Getting Back on Track
There is plenty of room for improvement when it comes to being healthy in my life right now. I've become really good at having nightly snacks (homemade ice cream and cereal, and such). That is not necessarily bad, except when you consume all of your calories during the rest of the day... then its bad. I've also become really good at sneaking crackers when I give some to my daughter, and stuff life that. I've also become very proficient at forgetting to record my lunch, afternoon snack, dinner, and aforementioned late-night snack (okay, so late night for me is like 8, but still... :) in my beloved food journal. I'm really good about finding excuses for snacks. On the weekends (esp Sunday) I live what my in-laws affectionately call the austerity program getting it all in before I have to be good on Monday. Not the way I should be living, and not the way I used to live only a few months ago.
Time for change. I've let myself gain five-ish pounds, not horrible, but not where I want to be, and I just need to do a major overhaul and get back on track. And I figure what better time than before the holidays start so I can get control before I lose control... I leave for CA in 2 weeks and I will be there for a little over two weeks. During this time I will also be training for the marathon, so, its also a good time to get my eating habits back in order. So here's the plan:
Eat:
3 meals and 2 snacks:
Before workout snack: 5 am
workout 5:15 am (if not running...)
B: 8am.
L: 12 pm
s1:3 pm
d: 6 or 7
Brush teeth after the little girl goes to bed to avoid eating anymore. Do this EVERY DAY.
Do not take bites, licks, or tastes of anything. Period-no in-between meal snacking (I'm seriously so good at that right now!).
Record everything I eat-amounts and time.
Drink at least 64 oz of water a day.
Allow ONE meal a week to be my "cheat meal"- dessert on Sundays, or get-togethers, just have it one time a week. Make it a special and tasty dessert-and have only ONE serving, not FIVE.
I've got to do this. I've got to get better control, and eat better. I want to get down to where I was at the beginning of the summer, and hopefully reach my ultimate goal by the end of the year. What better time to do it than the holidays????
Wish me luck!
Time for change. I've let myself gain five-ish pounds, not horrible, but not where I want to be, and I just need to do a major overhaul and get back on track. And I figure what better time than before the holidays start so I can get control before I lose control... I leave for CA in 2 weeks and I will be there for a little over two weeks. During this time I will also be training for the marathon, so, its also a good time to get my eating habits back in order. So here's the plan:
Eat:
3 meals and 2 snacks:
Before workout snack: 5 am
workout 5:15 am (if not running...)
B: 8am.
L: 12 pm
s1:3 pm
d: 6 or 7
Brush teeth after the little girl goes to bed to avoid eating anymore. Do this EVERY DAY.
Do not take bites, licks, or tastes of anything. Period-no in-between meal snacking (I'm seriously so good at that right now!).
Record everything I eat-amounts and time.
Drink at least 64 oz of water a day.
Allow ONE meal a week to be my "cheat meal"- dessert on Sundays, or get-togethers, just have it one time a week. Make it a special and tasty dessert-and have only ONE serving, not FIVE.
I've got to do this. I've got to get better control, and eat better. I want to get down to where I was at the beginning of the summer, and hopefully reach my ultimate goal by the end of the year. What better time to do it than the holidays????
Wish me luck!
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