Friday Check-in

Good Morning Everyone!

Happy Friday to each and everyone of you!   

I have had an exhausting work week.  I feel like I squeezed 2 weeks of work into 4 short days. 

I broke my promise to myself about no chips and salsa last night.  I was late to the party and had not eaten in over 7 hours when I arrived.  The chips were right there and readily available.  On the positive side, I had about 1/4 of what I would usually have eaten.

While reviewing my food plan for the last week, I noticed although I planned for a morning and afternoon snack, this did not happen in most instances.  So I will need to work on this so I do not feel overlyr hungry by dinner.  I was very good about the increase in my fluid intake, but still feel like I need another increase to at least 100 oz/day to help with the volume of protein my body needs to process.

My plan for today:

1. Click/Chocolate Protein/PB2  frosty
2. Jerky and 1/2 protein bar
3. Turkey and Swiss roll-ups
4. RTD protein shake
5.  TBD (Another Birthday celebration at a Thai restaurant)
6.  Homemade protein cookies or Protein frosty or nothing (depends on the Thai food)

Hope everyone has a wonderful WEEKEND! 

Hi Carrie,

I think that the fact that you are functioning from a place of awareness and accountability means that you are on the right road. I hope that you patted yourself on the back for realizing what caused you to indulge in the chips and salsa and are working on a plan to correct the course. I also think that being mindful of what you were consuming and limiting it was also something to celebrate. I think that in the long term, the real key to success is learning how  to enjoy all of life's pleasures in moderation and you made that happen last night. KUDOS. 

I'm still working on getting in my daily dose of supplements and I'm doing much better at that. I'm also working on making sure that I lead with protein and has been helping me get in the protein quota I need each day. It also makes me 'think' just a bit about what I'm sticking in my mouth and if it's something that will support my goals or undermine them. It's not that I feel like I'm dieting, but life is full of choices and it helps me make choices that support my ability to enjoy the health, quality of life and appearance improvements that this journey has brought to me. 

I hope that you'll be able to get some restorative time this weekend.

 

Good Morning!!!

I woke up feeling YUCKY this morning. I'm pretty sure it's a bad case of seasonal allergies and sinus problems that I used to face regularly - sore throa****ery eyes, an itch toward the back of my nose and throat ,etc. Not really how I planned on spending a gorgeous Friday and late summer weekend.  Hopefully a few meds. some extra water and an early bedtime will get me back to feeling like causing trouble,

Today's Plan looks like this:

B:  An orange cupcake (confession time - a moment of weakness at 7-11 when I stopped for meds & an extra bottle of water)
s: Protein shake to get back on track nutritionally & mentally
L: Chicken & Vegetable Soup
s: Celery w/ Peanut Butter
D: Chicken w/ Chinese Veggies
lns: Fruit & Yogurt (if I find myself wanting one)

Remember that falling off the horse happens to all of us. The important things is that you got right back on and headed in the direction you want to go! That is what will make the difference between sliding back and moving forward. Congratulations on moving forward.