Do the Humpty Hump - Day 3 Week 1
Ok, so day 1 & 2 were colossal failures. I overate and I binged on the first 2 days. I went to bed on day 2 feeling particularly down and to the point of giving up on trying to lose weight. I also thought about giving up on this blog. Did I really want to have to record my failures, my embarrassing binges? Did I want to weekly take pictures of myself and see no change or maybe even be bigger than the week before? I felt defeated.
Then a miracle happened. I don’t know how and I don’t know why but I woke up on day 3 happy, optimistic and determined. It was quite a change from Monday and Tuesday. I can’t really say what I attribute it too but I’m glad that it happened. It could be that I was getting over the 3 day hump. They say the first 3 days are the hardest and I had proved that with my eating the past 2 days.
I awoke on Wednesday tired and sleepy. I hadn’t gotten to sleep until 3:30 AM and even though I could barely keep my eyes open, I packed my softball gear in my gym bag for the first practice of the season. Earlier in the month I had signed up for my company’s softball team and although I was nervous that I would suck I was also excited to be a part of something that would get me out of the house and moving.
At work I spent some down time on the Self diet club forum (www.selfdietclub.com) discussing my uncontrollable afternoon binges. Many people replied saying they do the same thing and I felt good knowing I’m not the only one. I also got some good advice off the site from people who have gone through what I’m going through now. It really motivated and encouraged me. I kept telling myself that I would eat well tonight. That I could do this, that I was strong enough. I also brought extra snacks for the afternoon so I could fill up on healthy food and not be tempted to go thru the drive thru after work and pick up calorie laden fast food.
I was so tired at work that during lunch I went home and took a short nap. Yes, I am lucky that I can do that. While I was there I prepared a healthy lunch for myself. I went back to work re-energized.
I was bummed when softball practice was cancelled. No real reason since it was close to 50 outside and sunny. I was disappointed that I wouldn’t get my exercise in playing softball but I was determined not to let this become my downfall for the day. After work I went home and the first thing I did was get on my treadmill and walk for 21 minutes. I was pretty proud of myself because usually if something happens that disrupts my exercise plans then I use it as an excuse not to work out.
After my roommate L got home form work we decided to go to hobby lobby because she needed a canvas and I needed a frame for my Rosy the Riveter poster. It has a picture of her saying “we can do it” but in Spanish. In Spanish it roughly translates to “Yes, we can” and I thought I would put it on my wall to inspire and motivate me. Then for dinner we decided to go out to eat at an Indian restaurant. We both had never been (Yes, we’re sheltered and grew up in a small town) so we thought it would be fun. I was kind of nervous when we got there because the food was unfamiliar to me and I didn’t know how many calories it had. I ordered tandoori which is brick oven roasted chicken in a creamy tomato sauce and basmati rice with a diet coke (yuck Coke). The food was really delicious but once in a while I got a spoonful of some spice I didn’t recognize and wasn’t sure if I liked it but all in all it was good. I ate 1/3 of my entrée and 1/2 of the rice and was feeling pretty pleased with myself. As they were wrapping it up for me to take home, an image flashed through my mind of me gobbling up my leftovers tonight. I quickly told myself that I could not to that, that I would not do that. When I got home I put away my leftovers and cut up a cantaloupe. I ate 2 cups of cantaloupe cubes and that satisfied me and all thoughts of my leftovers went away. I also goggled the calorie content and was pleased to see that it wasn’t too bad. I was weary of the creamy tomato sauce thinking they put butter or cream in it but they use low fat yogurt.
Today was a good day. I think something finally clicked in my brain. I even went out to eat and stayed close to my recommended calories. I was still 22 calories over but it’s way better than 1,000 over like the previous 2 day. It feels like I can do this. I can beat the binge monster.
Breakfast (8 AM): 1 ¼ cup Kellogg’s Healthy Start cereal, 1 cup organic 1%milk, ½ banana, ½ cup coffee with splenda.
Lunch: (1 PM): 3.5 oz grilled pork tenderloin, spinach sautéed with olive oil and garlic, organic French fries with chili powder baked in the oven, diet Dr. Pepper.
Afternoon Snack (2:45 pm): Orange
Afternoon Snack #2 (pre-workout 4:30): 1 ounce pretzels, I cheddar cheese snack square, Diet Pepsi
Dinner (7pm): 1 ½ cups tandoori chicken, 1 cup basmati rice, 1/2 piece Indian flat bread, 1 tsp apricot sauce, diet coke.
