| I took the plunge...meal delivery service on the way |
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| Oct 18, 2008 |
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I signed up for a meal delivery service today. It's based on the South Beach Diet and they will be delivering 3 meals and 2 snacks to me almost daily. It starts in about a week and runs for a 10 day trial period. It's a little pricey, but it's my gift to myself for all the hard work I put into going to the gym and trying to stay on track.
Lately, I've been feeling so discouraged with my (lack of) results and I realized that it's because I don't have control over my eating. I'm too led astray by dear bf, quick fixes and my own obliviousness to counting calories. So now I put it into the hands of professionals for 10 days to jump start making a change in my food choices.
I will definitely blog my progress and I'm quite optimistic about this.
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| I finished the 5k race!! |
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| Sep 21, 2008 |
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I reached my goal of finishing under 30 minutes at 29:28. Although I'm a little stiff and my knees are hurting, I am motivated to keep going. There's another 5k race in October that I don't think I'll pre-register for because you never know what the weather will be like. I'll still train for it anyways and if the weather is nice I'll be ready to sign-up on race day. At this point, I'm setting my next race goal for a spring-time 10k in 2009.
Lost a few inches since last month according to my questionably accurate body measurements. So I'm happy about that.
I'm considering going vegetarian for a while just to keep me from making bad restaurant choices. I read somewhere that eating a french fry is as bad as smoking a cigarette. Chips are even more toxic with all the processing they go through. In light of that news bit, I'll keep those choices off my menu from now on.
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| Keeping up with it |
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| Aug 31, 2008 |
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I have to congratulate myself today. Yesterday I did the yoga and meditation in the early afternoon, then went back to the gym and did a weight-training routine in the evening. The bf says he can tell my body is getting more toned already...it's been a month! I'm still disappointed with my eating, but I'm keeping in mind that it's better not to send my body into starving-mode and slow down the metabolism. I see some people on different diets (eating clean, low-carb, etc.) though and it looks like they're getting better results than I am. Maybe I have to resort to planning a weekly menu. :-(
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| Need a weekend strategy |
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| Aug 25, 2008 |
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I've become aware of a new challenge to my weight-loss efforts. Although I am well on the way to getting physically fit again, my eating habits still need some help...a lot of help, actually. For instance, my weekend eating is downright embarrassing.
Saturday I ate:
-almond croissant
-Oreo ice-cream cake
-cold tomato pizza squares
-bag of barbeque chips
also drank a few glasses of cola!
Sunday was much worse:
-bag of movie popcorn
-can of beer
-lots of tortillas with salsa
-Pringles chips
-3/4 Bueno chocolate bar
-coffee/caramel ice-cream on sugar cone
-a few glasses of soda
-innumerable pieces of candy
A lot of this eating happened either when socializing or when I was stressed! What strategies can I use in the future?
My Saturday excuse is the kiddie-birthday party I attended. I couldn't very well bring my own food! Okay, I could "Just Say NO" to Oreo ice-cream cake, but how often to I get the opportunity to eat that?
Sunday was really my fault because I can plan for our weekly get-together around the table with friends...I can bring a light beer, wine cooler or diet soda and a tray of fresh cut veggies to satisfy my nervous, unconscious nibbling needs. If the others want to eat chips and chocolate so-be-it. I don't want to see my weekly efforts ruined by one evening of guilty indulgence ever again. Boo hoo!
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