Calories: 1777
Exercise: 45 min water aerobics
Yesterday was a good day - stayed under my calories and got some exercise. The old me would not have had a good day. See, lunch yesterday didn't go as planned. I had to go to a chamber luncheon and they served alfredo pasta with chicken. Ummm, not exactly a low cal dish. I never eat that many calories at lunch. But instead of blowing the rest of the day, I simply had a very moderate dinner and still hit below my calories!! :) Near the end of the day, I realized that my foot really wasn’t hurting, so I decided to go ahead and go to class. Turned out just fine. I need exercise in my plan. That is what is going to make the difference for me. That's what is going to melt this fat off my body.
I was pretty bummed out when I fell on Tuesday. I was really afraid that it was going to prevent me from exercising. Things have finally come together for me. I see a light at the end of the tunnel, I can see myself actually losing this weight. I am losing this weight. I just don't want anything to mess up my plan until I get some more weeks under my belt and I can handle it.
Ok, Day 4 - Boundaries, not diets. It talks about how diets are too rigid and when we become human and fall off our plan, we are off. They suggest making boundaries that can be easily modified as you go along. Kind of like yesterday when I was faced with a calorie laden lunch. I ate it, I enjoyed it and I modified my day. Even if I had been a few hundred over, I would have been ok with it. Our life is not going to lend itself to a healthy lifestyle every day. Some days it will and those will be easy. Some won't and they take more work. And sometimes we will make less than desirable choices and we'll mark it down and move on!! I have no plans or desire to be a perfect dieter. I will always have days that are less than perfect. As long as I am away and working on it (and I mean working on it - not just talking about it!). That's why I have been posting my calories and exercise from the previous day at the top of each entry. To show myself that I was conscious of what my choices were. They may not always be the best, but they were controlled choices.
2 comments:
Wow, way to go chica! Feels pretty damn good to make those better choices, huh? I mean, it would have been sooooo easy to just say screw it starting with lunch, but when faced with an obstacle you chose to modify, leaving you proud and in control rather than enmeshed in the cycle. It's those kind of conscious choices that WILL make all the difference. You go girl!
Bev
Its good to see a good day under your belt, isn't it?
Glad you were able to exercise comfortably and I'm especially proud of you for handling what could have been a troublesome lunch and rest of the day foodwise!
I'm so glad you can see the light at the end of the tunnel and can visualize the weight coming off. Yes, follow that light, my dear.
I like the "boundaries, not diets" idea. I always found diets only set you up for failure. What we're doing isn't a diet, its a live-it and its something we can do for the rest of lives. THAT is what works in the long run and you don't have to fear a bump in the road now and then when you know its exactly that! Good job!
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