As I sit here in our office, I'm looking out the window at this cloudy, cold day and I'm thinking "maybe this is it, maybe this weather is what is wearing me down." It has been everything I can do not to go grab the bag of M&Ms out of my child's hand and just dump them down my throat. I want some comfort food. I want pasta or potatoes smothered in creamy sauce. And then maybe some pie. Seriously, this has been a difficult week and I just need some self control and some inspiration to get me through this next week. I asked my husband if he wanted me to make cookies and he said "you don't want to fall of the wagon now, do you?" Do I? NO!!! NO WAY!!! I'm committed to this for the entire year. I am getting the feeling that my family is in need of a clean diet break though, so this week I'm going to only try out two clean meals and then make my family dinners that they like, but that I don't. This way I won't be tempted to eat it.
This week's goals:
Exercise: I'm a little stressed because the Ragnar course has changed for the third time this month. I originally had about 25 miles, then it went up to 26.2, but the course stayed the same. Now it is 26.1 miles, but the course totally changed. My first run was originally all down hill, now its rollers. I'm not excited about this. Because of this change I'm going to run 8-10 miles on Monday, Wednesday, and then Thursday or Friday (depending on if I do a local run on Thursday). As for strength training, I'm going to continue with the muscle makeover I addressed in my last post. I probably will only lift 3-4 days per week, so I will just pick up the schedule where I left off, instead of assigning day 1 to Monday, day 2 to Tuesday, etc. This way I will have some flexibility, but still continue with getting a full body workout. On the days that I run and strength train, I will only lift. But on the days that I don't run, I will add in interval training. The weather for the week looks terrible, so I might be doing my elliptical some days too.
My husband cleaned up, organized, and restructured our weight room last week. He uses it too, so it wasn't just for my benefit, but I really appreciated it. At this time I am going to continue to use our home gym until I decide to either join the gym or hire a personal trainer. I have done enough classes at the gym and I even had a trainer a few years ago, so I know proper form. I just need to really concentrate when I lift and maintain that form.
Food: I'm going to stick with it!!! I will continue to eat clean, to get a lean protein and complex carb with each meal. Eat when I'm hungry, not bored. And not eat sweets, only an occasional treat (no more than 2 per week). I also need to make a date with my husband and go out to eat at our favorite local Mexican food joint (as a treat). I'm also going to add in more leafy greens to my diet. Someone suggested adding spinach to my smoothies, which I used to do, but have dropped the ball somewhere along the way. I also need to focus on getting more veggies period. I naturally gravitate to fruits and starchy carbs, so I need to replace these with veggies.
My extra goal for the week: Hang in there and don't give up!
I think those are all great goals and I really like that you've included a date night with Mike at your favorite restaurant. That's a great way to feel like you still have a normal life, instead of feeling like the "weirdo" who doesn't eat anything everyone else is eating. Just keep reminding yourself of how much better your body feels - inside and out - from putting good, nutritious foods into it. :)
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