I have been pretty frustrated with myself the last few days.
As per usual, I have been lackadaisical with the tracking of my food. This is a skill,for some reason, I just can not get myself into. I think part of me is resistant to tracking because I don't want to have to track for the rest of my life, but then again, I will never master my food intake if I am not conscious of it.
I have definitely been making much better food choices since I began this change, but I know that I can do better.
This week (as predicted) has been challenging. I have had many out of the house food challenges and cravings up the wazoo. AND I still have three parties to attend. BUT I am taking this as an opportunity (and not a challenge) to make good/better choices, to keep track of everything and to be on my game.
I am pretty frustrated with myself this week. But I don't want this to be the thing that will make me sabotage myself. In the words of ADIDAS I need to "Just do it" because -really- the only person I am letting down is myself.
A friend of mine e-mailed me yesterday asking how I keep track of my food. Usually I write it down at night. But I also carry a mini notebook to write down all my food choices throughout the day. This week that fell by the wayside, but starting today I will get back on track (ha).
Sparkpeople also has a free food tracker (you can download it to your smart phone) which keeps track of calories, fiber, protein, fat and sodium (among other things if you choose to track them). This seems to be pretty helpful as well.
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I am writing early today because we have a party to go to at 1. And since I am not cooking I can not say what I will eat today, but I am promising this: I will make good choices. I will eat the fruit (that I am bringing) and the veggies, I will eat a turkey burger instead of beef (or a hot dog for that matter - unless they are 97% fat free) and I am staying away from alcohol. Plus when its 95 degrees outside, who wants to drink anything other than water?
I did my workout this morning. Arms and shoulders (thank you Tony).
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For the inquiring minds (and I appreciate the urges)- I did not blog yesterday because it was one of those no time, got a million and ten things to do, emergency work call, got home late - kind of days. I did not make the best food choices because I was "gone" from 8am to about 1030pm. But this is why I like new days. I get to start over.
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Quote of the day: “Even though you are on the right track - you will get run over if you just sit there” -unknown
Shout out to Dori. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!! and thanks for all the support you have given me!
Love
-K
I went shopping with my mom and aunt yesterday (I browsed and tried on accessories and found cute things for them to buy), and we were in J.Jill and there was this cute little book at the counter. It had all these little sayings about positivity but it also had activities to maintain a positive mentality in your life and home. They had little postcards you could rip out and mail to friends with inspiring quotes. It was very sweet. One of the things they said to do was cut or print out pictures of people you admire (friends, family, celebs, whatever). Then write comments about why they inspire you and post them around your house or keep them in your wallet, somewhere you'll see them regularly. I like the idea of the family and friends pictures, especially for what you're doing with this blog and your life. It's just another reminder to you that you have a TON of support from (let's face it, no bias) some pretty amazing people. You can do this! Even if you're frustrated, you have people you can vent to, people you've inspired to make changes of their own.
ReplyDeleteA little tip when it comes to parties and bbq's: bring snacks of your own, but you can also bring a dish for everyone, something you know you can eat and not feel guilty about, but something you know will also be a crowd pleaser. The host will graciously accept because there's no such thing as too much food, and you'll be guaranteed to have something to eat if the options aren't all "Waist Management" friendly.
Keep it up!! You're doing good!! Love you wifey!!
Not to be a BGB or anything. Because ya know I hate to do that, but isn't "Just do it" Nike's phrase????
ReplyDeleteDUH KATE .
You can do it!!!!
ReplyDeleteNot liking food tracking must be a family trait. Keri and I are supposed to do it daily and neither of us do and then we are wracking our brains trying to remember what we ate 3 days ago. Maybe we need little tape recorders like doctors use to speak into everytime we eat. We can clip them to our pants like a beeper!
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