Hello Friend!
I know it has been over a week since I have posted about how my workout regimen and No Spend "diet" have been going, but alas my family and I caught another cold which put a damper on a lot of things. We are all feeling a lot better, and thankfully I did not have to take any sick days this go around, so now I am back on track with my blogging and posting! Despite the colds we are dealing with, I am very happy to say that I have managed to stick to my workout plan (the 21 Day Fix). I am actually really enjoying the whole program. I officially completed week one yesterday, and although I do not see much change on the scale (I did wake up on Saturday morning to a nice 1.5 lb drop in weight but completely blew that by eating some very Ono (delicious) local food prepared by my awesome sister in law Saturday night), but I feel stronger physically, and I can now fit comfortably into size small hospital issued scrub tops (I used to wear size medium).
Aside from my clothes fitting better, my energy level has grown substantially. Do not get me wrong, I still yawn like crazy in the wee morning hours when I am driving my boys to my Dad's or to my Sister in law's house, but I am no longer drinking coffee nor do I feel the need to. I have been consistent with my water intake too thanks to my lovely 40 oz pink hydroflask which keeps my water nice and cold. I focus on finishing one entire flask by mid afternoon, and then I save the rest of the 3 glasses for a late snack and dinner. My food intake has been interesting. I now have a better sense of what is considered a normal serving and what is not according to the colored containers that come with the 21 Day Fix program. I can pretty much eyeball things and calculate "how many containers" that equals and then try not to go all crazy at dinner time. Yes, my weakness is dinner time. I do not necessarily go nuts at dinner or starve myself all day to just go home and eat everything in sight, I just need to continue to think "outside of the moment" and concentrate on what my body needs, not what it wants. My thoughts about food and exercise in general have changed so much since I have started the program. I now eat every couple of hours and try to eat a little something before I feel my stomach grumble. What I really try to avoid are hunger headaches which I have not had since my first day of portioning my meals. Hunger headaches are the worst. I find it hard to get over them, and before I know it I overeat to try to make them go away. But, as I said before, for me that is easily fixed by concentrating on eating small amounts more frequently.
What I have also noticed about my change in diet is that my 3 year old is more interested in vegetables now that he sees me more interested in them. I swear the hardest thing for me in the meal plan other than overeating at dinner time is to eat 4 containers worth of veggies. I have always heard that kids mimic their parents' diets, so I do not know why it took me by surprise when he expressed a remote interest in the veggies on my plate, and do not get me wrong, he still does not eat them willingly, but I know that eventually we will all enjoy vegetables together soon enough.
One last thing I would like to talk about before I wrap this post up (sorry, no pictures this time since I am on break at work) is my Chiropractor's advice about not using free weights while I exercise. My right forearm has been a troublesome spot for me and has been considerably weaker than my left forearm for the past few years due to the repetitive strain from my job and from being right handed. My Chiropractor suggested that I not use free weights or resistance bands at all during my exercises. I sneaked them in this morning for a couple rounds, but I probably should not have done that during Arm Day because now I am feeling sore in both good and bad ways. I am just glad that tomorrow is leg day. :)
All in all, waking up early every morning to exercise has really set a positive spin on my days in general. I feel stronger at work, and I feel like I can keep up with my growing boys. Yes, the occasional sprinting you have to do to catch an incredibly fast 1 year old and an overly stimulated three year old gets a little easier when you have already done a bunch of cardio a few hours beforehand. Haha!
Oh, and what have I been up to crafty wise using what I already have? That, my friend, will be its own lovely post.
Until next write,
Teresa
@untilnextwrite
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