I've found that WEDNESDAYS are like, my favorite day. They can either MAKE my week, or BREAK my week. If I ROCK my Wednesdays with my nutrition AND my workouts? Nothing can stop me.
Remember how I posted about reaffirming my promises and getting myself out of a slump on a Tuesday night one post? The next morning was Wednesday and I got up early. I got up early, and I FELT GREAT! It rejuvenated me, and I was able to have my time...Get my 9MM done, get my breakfast eaten, pack my husband's lunch AND make him breakfast AND start my morning treadmill workout...all before the baby woke up. It was AWESOME! I made 10k steps before 8am that day! And by the end of the day...I don't know HOW it happened, but I had managed to earn 21 FitPoints and walk 26,116 steps by 9:30pm.
WHAT?!
And I also felt like a truck had hit me when I woke up Thursday morning, BUT THAT'S OKAY! I don't have ANY desire to get that many steps again...my regular goal of 10k is just fine with me. :)
Wednesday was a High Carb Day...Woo Hoo!! Welcome Fruit and Grains to my day! Now, get in my belly!
I started the morning off with my FAVORITE breakfast...Apple Cinnamon Muesli for 8sp. I make it the night before so it's a no brainer when I wake up! Recipe to be found on blogpost: I Tried New Things Today
I just dump it in a bowl and enjoy OR I put it in a smaller container and enjoy right out of the jar! Apples are ALWAYS fresh and NEVER brown :)
Second meal of the day was nice and early, around 9am. So, I satisfied myself with 1 Cara Cara Orange (SO YUMMY!! Kind of like a blood orange...a mix between a citrus and berry taste, DELISH!) for 0sp, 2 Low Sodium Rice Cakes (2sp), 1 Premier Protein Shake (2sp), and 2 T of PB2 Powdered Peanut Butter (1sp). A great easy meal to eat for only 5 smartpoints!
Remember, though your meals may be simple, don't forget to take the time to make them look nice. The more visually appealing they are, the more enjoyable it is to eat!
Time rolls on and I find myself trying to keep busy! My workout is done for the day, the laundry is in the process of washing and drying and being folded, but all in all, I don't really have anything to do while the baby is sleeping! It was a weird feeling! I got a lot finished, and had a quiet 3rd meal, or lunch, to myself.
I had some roasted spaghetti squash (0sp), 1/2 c white rice for 3sp (leftovers from the night before), and 1 Superfood Veggie Patty (5sp). So, it was an 8 smartpoint meal, and I could have eaten a different carb for lower smartpoints, but you know what? I really wanted some rice! And some was already made, just needed to be reheated, so that's exactly what I did! I just made sure that my next two meals would split between 9 smartpoints. Doing math quite often, but it's almost like a puzzle, that you CAN WIN, if you just put in a little thinking time...and have easily accessible foods you KNOW the points value for.
Fourth meal consisted of a Smore's Quest Bar (4sp) and the last quarter of Little Man's banana, still in the peel. I enjoyed that bar and banana on the easy walk around our neighborhood.
As soon as I get back to the house, it's time to get ready to sub for a meeting out in Orem. That means, food to go. The center out in Orem is right next to a Subway, and I contemplated all day long if I just wanted to get my dinner there. I decided that I couldn't really enjoy a GOOD sandwich for 5 smartpoints or less, so, I made up a quick and easy, as well as nonconventional, dinner.
1/3 c Kashi Go Lean Clusters Vanilla Pepitas (2sp), a dash of zero calorie sweetener, 2 T Fage Total 0% Nonfat Greek Strained Yogurt for 0 smartpoints (yes, I got EVERY LASY BIT of yogurt out of the tub before I had to throw it away), and 3/4 c Nordica 1% Lowfat Cottage Cheese for 3 smartpoints.
Boom. Victory. Made a totally delicious and satisfying final meal for 5 smartpoints. I met my points for the day and headed home.
Upon returning home, I had a bite of the crockpot chicken I had made for my family...It was no more than an ounce, so I tracked 3/4 of an ounce of chicken breast of my tracker, and then I helped myself to some canned pears my sister-in-law gave us...and ate the rest of the jar...for 0 smartpoints.
Now, I'll confess by the end of the night, I was REALLY craving chocolate. My Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Salted Caramel Truffles were STARING at me. I had 4 Weekly Smartpoints left...and 1 truffle is only 3 smartpoints.
Is it worth it?
Here comes the internal dialogue: I totally know they are delicious, and so I wouldn't be wasting my points. BUT, is having a treat today really worth throwing my lifestyle goals out the window? Saturday is my day to have treats, so is it really worth spoiling your 4 week success thus far? What could I...
And then I remembered my blessing of Daily Hugs: Quest Cravings Protein Peanut Butter Cups
For BOTH peanut butter cups, you would spend 7 smartpoints. But for only 1 peanut butter cup, which is more than enough to satisfy the craving and STILL FEEL like you are on track, it's only 4 smartpoints. I opted for 1 peanut butter cup to finish off my weeklies.
I can make it. Only 2 more days until Reset Day and my blessed weekly points come back to me! Even though I went for the high smartpoint option, for me it was totally worth it because I didn't feel guilty. It TASTED like a treat, but it wasn't a total indulgence...like it would have been had I eaten the truffle.
The food you eat...watch the mentality behind it. You CAN eat whatever you so choose. For me, that truffle was TOTALLY in my smartpoint balance...but I would have felt guilty afterwards eating it, because it would have been a deviation from the promises and goals I have made and set for myself.
I cannot emphasize enough how important SMART goals are! Make sure you take time for yourself to set those! Make them meaningful and important because THOSE GOALS WILL KEEP YOU ON TRACK WHEN NOTHING ELSE WILL!!
I rocked my middle of the week...and I'm ready to take on the next two days of LC foods!
Enjoy the sunshine,
Camille
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