Well, the Dreaded Week Two has come and gone. In all honesty, I actually fared better than expected. As committed as I am to this process, I haven't yet hit that moment where I feel like I'm 'all in', if that makes sense. I found myself cutting a few corners this past week that I wouldn't do in the full swing of things...corners like not eating all my meals, not making time for my workouts, eating stuff I should stay away from at this stage....and finding reasons to justify my decisions.
1. I want to make sure I'm eating at my scheduled times.
I really have to make myself stop working to do this, and that's very hard to do most days. I have to keep reminding myself that my lunch time and breaks are not special privileges that I only get to take if my work is caught up...they are necessary parts of my day, and I need to take them, for my body and for my mind.
2. I want to make sure I'm eating ONLY what's safe for me to eat at this stage of my program.
Justifying sugar, simple carbs, junk food, etc. is not beneficial. Even though I stay within my calorie allotment, all it's doing is slowing down my metabolic rate. Later, after my metabolism has started burning well again, there will be options to add small amounts of things, sparingly. Now is not that time.
3. I want to make sure I'm drinking all the water my body needs.
I'm terrible at slurping coffee all day. The rule is No Coffee After 12:00 Noon. I need to stick to that, because when I do, I have no problem getting all my water down...and then some....especially on days when I run. Which brings me to
4. I want to make sure that I'm getting my workouts in.
Right now, that just means walking, but very soon, that will graduate into walk/runs and running. That needs to happen sooner, rather than later. But I'm battling chronic exhaustion, so I'm trying to be kind to myself and listen. I know that the more I exercise, the less tired I will be, but that first step (re-establishing the rhythm) is a real doozie.
I don't plan on acing all of these in the next week...this IS a process, after all...but I do want to see myself a week from now, having put a serious dent in each area, and there's no reason that can't happen. So far today, I'm doing pretty well.
As far as my weigh-in goes, this morning I managed to pull off a .2 lb loss, despite not being completely on track. Not huge or monumental by any means, but not nothing, either. And considering how much I battled this week, I'll take it with thanks.
I made a commitment yesterday to get 5 miles in this week, but was so exhausted last night, I couldn't think straight. Tonight, our plans include dinner out with a friend (planned weeks ago). I know there's a nice salad in my future, but that's not until 6pm, and I've got some time to kill after work. I'm pretty sure I can get a nice walk in if the weather holds, so that's my plan.
How about you? Have you set any small goals to help you achieve your larger ones? How are they working for you?
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