Week Two Day One

5:15 is a ridiculously early time to get up- especially when you've enjoyed a summer of sleeping in.  My alarm went off and I hit the snooze one too many times.  I got to Curves at 5:37 instead of at 5:30 for my workout.  I had an awesome check-in with my coach- a full weigh and measure.  The implementation of healthy habits definitely showed in my weight this week.  By the time we got done and got my goals set for the week, though, it was 6am- not enough time for me to workout, shower, get ready, cook breakfast, and get out of the door on time.  Instead of calling it all off, though, I went home and took Pippin for a morning walk- shorter than the workout and an active way to start off the morning.  I'll go in tomorrow morning.

Most of the day went really well.  I'm ending on a low note, so I need to recognize the successes of the day.  I took the time to cook myself an omelette and had breakfast at 6:30.   At school, I stuck to my morning snack (eaten in my car as I drove in between schools), and my lunch at 12:30.  Then I started into the ridiculous amount of training videos we are supposed to watch and take quizzes on this year.  I got bored watching them and found myself organizing my desk drawers.  My spring self thought she was being kind to my fall self, because in the bottom drawer of the file cabinet, I had stored licorice and tootsie roll pops.  I wasn't hungry.  My body was fine. But,just because it was there, I ate some- 5 pieces of licorice and 1 tootsie roll pop.  Ugh.

When I got home, I ate my green pepper slices, an apple, and a piece of string cheese as I chatted with Paul about our day.  

My downfall came in the evening.  I was tired.  I was frustrated that the tech things I was trying were not working.  I didn't have ingredients prepped and ready to go.  I ended up just grabbing what was fast and immediately available.  I had 2 hot dogs with ketchup and relish on whole wheat buns, about a cup and a half of Doritos (which really didn't taste that good.  They were too heavy and covered with flavoring.), a cup of light Lays chips, an ice cream sandwich and a chocolate bar.  Oh- and a few almonds, too.  Now I'm frustrated/tired and (completely unrelated), my legs ache a bit.  Tomorrow is fresh with no mistakes in it and I'm going to need to figure out how to make dinner easier and more successful.  

Food for the day:

6:30- Breakfast- Omelette (eggs, cheese, peppers, onion), 1 cup grapes

9:30- Mid-Morning snack- 3/4 C cottage cheese, 3/4 C pineapple

12:30- Lunch- Taco salad

3:45- Mid-Afternoon snack- green peppers, 1 apple, 1 string cheese

6:00- Dinner- 2 hot dogs, 2 whole wheat buns, ketchup, relish, 1.5 cups of Doritos, 1 cup of Lays chips, 1/2 oz almonds, an ice cream sandwich, bar of chocolate.  

Physical Activity:

Walked Pippin

Pedometer: 7148 (highest yet of the blog)