“Perfect week” is my security blanket
Last week I set the goal of having a perfect week and I succeeded. This week I know it would be unrealistic to be that strict, but it’s scary to have a little bit of wiggle room. We have some leftover cake and I’m tempted to have a small piece, and I know a small piece would be ok. But knowing my past history, one small piece often turns into 2 small pieces, 3, etc. I’m still honestly not sure how I’m going to handle it.
I have, though, stuck to my plan for this week so far. I got up early this morning and did 20 minutes of pilates and then impressed myself after school by hitting the treadclimber for 75 minutes at a fairly high intensity. I burned a bit over 1500 calories, I have never seen that number before. It’s honestly addicting. I need to scale back my expectations b/c I’m getting to the point if I burn anything less than 1000 calories during a workout that I feel like I haven’t done anything. Maintaining this rate is unrealistic and possibly could send my body into shock, resulting in lower weight loss.
Tomorrow I’m going to have to change my original plans b/c I won’t be able to fit in 2 workouts. I found out yesterday that my nephew is in the NICU at the same university hospital my son often goes to. It’s almost 2 hours away and tomorrow after school is the only time I can get down there to visit. It’s scary b/c they don’t know exactly what’s going on w/him, why he’s sick or how to make him better. He actually coded at one point, he’s only 5 weeks old. I feel awful for my SIL and her hubby, they miscarried a baby about a year ago and now they’re scared that they’re going to lose this one, too. So like I said, I’ll only have time for 1 workout (I’ll get up about 4:15 to lift weights). Then I’ll hit McDonalds on the way home and have a grilled chicken sandwich and a fruit ‘n yougart parfait. It’s the healthiest option for eating in the car but even if I went over by a million calories it would be worth it b/c I know how scary it can be being in the hospital w/a baby that you aren’t sure if you’re going to bring home w/you.
Progress toward workout goal: 109/250