Ok so today was a good day. Did I go to the gym? No. I have decided if I go at least 3 times a week it's ok. I am not going to push myself to the point of obsession.
Do I want to be down 100lbs when I got back to the Dr on the 19th? Really? Do we need to ask that one?
Am I going to get upset and quit if I don't make? NO!!! I didn't give up when I missed my birthday goal by 4lbs. I didn't give up when I missed my one year goal by 35 lbs. I did not stay down when I feel back after I lost my mom. I am not going to stop now. I have come to far to go back. I love how I feel right now. I am not to my goal but every day is one step closer.
Today my friend Sean made a statement in his blog that is really where I am. He talked about did you find what works for you? It's not about a diet. It's about where you are at the moment. I am learning to be happy again. I'm happy with exercising on a regular basis. Crazy huh? Happy eating healthier. I am not starving myself nor I am in the gym 24-7 to try and make progress. I eat what I want and keep my calorie bank in check and it works for me. I am not losing weight to be the hot mom. (of course I will be even hotter now :D ) I want to be healthy.
So I am going back to where I started. As Bob Harper said "if you hit a plateau, change up what you are doing. If you do cardio first do it last. If you run the treadmill run it backwards. Do your routine backward to shock you body back into losing." It makes a lot of sense. If you do the same thing over and over your body gets use to it and it becomes the norm. Also you may put yourself on auto pilot and not really get the full workout your body needs to keep going.
This week I went back to my shakes. I eat a good breakfast an do shakes for two meals. I love to get the vanilla whey protein and mix with one of my water flavors. This gives me the added flavor and a wider variety of flavors.
On my gym days I have a shake before (or on my way and at) the gym. I make it as a slushy to keep from getting bored. When I am at work I make one for my morning break an put it in the freezer and drink when I go on break. ( I make it when I get to work :D)
This morning I stopped at Subway on my way to work. Yup its a healthier start than my burrito fix. I had the veggie and egg white on flat bread, footlong to get my day started. I had my morning shake. At lunch I fixed one more shake and then went for my walk. This is how I started last year and I am going back to that for a while.
I had a couple of apples during the afternoon and finished off with yet one more shake. All that under 1500 for the day and no I didn't ever really feel hungry. I was eating something going pretty much the whole day and stayed busy. The six meal a day thing works if you don't overeat at each time.
I am hoping this will get me to that milestone I am really wanting to hit. Yeah the first 100 lbs. Don't worry I'm not going to starve myself to get there. I am not going to push myself to the point of unhealthy. Put I am going to push myself. No one else will, I am doing this for me.
Oh yeah, I think I may try and get ready and do a 5k by my birthday. That would be in Sept. Wish me luck :D
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