The Good, The Bad and The 'What Was I Thinking?'

My first week back at it is over and did not go nearly as we'll as I'd planned.  It seems that the higher my stress level, the more easily I decide to do things I shouldn't. 

Let's recap!

The Good:

Did meal prep last weekend

My breakfast, lunch and snacks were on target

Lost 1.8 lbs

Stayed mostly away from dairy and bread

The Bad:

Barely drank any water

Only worked out twice

Ate 2 rolls

The 'What Was I Thinking?':

Ate out for dinner 4 times!!!!!

Had at least 2 drinks every night!!!!

There are several things that need to change this week for me to be more successful.  In priority order they are:

Drink more water

Don't eat out more than once

No alcohol Monday - Thursday

Exercise at least 4 times

These 4 things should make a big difference.

So Far So Good

No issues so far.  Day 3 in the books and I've eaten pretty well. Last night and tonight, we went out to dinner, I had 2 glasses of red wine but only ate a spinach salad with chicken and some balsamic dressing both nights. Had the leftovers from last night for lunch today.  Very yummy!

I'm going to try to hit a Boot Camp class tomorrow.  It's just really hard to carve out the time with work being so busy.  I feel like I can't stop to breathe some days.

This is Vader when he got on my bed and then 10 minutes later when he was all clean and ready for bed. Now I sleep around him...

Tomorrow is a new day.  I'm going to kill it!!!!

Day 1 (for real this time) of Forever

The weigh in went about as well as expected.  I would like to say that the number doesn't define me but that would be a lie. I hate that I've let myself get to this point. But that's why I'm documenting everything. I want to journal how I feel along the way and see when and if I start to feel differently.

Pounds lost : 0.0
Pounds to go : 25ish

Dinner plans for the week

Sunday - Chicken Piccata with edamame

Monday -  Honey Balsamic Chicken with asparagus

Tuesday - Leftovers for me and Jason; tacos for the kids

Wednesday - Antonetta's (grilled chicken and veggies or salad with chicken)

Thursday - Leftovers

Friday - Family decision later this week but probably salmon and asparagus


Lunch plans for the week

Chicken Salad
Chili
Chinese 5 Spice with Turkey Zoodles
Spaghetti Squash Pad Thai

Breakfast plan for the week

Canadian bacon, sweet potato and eggs
Grapefruit
Sweet potato toast with almond butter

Snacks

Protein shakes
Boiled eggs
Apple and Almond Butter
Hummus, celery and carrots
Nuts

The Plan of All Plans

So here it is...my master plan!  This is different than all of my previous attempts at planning out my life. I know, I know, that sounds corny but it's true.

Normally my whole plan involves me coming up with a way to eat better and lose weight.  I will go in full speed, overdo it, get discouraged when I haven't lost 25 pounds the first month, make horrible choices and then go right back to where I started.

This is exactly what I want to avoid. So I'll be starting more slowly.  There are things that I know won't work:

• Making myself exercise 7 days a week right out of the box won't work.  

• Not planning my meals and snacks each day won't work. 

• Not scheduling down time for fun won't work.

So, I can work with this.  Knowing what doesn't work is a big start.

Food - Mostly a Paleo lifestyle and very little dairy.  I've found that when I eat pasta or bread, I just don't feel good. It makes me sluggish and tired.  I think that's the cause of my 2:30 need for a nap. 

Exercise - Going to try the bootcamp. I'm hoping that I really like it and can go 3 times a week. I'd like to start running slowly again and incorporate some yoga for stretching.

Mental Health - There are so many things that I'd like to do - knitting, reading, photography, puzzles, blogging. Downtime is necessary.

Organization - None of this will be possible without a having a good schedule in place.  That's the first order of business and I've got to get everyone on board to help out.

Tomorrow is first weigh in, food shopping and meal prep.  I'm going to post the food plan for the week and then update as I go to make sure I stay on track.

Here we go!!!!

Favorite New Breakfast!

This is amazing!!

Recipe here - Paleo Breakfast Casserole

I made just a few changes based on my likes. I used Canadian bacon instead of regular bacon and used egg whites instead of whole eggs.

This is going into my weekly meal prep!

Day 1 of ????

Today starts my new lifestyle.  I haven't had time yet to come up with the complete list of changes and resolutions.  My plan for that is to get it completed over the weekend.

Day 1 - Breakfast - Egg White and asparagus omelet with sweet potatoes and grapefruit

Day 1 - Lunch - Grilled chicken salad with tomatoes, black beans, onions, oil and vinegar.

Snacks today were mixed nuts, sunflower seeds and a tablespoon of natural PB.

Day 1 - Dinner - Mashed rutabaga and collard greens.

There were 2 - 1 oz vodka sodas.  I don't even feel bad about it.  

I went for a walk/run today and realized that I am completely out of shape.  My plan to start the boot camp tomorrow doesn't seem like the best idea.  I need to ease back into it so there's a bigger chance of success.  I think that would be too much too soon and I'd end of quitting.

I really want to set myself of for success this time....New plan post coming soon!