Can I just sum up today with a picture?
Yes, I DO own this shirt...and Yes, I love it with all my heart. It was a Christmas gift from my mom and it makes me smile EVERY time.
It was just THAT kind of day for me. I rocked back and forth on my commitments to myself. I made a promise to myself at the beginning of the year that I would NOT eat my son's food. How many times have we done that, Moms? There are leftovers that they haven't touched, or they HAVE touched and it's still good and you don't want to waste it? Yeah, my son's little PB&J was tempting me...and it didn't even look good...
The little nugget of a sandwich is something that my son LOVES, and I make it delicious. But with my change in lifestyle I'm trying to achieve and share...doesn't this just scream "frump"? I mean, look at my atmosphere I was looking at when my son "finished" his sandwich...
Ugh! Wake up call, Camille! I threw that sandwich away and reflected on the beautiful lunch I had already eaten...
So, this beautiful clean plate...versus...yes, scroll up a little bit...THAT little nugget of a pb&j sandwich. Isn't it amazing how presentation of our food affects us?? I decided after taking the time to make myself a Sweet & Spicy Tuna Triple Slider with raw carrots and a kiwi, I needed to get OUT of the fog! For the sliders, I used 1 Flatout Foldit Flatbread, Classic White sliders (4sp), 1/2 T Great Value Light Mayo (1sp) and 1 Single Serve Starkis Tuna Creations. Chunk LIght Sweet & Spicy Tuna (2sp), a good squirt of Heinz Mustard (0sp) and a few slices of homemade pickled cucumbers (0sp). This time around, instead of spreading the mayo on the bread first, I mixed it with the tuna and mustard in a bowl to get the tuna to stick together. I placed the cucumber pieces on the bread and THEN spread the tuna mix. I REALLY enjoyed it this way and will definitely be making this sandwich for only 7 smartpoints.
After this meal, I decided to turn my day around. I decided to make a vision poster for myself, because I felt myself sliding down the slippery slope of No Motivation for Movement. I didn't want to let go of all the effort I've given to exercise, and I refuse to be called a hypocrite.
So, I did it.
I found a fitness model's body and cut out her face and put my own in it's place with motivational quotes around it to keep me going when I feel like I just can't! My sister thinks it's hilarious, and stupid...and it kindof is! BUT...let me tell you, I posted that baby in my home gym and tonight, when the struggle was real to get just ONE. MORE. REP...that poster helped me push. You know why? Because I had a visual of something I wanted, but never actually seen before.
And I am building my momentum up to get back with it and accomplish my goal I've set for myself in July. Honestly, I started to lose motivation because my efforts didn't seem to be doing anything. I know, I know...hush! But my new mantra is to focus on CHANGE, not focus on RESULTS. Thank you Jack Dixon.
So I made dinner. And yes, it was a cereal night. :) Each person got to choose their own cereal for the night, it was my son's first time having cereal with milk...he is a FAN! Good ol' Kix Berry Cereal for the little guy, and he LOVED it. Now, of course we have to have some protein so I grilled up some steaks that had been thawing since yesterday, rubbed them in some olive oil and seasoned them with Trader Joe's BBQ Rub and let them sit for 30 min in the fridge. It turned out that each of us adults got 2 ounces of the steak (2sp), with a few pieces for my son, and I cooked an egg to set on top. So our protein totaled 4 smartpoints, and I decided on 3/4 c All Bran Cereal (or guinea pig poop according to my sister) for 4 smartpoints with 1/2 cup Unsweetened Almond Milk (0sp) and STILL had 4 smartpoints left for the day!
After dinner, I got the kitchen cleaned and Little Man bathed and put to bed by 8:00pm. I didn't even hesitate...my future body picture is now my wallpaper on my phone. I took one look at that thing, and got my workout clothes on and didn't look back. I did a 45 minute treadmill circuit (1 whole minute running at 8mph!!) which I felt so powerful doing...My thoughts: wow, either I'm getting stronger and getting better endurance...or my treadmill is starting to die I'm seriously going with myself getting stronger. What used to be a run for me...is now a jog...so I've got to up the treadmill and am working on getting up to a sustainable 8.5 to do another treadmill circuit I'm working up to.
See? The journey NEVER stops. I kind of lost sight of what I was working toward because of momentary distractions. Reground yourself, put your dreams OUT THERE and Go to WORK!
My friends, I DID do my treadmill circuit and I DID complete my 9 minute mission of muscle training. I don't want to say, "I gave up the last week because I had already missed 2 days and it is too late for me to recover."
Wah, wah, wah...Thank you, Sadness...now go stand in your circle.
No, I want to say I got 18/20 workouts completed this month...and in March, I WILL get 20/20 workouts completed.
Boom. Reignited my motivation for today. I kept my promise.
My 4 smartpoints to eat at the end of my workout? I decided on an Opal Apple with 1 T of Trader Joe's Salted Almond Butter (3sp) and the extra point I would decide what to do with after my treat. I wasn't going to eat it just because it's there if I wasn't hungry...
Turns out I accidentally logged egg whites instead of an egg at dinner and that 1 smartpoint was a false extra point! So, daily smartpoints met, a belly satisfied, a mind cleared up, and a body ready for bedtime.
Hang in there friends, and rock the morning on the 'morrow!
Do something you've never done before,
Camille
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