It has been almost 4 weeks since I had my first weigh in and assessment done. I'll tell ya, it feels more like 8 weeks! Time seems to be moving pretty slowly, which to some extent is good. I want this experience to really stick with me. I have learned that accountability is what is making this whole thing happen.
Food-wise, things are going well. Eating mostly clean, a ton of veggies, fruit, eggs, nuts, etc. I have made the change to things like wheat pasta, brown rice, natural peanut butter, and whole wheat anything else! I have been eating fish for dinner, a ton of grilled chicken, and avacado is my new passion. Where has that stuff been all my life?! Baby spinach has made it to my salad bowl... and the cheese, million croutons and dressing out. I look forward to a whole wheat english muffin with natural peanut butter, Polaner All Fruit and some skim milk like no one's business. I have found that it is near impossible to avoid the starches, but I AM avoiding the white ones. A little bit of Kashi cereal or a brown rice pilaf never killed anyone and man, it is helping me keep my sanity in check. I am the most proud of my diet change. I am not cheating... much... and when I do it is such a reasonable cheat, that I don't even count it! I have much, MUCH more will-power then I ever thought I did. How is that for optimism? I am never sure I have it in me!
Exercise-wise, things are going equally well. I appreciate the direction more then you know. I might actually be willing to exercise daily if I had someone ring leading! Walking/running/anything on the days away from the gym are harder. I can get out there, but am much quicker to slow down, take longer to ramp up, stop earlier, make up excuses, and so on! This is where the accountability needs to work the hardest. Getting to the gym cause I am expected to be is easy. Meeting someone to walk/run is easy cause they are expecting me. Making the plan to go at it alone is still a little rough for me. I am considering making a calendar of exercise "dates" with whomever I can convince to commit. I was sure getting into the "spirit" of exercise will take me a little longer!
Thursday is our 4 week goal check. Mine was set at 10 lbs. On Thursday last week, I hit 10 lbs. Hip Hip Horray for me! My plan this week is to eat clean, make good exercise decisions and make it near impossible to gain any weight so I can really hit this goal on the day it counts. This is another example of the accountability I was talking about. If I didn't have this contest, the ladies, Dan, my friends who are keeping up, YOU, I am positive I would still be on the 12 cookie a day diet.
This is going to work for me, friends. Thanks so much for providing me with accountability.
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