End of week two…here’s where it’s at:
Food:
Well, let’s just say that while the CL recipes are going great, I haven’t been very good about my other meals/snacks throughout the day. My first stop after landing in CO was McD’s followed by Dairy Queen. Oy, not a good way to transition back home. Also had a really indulgent, overflowing fluffernutter sandwich following my husbands lead. Together we can be each other’s best motivator and also each other’s worst influence. It’s hard to deny that food is intricately involved in celebrations, emotions, transitions and familial bonds and we are no different. We celebrated seeing each other after 2 weeks apart, but that celebration, unfortunately involved food.
Exercise:
Pffft…as if. Exercise fell by the wayside big time this week. I didn’t work out out the day before I left for home with trying to wrap- up projects. I managed to eek out a 20 min. routine on Saturday before my flight…and then Sun., Mon. and Tue. lended itself to laziness relaxing couch-side with the hubby. He was off for 4 days and I find that we tend to get off schedule when that happens. Since he goes back to work tomorrow and I was successful at exercising last week when I was home alone, I’m thinking that tomorrow will be a good day to get back on track. Back on schedule…no more transition…no more excuses.
Successes:
I continued to cook one recipe just about every day and I continue to be pleased with the food I’ve cooked. This is a fun adventure, so I’m looking forward to refocusing.
Challenges:
Nothing I haven’t mentioned before…oh yeah, except for the fact that I gained 1/2 a pound, but frankly I’m happy it wasn’t more considering my bad eating and lack of exercise this last week. Looking forward to seeing the scale go down next week!
How are you all doing this year with your healthy eating/healthy living goals so far? Please let me know so I don’t feel like the only one out here struggling with this! Thanks y’all!
