Proud of myself
Today is a good day. I have been able to cross a bunch of small tasks of my To Do list as well as take some time for myself. I was a bit worried about how yesterday would go since I chose not to workout. When I don’t exercise in the morning it’s harder for me to stick to healthy eating but painting all day kept me busy. And I realized when I woke up this morning that even though I didn’t engage in deliberate exercise, pushing a paint roller for 4 hours was a workout, my arms are killing me. And as stinky as I was when we finished painting I know that I burned some calories. Plus, our house looks fantastic! My big tasks for the summer have been completed so now I can enjoy the last 1 1/2 weeks before school starts.
Food wise, the good news is I’m not craving any sweets but unfortunately I’m getting a bit bored with what we’re eating. To get over that I got ingredients for 2 new recipes that we’ll try out over the weekend or early last week. I’m still waiting for my Firm DVD’s to arrive and can’t wait to try them out.
Both my hubby and I are down 10 pounds, which I’m trying to remind myself is a huge amount of weight in 2 weeks. I just need to realize that now we’re at the reality part of weight loss where it’s only going to be a few pounds every week instead of a pound a day. He faced his first big challenge today because he had to take a class and wouldn’t have a refrigerator available for his food. I’m not worried that he’ll eat something that he shouldn’t, I’m just afraid that he won’t eat at all. That’s what he did yesterday, didn’t eat until supper because he was busy putting in a new bathroom sink and faucet. Anyone have any good suggestions for low-carb foods to eat on the go? We have some of the nutrition drinks and bars but if he eats those all day he’ll be gassy and who wants that?????
So the plan for the weekend is to make sure I exercise tomorrow for sure to get myself back in the swing of things. I didn’t get up early this morning because I was up late with the baby (again) and I just needed a break. Fortunately we don’t have any plans so we can just stay home and relax, as well as be in control of our food choices. I’m really excited at our progress and I think we’re going to do it this time.