I stayed on plan today, and even got out for a couple of miles of mostly walking but a little jogging. That felt so good. I also did some core work (planks) and a little yoga just because. I may try for a shorter run tomorrow AM, if I can get out of bed early enough.
It also turns out I had a mild case of swine flu, and I am extremely happy I managed to get a shot before I got this. It could have been far worse.
Life is like a roller coaster, with lots of ups and downs, but the curves, spirals, loops and corkscrews are what make life interesting.
I am on plan today and know that I'll be there for the rest of the day. For whatever reason it is feeling so good to stick to my plan the past few days. I have forgotten how "unstressful" (I know that's not a real word, but it fits perfectly here.) it is to just eat what I plan and plan what I eat. It stops all that anxious chatter in my brain. What a relief.
It's not like my eating has been bad before challenge, but I was always trying to work in a few extra bites of this or that or I was changing out one food for another. I know that part of it is that I am still adapting to a very low fat food plan and there are days when I try new things that do not satisfy me. It's a process. And I am a slow processor.
Overall my efforts have been successful. I have maintained my weight and my percentage of fat (daily) is around 12%. I would like to get it a bit lower, but know that even sticking to 12% is a huge improvement and very, very good in terms of heart health.
Exercise: one hour in gym, 25 minutes of it with weights b: piece of sprouted grain toast, curry balls spinach l: chicken and squash soup, spinach d: probably leftover soup and soy ice cream with almonds
Goals: 1. Enjoy life! 2. Be aware, be awake, pay attention. 3. One word 2010: faith
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Lunch: Have not gotten the final word but I think I am having lunch at Chic-Fil-A to deliver some AVON. If I do, I will have some of their chicken soup. If not it will be the usual turkey sandwich.
Dinner: Dena ordered food from a farmer's co-op. It is sort of like a CSA but not exactly the same. There is no large cash outlay at the beginning and we get to pick (online) what we want from the various farmers not just get a "mystery box" of unknown food. We have to go to Athens tonight to pick it up. While we are there we are going to have dinner with a friend of her's who is in college there so I have no idea yet where we will be eating.
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