Wednesday, March 16, 2011

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The journey to anything in life starts with a single step and unfortunately that's often the hardest step to take.  Starting and maintaining this blog is the first step for me in admitting that my behavior is unacceptable.  I started off my day pretty well and was actually very proud of it until about 3:30 when a coworker mentioned this would be a perfect afternoon to go out and get ice cream.  I cannot blame my friend because it IS A PERFECT day for ice cream...but aren't they all?  If you haven't noticed I have no problem justifying anything as a good reason to consume the foods that I love most.  Sometimes its a treat for a good deed, sometimes a bad day, sometimes its just because the sun is shining, or my favorite lately has been that the baby wants <insert food of choice here>...yeah.  My coworker has no idea I'm keeping this food diary or blog. She would be extremely supportive if I fessed up and told her about it.  I had every opportunity to say no and eat my beautifully planned, nutritious snack.  I even opened the refrigerator and had it in my hand when she suggested it.  Sadly, I pulled the fridge door open again and happily declared that I would just eat if for breakfast in the morning!  And off we went and the ice cream was FABULOUS and PERFECT until I came in an typed it into my food diary.  Then the big flashing MISTAKE!! DANGER!! YOU MORON!!  signs started flashing in my mind.  So here I am wanting to take a day of rest from my exercise and now I can't because I HAD to have that ice cream.  I was just going to go home, cook a little dinner for myself (hubby is working late) and work on some home projects that have been bugging me.  Don't get me wrong..I do enjoy my new found favorite swimming exercises.  But now I've backed myself into the "I have to do it corner today" and that's not the corner I wanted to stand in this afternoon.  I should also say that I'm not against consuming my favorite treats in moderation. In this case I should have planned a little better knowing that I wanted to use today as an exercise break.      


Diet Observation:  Good job up until the afternoon snack and then good recovery with dinner...and seriously I still stayed under the calorie goal even with the mac and cheese..SHOCKING! Committing to some sort of activity daily DOES make me feel better and I've already noticed a pretty significant increase in my energy level at the end of the day.  Unfortunately, I did notice that all the ice cream I ate made me sluggish all the way through my workout.  I found myself watching the clock and and not working as hard at times. Tomorrow I'll be focusing on balancing out my nutrient levels as they are pretty skewed right now.  Fat, sugar and sodium are obviously problem areas for me, and yes I know those are the very ingredients that make food taste so delectable.  I don't want to remove them from my diet.  I just want to consume manageable amounts.  I mean seriously this really isn't about me anymore..my baby girl is getting all this stuff too.