So the last few days of eating were not good...REALLY not good! I pretty much reverted to my old habits almost all day yesterday! And the thing that set it off? A cadburry egg! I saw one and thought I had to have it! So I did and it was tasty! But the day went downhill after that! I ended up snacking the rest of the day, on whatever was in front of me! I think I had about 10 pringles, a few handfuls of jelly beans, a reeses cup and some teddy grahams. Then for dinner we had steaks with roasted asparagus and baked potato. Which is healthy if you eat the right proportion! I think I had about 10 ounces of steak! Sure was good though! After dinner I still couldn't stop eating so I ate a big slice of key lime pie! Goodness! No wonder I am so huge! That is how I used to eat on a daily basis! I mean the day before the Egg was great! mini bagel with cream cheese and smoked salmon for breakfast and some rice with veggies and grilled chicken for lunch and a few pieces of fruit. That dang egg made me feel like I could just eat whatever cause I had already messed up! I looked up the points value on the egg...it was only 4! It could have easily fit in my plan! Grrr! Oh well, now I know!
So anyway, I am kinda tired of just losing 1 pound a week so I think I am gonna try something new. I am going to eat like I did in my first couple of weeks the program this week. I am going to look at my old menus, especially for the week I lost 3 pounds and try to follow that more closely. Also, my workouts need to be stepped up a notch or two! Which is gonna be hard cause I still don't think my knees are good enough to run on again and I don't want to risk really messing them up by running on them now. So this week I will be making the eliptical my new best friend for my cardio workouts, upping the weight amount on my weight training and still going to my much loved yoga and pilates classes! I am hoping to make it to one am cycling class, but that is still a pretty grand ambition...mornings are not my friend now that maddie finally lets me sleep!
I think I may make it to my goal weight of 180 this weekend too! Just as planned! That's IF I can push myself hard this week cause I need to lose 2 pounds not just 1!!!! I am so excited to be so close to seeing that scale in the 170's again! It will be the first time since I went through my divorce years ago! nothing like a good divorce to make a gal lose weight! I think when I met John I weighed like 173 or something. Now I know that's not skinny, but for me, I felt great at that weight! I had confidence, felt sexy, had fun...all the stuff I just don't feel anymore!
Oh. the picture is my breakfast~ It was yummy! 1 whole wheat english muffine that I split with Maddie, fresh strawberries and blackberries, and an omelet made with egg whites, spinach, tomato, turkey bacon and reduced fat cheese. So good! And this is the breakfast that I used to eat daily when I was losing more weight! Maybe that's the trick?Who knows! I 'll figure it out! Now off to the gym! Woohoo!
30 pounds, WOOHOO!!! Great job, sister! Don't be down on yourself for only losing a pound a week (that's acutally my new goal:)). You may not be losing as quickly because you're working out an building some muscle. This is a good thing! Have you taken your measurements? Sometimes it's motivating to do that and see that you may not be losing weight, but you ARE losing inches. I'm with you on the Cadbury Eggs! They are my all time FAVORITE candy. That's when I started sliding last year and put all this wieght back on. They are amazingly delicious! Love you and good luck this week!
ReplyDeleteYes, 1 pound a week is awesome! I only WISH I could lose 1 pound a week. I have to kill myself to lose an ounce it seems :-/ Keep up the good work sissy :) Love you!!
ReplyDeleteAmanda I love reading your blog because I feel your pain. Last week was a bust for me as far as working out because I first hurt my left leg, then my right leg, and this weekend my back. Today is the first day I finally feel good enough to workout normally. The days I couldn't workout I felt like I could just eat whatever because I had already messed up by not working out. Props to you for helping me realize today is a new day and to keep on with the plan even after a few bad days!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE hearing that this blog is helping people!!! It makes it worth all the time I "waste" on line! haha! What did you do to your legs and your back Lydia?? I hope you are all better! It took me a while to get to where I realized tomorrow is a new day...years! Now I just constantly remind myself that I have the rest of my life to lose it, and one day or even a few days of cheating will not derail all the hard work! It works better some days than others!
ReplyDeleteBeth- I took my measurements after I read your comment and WOW! I'm quite happy with what I found! I'll post them later! I must be building muscle somewhere cause eventhough the stupid scale isn't moving much everything is changing!!
I love you too Megan!! You're my motivation, remember that! By my next wedding I wanna look at good as you did! Maybe I can borrow your dress....HA!
Oh, I pulled both leg muscles while sleeping, and I hurt my back while lifting some stuff around the house. I guess I'm not as limber as I used to be. Man that sounds old! Yes, you are motivating me, I made myself go to the gym last night at 8pm b/c I was too tired to go in the morning. I would have never done that a few months ago!
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