Food

So.

Food.

For me, this is difficult. I love food. I also love filler.

You know, filler. It's the extra. It is not food, but you put it in your mouth, and eat it, and it tastes good. But it's not good for you?

Candy.
Cake.
Ice Cream.
BURGERS.
PIZZA.

I've been doing quite well for the past week and a half on my eating.  I've found that I really do like the food that comes from My Fit Foods. It encourages having 5 meals a day. And most meals are gluten free and have a significant ratio of protein, and always a green veggie.  I've been going for 4 meals lately. But sometimes. Sometimes, I still fall back into the old habit of stopping by the CVS after lunch and grabbing a bag of candy and pretty much hoovering the whole thing in less than an hour.

Yes. It's a horrible habit. It's stress caused and just causes more stress. But I have figured out that I do still crave my sweets and my desserts. But I don't want them to have as much influence on my waistline.

So. Planning. I've been able to stick to the plan for the mostpart.

My schedule for the past week or so has been:

7:30 am Wake up.
Get Ready.
8:30 Shakeology while headed to work
Noon: Lunch.
3 or 4 pm: Snack.
5:30 or 6 pm: Home.
15-20 minutes later: Workout.
7:30 or 8 pm: Dinner.

Sometimes I munch a protein granola bar in between getting home and working out. It depends on how I feel. I'm trying to only do that when I feel that I would not be able to complete the workout.

And then after dinner, I'll have a beer or two while reading or watching some TV with my boyfriend before bed.

Now, I've moved my workout to the mornings so that I can do events after work. These past two weeks, I've tried to keep all of my BeerSox work on the weekends, but that didn't last long. Tonight, I have a Pub night. Hopefully, I'll be able to focus on what portion of food I want and focus on meat and a bit of green veggie and maybe a small amount of starch. But can't let myself go full on burger mode.  I cheated last night with dinner because I knew it'd be easy and I'd been craving it for a couple of weeks. French Toast. There's a little bit of egg, right? But seriously, I could have made something else. I just need to plan ahead and make sure that I have the right ingredients on hand.

Food. I dream about it. I love it.
I just need to remember that I also have goals and physical fuel needs that go beyond grease & carbs.

I got jello (sugar free and fat free) to make to keep a little dessert on hand for when I want to have that something extra. I just need to make it and store it so that I grab it rather than go down to the corner store.

Right?

~Katie

Lunkerhead strikes again!

The temp dropped 30 degrees overnight, so I was warm snuggles in bed this morning & it was a long workout day. I did kick myself out of bed in time to finish the Burn intervals workout which is 45 minutes, but not the AB burner workout.

Now I have to shower before I'm cooled off, but that's what I get for being a lunkerhead...

But hey! Morning workout!

I have an event after work, so I won't be able to do the abs until really late or tomorrow. :-/

~Katie

Another rest day

It's another rest day and I am still going to try to do something after work. Maybe I'll just do the cycle for a while, but I've been feeling too good this week. My PMS was pretty nonexistent and I'm feeling happy in my head, so I might as well keep it up. Plus, I can cycle and read pretty readily!

Tomorrow, back at it! This time, pushing to use 10 lbs instead of 5 if I can and 15 instead of 10 & 20 instead of 15. I don't think I'm pushing hard enough to fail except for the push-ups. The push-ups are getting better. I need to place a pillow under my chest to make sure I go down far enough.

~Katie

Week 2 Burn 1

Still trying to switch to morning workouts. But I think Wednesday is the first day I really can. This morning, I had to bring my cat to the vet to get bloodwork done so he can get a couple teeth removed Friday. Being ready to go at 7:30 am is difficult enough without making time to workout beforehand. Tomorrow is the morning the bug man comes over. So for now, I will continue working out as post-work decompression.

Contemplating cleaning out the garage to make a workout room there. Ceiling fans and wood floors don't make for enough room for 2 people jumping around. We'll see what Saturday brings.

Decided that I like making sure I have My Fit Foods for lunch, afternoon snack & dinner. Helps to know that I'm eating well rather than springing for a quick fix. Relearning portions.

Workout this evening went well. Tried pushing it up a notch & then backed down to 5 lbs on some that I probably should have stayed at 10 lbs with.

DID WAY MORE PUSH-UPS!!!!

Woo!

~Katie

Off day

So today was my day off. But after brunch and yesterday's anniversary celebration, I felt the need to sweat it out.

I got Best of Turbofire HIITs with my challenge pack, so I did that & AB Igniter for 30 sweaty minutes.

~Katie

On the schedule!

Today, I knew I needed to be showered, and at Buffalo Bayou Brewing Company to set up my table to sell at their anniversary party.

So I woke up early. On a Saturday. And got my workout in! Burn It Off and Recharge! I only got halfway through Recharge though before I needed to get into the shower & ready, so I'll have to make it up later, or tomorrow on my off day.

I noticed also that this morning's rally happened much more easily for us!

~Katie

Burn Intervals and AB Burner

Tonight was the long workout & aerobics workout. I didn't get home until 8 :30 pm since I had my first therapy session tonight. I think it will be a good relationship.

The workout. Let's see, lots of plyometrics and lunging and high rep/light weights in between. It wrung me out. By the end, I was doing the lower intensity moves because I was all over the place.

And then had to take my inhaler at 20 minutes left of the 45 minute workout. Then a small break and on to ABs!!! Or as I should name them UGHs! I stink at them now.

Interesting point: Riley the dog was hyper before I started, and when I took breaks, but when I started moving, she just laid down off to the side and watched & waited. It was like having a cheerleader.

~Katie