Today is Friday.....TGIF. I attended an event last night, which I might add, I did not partake of any alcohol. I was so pleased with myself then I thought after I drank the tonic water, should not have done that, too much caloric intake. At the dinner, I ate blackeyed pea hummus with sweet potato chips for our shared appetizer and salmon for our shared dinner. I was so happy. On the way home, it occurred to me that the chips were fried...so much for doing great.
Our event put me in bed an hour later than my normal these days. When the alarm sounded at 4:50am I just wanted to pull the cover over my head. But I knew if I did not show I would get a call to check on me. And really I am doing this for ME! So up, dressed and out the door. I even arrive early. YEAH for me!
I noticed that the meeting place was staying very still and that most of the attendees were wearing black (our instructors uniforms). It seemed that others must have had the same thought I did. My name being called breaks me from this spell and I see that my really thin perky instructor is beckoning me. Time for the food journal review. But I am really proud of my listing. "You did really good, but tell me about this muffin" she smiles to me. "The muffin?", oh no, it was not wheat I think as I respond. "Yes, the muffin, was it wheat and what about this cream cheese on it" my perky sweet instructor asks. "I saw the whipped cream cheese in the refrigerator and thought that would cover my dairy" I quickly respond covering my bum. "Let me show you some better breakfast choices" she responds knowing exactly what I am doing. So we go through different choices, which I will list below for you. "I keep a cooler in my car for my snacks" she adds. "This will help you to make healthy food choices" she tells me. I am thankful for these lessons as I was really thinking I was doing good. No wonder when I stopped exercising a few years back I was able to gain 35 lbs.
We begin our usual run. I tire easily. Must have been that white flour muffin, cream cheese and fried sweet potato chips I had yesterday. After my meeting with my really thin instructor I am beginning to see how much my food choices affects my body. We are doing circuits today. I am much better at this cardio. Not great or good, but better than running. I just give out running. Our circuits are quick, we move through various stations, then crunches, push ups, quick jog, and back to circuits. At this point I am really mad at myself for eating the junk. "I am paying to be worked to death and I am making horrible food choices" I am thinking to myself.
We head to cool down. As we are going through our usual routine, our young instructor throws us a curve ball. "Roll over and start boot camp crunches" she pants. Where did that come from, we are in COOL down. "Move to plank position" she states. "Now transition to side plank". What is a side plank? We have never done this before. One of the other attendees shouts, "this is cool down". Our young instructor responds "you were talking so I thought you still had enough energy to keep working out". Please other attendee stop talking.
Our morning ends and another instructor comes to remind me we are meeting tomorrow morning at 8:30 to do my PT. And one more final note from young instructor "remember you have 30 minute cardio and strength homework for Saturday and Sunday". And so ends the workout.
I know that I have made humorous comments about the thinness of our instructors but I am really thankful they are. It reminds me when I want to pack up and call it quits, what my reality is.
So I head for home. Today I have two meetings at lunch and dinner. Lunch I can find something but dinner is Italian....oh no!
SUGGESTIONS for better eating:
Oatmeal with peanut butter (Natural More PB)
Mini wheat bagel with peanut butter (NMPB)
Greek yogurt with drop of Agave Nectar with berries
Poached egg with wheat toast
Oatmeal with eggs whites (this is one that I don't think I could stomach)
Green Giant has a line of small servings called "Healthy Digestive"
Wasa crackers with NMPB or string cheese
Frozen mixed berries for smoothies
Laughing Cow Light with lowfat wheat crackers
Til tomorrow....Remember there is a fit and thin person inside screaming to get out.
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