May Motivation Thursday

It's hard to believe that it's just about the end of May already.  Just a few more days left. 

What's your plan for today?  My plan is:
lots of liquids
at least 2 protein drinks
chicken/rice for lunch
Ben is planning/cooking dinner...he just doesn't know it yet!

Get ready for Jumpstart June...

Karla

Morning Karla,

Ya know I've been getting up a few minutes earlier just to post because I need this so much.  Me and the guilt know that i promised to be part of this, so I gotta do it.

Weight is very slowly creeping down.  Still on the highest side of my comfort zone but down another 1/2 pound to 157.

I am looking for a new diet PLAN and exercise for to begin for the month of June.  Gina said she got The Beck Solution and it seems good but I am reviewing a few others.  The exercise situation is tough in that I know I need to do more than just walk to lose fat and inches.  I guess I should have gotten that Fit and Funny DVD from the conference.  Oh well it will all come together.  Just getting off my arse and moving before or after work would be a good change.  lol

Still planning on the soup for lunch, protein waffles for breakfast and more rotissiere chicken for dinner.  I was craving one and boy was it good.  I think the fruit is just not my best option as it makes me very hungry all the time.

Okay I am rambling and i'm sitting here nekkie.. Time to wake up Emma.

Make it the best day!

becky - check out body for life for WOMAN - she is really good and has a good gripe on reality and you can eat the way she suggests post wls with very few adaptions - she suggests lower fat protien and lots of it, lots of fruits and veggie and healthy whole grain carbs in limited quanitys - gee that sounds familar :)
she is also into weight lifting but gives you very detailed instructions on the hows and whys - she also gives you a "pass" to have pms munchies and suggestions on how to limit them with out depriving yourself/comitting homiside (ok my pms tends to be BAD LOL)

hugs sweetie - miss you - feel like I have been out of touch with eveyrone

Becky, I have the Beck Solution too.  I do believe it'll help me long term.  I wish I had more time to focus on it personally because it describes my emotional eating to a T and offers suggestions and positive reinforcement that will help me identify why I sabotage myself.  For instance, one of the things it mentions that hit hard is when you make a choice that isn't the best WHY do I have the mentality I already messed up today so I'll just eat what I want, the day is already bad.  I hate that I feel that way, I need to learn going off plan doesn't mean I screwed up and the rest of the day isn't important.  We'll slip up, we aren't perfect, where human. 

I work better with a plan also, that's why I like the 5 day pouch test, I like the plan to tell me what to do. 

my plans for today are simply to get a LOT of liquids in - the vits are stopping up the works in combo with not getting enough to drink so that is the goal for today

food wise today
will have a shake after I finish this first litter and a half of water/cl
ham and cheese for snack
no clue for lunch - maybe beans
bakign something with whole wheat for dinner or makign spagettie sauce iwth lots of veggie and ww pasta - hmm that sounds better  - maybe ww sweet something for dessert

I did pretty good food wise yesterday, and took all my vitamins except iron last night.  I forgot to take it before bed.  I'm going to put my iron and Vit C by the bed and a bottle of water, that way when I set my alarm at night it's there to remind me if I hadn't taken it yet.

I did eat some popcorn at the baseball game last night, I planned for it.  Not the entire bag but a little more than I should have had.  Another game tonight, not sure what dinner will be as I'll be at the ballpark from 5:00 - 8:30.

May Goals:
1. Workout 5x/week unless I start losing too much weight again. Then I'll have to adjust to keep the weight in check.
2. Wednesday, 4/22 I could barely eke out 100 crunches with 40 lbs. on my shoulders. 5/1, I did 220. By the end of the month, I'd like to be at 700. And hopefully, I'll have awesome little contours to show for it.
3. Do something that brings me joy each day.

I missed working out on Tuesday, but I helped a friend of my mom's move into her new apartment, so I got plenty of activity. She neglected to mention there were 25 steps up to her new apartment. When I got there, I was shocked. Especially because she's got a neuorlogical disorder where walking is sometimes difficult for her.

Yesterday, I did 700 crunches for the first time. Two sets - one of 450 and one of 250. I probably could've kept going, but Michael was done with his workout and I didn't feel like making him wait on me. I don't think my tummy looks very different from 5 weeks ago, but my clothes are fitting very differently.

Trying to really enjoy the small pleasures in live and not continue to be overwhelmed by all the uncertainty. Some days it works better than others.

I guess I need to start coming up with some goals for June since it looks like my unemployment is going to continue.

I have been gone all day so I guess I'll state my plan in retrospect.

My goals were to get in my liquids and vitamins and my protein.

this morning I was rushing around so I had a Pure Protein bar, vitamins, and crystal lite

At lunch I had humas with a pita and fatoush ( a salad with cucumber, tomatoe, parsley, and onion with oil and vinegar)

mid afternoon  Protein....Nectar fuzzy navel in crystal lite

For dinner I will probably have another protein drink or bar and a salad of some kind or a little watermelon.

I will get all my vitamins in and my liquids.  thank God for crystal lite.