Alright so I have some days to make up for on here...I just got to bed so late last night...I can't really write when I'm that tired and I would rather delay the blog for the sake of quality.
Day 74 (Monday)
Since I couldn't go to crossfit on monday, I planned on going to spin at night instead. It has been 2 weeks since I've attended a spin class since Rider was on spring break...The class proved to be super tough. It's one of those kinds of workouts that you really need to keep up with, and there is so much strength and control needed in the legs that if you slack for even 2 weeks getting back on the bike is not an easy task! I normally can do everything the instructor asks of us...stand, sit, etc...this time towards the end I really couldn't handle it and had to sit for the rest of the class...granted i still made sure to keep my legs moving and still had resistance on the bike, but I just didn't have the strength to keep a standing position for as long as she wanted us to. I was disappointed that I couldn't just jump right back in, especially since I had eaten so poorly over the last few days and had really wanted to kick some ass in spin. Oh well...hopefully I'll work out enough this week that by the time spin comes around again on monday I won't have any trouble keeping up...my eating was good though. I was determined to not let that falter since I had a rough few days of food! (ok, ok...DELICIOUS but rough still). I did redeem myself a little bit by having an unexpected zumba workout in the morning though. My aunt got a at-home zumba kit/dvd set for her birthday and since I was there and she knew i liked to work out she popped it in...it was just the intro dvd where they teach you the moves but i worked up a sweat! it was a 45 minute video and cardio-intensive for sure. But a good way to get depressed is to look at the female instructor's body then look down at your own and sigh in disappointment haha.
Here is what I ate:
Breakfast:
-TJ's granola bar
-cup of coffee with 1/4c fat-free milk and 1 sweet & low
*Was at my aunt's house in the early a.m. so i brought the bar along with me and she provided the coffee!
Snack:
-1 fat-free greek yogurt
-a couple strawberries
*Was still at my aunt's house this morning and was starving by this point (and after having done zumba) so she provided this snack...good thing she's on a healthy eating kick too, it was easy to find a nutritious snack!
Lunch:
-1c turkey chili
-1/4c brown rice
*Yummy and really filling
Unfortunately, some foods are just not photogenic. It tasted much better than it looks haha.
Snack:
-1/2c TJ's rice pudding
-1/2 banana
*YUM.
Dinner:
-6 small square slices of pizza: whole wheat thin crust, fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, basil & pesto
-Unsweetened iced tea
*It took all my willpower to not devour the entire pie. Sounds like a big task but the slices were so tiny and the crust so thin that anyone in their 20s could easily polish off a pie single-handedly.
Monday was a good eating day. I wish working out had been a bit more fruitful but I know I will eventually get to the point where a few days of not working out won't affect me at all. For now, I'll have to settle for a rough transition!
Day 75 (Tuesday)
Today started out just fine and didn't turn out so well. I had all my food planned and put in my lunchbox. The first trial of the day was the fact that i had to work all day, and we all know how that turns out! I always eat everything too soon. I still had difficulty today, but I tried a friend's advice and ate half of each meal every 2 hours to try and make it last longer. It helped a little bit but because I was splitting my meals in half i felt deprived as i was eating since the serving was just so tiny! I really just need to keep preoccupied somehow. Anyway, like I said it started out ok, and I had plans tonight to go out for coffee, which I had also taken into consideration when I planned out my meals. However, when she called to firm up plans she also asked if I wanted to meet for dinner first. Why couldn't I just say no? How do you say "i would, but i have my meals all planned out for the day and will finish the last of it in a half hour"? Instead, of course, I said "sure" and ended up going to dinner, which then led to dessert and coffee so i pretty much blew it. I know I've been good about focusing on the positive and commending myself on what I've done right, but this was just stupid. I was doing so well. However I'm happy that tomorrow is a "me" day (meaning no hangouts or similar outside influences) so it will kind of be like a detox...plus I go to Crossfit tomorrow and I know rob will kick my behind so I'm looking forward to being ridiculously good tomorrow.
