I tried to plan ahead knowing how busy we were going to be by packing healthy snacks but let myself indulge when out with the ladies on Tuesday night.
Then Wednesday was Kenyon's birthday and we had planned to go out for dinner so I knew that it wasn't going to be the best day food wise, however I didn't plan on eating the 2 Babycakes cupcakes for dessert... so the guilt set in.
Thursday we headed off to Edmonton for Kenyon's tests at the Stollery Children's hospital and since I was still feeling guilty for indulging in the cupcakes the night before, I packed my purse full of healthy snacks again and water. I did well, I ate those and had a relatively healthy lunch at the Pita Pit and was proud of our family as we took the stairs all day, and walked to get lunch.
Friday was supposed to be a relaxing day but ended up getting filled with appointments and stress, and I did NOT eat enough. I went to the gym on basically an empty tank (I shoved a piece of bread with almond butter and honey into my mouth on my way out the door) and had an impossible time trying to get everything that I needed to accomplished. There was that little voice in the back of my head (and it sounded oddly like Jo's) telling me that I needed to eat more and that I shouldn't have worked out without the proper fuel. I get it now! No, SERIOUSLY, I get it, I have never felt like such crap after a workout and I'm actually thankful that Amanda gave us one hell of a workout to REALLY drill that message into me.
I thought for sure that I would get back on track yesterday and the day started off well. I ate a good breakfast, went to the Get Fit Club Workout and then out to pick up Kenyon's birthday cake. We had a very busy birthday party with 9 kids aged 2-5 bowling with a couple of babies crawling around and boy oh boy did I want a drink lol. I didn't have a drink since I felt that I should at least appear to be responsible while caring for other people's kids but I did have a piece of that nasty, greasy pepperoni pizza that was offered by the bowling alley and I certainly had a piece of the super moist carrot cake with cream cheese frosting that my darling 4 year old boy specifically requested as his cake (almost as if he knew that it is my absolute favourite). Wow! I felt like shit... I can't even say crap because that is an understatement.
Today, I tried to get back into the swing of things and it was rough, I still didn't eat enough but at least it was a better effort. I still felt gross but I pushed myself to workout and make another healthy meal; I will NOT give up.
My goal for this upcoming week is to stay on track with my eating, and to not anticipate speed bumps or failures. I will pack healthy snacks with me every time I go out to ensure that I have no room for excuses and not set myself up for failure.
Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other - Walter Elliot
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