Weigh in #4 & Weekend Eats

 I am so glad I was able to get myself together after a week and a half of slacking off and blaming my cold and time of the month. By Wednesday I had gotten back up, dusted myself off and started moving forward again. My sleep had gotten so much better which allowed me to focus on my goals and have the energy physically and mentally to eat healthy and workout.

I actually ended up working out for at least 30 minutes on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday. Technically on Sunday we took Ellie to her swim lessons again, so I was in the pool moving for about 30 minutes while lugging an almost 30-pound toddler around. I’d say that’s a workout but I wasn’t wearing my fit bit so I couldn’t track the calories burned (if you can’t track it, it doesn’t count right? No, just me…well, ok.) Elli actually had fun this time. It was only her second lesson, and she was smiling and clapping, giving the teacher high fives and laughing instead of crying and clinging to me while whispering no and help like she did last week. So proud of her.

 It felt good to get moving again and I felt so much better and had so much more energy when I cleaned by diet back up. It’s amazing how eating bad can make you feel so crappy, but you get used to it and it’s your normal. It’s not until you make healthy, positive changes that you see how much healthier, happier and more energetic you can feel.

 


Anywho on to my eats:

Saturday

Breakfast: Forgot to take a picture but I tracked in in MyFitnessPal app. 2 eggs, 2 chicken breakfast sausages, 1 whole avocado, 2 corn tortillas and coffee of course with sugar free French vanilla creamer. (Note to self: stop eating a whole avocado. Have some self-control. You can eat half and feel just as satisfied.!)

 


Lunch: Chicken burger with ketchup and mustard on a sandwich thin with arugula, tomatoes and pickles with a side of sweet potato waffle fries.

 


Snack: 6 waffle crackers with a gouda cheese stick

 


Dinner: Chicken, ranch wrap on a low carb tortilla with veggies and side of grapes

 


Exercise: 30 minute cardio dance DVD

 

Total Calories for Saturday: 1708

Calories burned from workout: -355

 

Sunday

Breakfast: Hubby made chocolate waffles, yummy! I added half a banana and a sugar free syrup and coffee of course.

 


Snack: On the way to Ellie’s swim lessons I ate crackers, gouda cheese stick, apple and a diet coke.

 


Lunch: Was starving after her swim lessons. Got the Mom’s chicken, mole enchiladas from our local Mexican restaurant. Opted out of the rice and beans because this is huge. It had cheese, lettuce and avocado on top. I miss those enchiladas, so delicious!


Afternoon pick me up: Around 3:30 I was dragging. Had some iced coffee with sugar free vanilla creamer in my favorite cup my 6 year old niece got for me.


Dinner: Was tired from meal prepping so just made another quick chicken, ranch wrap on a low carb tortilla with the rest of the tomato that wouldn’t fit in my wrap.


Exercise: none, my well deserved rest day

Total Calories for Sunday: 1768

 

Starting weight: 215

Last week’s weight: 214.4
Current weight: 213 (-1.4)
Total weight loss: -2 lbs.

 

I was shocked I had lost anything because I weighed myself on Wednesday when I was up and then again Sunday morning and I had already lost almost a pound and a half in only 4 days of eating well and exercising. That was pretty motivating. Lets see what I can do by June 30th. Definitely not going to make my initial June goal of losing 3.5 lbs this month but maybe I can get back to where I was 2 weeks ago which was 212.4. I just want to be in the 212's again. Then I will me just 2 measly little pounds from losing a total of 60 lbs. from my pre-pregnancy weight. Wow!

Ok, here is your Monday Motivation:



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