Here is what I ate today (you will see it get progressively worse as the night goes on haha)
Breakfast:
-1 TJ's "apple blossom"
-1/2c almond milk
*Finally rid of these apple blossoms. Although they were tasty.
Snack:
-1/2c TJ's rice pudding
*Unfortunately this was also the last of it. Note to self, a small tub of this pudding only contains 4 servings haha.
Lunch:
-7 TJ's chicken & veggie dumplings with 1 tbsp soy sauce
-1/2c TJ's veggie fried rice
*Very good, the rice is just ok though...I think once I'm finished with it I'll settle for just plain brown rice.
Dinner:
-3 slices leftover pizza (thin crust from yesterday)
*Delicious of course.
2nd dinner?!?!:
-3 soft fish tacos (baked fish, green salsa, lettuce tomatoes)
-refried beans and rice
*This was just ok. It was fresh and homemade from the Mexican restaurant in princeton I've been going to lately so it didn't taste commercial...and unfortunately for me to like a fish dish I think it has to be disguised and this was not lol
Dessert:
-1 large decaf cappuccino with 2 sweet & lows
-4 italian layer cookies
*Worth every calorie but still an awful choice. The coffee alone should have been my only sweet treat!
Drinks:
-1/2 bottle water
-1 large cup of lemon zinger hot tea with 1 sweet & low
As you can see, it just ended up downhill. I'm not proud, although I think I made a decent dinner choice compared to what else was offered on the menu (I made sure mine had no cheese or creamy sauce of any kind) but i definitely could have done without the beans & rice. I did leave one soft taco shell on the plate and just ate what was inside haha. But when I'm out with friends it's basically almost impossible to make smart decisions. And I can't even use peer pressure as an excuse because not a single one of my friends wants me to fail! I guess I just need to be more honest and be able to say "no" if I already have a set plan for the day/night. Oh well, looking forward to tomorrow as a "detox day" lol.
Day 74 (Monday)
Since I couldn't go to crossfit on monday, I planned on going to spin at night instead. It has been 2 weeks since I've attended a spin class since Rider was on spring break...The class proved to be super tough. It's one of those kinds of workouts that you really need to keep up with, and there is so much strength and control needed in the legs that if you slack for even 2 weeks getting back on the bike is not an easy task! I normally can do everything the instructor asks of us...stand, sit, etc...this time towards the end I really couldn't handle it and had to sit for the rest of the class...granted i still made sure to keep my legs moving and still had resistance on the bike, but I just didn't have the strength to keep a standing position for as long as she wanted us to. I was disappointed that I couldn't just jump right back in, especially since I had eaten so poorly over the last few days and had really wanted to kick some ass in spin. Oh well...hopefully I'll work out enough this week that by the time spin comes around again on monday I won't have any trouble keeping up...my eating was good though. I was determined to not let that falter since I had a rough few days of food! (ok, ok...DELICIOUS but rough still). I did redeem myself a little bit by having an unexpected zumba workout in the morning though. My aunt got a at-home zumba kit/dvd set for her birthday and since I was there and she knew i liked to work out she popped it in...it was just the intro dvd where they teach you the moves but i worked up a sweat! it was a 45 minute video and cardio-intensive for sure. But a good way to get depressed is to look at the female instructor's body then look down at your own and sigh in disappointment haha.
Here is what I ate:
Breakfast:
-TJ's granola bar
-cup of coffee with 1/4c fat-free milk and 1 sweet & low
*Was at my aunt's house in the early a.m. so i brought the bar along with me and she provided the coffee!
Snack:
-1 fat-free greek yogurt
-a couple strawberries
*Was still at my aunt's house this morning and was starving by this point (and after having done zumba) so she provided this snack...good thing she's on a healthy eating kick too, it was easy to find a nutritious snack!
