What a week. What a weekend.
With the help of my friend Rebecca, I finally figured out why I was gaining weight. I was looking at the wrong number in myfitnesspal and actually eating too much! She also gave me a great tip on how to have a life, not derail progress and feel guilty every time I go out. Budget your weekly calories to include some cheating on the weekend. Thanks Friend!!
I understand the concept of saving calories in order to enjoy a cheat that day, but I never thought about looking at the whole WEEK like that! So I save some calories each day and then I have this "bank" to use on the weekend as I choose. Maybe it's dinner, drinks, or brunch. The same rules still apply, I can only use what I have saved, so if I'm not diligent during the week with savings, then I'm going to gain weight if I decide to splurge.
Sigh of relief. I feel much better about my upcoming birthday and the wedding I'm attending. I still have to exercise self control, but I can create a situation where I can enjoy some things I normally don't. It really is all about moderation. I notice that when I try to restrict myself and say I can't have this or that, that "banned" item is ALL I think about!
With so much on my mind and kind of feeling like a slave to my diet, I indulged in pizza on Friday and chinese on Saturday. I did keep up with my workouts, which really are seeming like second nature now. I know I need to start putting more focus on the nutrition side of things.
I've decided to switch up my weekly routine. I really like going 6 days a week, but I can't do all cardio sessions. It is burning me out. Plus I didn't realize how much walking I do with Molly. I started wearing my GPS watch, and I log about 3-4 miles/day! So multiply that by 6 days a week (no walks on daycare day), that's 18-24 miles/week. I didn't realize I was putting in that kind of mileage! No wonder I'm exhausted.
So for workouts: 5 days of cardio and 1 lift day. Yup, lifting is back! This time I'm focusing on adding one lift day at a time till I'm consistent. 3 of the cardio days will be runs as well. I'm itching to race again when the weather cools off, so time to get back into running more regularly. I also liked doing pushups, squats, and dips before cardio. It gave me time to focus on those basic compound movements. Need to add in some planks since I also have a goal of a 2 min plank. But the plan is to do these before cardio Monday/Wednesday/Friday. I'm also scheduling these workouts in my smartphone to reinforce that I need to complete that type of workout on that day.
Top 3 for the week:
1. Water - I'm dehydrated
2. Hitting calorie goals
3. Getting in 1 lift this week
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