Well…originally
I had planned to run a medium distance outside run yesterday morning
but with how tired I was at the end of the day Tuesday, I figured that
wasn’t really
a good idea so I changed my plans to a 30 minute treadmill run of
intervals. However, yesterday morning happened and I slept until almost
11. Bah! I have foiled myself again! I’ve got to stop doing this to
myself. So, I guess I’m running the half marathon
on Sunday “cold.” And by “cold” I mean with no real training run
beforehand. I really didn’t want to do that to myself, but it is what
it is. I can’t change what I’ve done and I can only deal with it and
move forward. I should do fine with running the
half on Sunday. I need to study the route and see how frequent the
water stops are because, really, I don’t want to wear my fuelbelt with
all its water bottles. I’d like to have just my handheld bottle with
Gatorade in it and a SPIbelt (or similar product…I’ll
buy it at the expo the day before) to put 3 gels, my phone and car key
in. I just want to run this minimalist, really.
So,
no workout today. No workout today because I was sleeping in my
less-than-8-hour turnaround between shifts as I worked a double shift
last night. Tomorrow morning
will probably be the “Paige workout.” I haven’t decided yet if I’m
going to workout Saturday morning, but if I do, I’ll replicate a Samy
workout at 24hr Fitness. Then, half marathon Sunday morning!!!
Meal 1:
• 1 piece of fruit: 3 plums
• sugar free cereal
• 1 piece 100% whole grain bread
• ½ cup juice: cashew
Snack 1 (100 cals):
• cucumber sandwich
Meal 2:
• protein shake
• 1 serving veggies: peas
Snack 2 (150 cals):
• small avocado, lightly salted w/sea salt
Meal 3:
• fruit smoothie
• 1 piece of fruit: pear
Snack 3 (100 cals):
• 30 grapes
Meal 4:
• tilapia
• 1 serving veggies: Brussels sprouts
Yesterday’s eating schedule by time went as such:
The
bread from meal 1 I ate at 12:30pm. Cereal, juice and plums, also from
meal 1, I ate between 2:30 and 3:15pm. Snack 1 was eaten at about
5:30pm. Meal 2 at about
8pm. Snack 2 around 9-9:30pm. Meal 3 was around 11:30pm. Then snack 3
at 1am and meal 4 at about 3:30am. That’s pretty good spacing between
my eats. Another reason I was okay with sleeping until almost 11
yesterday…it would make meal/snack spacing sooooo
much easier. Of course, it was still a little difficult to get through
and it certainly didn’t help that I only brought 1 serving of Brussels
sprouts for my final meal instead of 2 like I was supposed to.
I
was feeling a little “off” most of yesterday…kind of like I was
starting to get sick, but wasn’t actually sick. I ended up getting a
serving of vanilla ice cream.
That helped a little. I think I was just having a calorie deficit due
to starting the day later than usual. It’s probably also the switch up
in how the different weeks of the Shred Diet are put together. This
week is a lot more focused on liquids. More
smoothies, protein shakes and soups than last week. It changes it up
each week so that your body doesn’t get used to one thing and you
continue to show a loss on the scale each week. I typed up the outline
of week 3’s meals and snacks but don’t remember
how it goes. I’ll put down what specific foods I’ll have for week 3 on
Sunday afternoon or Monday night. I really like the meal planning
part. It helps me to feel more in control and that’s a big thing for
me.
Something
stupid happened Tuesday night after work. I was so tired and when made
the first turn after exiting the parking garage at work I cut it and
hit the corner
with the side of my car (right under the door). Ugh. So, when I got
home I logged onto my insurance’s website and started my claim. I also
found out that I have accident forgiveness when I was looking through my
policy information to make sure I had rental
car coverage (which I do, thank goodness!). Yesterday morning I called
and set up my estimate appointment at the body shop for Monday morning
8am.
