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Yesterday's entry (Wednesday):
Exercise: All on track. Worked out early (7.45 am) and did about an hour and 45 mins in the gym (30 mins treadmill, 30 mins bike, 20-30 mins weights). The 12-pd weights were a little harder, but I could immediately feel my bicep muscles "bulging" when I was done! I know I need to continue increasing the ante until the muscles actually TEAR! Was hoping to do an evening workout with the resistance bands but then got lazy.
Food: For some reason, I kept feeling hungry all day, so had to keep eating!! As a result I ended up on a slightly higher points' total at the end of the day (24.5), but not too shabby. There were a couple little issues with my foods/eating that I wasn't entirely thrilled with, and need to work on that:
1) Self-control: For two days now, I've been having a piece of chocolate to go with my coffee as an afternoon treat (it's only 1 pt). However, yesterday I had two more pieces--thus 3 pts--not too bad points' wise, but I don't like the idea that when I like something, I want seconds, and thirds...there should be better self-control and discipline that says "one means one". The same thing re-occured in the evening when I had some chick pea curry and a small whole wheat pita (1 pt for pita). Then I went back for seconds and finished the rest of the curry and the 2nd pita. Again, not too bad as far as points are concerned, but again, this is a self-control issue. Why do I need to go back for more as long as there is more still siting in the container!?! I should work on pre-deciding how much I'm going to have---AND not wait for the stomach or brain to indicate what I want AFTER I've had a bite of it! By then it's too late--the mental wiring has already flagged to the stomach to keep flying that green flag to keep the food coming until there's no more!!! So, that is something to work on. It's not terrible as I'm not going for the bad foods, or eating as much of it as in the old days (well, at least I didn't finish the rest of the chocolates!), so it's progress..but I still need to work on this more.
2) Chick-peas: The other thing is, I had chick peas yesterday, as I mentioned above. The problem is, that typically brings Mr. C to town and increases my weight for a couple of days. (Which might have been the case today--I saw 158 pds--a possible 0.4-o.6 pd gain---whereas with TOM on it's way out, I was hoping to see a LOSS!!). Oh well! I'm going to be "slowed down" in every sense of the word, but that's ok...gotta keep working on it..
Other than that, here's the food and points' count:
Cereal with soy milk (3)
Almonds (4)
Coffee with cream (1)
1 veggie burger (2)
Lettuce wraps (1.5)
Rice cake (1)
Chocolate 3 pcs (3)
Almonds (2)
1 veggie burger (2)
Chick peas (3)
2 small whole wheat pitas (2)
Total: 24.5
Water: Plenty!
Exercise: 90 mins or so
P.S: Wait! I just remembered, I need to also pat myself on the back for some GOOD choices as well!! Such as, while in the coffee shop yesterday, working on my paper, I was getting quite peckish, but I looked at their menu, and decided even the most healthiest of choices wouldn't be so good points' wise. The other option was go for a quick stop at Subway and pick up a sub, but then I said to myself that it's carbs I don't need! So, instead, I just decided to go work from home, and eat something more substantial and low-pojnts from home instead. Thus, I made my hearty veggie lettuce wraps with the meatless stuffers--at 1.5 points! Ok, now my journal entry is complete :)
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