Last week was such a mind trip. I've really had to dig deep into myself to start discovering why I eat the way I eat and to start the process of figuring out how to re-train my brain when it comes to food. It's like, totally, no fun, at all. So while my mind and heart have been busy plugging away at that issue, my body has been serving up a hard core dish of ass kickin' in the gym. I got to release all that stress somehow, right? This is what my workout schedule looked like last week...
Monday- 5:00 pm 1 hour circuit/trx training + 1 hour substitute trainer at boxing (more on this later)
Tuesday- 6:30 pm 1 hour boxing
Wednesday- 6:30 pm 1 hour substitute trainer at boxing (wait for it) + Volleyball game
Thursday- 6:30 pm 1 hour boxing
My bangs are STILL dripping sweat! And I like it! Okay not so much really, but I did feel like a badass in the gym. And that was refreshing, since the yang (eating habits) to my yin (exercise) seems to be all out of whack. I was able to stick to a pretty decent eating plan last week as well. I've stuck to mostly My Fit Foods for lunches, snacks and dinners. In the morning I had either oatmeal or a Belvita Bar with my coffee. My sweet tooth I've kept at bay with fruit and these little no bake energy bites. They are so yummy and I can make in batches, so I am prepared for the week. BONUS!
There were a few slips ups. Friday I some dental work done in the morning. By the time I woke up around 6:00 pm starving and craving Chinese food. So my sweet husband obliged by craving and I had some lo mein noodles. Since my mouth wasn't 100% I didn't do the usual damage, but still not the most healthiest of choices. On Saturday the overwhelming craving that hit me was greek food. So we found ourselves dining at Tino's for dinner. Although chicken and salad doesn't sound terrible, I just kept thinking about all the hidden sugar I was eating! Don't get me wrong, I still finished my meal, but I at least found myself thinking about what I was shoveling into my mouth, rather than just eating blindly. Again, baby steps.
Sunday was probably the biggest down fall me for. I will talk more about this in a later post (Lost to say) but let;s just say I fell so far off the band wagon, for a second, I wasn't sure I would ever be able to hop back on! Breakfast, dinner, afternoon snack and dinner number one (yes, you read that correctly) were all pretty good meals. We ate dinner number one at 6:00 pm. We had blackened cod and asparagus. Delicious and healthy, right!!!!? Come 6:30 pm, we were filling unsatisfied. So we grabbed a couple energy bites and were still filling unfulfilled. Around 7:00 pm I was cutting up strawberries and sampling a red potato and artichoke dish I picked up from The Soup Peddler earlier in the weekend. You would think with all that, we would eventually hit a filling of fullness that would be acceptable. Well, you are wrong. By 7:30 pm we heading to Smash Burger. We had convinced ourselves that a cheeseburger and fries was the only way to really feel satisfied. So we drove there, ordered and ate like we hadn't eaten all day. Not to mention just an hour earlier!!! It was so embarrassing. But again, the embarrassment didn't hinder me/us at all from continuing the action. When we walked out the door, I decided we needed to not drive straight home and go to bed. Cause that's what we wanted to do. We took a few laps around the shopping center we were in and talked about the events that had just gone down. I'll be sharing said conversation later on today. Long story short, it was a good reminder that this journey is really going to take time.
Back to the easy stuff, we rounded out the weekend with a hike on Saturday and a late night stroll on Sunday (before mentioned shopping center stroll). Typically, we tend to be less active on the weekends, but I am making it a point to at least get a few activities in. This weekend coming up I am trying out a yoga class. I am hoping if this class becomes a regular standing part of my schedule it will really help with my flexibility. I am terrible at stretching. It's just so BORING, hahaha.
How did you guys do last week. And what are some weekend activities that you enjoy to stay active?
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