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I Did NOT Want to Workout Today
My iPod really saved me today
Date: 6/20/2007 9:40:20 PM ( 17 y ) ... viewed 2144 times  Today's photo is another healthy meal made by my "chef" friend Cindy. Today we have Curried Chicken Spears. Mmmm that looks delicious.
This
week has been a little tougher for me. First of all, I'm HUNGRY more
during the day. Secondly, I haven't felt like working out. And thirdly,
I've been tempted to stop at McDonald's on the way home, or to order an
entire pizza just for me! What is happening??
As far as the
daytime hunger goes, I could resolve that by eating more at breakfast.
I cut my Egg Beater portions in half, and I've also eaten oatmeal with
fruit and yogurt, so I'm not eating a whole lot of calories in the
morning this week.
The workouts- I'll just have to force myself
through them, making sure I have good music. The first 20 minutes are
always the roughest. The muscles in the front of my ankles hurt,
causing me to have to slow down to under 3.0 mph- very disheartening! I
guess I have to warm up for a much longer time than I've been willing
to. During those first 20 minutes I've had to talk myself out of
quitting. My reward for sticking it out is that my ankles suddenly stop
hurting, the music seems to get better, and I find a walking style that
is less awkward, and off I go! Usually when I hit that point, the
workout is awesome and I am disappointed (and surprised) when 45
minutes have passed. Before that magic moment, though, I am uninspired
and my leaden feet seem to be slamming the treadmill like Bozo the
Clown! Maybe I have weak ankles.
The third problem- wanting to
stuff myself with junk food- is probably more a function of missing the
"fun" foods as well as missing the comfort I got from eating them. I
think feeling lonely plays a role- most of the people I care about
don't live near me. Food was my companion during a stretch of childhood
when I felt isolated, and so it became a reliable "friend" during rough
times in my adulthood. Healthy foods, no matter how good they taste,
just don't offer that same sense of "you're not alone" for me. It helps
me a lot to continue to go to the gym, and I hope to get active in
other ways soon- playing racquetball again, going bike riding, playing
volleyball, etc. When I work out, I see junk food as a waste of all the
effort I just expended, so workouts and sports are a good junk-food
deterrent for me.
Anyway, another workout has come and gone and guess what? I've lost three more pounds! I can't log them on SparkPeople
because it didn't happen until the day after weigh-in, but as long as I
don't regain them I'll be fine. I would say at least a pound of that
loss is water weight, because I can see my ankle bone again!
I've
got two new goals to think about now: incorporating weight training
into my workouts, and setting a date to go all vegetarian (my prelude
to returning to raw). I'm thinking of doing Monday/Wednesday/Friday for
weights, and to start them at home. I don't go to the gym on Monday and
Friday, so that's perfect. Wednesdays I'm thinking can be an a.m. cardio/ p.m. weights day.
I should probably eat more
vegetables and fruit before I go to bed, even though it's after 7 pm.
breakfast
Steel Cut Oats, dry, 0.25 cup
Dannon Light & Fit Vanilla, 6 oz, 1 serving
Fruit Salad, 2 cup
lunch
Campbell's Condensed Beef w Veg & Barley 1/2 cup condensed, 1.5 cup
Einstein Bros Everything Bagel, 0.5 serving
dinner
Atlantic Salmon (fish), 4 oz
Gorgonzola Crumbles, 2 tbsp
Spinach, fresh, 2 cup
Salsa, 0.5 cup
Kraft Zesty Italian Salad Dressing, 1 tbsp
snack
Cashew Nuts, dry roasted (salt added), 1.5 oz
Almonds, 0.25 oz (24 whole kernels)
Calories Fat Carbs Protein
1,461 186 53 79
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