I did go on my treadmill and kicked butt - I was curious if I could do it as long as I wanted to and I did! I did 2 miles in 30 minutes. (for Leslie's benefit: 3 min @ 3.5 - run 5 min @ 4.2 - 2 min @ 3.7 - run 5 min @ 4.5 - 4 min @ 3.7 - 4 min @ 4.2 - 3 min @ 3.7 - 4 min @ 5.0!!!) Then I did 5 sets of deep squats (Cory kept telling me I wasn't going far enough down) for 30 seconds at a time - 10 second breaks. He said he'd help me - but he didn't push me long enough - he stopped @ 5 sets and I could have totally done more....I did 4 minutes of calf raises too. Anyway - I know it wasn't the workout I would have gotten with Leslie - but it felt great to have done the running on my own without Leslie there to talk me through it. I felt really good about that and good that I pushed myself more than I would have normally. I certainly sweat a bunch - so I always think that's a good sign.
And from there on - my day got hectic and crazy. Trying to keep up a good attitude but I'm kind of cranky and tired and need to get some healthy food in me...
Food:
- protein bar & carrots
- lean cuisine (I need to eat less of these - but they are portion controlled and I make sure to get ones with at least 18 grams of protein. Helps when I'm in a hurry and wouldn't eat healthy otherwise.)
- protein shake made with fruit
- cottage cheese and apple
- Chicken chili soup and whole wheat roll (this also isn't the *best* meal I could eat - but we're having friends from out of town over and it was something I could cook in the crockpot, reasonably healthy and sounded delicious). I'll probably try to fill up with some green salad too...
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I must admit I am looking forward to my free day. For me though it's actually more about not keeping up with the 6 meals and not having to PLAN what I'm doing every step. I haven't been obsessing over anything in particular that I want to eat. But I do have a yummy breakfast planned and a very small batch of cookies I want to make.....I'm going to work on being in control still and not letting myself emotionally eat. I love the saying, "Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels."
The funny thing is that my son is catching onto free days. He asked me the other day if I could eat something and then said, "Oh yeah - it's not Saturday". In fact - he is OBSESSED with fruit snacks - he has eaten them almost every day of his life. He recently made his own goal that he won't eat them on school days or Sundays (so the other 4 days of his week are fine). But I liked to see him making that goal himself - it was cute.
Oh - and I had Cory get my scale out (he has it in hiding so I don't obsess too much - I can weigh in on Fridays only) to weigh in after my workout and I'm down a total of 6.4 lbs since starting!!! I was excited about that - but it's the non-scale victories I'm trying to focus on. I put my jeans on yesterday and they were quite a bit looser in the waist - that was exciting! The #'s on the scale only tell us part of the story - but as we're adding more muscle to our bodies we'll see other changes too. Isn't it so exciting!?!?!?
I noticed yesterday that I really just felt strong and pulled together. I don't know if it was that my pants were feeling loose, or if the workout just felt awesome - but I felt great! I still had some moments of frustration with a few things - but I didn't get down on myself about them. I had kind of an "I can do anything!!!" attitude and felt mentally AND physically stronger. And that right there makes all of this worth it.
Love all of you girls and the hard work and effort you're putting into things! Have a wonderful weekend!!!
JoAnna- You are doing so good! I can't wait to see what 18 weeks will bring! Sounds like you had a great workout and I think you dang well deserve that freeday. Don't worry about the lean cuisine meals. If they work, go with it. You don't have to do it all at once. I love your energy and spirit. Everything just feels better when you are making yourself a priority. Everyone benefits from a happy mom :)
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