mytam302’s BodyBlog

     Training- My program is going very well from post a couple of days ago!   Tomorrow is cardio- I’m gonna try something new with my cardio, and I’m excited.  Food-My planning takes in account all of my activities.  I had a long meeting and a dentist appt shortly afterwards today.  Couldn’t stop to eat so I took a bag of sliced cucumbers and 2 oz of chicken breast and ate them in the car on the way to the dentist.  Woot! In case of emergency, I keep protein shakes in my car and at my desk as well a handy piece of fruit or a serving of veggies (sliced cucumbers, carrots) handy. I carry a bigger purse to accommodate my new life style and healthy snacks.  Some people keep coolers in their trunks.   

     Water? I have to go to the lady’s room every 60-90 min. I’m at ¾ to 1 gallon a day.  Today my dentist procedure was 2 hrs.  I found a good break which was after the drilling and said, “I need to go to the ladies room”.  I always try to make myself go prior to meetings, and planned events. I always make myself go before I get on the road and before I go to bed… Oops, it’s bedtime, well I’m out, gotta go!  

Building the body sexy, lean, strong and beautiful!!

Removing all excuses and taking no prisoners, I’m in the zone!  

Food: Just finished cooking for the week (veggie soup lowl glycemic), fish, chcken, grilled zucchini and barley are my staples. My baggies and plastic containers in various sizes are my friends. Had to buy some more protein powder, frozen berries will help the taste and reduce my sweet cravings (also fresh apples and grapefruit left over from last week).  Funny thing, the more I give my body the food it was designed to digest, I feel better and I performs better.  No more frozen Weight Watchers or Healthy Choice meals for me, too many perservatives that goes right to my fat cells.  I freeze leftovers and make my own ‘frozen meals’.  

Workout (thanks to China for sharing): Mon-chest/bis- finish with cardio  /Tues-back, hamstrings and traps-finish with cardio/ Wed- cardio/ Thursday-shoulders and triceps-finish with cardio/ /Friday heavy leg day, cardio focus on legs (stair climber, side squats runs)  .   Ironed my clothes for the week so I can leave 10 mins earlier in the morning and not feel rushed when I get to work. I’m not going to short change my exercise time or meal planning time in the mornings, those are good habits that I am developing that makes my body happy.  

I feel my swagger and my stride! Woot!

What is going on??? Yesterday was donuts on the bins, today peanut butter cups! Good and strange thing- I’m not tempted… I’m doing right by my body because I’m feeling good, fit and healthy from choices I am making. Last year I would have been the primary person grabbing the freebees. This was how I slipped the first time. This year, I am choosing to commit to mastering the basics of good habits from October 22, 2009 until Nov 22, 2009 prior to the holidays. I have decided to commit to my health and do the following:

 1) eating clean wholesome natural foods 90% of the time;

2) eat 5-6 small meals a day;

3) working out at least 5 days a week (weight training with cardio) and

4) Drink at least 100 oz water a day.

I will also commit to not eating “white stuff” (flour, bread, sugar, white potatoes, etc). I’ll start here. If I master these good habits before the holiday festivities, my good habits will guide my choices when temptation knocks at my door during “family fun and food celebrations”.

Today’s activities Exercise log:

Worked my legs and abs: Side run and squat 2x around aerobics room, leg extensions, standing calf raises, glut kick back, 30 mins of cardio.  I basically did two sets of 15-20 of each.

Food Log:

M1: breakfast bar, apple, 8oz goat milk,coffee

M2:Choc rice cakes & almonds

M3: Chicken, asparagus, sweet potato small

M4 1cup chicken soup

M5 2 oz salmon, 1/2 grape fruit

Started the Michael’s Ultimate Detox & Cleanse today to clear my system and jump start my program. Have to cut back on processed foods, increase water intake with the cleanse.

‘I see light at the end of the tunnel but I looked again and it was an on coming train!’  A co-worker of mine used to say.

I have to admit, I don’t know moderation; I indulge or go cold turkey when it comes to some pleasures; in this case, food.  For the past 3 weeks I’ve been eating clean but something happened this weekend; I had a relapse at my sister’s house.  She didn’t think anything of it because I appeared and did the normal sister/social things we do, watch movies, play with her son, and eat!  LOL.  My visit with her looked normal but my clean eating was challenged in her environment.  All of our favorite comfort foods were conveniently left out on the counters next to the fresh fruit; in the fridge, next to the spinach salad and bottled water was the non-diet-soda and juice packs.  Six hours rolled by quickly of nibbling on spinach salad, lean turkey, donuts, Lays and Doritos watching movies and playing with her son. 

This encounter set me by 2 weeks….I didn’t use moderation because I’m not as normal people, I indulge.  I was in a familiar environment where food was the answer to playing, naps, bonding, girl talk and laughter.  Most people can practice moderation, because they don’t tie their emotional highs or lows to food.  However a binge eater, nibbler, secret eater, etc, may have addictions like a junkie.  Would you say to an alcoholic, ‘A daily glass of red wine is good for your heart!  Just drink in moderation.’ Or to a recovering drug addict ‘Stay away from cocaine but marijuana in moderation is okay’.  By blessing the ‘m’ word to a food addict or putting him/her is an environment where he/she can experience various emotions in one setting with food is sabotage.