Tomorrow will officially be 1 month of eating healthy and blogging! It's actually gone by pretty fast so far. I've done well most of these 32 days and now that I've been exercising I really feel a whole lot better. I have more energy, a spring in my step and I never feel gross or full or have indigestion. My skin seems to be glowing, and other people have actually voluntarily said the same to me. Friends have noticed some weight loss and that makes me feel great! I did well today, I did go out to eat tonight and I didn't eat perfectly, but I didn't do badly either. I maintained a good middle ground. From now on though, I think I need to be armed with a better knowledge of some key restaurants where I can eat and know I at least stand half a chance of ordering something healthy. Most chain restaurants (we went to Houlihan's) only offer one or two sometimes appetizing items on their menu. I would like to at least have a small database in my head of health-conscious restaurants so that before I go out I already have a list of places to choose from instead of trying to wing it once I'm already out. That would be extremely helpful. I worked out today, went to spinning. It was tougher today for some reason. I guess I shouldn't expect to be able to continue full force after not working out for 6 months, since I think my body and muscles are changing rapidly right now and my strength is shifting around, and until it kind of stabilizes some classes will be harder than others. But I did work up a good sweat so I know I burned major calories! Anyways, here is what I ate today:
Breakfast:
-2 slices whole grain toast with 2 tbsp low sugar peanut butter
-1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
(*this was pretty disappointing. I guess it's only tasty when it is sweetened but I don't wanna go there. Once I'm done with it I'm just going to switch to regular milk again)
Lunch:
-1 italian chicken sausage link grilled with peppers & onions and served over 1/2 c brown rice with 1/4 c low fat mozzarella cheese.
*This. Was. Delicious. The sausage I bought this week was ten times better than the one I had previously purchased. I also took a tip from some diet gurus and ate my meal off of a small plate instead of a big one...I think psychologically it tricks your mind into thinking you ate more or something to that effect.
Dinner:
-Grilled chicken fajitas (4 small flour tortillas, strips of grilled chicken, grilled peppers/onions, shredded cheddar cheese, salsa, guac and sour cream)
*The salsa, chicken and veggies were no big thing...i'm sure the tortillas and toppings added up a bit though. I admit when I was looking at the menu I had a brief desire to cross over to the dark side and order buffalo chicken but I took control and I think I did a little better in the long run.
I seriously slacked with water intake today. I drank 1 bottle during spinning and one large glass of unsweetened iced tea when I was out. But I'm SO THIRSTY right now I'm about to go downstairs and get a huge glass of seltzer to guzzle down before bed. I notice that I haven't been thirsty in almost a month because I've constantly been hydrating. Between yesterday and today I didn't drink much water and man am I noticing it! Tomorrow I work all day so I'm bringing food with me. I got home late tonight and didn't cook but I already know in my head what I'll be taking with me so I'm not worried! We also have a poland spring jug at work so I'll have an almost endless supply of H20.
Breakfast:
-2 slices whole grain toast with 2 tbsp low sugar peanut butter
-1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
(*this was pretty disappointing. I guess it's only tasty when it is sweetened but I don't wanna go there. Once I'm done with it I'm just going to switch to regular milk again)
Lunch:
-1 italian chicken sausage link grilled with peppers & onions and served over 1/2 c brown rice with 1/4 c low fat mozzarella cheese.
*This. Was. Delicious. The sausage I bought this week was ten times better than the one I had previously purchased. I also took a tip from some diet gurus and ate my meal off of a small plate instead of a big one...I think psychologically it tricks your mind into thinking you ate more or something to that effect.
Dinner:
-Grilled chicken fajitas (4 small flour tortillas, strips of grilled chicken, grilled peppers/onions, shredded cheddar cheese, salsa, guac and sour cream)
*The salsa, chicken and veggies were no big thing...i'm sure the tortillas and toppings added up a bit though. I admit when I was looking at the menu I had a brief desire to cross over to the dark side and order buffalo chicken but I took control and I think I did a little better in the long run.
I seriously slacked with water intake today. I drank 1 bottle during spinning and one large glass of unsweetened iced tea when I was out. But I'm SO THIRSTY right now I'm about to go downstairs and get a huge glass of seltzer to guzzle down before bed. I notice that I haven't been thirsty in almost a month because I've constantly been hydrating. Between yesterday and today I didn't drink much water and man am I noticing it! Tomorrow I work all day so I'm bringing food with me. I got home late tonight and didn't cook but I already know in my head what I'll be taking with me so I'm not worried! We also have a poland spring jug at work so I'll have an almost endless supply of H20.
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