WHEW! This weekend was tough. I am beginning my 8th day on the 24 day challenge, and let me just say I feel great but it has been pretty challenging so far. I never realized how much I crave carbs and sugars. And I never realized how often I would snack. But alas, I survived my first weekend. When you are mostly at home, the unhealthies in your home literally SCREAM your name. I also had to refrain from snaking while I cook. I know most of you do it too. Sprinkle some cheese on the eggs, throw a handful in your mouth. Pick the chicken apart while you cut it up just "make sure it tastes ok", lick the batter bowl. And I'm sure most of us don't realize how many extra calories we are adding to our diets by those little bites. So, I kept grapes and cut of veggies on the counter to chomp on if if I got that urge to cheat. I also chugged the water. Sometimes it would take away that hunger and other times it would just keep my mouth busy.
Because I am the only one in my house doing this challenge, sometimes I have to make modifications to the meals I prepare for my Hubby and Kiddos. Well I don't HAVE to, but because I still haven't mastered the art of cooking without butter, cheese, salt ect. What I am trying to cook isn't really great for me to try to get them to switch over. I don't want to turn them off to a healthier lifestyle just because I don't know how to cook yet :)
Thankfully last week, my children were camping with the Grandparents, so only my Husband had to suffer through my experiments. But this week, I will have to do some MAJOR planning and recipe hunting .Last night was hard. After running, I stopped by Culvers to get the family supper. The drive home was TOUGH! smelling that greasy cheeseburger and french fries.. Normally I would snack on the fries while I drove home, but I put the food in the back seat to keep the temptation out of reach. SUCCESS! I CAN do this.
I also ran the farthest distance EVER in my life Sunday. 7 Miles. It was challenging, but I have no doubt that because of my improved eating habits and the Spark I get to drink, I had much better endurance than I'm sure I would have a few weeks ago. I feel great all the way around. So far, no regrets on trying this new challenge. I know I said I would only weigh and measure myself every 5 days, but curiosity got the better of me this morning, since I officially started this a week ago today. So I will leave you with my stats. Hopefully this week I can share some recipes. Thanks for reading, feel free to comment and HAPPY DROPIN'!
Monday 3/17 Day 1: Friday 3/28 Day 5: Monday 3/31 Day 8:
155 lbs 154 lbs 151 lbs.
TOTAL: 4 POUNDS DOWN!
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