Evening Snack (8 PM): 2 cups cantaloupe
Total Calories Recommended: 1888
Total Calories Consumed Today: 1910
Difference in total Calories: -22
Exercise: 21 minutes on treadmill
Thought for the day: The binge monster is going down. I will be the champion!
Then a miracle happened. I don’t know how and I don’t know why but I woke up on day 3 happy, optimistic and determined. It was quite a change from Monday and Tuesday. I can’t really say what I attribute it too but I’m glad that it happened. It could be that I was getting over the 3 day hump. They say the first 3 days are the hardest and I had proved that with my eating the past 2 days.
I awoke on Wednesday tired and sleepy. I hadn’t gotten to sleep until 3:30 AM and even though I could barely keep my eyes open, I packed my softball gear in my gym bag for the first practice of the season. Earlier in the month I had signed up for my company’s softball team and although I was nervous that I would suck I was also excited to be a part of something that would get me out of the house and moving.
At work I spent some down time on the Self diet club forum (www.selfdietclub.com) discussing my uncontrollable afternoon binges. Many people replied saying they do the same thing and I felt good knowing I’m not the only one. I also got some good advice off the site from people who have gone through what I’m going through now. It really motivated and encouraged me. I kept telling myself that I would eat well tonight. That I could do this, that I was strong enough. I also brought extra snacks for the afternoon so I could fill up on healthy food and not be tempted to go thru the drive thru after work and pick up calorie laden fast food.
I was so tired at work that during lunch I went home and took a short nap. Yes, I am lucky that I can do that. While I was there I prepared a healthy lunch for myself. I went back to work re-energized.
I was bummed when softball practice was cancelled. No real reason since it was close to 50 outside and sunny. I was disappointed that I wouldn’t get my exercise in playing softball but I was determined not to let this become my downfall for the day. After work I went home and the first thing I did was get on my treadmill and walk for 21 minutes. I was pretty proud of myself because usually if something happens that disrupts my exercise plans then I use it as an excuse not to work out.
After my roommate L got home form work we decided to go to hobby lobby because she needed a canvas and I needed a frame for my Rosy the Riveter poster. It has a picture of her saying “we can do it” but in Spanish. In Spanish it roughly translates to “Yes, we can” and I thought I would put it on my wall to inspire and motivate me. Then for dinner we decided to go out to eat at an Indian restaurant. We both had never been (Yes, we’re sheltered and grew up in a small town) so we thought it would be fun. I was kind of nervous when we got there because the food was unfamiliar to me and I didn’t know how many calories it had. I ordered tandoori which is brick oven roasted chicken in a creamy tomato sauce and basmati rice with a diet coke (yuck Coke). The food was really delicious but once in a while I got a spoonful of some spice I didn’t recognize and wasn’t sure if I liked it but all in all it was good. I ate 1/3 of my entrée and 1/2 of the rice and was feeling pretty pleased with myself. As they were wrapping it up for me to take home, an image flashed through my mind of me gobbling up my leftovers tonight. I quickly told myself that I could not to that, that I would not do that. When I got home I put away my leftovers and cut up a cantaloupe. I ate 2 cups of cantaloupe cubes and that satisfied me and all thoughts of my leftovers went away. I also goggled the calorie content and was pleased to see that it wasn’t too bad. I was weary of the creamy tomato sauce thinking they put butter or cream in it but they use low fat yogurt.
Today was a good day. I think something finally clicked in my brain. I even went out to eat and stayed close to my recommended calories. I was still 22 calories over but it’s way better than 1,000 over like the previous 2 day. It feels like I can do this. I can beat the binge monster.
Breakfast (8 AM): 1 ¼ cup Kellogg’s Healthy Start cereal, 1 cup organic 1%milk, ½ banana, ½ cup coffee with splenda.
Lunch: (1 PM): 3.5 oz grilled pork tenderloin, spinach sautéed with olive oil and garlic, organic French fries with chili powder baked in the oven, diet Dr. Pepper.
Afternoon Snack (2:45 pm): Orange
Afternoon Snack #2 (pre-workout 4:30): 1 ounce pretzels, I cheddar cheese snack square, Diet Pepsi
Dinner (7pm): 1 ½ cups tandoori chicken, 1 cup basmati rice, 1/2 piece Indian flat bread, 1 tsp apricot sauce, diet coke.
Evening Snack (8 PM): 2 cups cantaloupe
Total Calories Recommended: 1888
Total Calories Consumed Today: 1910
Difference in total Calories: -22
Exercise: 21 minutes on treadmill
Thought for the day: The binge monster is going down. I will be the champion!
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