Week 3: The crunch begins....

So it's week 3.  Day 15.  The burn to resort to soda drinking is felt daily now.  Probably out of boredom with water, although I do like a nice ice cold glass of agua these days, but when I hear that crack of soda can being opened at the office...I start looking for change for the machine.  Cutting off consumption at 8 pm?  Struggling.  Last night, because we were out of the house so long and then came home to do decorating and such, I broke down and ate after 8....and then proceeded to eat until almost 11 pm.  (Shaking my head).  But like they say, I can't let this false step knock me off the pathway to healthiness.

And so, here I am, trying to muster up the will to create a new goal, a new good habit.  Not having lost ANY weight and in fact, gaining weight in the last two week, is so demoralizing.  I have lost weight in the past (back when Ephedra was legal) and it felt like it fell off me and I was motivated to exercise and such.  But then that was 12 years ago, I had a spouse to help with housework, the kids and finances.  Considering I am a stress eater and suddenly it feels like all I have is stress, no wonder I have packed on the pounds.

I want to do something different than I have done before, so I am not going to quit, I am not going to make excuses for sabotaging myself.  I am going to stick this through.  Slow and steady wins the race right?  Just call me Turtle then, because I want to win.  So here goes....

Week 3 Goal:  Eat at least one fruit and one veggie per day

Sounds simple, considering that whole food pyramid recommends more, but it's not a normal habit.  Fruit doesn't come out of a vending machine.  Veggies can't be bought at the convenience store.  So I have to go out of my way to include these in my diet.  Hopefully, one will lead to another will lead to another and then suddenly I'm at my 5 a day.

So far today, corn (about a cup of cooked kernels) and a banana.  I know as far as glucose levels, these are bad choices, but again baby steps.  I will educate myself as I go about this and each time I make a decision that helps me like not getting the soda and getting the water instead, I am closer to getting fit by 40.  I may not look it right now, but I'm sure I am lowering all those important levels and beginning to raise some others that need raising.

Next week is definitely the food journaling.  I'm pretty sure I'm packing in about 3,000 calories a day and we all know that won't get me anywhere except fatter and more unhealthy, but I'll worry about that next week.

Have a great night....Happy Week 3!

Annie