My
plan for Monday morning is body shop at 8am, then, if I’m feeling it,
hit the gym for 30 minutes on the treadmill (I may not be feeling it
after just running a half
marathon the day before after absolutely NO training…I’m sure my legs
will be sore or at least tired). Then, home to shower and change and go
to a doctor’s appointment. Then, after that, I’m hitting the road for
Spring, TX to buy a corset! Hopefully my
friend Chris will be accompanying me…we’re both a little ADHD so it
should be a fun little trip.
While
at work on the overnight shift last night, I started reading a book
that my friend Amanda gave me. It’s called “The Dish On Eating Healthy
and Being Fabulous.”
It’s
a really easy read. They break things down in easy to comprehend.
It’s a fast read, really. Or, at least, it feels fast.
Today
I slept better than I did Tuesday morning. I only woke up once at 10:45 to use the potty. When I woke up at noon, I showered real quick and then
got my food all ready and packed up. Here’s today’s meal/snack plan:
Meal 1:
• 1 piece of fruit: grapefruit
• protein shake
Snack 1 (100 cals):
• 1 rice cake, 1 tbsp guacamole
Meal 2:
• chicken lunchmeat sandwich
• green garden salad, fat free dressing
Snack 2 (150 cals):
• egg salad (1 egg, 1 tsp light mayo) on whole grain bagel
Meal 3:
• 1 serving lasagna (Stouffer’s frozen)
• 1 serving veggies: green beans
Snack 3 (100 cals):
• 8 shrimp, 3 tbsp cocktail sauce
Meal 4:
• fruit smoothie
• 1 serving veggies: asparagus
So,
I think the “off” feeling I had most of the day yesterday was me being
sick. I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned this on here before, but when I
get sick, unless it’s
strep (usually), I feel crappy for like 4-12 hours and then I feel
better. I don’t actually get sick-sick. But, even then, the last time I
had strep (last weekend of October) it was gone in like 12 hours’
time. I did feel like I had a low grade fever most
of yesterday too. So, I’m thinking I had a mild flu/stomach/GI tract
bug.
So,
today I had that turnaround from the night shift to the afternoon shift
and got around 4.5 hours of sleep. I got up at just past noon and
started getting ready.
As I was getting my food ready it just seemed like I had a LOT of food
for today…especially after what I had yesterday. Yesterday was a lot of
liquid during the day with more solid foods at just the beginning and
end of the day. But, a lot of it was new
stuff, as you can see because there’s pictures of almost everything I
ate today, so it was exciting. One of the things I ate today was
lasagna! So I just went and bought a serving of frozen lasagna with
meat sauce that had the least amount of calories.
So, anyway, because the day started late, I ate one more time at work
than I usually do because usually I eat meal 1 and snack 1 before
leaving for work. Well, today I ate meal 1 while getting ready for work
at 12:30. Then I ate at 2:30, 4, 3:30, 7, 9 and
then when I got home at 10:30. I NEVER got hungry today. Never. Not
even once. It was awesome. The egg salad on the whole grain
bagel…superb! Loved it!
I’m
thinking tomorrow morning I’m just going to sleep in and go to the gym
when I get home tomorrow night. I want to do the “Paige workout” and
there won’t be as many
people at the gym if I go at 11 or 11:30pm as opposed to going in the
morning at 9:30 when there’s loads of people there and I have to fight
for workout space and equipment. And then no workout Saturday morning.
That will give me 3 workouts for this week.
Sure, I would have rather had 4, but I’m just striving for a minimum of
3 right now. If I can hit at least 3 workouts a week, I’m happy.
It’s actually easy to turn down food offered by co-workers. I think it’s due to all the variety that the Shred Diet
allows me insists I have each and every day and from day to day.
And, when I do take offered food, I only take a very small amount and
it’s enough. I’m not having urges. If something sounds yummy I just
say so and then it leaves my mind. I could
get used to this. I really think this diet is something I could do
long term…just adjust the serving sizes so they’re a little bigger once I
hit the maintenance phase after hitting my goal weight. I haven’t felt
deprived even once in the last week and a
half I’ve been on the Shred Diet.
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