Day 1
I am finally getting back on the healthy train! Today is Day 1. I lost a few pounds in the beginning of fall semester, and it was not THAT hard and made me feel so much better about myself. Unfortunately, I gaining them all back has really made me feel like a slob. But today I ate well!
Breakfast - no breakfast :( I slept too late and woke up at lunch time! Sometimes I feel like this helps me though because I get more calories for the rest of the day. I know that’s bad and that breakfast is the most important meal of the day….but sometimes sleeping is just more important to me.
Lunch - salad at the kappa house. Although the caloric amount I’ve estimated for this salad isn’t that much, the only nutritious thing in the salad is the lettuce. The sunflower seeds might be okay, but I know the chinese noodles, pasta, cheese and honey dijon dressing are not ideal. But I didn’t eat a cookie! I was very proud of myself because I always grab one at the last second and then regret eating it.
Tomorrow is baked potato bar at the house (which I don’t really like anyway) so I’m going to try to add something healthy to my salad. Maybe I’ll skip the cheese, or use balsamic vinaigrette. I think the sad truth is, I just don’t really like salad that much and have to drown it in fattening dressing to actually enjoy it :/
Dinner - got home later than usual because I had to go do some french homework at Andrew’s after class, so I was famished! I really REALLY wanted to get Qdoba on my way home, but instead I went to Wal Mart and bought some Special K and bananas. I had 1 cup of Special K with 1 cup of skim milk (I really wanted to get almond milk because it tastes yummy, but they didn’t have it at WM). The nutrition information on the Special K box calls for 1/2 cup of skim milk. Yeah right!!! I like more milk than that in my cereal, so I used a whole cup. Special K is kind of bland without any kind of fruit in it, so I cut up a banana. They have different “flavors” of the cereal, which I almost got, but I didn’t want to risk not liking it and having wasted $3 and my dinner! Next time I see Cinnamon Pecan or Vanilla Almond Special K at someone’s house, I’m going to try it! I also cooked three strips of turkey bacon (only 35 calories each and adds a little protein to my dinner) and had an apple after dinner. I felt full for a while but right now I am STARVING! And really want Qdoba.
My problem lately has been the AMOUNT that I eat. I don’t know where in the world this appetite came from, but all of the sudden I feel like I am constantly finishing entire meals that I used to only eat about 3/4 of. What the heck? I obviously have expanded my stomach and need to shrink it in order to stop always feeling hungry!!!
I’m going to make a grocery list tomorrow and hopefully will get to the store. The only problem is I’m trying to save money for this weekend (grub and St. Patty’s Day!) and don’t want to spend it all on groceries that I won’t start eating until Monday. I really need to figure out some easy, healthy dinners that I can make every day when I get home. A lot of times I’m just really tired and don’t feel like making something.
Tomorrow I’m going to (hopefully) wake up for Acoustics and eat some Special K before I go. Lunch will be at the KKG house (salad) and then I want to eat some of the soup I have had forever. I might stop at the store and pick up some instant brown rice to add a little more substance to my meal, because I hate feeling hungry at night! I also tried a frozen dinner at Sally’s house the other day that was really good, so I may pick up a few of those.
I’m going to pack a ziploc of almonds to eat at work, and I want to drink TWO water bottles while I’m there!
Exercise starts next week. Either Shredding or going to the rec. Or both? I WANT TO BE SKINNY!! If some people I know can lose weight and start to look and feel better about themselves, then I HAVE to do it too. Also Andrew is on a real health kick and I don’t want to be the flubby one in the relationship. But I mostly want to be skinny because these 5-8 years I have before I have children are my years to look good! I’m going to get fat when I have babies, and who knows what my body will look like after. So I want these years to be spent looking sexy!
So. Goals for tomorrow: Weigh myself and write it down. Goal is to be at 115, so lose however much weight it takes to get there. Eat breakfast, go to acoustics, study some french, eat healthy lunch at KKG, go to French (UGH!!!!!!!!), go to work, drink 2 bottles of water, buy brown rice, eat soup for dinner.
Now I’m about to go make some peppermint tea to hopefully satisfy my rumbling tummy!!!
7 things fit people do
- Fit people keep junk food out of the house. Keeping junk food around the house can tempt you to dig in late at night or between meals. If you have to go out to get the junk food that you are craving, you will be less motivated to give in to your snack attack.
- Fit people stay active no matter what. On days when they feel overwhelmed with work or a little under the weather, fit people find ways to stay active even if they cannot squeeze in a full workout. Fit people go for a walk around the block, they take the stairs, and they get down and pop off 20 pushups first thing in the morning. You can get a great workout in within 10 minutes. The Bikini Butt workout with Anja Garcia on DailyBurn is only 11 minutes, but it will tone all of your major leg muscle groups.
- Fit people indulge every once in a while. Sticking to a strict food plan all the time can be difficult during family holidays and nights out on the town. Fit people don’t emotionally beat themselves up if they grab a cocktail or have a few bites of birthday cake. Indulging in small treats occasionally can prevent yo-yo dieting and inflexible thinking.
- Fit people fuel their bodies with healthy food. They don’t diet. Fit people know that to stay fit, they need to have enough fuel to get through workouts. Dieting can deplete your body of energy, and you are more susceptible to regaining weight after you complete your diet.
- Fit people stick with a regular workout routine. Fit people have a plan. Some prefer to workout 4 days per week before going to work, and some go out for a run during lunchtime. Even though workout routines are individual, the common thread that all fit people share is that they carve out time regularly to workout.
- Fit people stop eating when they are full. Fit people know that they don’t have to eat everything on their plates. Take food home from the restaurant, or set aside dinner leftovers for lunch the next day. Fit people know that savoring the taste of food and eating only until full is the key to managing portions.
- Fit people set goals. Whether it is signing up for a 10k race in the spring or looking great in a bikini over spring break, fit people always have their eyes on the prize. Setting small goals will keep you motivated day in and day out.
