With that being said, these last couple weeks have been far from my best eating ones. However, these things used to make me resent myself for the indulgences and/or just plain necessities I needed at that moment, I don't beat myself up over them anymore. Sometimes, stress just gets the best of us and instead of breaking down and crumbling, a lemon bar or two here, a margarita there, are easy remedies that keep me from pulling my hair out. One thing I am proud of myself for, is sticking with my workouts everyday. Even if it has to come in the evening after a six hour shift and my feet are aching, I know my mood will drastically be improved if I just do an hour of heart pumping exercise. I just tell my self "Make it through your 5 minute warm-up, and stretch, and if you still don't have any want or motivation to continue, we will call it a day and just go home." Most of the time, after I do my warmup, something kicks in that helps me make it through the hour. I use mantras all the time though. Simple sayings like "Don't think, just do," or one that I read recently, "You're one workout away from a great mood," inspire me to continue on.
I did manage to make my way to Chipotle the other night for my favorite Burrito Bowl to quell some anxiety though.
I couldn't wait to dig in! |
My awesome dinner with a side of homemade guacamole. |
The old me would have dove right into the crushed up Pop-Tarts they displayed next to the other numerous crazy concoctions in the bins. I now since have vowed off this caloric bomb in every possible way, even if I am not creating the most nutritious dessert. I added some chocolate waffle cone, marshmallow, and cookie dough, looking like something out of a five year old's fantasy dream...I couldn't wait to have mine after dinner. I was able to make it through half of my Chipotle, and a little more than half of my Yogurt Mountain till my stomach hit the breaks. After watching a movie with Mike, we both fell into a food coma and dozed off.
Sunday
Nothing mind-boggleing happened Sunday except the dinner I made, not tooting my own horn or anything but...toot toot (just kidding!) While flying home from North Carolina a couple of weeks ago I ran across this awesome looking pork loin recipe in an issue of Cosmopolitan. It had a tomato-sage Gin sauce that was so yummy I wish the recipe would have made more.
Before the sauce... |
With the sauce! |
Monday
I decided to plan out everything I would be eating this week on a menu that I could stick to even with my busy schedule. Hopefully, this will come in handy when all I want to do is reach for an extra snack or an unhealthy addition to my already healthy meals. Also, I won't have to think about what I need to fix, it will already be planned and prepared. I did a ramp workout that kicked mine and Mike's butt today and plan to have a night to myself (and Monkey) getting the house back in order. Hopefully, I will make it to my blog more often this week than last. I don't like when I don't write about what I am going through because then I have all this pent up stuff I need to release into the universe. Tomorrow I get to go to Melissa's Kickboxing class for the first time in two weeks! I can't wait, so until then...goodnight and good eats!