The quest for happy imperfection…

others see it as half full. Me? I’m just happy to have a glass!

Today was a pretty good day. The whole scale thing was a little iffy… we won’t discuss numbers today… but, we’re back in black, er, on track.

I started off with a good breakfast of scrambled eggs with just a teensy teensy bit of cheese. Super yummy. Added in a pear, also good. Snacked on some carrot sticks with ranch made from lowfat sour cream. Lunch was some super yummy gnocchi from Trader Joes. It has marinara sauce and mozzarella- amazing. Highly reccommended. And, at only 170 calories a cup, can’t be beat! Originally, I was going to have 2 cups but was full before I finished the first one.  I also cooked up some yellow squash with just a teensy bit of olive oil and garlic salt. Then, topped the whole thing with a delicate sprinkling of parmesan cheese I added in a glass of milk and was very satisfied. (As a side note, I don’t include milk in my daily calories. I find that when I do, I don’t drink it because I would rather spend 90 calories on somehting else. So nowadays I allow myself a calorie free glass a day) In the afternoon, I had a fruit leather. Dinner was some sweet and sour shrimp stirfry from Trader Joes, and 2 french truffles. I did snack on a pack of peanut butter crackers later on though. Overall though, I came in about 500 calories under goal. Normally, I wouldn’t aim that low. However, I’m giving myself some leeway to be able to thoroughly enjoy some super nummy Thai food tomorrow night. I was surprised, however, at how easy it was to go so low. Definitely wouldn’t do it on a regular basis though.

I was also good and got in a nice 20 minute walk with Sierra today at lunch. Half of it was uphill too. So, a nice little workout. I got all gussied up to go to the gym tonight… but, it was not to be. It seems I’ve already been dropped from the class due to my inactivity. Oops! Well, the 6 week class starts next week. But, until then, I need to figure out how to get in my 5k workouts. So, I drove around town and scoped some sidewalks (yes, only in Tahoe do you have to look for sidewalks, and streetlights for that matter) and now I have a couple of routes to choose from. We’ll see how it goes.

 I did have a great victory today. I beat cupcakes. My coworker brought in a lovely collection of chocolate cupcakes with pink frosting and sprinkles. The pink icing called to me. I wanted one. Or five. But, I held back. I knew that I could easily fit one into my calories for the day. But this was about more than calories. This was about self-control, and actually exercising it. I knew that the cupcake wouldn’t be that good- I wanted it but I wouldn’t have craved it if it wasn’t there. And, it was important to show myself that I could walk away from such a tasty, delectable little morsel. There were a couple times I nearly bit them all in half, if for nothing more than to stop them from taunting me. At the end of the day, I didn’t have any of them, and I was still happy. Even more importantly, I had a reason to be proud of myself.

Today’s reason to keep fighting the good fight: Because I never want to be out of breath walking up stairs again. Especially when it’s only one flight!