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I walked Tuesday as well, a little further than Monday 1.8 miles. Same route. Nothing exciting other than scary teenage drivers & a mowing crew who were working on the same patch of road that I wanted to walk.
I also ate well- some fruits, some veggies, some nuts & a piece of pork tenderloin. No grains. Very little added sugar. Lots of water.
Today has been pretty good so far too. Ate well, mostly same as yesterday. Add on a 6 oz. yogurt & some fried potatoes subtract the pork & add a few bites of fish & there you have it.
I wasn’t feeling all that well earlier but I’m ok right now. A little stomachache, a little cranky. All better. Maybe I was just hungry. We ate as soon as we returned home so perhaps that was the problem.
I’ve lost touch with my own body’s natural cues. Kinda scary I know. I’m trying to fix that.
I went for a walk today! YAY! A mile & a half walked in thirty minutes. Mostly flat, but with a rolling incline in the middle. Along a reasonably busy thoroughfare (for safety) with sidewalks on both sides. I was smart, for once, and walked on the shaded side.
Lots of beautiful flowering bushes along the way. Wild roses. Honeysuckle. Peonies too, but they were buried in dappled shade and were only producing a single blossom each.
A chipmunk scared me to death. The road was on my right with bushes & trees & backyards on my left. I was busy looking at the flowers in the yards & saw a rustle in the grass between me & the road. I decided it couldn’t be an animal because a) it was right beside the road & b) it should have seen, heard & smelled me far enough away to escape.
The chipmunk panicked at the last minute. Leaped out of the grass, hopped off my right toe & into the bushes. Probably raced home to mama- “OMG, some fat lady almost stepped on me!” As for me, I managed not to scream but only just. My heart nearly leaped right out of my chest.
Pigged out on mac & cheese again. I think I’m going to avoid buying it in future to put off temptation. If I do buy it I will be sure to buy a brand I don’t like, thus avoiding the problem. The other meals today I did well, though.
I’ve made an important observation these last couple of days. What I choose to eat for breakfast is important. Yogurt doesn’t last as long as peanut butter on an apple, but is better than most other choices.
I rarely skip breakfast, but because of my eating plan I don’t always have the best choices available right away. Translation- I ran out of both apples & cottage cheese this weekend.
I need to make sure I’m stocked up on apples, cottage cheese, pb & nuts. Small amounts of either peanut butter or cottage cheese keep my appetite at bay for a long time.
Not only that, but breakfast sets the tone for the day. If I screw up breakfast I’m much more likely to make another food plan error later the same day.
Pretty good weekend overall, I think.
I dropped the ball yesterday afternoon, food wise. I had an appointment & then I had to go to church & do some stocking & organizing. It took alot longer than I’d thought it would. I forgot to bring something to eat with me, even though I knew I’d be very time pressed & busy.
A friend offered to make a McDonald’s run & I said no ‘cuz I’d left my bag in the building (we were outside). I felt relieved & proud that I’d said no, but then I had to smell their fries for the rest of the morning.
I ended up picking my daughter up from school early- which delayed lunch by about half an hour. When we arrived at home she makes a giant pot of Kraft Mac & Cheese. I was so hungry. I’d waited too long. I dove into a big heaping bowlful.
However, despite my lapse, I decided I’d eat well for dinner & have carrots or bell pepper strips for snacks later. So that’s what I did. I haven’t beat my self up. I didn’t go hog wild since I’d already “screwed up”- that all or nothing way of thinking.
Scaling back on my grains & starches has cleared up much of my appetite already. Even though it’s been touch & go & I’ve not worked my program as hard as I need to. I’ve been relearning the difference between hunger & appetite. Learning that tired =go to bed (not stay up & eat).
So far today I’ve had a granny smith apple dolloped with 2T. peanut butter & yes I measured. BBL~
13 weight loss/dieting/self image affirmations:
1. I am worth the effort to lose weight
2. It is possible to achieve my goals
3. I am beautiful NOW & FOREVER regardless of success or failure
4. I can eat properly to nourish my body
5. I can nourish my soul through positive actions that won’t damage my health
6. I love to exercise because I feel truly alive & vibrant
7. My family loves me for my inner self not my outer self
8. Through Him all things are possible
9. I accept that there are no quick & easy shortcuts
10. I, myself, alone am responsible for the condition of my body. I, myself, alone can fix my body.
11. I forgive myself for all of my past attempts & I am letting them go. I am starting anew.
12. I am not going to be a perfectionist, all or nothing kind of woman. I will take this one day, one meal, one craving at a time.
13. I love you
