Apparently I'm supposed to eat right to lose weight. Here are the frustrations:
1) eating out for dinner...order a salad and it's 1300 calories, minimum, what should I have instead? I only eat out once a week these days, shall I cut it out altogether? I guess I could...but then eating healthfully starts to feel like a punishment.
2) chocolate chips, macadamia nuts and the combination of both in an oatmeal cookie. Should I stop making these? (Uh, yes...duh)
3) 3:30pm. Sometimes this time is no biggie, sometimes this is the open the door and plough through time. How can I be more consistent here? (Write...I could write about how I'm feeling or use this time to update my blog...hmmm.)
4) hormones. can't live with 'em...
5) mystery and magic
I hope YOU are finding inspiration and strength. If you have some suggestions or insight, I'd love to hear them.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Well.....
I had to buy a larger size of skinny jeans, but they are fitting as of today, without a muffin top. So color me fabulous!
The end of last year was one of those ebb times, and with the new year and a new bodybugg, courtesy of my husband's thoughtful Christmas gift giving, I am motivated and already down more than 5 lbs. I'm back at boot camp 5 mornings a week, plus at least one extra hour of cardio per week, and the food is looking very clean.
I must admit that I am an emotional eater! I knew it, you knew it, but now I am ready to shout it from the rooftops. At a meeting this weekend a woman said, "I'm powerless over my food AND my MOOD." How that resonates for me...this week I've had a deep funk of a mood (Pam assures me that Picasso's blue period should be my inspiration because it is still very popular) and my food has been good but not picture perfect. And for a black or white gal like me, not picture perfect is damnable. Might as well board the Titanic.
But I am learning new things including the notion that perfection is an ideal toward which I'll aim.
Getting tired of exercising in the rain, gotta be honest. But I love seeing my calorie burn after the workout, so it is totally worth it!
The end of last year was one of those ebb times, and with the new year and a new bodybugg, courtesy of my husband's thoughtful Christmas gift giving, I am motivated and already down more than 5 lbs. I'm back at boot camp 5 mornings a week, plus at least one extra hour of cardio per week, and the food is looking very clean.
I must admit that I am an emotional eater! I knew it, you knew it, but now I am ready to shout it from the rooftops. At a meeting this weekend a woman said, "I'm powerless over my food AND my MOOD." How that resonates for me...this week I've had a deep funk of a mood (Pam assures me that Picasso's blue period should be my inspiration because it is still very popular) and my food has been good but not picture perfect. And for a black or white gal like me, not picture perfect is damnable. Might as well board the Titanic.
But I am learning new things including the notion that perfection is an ideal toward which I'll aim.
Getting tired of exercising in the rain, gotta be honest. But I love seeing my calorie burn after the workout, so it is totally worth it!
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