I am on weighlt loss high becasue I cannot tell you how big od a difference these little changes I have made this week have made me feel.
We have all heard about the research and the countless benefits from working out and eating good foods...but I have definitely experienced those for myself, firsthand.
- This week, I went to bed no later than 10pm everynight. I wake up at 6am every morning and I feel great. Before this, I would take the kids to school and then get back in bed for at least another hour. Then I was dragging again by the time the kids got home. I feel great, and no more naps for me!
- I have given up soda pop. I hate diet soda anyway, so I never drink the stuff...which means I used to drink about 300 empty calories a day. I'm sure that most of the weight I have dropped this week is because of dropping soda pop alone. I am also not tired and don't get on these highs and low's. I feel good all day! Plus I am hydrated.
- My skin is much clearer. I went in for a facial a month ago and the lady told me that pimples on the lower third of your face (chin area) are due to hormones. Pimples in the middle of your face (cheeks and nose) is due to diet. And pimples on the forehead are due to stress. So I had an excuse for all of them...but my face had really cleared up this week, my sister was the one who clued me in on it, so just another benefit of drinking water and staying away from grease and chocolate.
- I have not felt deprived or hungry this whole week. I have just felt good about what my goals are, and I have tried to keep myself fed every couple hours so I don't overeat.
- I have more energy...I wake up and take the kids to school and then workout and I am home by 9:30 am - I have more time to do things because I am not so tired and fatigued, I can get stuff done. (I am sure you burn more calories that way as well.)
So these are just some of the benefits I have felt this week alone. When you are first getting started, it takes a while longer for your body to adjust, so these benefts are not maifest after the first week. BUt I was working out every day, I was just eating garbage. So I think I was able to see these benfits faster than if I would have started from nothing. But I feel good about continuing on this week...
6:30am - whole wheat toast, strawberry jam 120 cal.
9:00 am - nutrigrain bar 130 cal.
11:00am - PB&J 300 cal.
12:15 WORKOUT - Went to the gym with Kimberly today. I think she had a blast and we got a really good workout! When I got home (HEB actually), my heart rate monitor said 650 calories...so that's great! Plus my muscles burn!
1:30pm - protein shake 200 cal.
2:00pm - Turkey on crackers (at HEB) - guessing 100 cal. (2 crackers, 1oz. turkey)
5:30pm - 4oz. salmon with 1/2 sweet potato, no butter. 350 cal.
7:30pm - sugar cookie (FHE) 200 cal (It is the tollhouse refrigerated kind...they are soooo good! Totally worth the 200 cal.
Grand Total: 1400 calories and that doesn't even count my workout!
3 comments:
I'm wondering if because we live on the same street we crave the same things for dinner. We had fish and sweet potato's for dinner too. And tomorrow we are planning on having chili. Too bizarre. Just keep craving the healthy stuff for me -k. PS Thanks for dragging me to the gym today, you are in such good shape. It was fun.
Wow, you are already loosing so quickly. I think it great that you are working so hard. Plus what a benefit for your skin and your energy level. Jared said the same thing about his energy level, he is loosing a little too. I love the blog tracker, it is amazing and motivating.
Ok, now I need go running. I HAVE to get in better shape before I start SOS in January. They have us running more than 6 miles a day. I'm going to visit you guys for christmas and we should see how much weight we lose by then :) I want to lose 10 lbs, is that possible in 5 weeks?? Heck yeah!
Post a Comment