. You did the right thing by just getting up and getting going. I am hardly moving and ti's 2pm lol. I will have to try the cake and good luck with dinner tomorrow night!!
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ReplyDeleteYou are doing great April!! You have the tools, you know what to eat at brunch. (We all do, don't we? We just...make bad choices, hahaha. At least I know I do!) You can make good choices, I believe in you!
ReplyDeletewow...you were excercising while I was still trying to get my ass out of bed for work... good job!
ReplyDeleteDang! You have some crazy motivation today! Way to go! I want just an ounce of that today! I am so proud of you! Also, I have never been to a tanning bed...I am afraid I am too fat!
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoyed the Pineapple Angel Food Cake! It's DELISH! :)
ReplyDeleteAnd way to go on the workouts!! Rockstar!
Damn girl - you just completed an entire day's workout while I was still in bed! WTG!
ReplyDeleteWoo Hoo! You are on fire... way to go.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the blog love! The cake was a big hit, I sent leftovers home with them. Not that I didn't want it, but it needed to find a new home since I live alone and would have eaten the whole thing - alone. Having 3/4 cup of sauce and a salad was very filling and delicious. There was only 1 question about it, I said I just didn't need the calories, etc in the pasta-cheese and that was it, subject dropped. That was easier than I thought it would be!
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