After last Friday's server crash, Amanda suggested that we take the opportunity to run our "No Excuses!" challenge thread from Friday to Friday since weekends are often the toughest times for us. This way we all have a fresh start heading into the weekend and can focus on making the best food and exercise choices to start off our new week.
My "No Excuses!" motivation has been my August knee replacement surgery and it's done wonderfully to keep on focused and on track. Of course, the scale isn't cooperating, but I'm convinced that I need to cut off body parts in order to lose weight. I managed to bake DH's birthday cake yesterday with only a few nibbles of the pecans I used in the ooey, gooey German chocolate cake icing. And pecans, minus the butter and sugar, really aren't that bad so I did OK. Today the cake is leering at me from under it's glass cover, but I'll get it sliced and in the freezer so it's out of sight, out of mind.
I've switched up my leg workouts to focus on both strength and endurance for post-surgery. So I'm doing a traditional leg day with as heavy of weights as my knees can handle, but then adding in a lite leg day of high rep endurance stuff, still with a respectable amount of weight. Today will be bi's and tri's since arm strength is key for hauling oneself out of bed and using a walker after surgery (go ahead and laugh ... a walker!! That absolutely kills my self-image. Don't believe that 50 is the new 30; 53 is the new 83, apparently!)
I tried making a mock Frappachino out of espresso and chocolate protein powder yesterday, fairly unsuccessfully. But I drank it anyway and it actually had quite a kick.
Today will be same old, same old when it comes to meals.
So let's have a great start to another week! How's everyone doing? If anyone's having a rough patch, please come and post about it rather than being quiet and staying away. I can guarantee that ALL of us have walked in your shoes, understand, and want to help.