Week Two Day Seven

Happy Sabbath friends and family!

Being Lds/Mormon meant that today was Fast Sunday.  One Sunday a month we fast for two meals, combine it with a lot of prayer, and then contribute the money that we would have spent on the meals to help those that are struggling financially.  Fast Sundays take self discipline and are tough to do.  Honesty time.  For awhile now, I have only been skipping breakfast.  Normally, I eat after I get home from church at 12:30 and don't wait until dinner to eat.  Today was amazing, amazing, amazing.  Unlike other Fast Sundays, I was barely hungry and was able to skip both meals.  My worry about eating dinner was that I would overeat- making up for the meals that I skipped, but I didn't!!  We had friends over for dinner who are doing a great job at eating healthily, too.  I had a grilled chicken breast, a green salad with red peppers, tomatoes, and green onions.  I had a piece of wheat bread with 1/2 TB butter and then about 2 cups of fruits.   Also, complements of my friend, I had some yummy grilled asparagus and summer squash.  I had three glasses of water with it.  Then our friend made vegan brownies and they were really good.  The texture was different at first, but they were moist and I really likes them.  I had two of them.  Later in the evening, I had a piece of string cheese and a cup of Baked Lays chips.

This day excites me so much.  I think it was such a success and I that didn't end the day with overeating because these past two weeks I have been starting to exercise my self-discipline.  I have been learning to say "no" or "choose a healthier option" more.  I know I have not been perfect about it by far, but I know I am getting better, stronger, healthier.  It makes me feel really good.  I know I'm heading in the right direction.

Tomorrow is my check-in with my coach (I think- I need to check to see if they're open on Labor Day), so I need to report on and review my past week's goals:

1. Write down all my food and activity choices and report back nightly to this blog.
2. Transition back to eating 5 meals a day.
3. Eat whole foods whenever possible.
4. Work out three times a week.
5. Take Pippin on a walk three times during the week.

#1- I have been absolutely honest and have logged everything I've eaten and all physical activity.

#2- I had five meals a day every day except for today, though sometimes I didn't stay away from other foods outside of those five meals.

#3- I did pretty well at this one, but was more successful last week.

#4- Yep, I worked out Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

#5- Yep! Pip and I walked Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

For this next week, even though it's more of the same, I'm keeping the same goals.  I need to make sure these are actual habits, not "diet-y" things.  I am adding one more- 

6.  Prepare for and cook a balanced dinner five days of the seven.

Dinner was where I struggled the most.  Tomorrow I will do meal planning and get them ready for the week.