March 21st, 22nd

I'm thinking I may start trying to blog at the end of the day of, so's I can better capture the day.  But I suppose this will have to do for now.

Thursday, March 21st

7:30 AM:1 c. cooked oats w/ 1 tbsp natural pb
11 AM: 1/4 c. almonds and pumpkin seeds, 1 piece ww bread, cheese stick
3 PM: apple
4:30 PM: fiber one bar
6:30 PM: pb and ww bread sandwich, 2 popsicles

I had my cooking class today.  We made pie, and I abstained!  Proud!
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Ran just over 1 mile.  I was supposed to do three, but today was just one of those days where it felt like pullin' teeth.

Same old story with the sleep: went to bed in plenty of time, but didn't sleep too great.  My cute husband has agreed to switch me sides of the bed to see if that helps (I was sleeping by the window/wall, he by the open room/bedroom door).  I think it will help- my side feels sink-y, and I have nightmares about the wall squishing me.

Energy was pretty good, maybe even an 8!

Friday, March 22nd

7:45 AM: 2 pieces ww tst w/natural pb
10:30 AM: apple, low fat vanilla yogurt, fiberone bar
2:30 PM: salad, ww pita

Ok...so this is where it starts to get a little a little ridiculous.  In my defense, I spent most of my day (from 11:30-6:30) working a big event that our office put on, and there was naughty, scrumptious, energy-zapping food EVERYWHERE!!! And in most cases, I was in charge of arranging it,  So I just have to remember that it could have been a lot worse.

3:30 PM: granola bar
6:30 PM: 1/2 c. potato salad, white dinner roll, 3 granola bars
8 PM: m/l bowl of popcorn popped with olive oil and salted, 2 popsicles

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No exercise (resting up for my big run tomorrow)

SO...Slept on the other side of the bed and...it helped!  It still wasn't a perfect night's sleep, but it was definitely an improvement.  Luckily David sleeps awesome just about any where, so he didn't suffer switching sides.

Energy at a 7

Saturday, March 23rd

10 AM: 1 ww tst w/ natural pb
1 PM: 7 almonds
2 PM: YUMMY smoothie made from yogurt, berries, and almond milk.  1 piece ww tst w/ natural pb
6 PM: 2 cheese sticks
8 PM: m/l bowl of popcorn, prepared as before, cheese stick, 7 olives, 1 granola bar, 3 popsicles

SOOO...this weekend hasn't been the greatest for eating.  I've been eating a lot, and not enough veggies.  mostly due to cravings, but also due to the fact that we need some groceries!  I am trying not to be too hard on myself, because even these past few days is much better than my natural tendencies to gorge myself all the live-long day!  Even though some of my food choices have been questionable and overdoing it, I am grateful that I have still managed to avoid candy and desserts, my Achilles's heel!

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- I slept great last night, I always do when I can wait to go to bed when I am sleepy and naturally wake up.  I slept about 8.5 hours
- I psyched myself up for it all week, trying to think positively about, think about it something that would definitely happen
- My husband encouraged me and prayed for me.  When David prays for me, it is seriously a game changer!
- I wrote motivational sticky notes and placed them over the time and distance on the treadmill.  I set my pace and watched Andy Griffith shows while I ran.  Every now and then I would take a peek to track my progress, but this way I wasn't focusing on how far I still had to go.
- I ate beforehand and stayed stretched and hydrated throughout.

After I ran, I was pretty pooped.  I hardly did anything else today besides lounge and rest in hopes of recovery!  Energy a 7.

One thing I noticed today as I reviewed this first week's entries is that I haven't seen that much of a spike in my energy levels...But one things that have changed pretty significantly are my moods!  I have felt peaceful and happy.  I have not had my usual mood swings or depression.  I have been slow to anger and quick to smile and make a joke!  I think this is AWESOME!  Other great side effects:  feeling better about myself and my body, and feeling less sluggish.