Hello phrends...I needed a day to compose myself before jumping in. I had a really bad, dark, fat day yesterday and I pretty much ate junk all day (pretzels, crackers, chips, frozen pizza, cookies). For those of you that know me, that is very strange because I am a foodie and a wine snob and I rarely eat crap like that. Not only was I out of phen, I think I was subconsciously gearing up for what I want to do with this challenge...in that I was stuffing myself to remind me why I hate eating like that, and feeling like that. And it worked. I am so ready to shake off the events of the last few days (shortened or absent workouts, copius amounts of wine, etc) and start anew. I have come way too far to slip up. I'll be off phen until next Tuesday, after I go to the fat doc Monday.
After a good night's sleep, I've decided to loosely South Beach it like I was doing pretty religiously during my most successful months during this journey. Here's my plan:
- Concentrate meals on lean proteins and veggies
- Calories 1200-1400 a day
- Rid pantries (work and home) of chips and crackers (even though they are the All Bran kind with 5g of fiber, I have no control once I get started and will eat 1/2 a box)
- Burn 3500 cals a week, mostly through cardio
- Drink lots more water, esp in the evening when I usually drink wine
- Limit wine nights to 2 a week, and no more than 3 glasses
- Take my vitamins and supplements everyday
I am staying home today to get caught up on housework and such. I'm really planning a huge power cleaning day so if I don't feel I've burned enough cals I'll go to the Y later.
Cliffnotes about me: I am turning 38 next month, am married with an 18 year old stepdaughter and 2 dogs, and we live on Chicago's northwest side. I own an antique store.
Sorry I couldn't be more warm and silly today, I'm just trying to gear up for Nazi mode. I know 10 pounds sounds like a lot for this challenge, but it's really more like 5 pounds because I was 170 a few days ago...water issues, etc.
Have a skinny day.