For starters, I went and put myself on that exercise regimen, which I absolutely did not adhere to for the entire week last week. I've been great about the vitamins, but I only actually managed to exercise three out of five days last week, and even then, I did not do everything I expected. I had an appointment with my chiropractor on Tuesday last week, and he recommended that I not exercise for 12 hours after my adjustment, so on Tuesday, following his advice, I took the night off. I did my scheduled workout on Monday and Wednesday, and on Thursday I did the cardio and arms, so I got at least 25 minutes of exercise on those three days.
On Friday, we went to out for fish fry (it being Lent and all -- I don't give anything up for Lent, really, but I do stick to the no-meat-on-Fridays rule, because I have intense Catholic guilt otherwise, which is comical because I don't go to church) and then met friends for ice cream. I had coconut custard ice cream, full fat and sugar, I'm sure, and it completely rocked my world. We came home and I pretty much went right to bed.
Over the weekend I did get in a lot of walking while we were clothes shopping and grocery shopping, so I fully met my "free exercise" quota (I was hoping to get in at least 60 minutes per weekend, and I did about 3 hours). But I also had PMS last week, and I overindulged on the little "treats" that I allow myself to "sneak" every day -- like, it is entirely unnecessary for anyone to eat an entire box of Triscuits in one sitting. On the other hand: fiber. I could do worse than Triscuits, I suppose.
I have also been very, very tired and very, very hungry, in part because of the PMS, but also in part because of the time change, in part I am just not getting enough sleep, and in part I think because of the exercising. I know it's not a whole lot of exercise that I am doing, but I'm sure the cardio in particular is doing things to my metabolism. Good things, no doubt, but I need to be better about controlling those urges to snack, especially after a workout.
Also: nobody needs to eat Reese's Pieces for breakfast, even if they are damned good.
So it probably goes without saying that I did not lose any weight last week, but I will not get discouraged. I think I might be over-extending my own abilities with the workout plan, but I'm going to try to stick to it as much as possible. Here are my revised goals for the week:
- I will do the cardio four days a week, and I will do the 8-minute arms. If I feel up to it, I will do an ab or leg routine, but I will accept that cardio and arms is a good start.
- I will prepare a post-exercise snack of either a protein bar or a granola bar and string cheese, and I will do everything in my power to have nothing else but water. No sense in doing all this hard work only to blow it all with late-night snacks.
- I will get myself to bed at a more reasonable time every night. There is no reason in the world why I should be up until 11:00, or even until 10:30. I do better when I get enough rest.
- I will continue to remember that I am making a whole hell of a lot of progress here, and I will try to remember that every potential setback is also a potential opportunity to do better. I should not hang myself up on what hasn't happened, but on what already has.
I know I sound a bit like Stuart Smalley here, but affirmations work, and I need reminding that I am doing good work here. So: enough with the suckitude. Back to the good work.
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