Today started very badly. I woke up with a terrible headache, probably because yesterday's sugar intake was so much lower than my body is use to and part of that is due to the fact that I didn't have a single can of soda (woot woot). However, old habits kicked in this morning. Do you want to know what I ate for breakfast? It isn't pretty.
4 slices of toast topped with the cheese sauce I used last night (and buttered)
2 slices of leftover pizza
1 can of Mountain Dew
Oh yeah.
I almost talked myself into not including the specifics in this post, but I need to face the truth here and be accountable. I am embarrassed that I lost control and ate all that CRAP. That "meal" was about 1,145 calories. I was able to plan lunch and dinner to still fit withing my 1985 calorie budget (with exercise).
It's actually 5:30pm as I write this. Already I have done 30 minutes of physical activity, working up a better sweat than yesterday, and I'm not even hungry for the small lunch I planned. So while I am still disappointed in myself for eating the junk, I feel better knowing that I was able to stop and actually use those calories for my workout.
Since our team updates are on Mondays, I'm moving my weigh-ins to that day. No big deal, only one extra day. But, I have started weighing in every day. I'm trying not to be discouraged by the numbers (or the opposite, eating more because they're going down), but I'm interested in seeing exactly how my weight fluctuates based on what I do each day. Today's official weigh-in is 342.8 lbs. Yesterday it was 343.0 lbs. (my highest ever, suckfest). I won't be posting my daily weights here, but at the end of each month I'll post the graph showing all the changes.
Okay, so I ate that peanut butter and jelly sandwich I had planned for lunch (360 calories, funny how using the "natural" PB costs me more calories). Then I completed a simple, 10 minute, strength training routine focusing on arms. I figure my legs get enough of a workout through dancing, but when I feel like it I'll throw in some squats and calve raises. This was followed by dinner.
2 chicken breasts (small, marinated in Italian drsg w/lemon pepper seasoning, dipped in ranch drsg.)
1 cup of mashed potatoes
That's 590 calories. Oh, I forgot to mention that I had a little piece of brownie to curb the headache and satisfy my craving. Dude, it worked! For 50 calories I had something I wanted and felt better without going overboard. Small accomplishment, but I'll take it.
I lowered my water goal. This week I am aiming for 64 oz., your standard daily intake. When I am able to comfortably drink that much I will up it to 84 oz., and continue on with that method. Trying to drink 170 oz. every day is crazy; my head felt like it a water balloon when I went to bed last night. Why do I always do things so extremely? lol That's probably why I haven't gotten very far. I drank 71 oz. today, and might drink another 17 before bed.
So today didn't start out so great, but I feel awesome for accommodating for the mishap. This H4H challenge is actually working too. Seeing everyone else's motivation in their videos and getting amazing support from the community really pushed me to do better today. Thank you all for your love and encouragement. It means the world to me. :)
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Hi Kristie,
ReplyDeleteIt's great that you are within your calorie intake even though you went all out for breaky :P
but remember that it is not just the number of calories you eat, its the TYPE as well.
try adding some fruit and veg in :) If you don't like fruit and vege, write out a hierarchy of a the vegies readily available to you from "most hated" to "I'll eat them if i have to" (haha). Once you do that, my challenge to you is to try to incorporate (in at least one meal each day)a portion of the food on the bottom of your list. Then as you get more adventurous, you work your way up the list. give it ago! I believe in you! :)
A very very good suggestion, thank you!
ReplyDeleteI know this is just another one of those lame excuses, but I don't control the food that comes into the house. My parents buy the things they like and it's hard to get them to accommodate for my want to eat more healthily.
I will try though. I'll look up some recipes that incorporate more vegetables and maybe convince the parentals to get a variety of fruits for fruit salads in the morning. I actually like fruits and vegetables, they've just never really been a part of this household.
Thanks again for the suggestion, and the vote of confidence. I really appreciate it! :)