Yesterday began week four of the fitness challenge, and I am down to 208! That means I have lost 10 lbs in 3 weeks! I'm pretty proud of that, and I hope I can keep it up for a while.
Last week was harder than it needed to be. Why? Because I didn't make a plan. I didn't take an hour to write down what I was going to eat 5 meals a day for the week. Why not? Honestly, I just didn't get around to it. And here it is Tuesday, and I haven't done it this week either. Before you get too disappointed, that doesn't mean that I didn't stick to my plan. I did, it was just harder. I had to think about what I was going to eat way ahead of time. I wasn't prepared to cut veggies or put chicken in the crock pot in the morning so that I wouldn't have to worry about it for dinner. I was stressed out about it. But not as stressed as I would have been a couple weeks ago, because I'm so used to cooking and eating the right things now that it's becoming second nature.
The other risky thing I did last week was go to the grocery store without deciding what's for dinner this week. I made a list of basics that I knew I was missing, and hopefully I have most of what I need. I hate the grocery store because I never know exactly how much I'm going to spend. I'm going to hate it even more next month if the government shutdown lasts, because I'm on WIC, which saves me $150 on formula every month. Seriously. I could feed my entire family for $150/month if I tried really hard. And that's what it costs to feed my 4 month old.
Anyway, it's that magical nap time again. It's a little later today, and I hope it lasts. Maybe I can make my meal plan.
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