Lunch:
-1c turkey chili
-1/4c brown rice
*Yummy and really filling
Unfortunately, some foods are just not photogenic. It tasted much better than it looks haha.
Snack:
-1/2c TJ's rice pudding
-1/2 banana
*YUM.
Dinner:
-6 small square slices of pizza: whole wheat thin crust, fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, basil & pesto
-Unsweetened iced tea
*It took all my willpower to not devour the entire pie. Sounds like a big task but the slices were so tiny and the crust so thin that anyone in their 20s could easily polish off a pie single-handedly.
Monday was a good eating day. I wish working out had been a bit more fruitful but I know I will eventually get to the point where a few days of not working out won't affect me at all. For now, I'll have to settle for a rough transition!
Day 75 (Tuesday)
Today started out just fine and didn't turn out so well. I had all my food planned and put in my lunchbox. The first trial of the day was the fact that i had to work all day, and we all know how that turns out! I always eat everything too soon. I still had difficulty today, but I tried a friend's advice and ate half of each meal every 2 hours to try and make it last longer. It helped a little bit but because I was splitting my meals in half i felt deprived as i was eating since the serving was just so tiny! I really just need to keep preoccupied somehow. Anyway, like I said it started out ok, and I had plans tonight to go out for coffee, which I had also taken into consideration when I planned out my meals. However, when she called to firm up plans she also asked if I wanted to meet for dinner first. Why couldn't I just say no? How do you say "i would, but i have my meals all planned out for the day and will finish the last of it in a half hour"? Instead, of course, I said "sure" and ended up going to dinner, which then led to dessert and coffee so i pretty much blew it. I know I've been good about focusing on the positive and commending myself on what I've done right, but this was just stupid. I was doing so well. However I'm happy that tomorrow is a "me" day (meaning no hangouts or similar outside influences) so it will kind of be like a detox...plus I go to Crossfit tomorrow and I know rob will kick my behind so I'm looking forward to being ridiculously good tomorrow.
Here is what I ate today (you will see it get progressively worse as the night goes on haha)
Breakfast:
-1 TJ's "apple blossom"
-1/2c almond milk
*Finally rid of these apple blossoms. Although they were tasty.
Snack:
-1/2c TJ's rice pudding
*Unfortunately this was also the last of it. Note to self, a small tub of this pudding only contains 4 servings haha.
Lunch:
-7 TJ's chicken & veggie dumplings with 1 tbsp soy sauce
-1/2c TJ's veggie fried rice
*Very good, the rice is just ok though...I think once I'm finished with it I'll settle for just plain brown rice.
Dinner:
-3 slices leftover pizza (thin crust from yesterday)
*Delicious of course.
2nd dinner?!?!:
-3 soft fish tacos (baked fish, green salsa, lettuce tomatoes)
-refried beans and rice
*This was just ok. It was fresh and homemade from the Mexican restaurant in princeton I've been going to lately so it didn't taste commercial...and unfortunately for me to like a fish dish I think it has to be disguised and this was not lol
Dessert:
-1 large decaf cappuccino with 2 sweet & lows
-4 italian layer cookies
*Worth every calorie but still an awful choice. The coffee alone should have been my only sweet treat!
Drinks:
-1/2 bottle water
-1 large cup of lemon zinger hot tea with 1 sweet & low
As you can see, it just ended up downhill. I'm not proud, although I think I made a decent dinner choice compared to what else was offered on the menu (I made sure mine had no cheese or creamy sauce of any kind) but i definitely could have done without the beans & rice. I did leave one soft taco shell on the plate and just ate what was inside haha. But when I'm out with friends it's basically almost impossible to make smart decisions. And I can't even use peer pressure as an excuse because not a single one of my friends wants me to fail! I guess I just need to be more honest and be able to say "no" if I already have a set plan for the day/night. Oh well, looking forward to tomorrow as a "detox day" lol.
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