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Here we are - another week gone and another week where I feel like - no, wait - I KNOW I didn't do my best. My personal life is really challenging right now and I am not making the time to eat 3 meals a day plus snacks. And I have only been going to the gym on the 2 days a week that I work with my trainer. THAT HAS GOT TO CHANGE, and as of today, I plan to get back to doing my cardio EVERY SINGLE DAY. That, and eating right, is the only way I will remove 10 more pounds by the Fest, which is now less than a month away as I type this.
I did learn a valuable lesson this week...I dined out and 'assumed' that the chicken in the salad wouldn't be fried. And it wasn't until the waiter came to take my plate that I bothered to ask him. When I found out I had just eaten an entire fried chicken breast, I about fell over. UGH!!!! So, the fact that I avoided the bread and went for the salad was totally negated by that stupid chicken. BUT, I will never make the same mistake again. Don't assume anything at a restaurant - ask, ask, ask!!!!
And it's not that I don't enjoy my time at the gym - I do, and I feel proud of myself when I leave, and I'm wiping the sweat from my brow. I'm just very tired all the time and feel overwhelmed with the personal issues I am having to deal with. It's hard to find the energy to do the cardio but I keep telling myself that doing my 30-45 minutes each day is what's helped me shed 19 pounds so far and that it's essential to dropping at least 10 more.
I DO want this - I haven't worked so hard for anything in such a long time. As Dr. Peeke advised me this week, just caaalllllllmmmmm down and focus. Mind over mouth!!!!!! And medicate with movement. Words to live by!
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