Saturday, September 30, 2017

Day 6: Take me out to the Ball Game

You really want to test your will power, spend the day at a sporting event. Where the people surrounding you are all enjoying delicious, fatty, perfect concession food. And instead of water they are all drinking pop or juice or something equally as tasty but not so good for you.

Saturday is football day. We get there at 9 a.m. and don't leave until about 2 p.m. I had a sensible breakfast, some toast and cottage cheese. I even cut my coffee intake in half because the mocha flavor has almost double calories as the vanilla flavor. That my friends is what they call progress :)

I got to the game and I just couldn't stop myself. I wandered to concessions and got a can of coke. Now, I grabbed a water bottle too, let's not just jump to negative conclusions so quickly!! Oh, I also indulged in handful of salty, buttery popcorn. But, it didn't taste so good so I wasn't tempted to eat more. Anyway, back to that coke. It was ice cold. It was crisp. It was everything a soft drink should be. Including horrible for my diet (I hate that word, lifestyle change, but eh...). Where was I, oh that's right, that ice, cold can of coke. Guess what, I only drank about half of it before I put it down and picked up that water bottle. So, I caved, but I corrected myself.

I stuck to my almond snacks and string cheese I brought. I needed something other than water though, I think that is why the coke was so enticing. So, I mixed up some Crystal Light peach tea, I never read the ingredient list before but I discovered only 5 calories per serving. So, now I can drink something besides water and not feel so guilty about it. Don't worry, water is still my main source of beverage.

I opted to skip a work out today. I needed the time to just rest and recoop a bit. I ended up taking a nap for about 45 minutes and I feel alive again. Tomorrow I am joining the gym so that I have some different options for work-out. I enjoy walking, but something about doing a YouTube work out in my living room makes me feel silly I'm sure I'll continue to do them here and there, but I am finding that the more people that are around, the better I feel. Something about others knowing what I am doing so they can help keep me in check.

I am just one day shy of a week into my new lifestyle. I am eating better. I am sleeping better. Oh, and I lost 2 pounds. Small steps. Although, I am super excited for the day I step onto that scale and see more than just a few pounds off. I know I'll get there, one step at a time.

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