Seriously the working out has been going great. Thankfully I took everyone's advice and broke up the schedule a bit and gave myself an off day. I would probably be feeling the burn out right about now if I hadn't. I've also branched out from just the walking/jogging thing. Yoga is now happening at least 3 times a week, upper body weight training is happening at least twice and I have set up a sort of gym class style work out that includes lunges, sideway running, etc. Basically my body has had a constant dull (sometimes not so dull) ache, I've only lost 11lbs but my stamina is way up and I just feel all around better. Yay!
The diet on the other hand...well really what diet. I gave up fast food but I was brought down by the allure of a Blizzard. By the way the desserts at fast food places are totally the gateway drug. Went to Sonic for a shake and left with Jalapeno Poppers. Eff! To be fair I never really set out to start a diet. What I am doing is eating out less. Limiting myself to just once a week has been hard but the financial perk has helped me stick to it. I'm also working on a weekly menu. One thing that works for me is to create 1 or 2 large meals a week and make them the center piece for meals for the whole week. For example I will roast a chicken and throughout the week make sandwiches, salads, etc. I have cut WAY back on the drinking. There are other things too but for now I think that this works for me. Unfortunately though life happens and I get an upsetting call from my mother or I am reminded about what an idiot I have been this last year (more on that later) and I reach for a second ice cream sandwich. I'm working on it.
No comments:
Post a Comment