Today my brand-new gym membership started. Even though I had stuff till late (10 PM), I put on my gym shoes and went. After a half hour on the treadmill, I pushed myself to do an extra ten minutes on the stair climber. My legs are about ready to fall off, but I feel so good.
Today my dad, boyfriend, bf's dad and mom, and I had a bbq. Earlier this morning my bf's dad came over and commented on how well I'm doing with my weight loss and later while bbqing apologized for "ruining" my diet today with the steak. I assured him that its only ruined if I eat more than I need to and thanked him for the great food! When I prepared my plate and my boyfriends plate (lucky guy huh?) Instead of grabbing a large plate for both of us I grabbed a large for him and small for me which not only helped me portion my meal but made me feel as though I was eating more...kind of a mind trick lol. Anyways, I didn't go overboard and I'm proud of myself!
I did an interval workout that I normally HATE but is a great calorie burner. And then I did another 10 minute ab workout afterward. Plus I wasn't feeling well and didn't want to work out at all, so this was a major accomplishment today.
I resisted cookies today (felt great even though I kinda wanted them) and ate my healthy dinner that I cooked at home. I also exercised and met my goals again!
A couple of years ago, I completed "Couch to 5K" and by the end of Summer 2008, I was able to run for 40 minutes at a time without stopping. I got out of running, as well as a lot of good habits (2009 was hellish, and I coped by eating and putting on some weight). I got a used, old treadmill last year though, and I started "C25K" again a few weeks ago. Today I did the last day for week 5, and went from an 8-minute run to a 20-minute run. It was wet today so I didn't go outdoors, and I was going to reduce the incline on my treadmill, which is really old and in order to do this, you have to turn it over and adjust it. I had no idea how to do this (it was on incline when I bought it), so I turned it back over and said to myself, if I need to stop and walk a bit during the twenty minutes, I will. Turns out I didn't have to, I completed the whole 20 minutes, incline and all! I am so proud, and love that I've gotten back into running.
I am super proud that I planned out all of my meals this weekend for the first time! (and stuck to them!!) I made my 6 year old try my greek yogurt and he loved it! I stuck to my guns with eating all weekend long for the first time! We even went to McD's and I got a salad and water and even brought my own dressing! My son ate well, nuggets, apple dippers instead of fries, and chocolate milk. I was so proud of both of us!!!
For the first time in a really long time (if ever) that I feel that I am making a lifestyle change and not just dieting!!!! I can't believe how well we sailed through the weekend. I finally feel like I'm "getting it." I am really starting to feel like I am worth it and that I DESERVE this.
