Days 16-17

This will be brief because I'm sleepy :)

Yesterday was a good day food wise. I managed to piece together some of works lunch with what I brought for a 21 day fix approved meal so I was proud of myself for that. I was also so excited to get home and run because I got my new running stroller and it actually had air in the tires (Tuesday was a flat tires fail!). So off Lucas and I went with Mike and the dog on our perfect little family run... Which quickly became a nightmare. 1- running with a stroller is hard. 2- halfway in, Lucas started to lose it. Like I don't want to even be in stroller lose it. How we didn't think to pack a drink, snack, toys, or a pacifier I don't know. 3- carrying Lucas for mile and a half was on par for pushing running stroller that far. I was proud we did 3 miles in 45 mins considering at least half was walked and there were a million stops.

I did NOT want to do anything after that. I was so crabby from the walk and mentally and physically drained. But I made myself do it and I'm glad I did. 

Today I did not. My legs hurt so bad. Not in a "I'm sore" hurt. In a "I will give you an injury if you don't stop this madness" hurt. And so I respect them and myself enough to give them a break today. I should have done Yoga but I did 10 minute abs instead- which is actually something I would like to add to my workout routine on a more regular basis. It was fast but good!

I'm trying not to feel like a quitter just because I missed one day of workouts in the program but it's hard. But I'm also not willing to take an injury and then be done with running when my training behind hard core in a few weeks. 

Life is about balances and this is mine.

Ok. Bed time :) 

Day 15.... I cheated

Yup. With one week to go, I cheated. I did really good at my meeting today where they catered lunch. I took a sub sandwich and didn't have a carb at supper to balance the extra bread. I bypassed the chips and cookies and pop and had grapes and my water instead. Came home and knowing I had a meeting at 7, I had Mike supervise Lucas while I got Total Body Cardio done.... It was rough considering I thought it was a Lower Fix day for some reason. My legs are killing from yesterday and I did not want any more cardio in my life. But I made it through minus a few distractions of picking up Lucas to use as a weight when he wanted his mommy ;)

So I went to my meeting for the fire department auxiliary and there is food. Good food. Bread, dips, mini wieners. And wine. Bottles of wine. And so I cheated ok? I had pineapple and veggies.... And I had already eaten all my fruits and veggies for the day ;) ha! Gotcha! Bet you guys thought I was writing this buzzed and carb loaded. I wish... But knowing I had 6 days left helped.

I have another work meeting tomorrow with a catered lunch so we will see if I can be as strong with my willpower.

No pics from today's meals but I just had to share this place I found on my drive through God's country today... Shady Drive Inn. Really ?!? Looks popular though! 

Hope you found this as amusing as I did :b

Day 14- .67 down :)

Oh man am I glad only one week is left. I literally was starving AND thirsty on my drive home and all I had was a Special K bar. I had it in my hand to eat but I slapped it down and back into the bag.... Sigh. Willpower is fading!

I got outside for a good old 5k today with the dog- took us 34 mins... Included several potty breaks and a poop for the dog (not me!) which was followed by me walking because I do not run with dog poop in my hand. Also had to stop and tie my left shoe 3 times- stupid shoe! Note to self: double knots!

I did let myself have an extra yellow today. I can't lie, Yoga Fix felt amazing after my run! I feel all nice and stretched out.

Although my journey for good water continues, I have found amazing almond butter! 

Water fail- I hear the lemon is better

Vanilla equals yummy delight! I just got a packet to make sure I like it because it's VERY expensive but it's worth it! 

That's all I've got tonight- bed time!

Lucky #13

You ever want to tempt fate, go to a zoo on the first nice day in awhile and don't have a pop or ice cream.... Ouch.

So I realized I had a big fail with grocery shopping- the first week I went for this, I got way too much. This time, I got barely enough to last me mid- week. Guess I will be going grocery shopping in the next couple days! Oops. 

I am mixing it up this week. Here's what it looks like:

Breakfast: red, yellow, purple (I can't do a vegetable at breakfast unless it's mixed in with a smoothie!) My plan is to bring back the overnight oats for this week.

Lunch: red, yellow, purple, green

Tomorrow's lunch is chicken with rice, carrots and grapes.

Supper: red, yellow, purple, green

Not sure what I will whip up tomorrow.

Snacks: Two greens, blue (pistachios and almonds this week) and an orange (most likely sunflower seeds unless I have a salad and need dressing). 

And then my four tablespoons thrown in as needed. Tomorrow I have peanut butter for my celery... Not sure where the other two will come in. I will probably eat straight peanut butter because I love it.

If I run tomorrow, I will probably throw in an extra yellow or red just to keep me fueled. Today I accidentally had an extra red and didn't eat a yellow- so calorie wise it probably was less so might do that as well tomorrow. Made this beauty:

Half a scoop Shakeology, cup of spinach and cashew milk. Delicious post- workout fuel.

Did Dirty 30 tonight and it actually wasn't that bad. Tough, yes. But at no point did I feel like I was going to die ;)

One week, one day. I can do this!

Day 12...

I am so "ho-hum" about this day that I almost didn't post but I did want to let you all know that I completed another day.... It was hard and I wanted to quit and I definitely didn't want to do Cardio Fix (I was going to substitute 10 minute and) but my husband pushed me to do it... So I did. Not as hard as the first time (expected you this time bonus round!) but still one that's going to leave me sore tomorrow.

On the bright side my fridge is stocked with some yummy food so hopefully I can make it through 9... More... Days.

Just realized I have a baby shower 3 days from my finish date. Let's be honest- I'm probably going to eat cake lol   Time to start building my willpower now. 

Day 11- Halfway!!!!!

It's all downhill from here folks! Right? Sure lol It's still going to be a long 10 days!

Is it working? I think so! Obviously toning up takes more than 11 days. I have already lost 2 inches on my stomach... no progress on the legs yet. Those are the only measurements I took. 

Will I continue to do it after 21 days? Probably going to make some tweaks... Like not feel guilty about pop. (Haven't caved yet!) Swap a green for a purple (aka a veggie for a fruit). Throw in some sauces. And allow myself a small chocolate post- supper and a couple treats a week. Or maybe a cheat meal. 

After all, I am moving to full on 5k running from this point on. Going to try to get 3 miles in 3 days a week for next 3-4 weeks and then half marathon training begins. I'm going to try to incorporate 21 day workouts in as long as I have them (they are on loan from a friend) for my strength training since the workouts are pretty good! 

Things I am thinking about... Have 10 days to consider my next step :)

Nothing too deep today. Watching Bruce Jenner interview with Barbara Walters.... Yup, couldn't help myself. 

Day 9... Oops 10!

So turns out that somewhere I skipped a day- I do see two Day 8s and no 7 but I really thought today was Day 9... What a happy surprise that it is Day 10. 11 days to go- tomorrow is halfway!! 

Another sparkling water fail yesterday that I forgot to post about (and yes that 70s looking library is my office in one of my districts). 

I really think it's the flavor of pop not the carbonation that I miss since I am hating on all of these! 

Going grocery shopping this weekend and going to stock up on all the yummy things that I want, not just what's in my cupboard and that is going to power me through the next 11 days- I'm sure of it ;)