Full Week One

Yes. That is a picture of Fritz on a scale.  He sits there every time he is in the bathroom.  I thought it was kind of adorable.

I survived the work lunch.  I had a huge plate of salad, one meatball, and a little bit of penne vodka.  I thought it would be better to have a few bites of the bad stuff, instead of having a meltdown later that day and eating an entire bowl of it.  Yep.  I’ve done that before.  Skipped the actual lunch and then had a private pig out all by myself later that was so much worse.  Just a salad and a shake for dinner that night and I went to bed without feeling like I completely failed. 

I think I have pinpointed where my bad eating habits started.  I’m going to blame it on working in restaurants for 17 years.  I loved my jobs waiting tables and tending bar, but the problem is you don’t have time to really take a break and eat like anything but a barbarian.  You would have about 5 minutes to stuff as much as you could in your face and then run back out and grab the next table or customer.  On a Saturday with a 12-hour shift, you might get to go pee twice that day and smoke a cigarette.  I still eat too fast, like someone is going to take it away from me if I don’t inhale it quickly, especially if I’m on the road.  I know, it’s all very ladylike.  I make a great dinner date.  So I’m trying to make sure that meals now are at a table and that I’m not doing anything else at that time.  It’s a hard habit to break, but I think slowing down will help a lot.  I have noticed that I feel satisfied much sooner, whereas before I just felt an overwhelming fullness because I went too fast. 

Week one of the detox went surprisingly well, all things considered.  The D.tox (I need to add that this is how it is spelled on the box, I do actually know how to spell the word) plan was easier to stick with then I anticipated.  Only one more week of that, thank God.  My appetite is adjusting to the smaller portions and the more frequent meals.  I only had one real fail this week.  It was a long work day and I forgot my lunch on the counter and ended up eating a gas station deli sandwich.  Almost every single thing on the sandwich is on the do not eat list: bread, mayo, processed meat, cheese.  I guess if I’m going to screw up I might as well go all in.  Right?  I have learned that it doesn’t take your body long to adjust to “good food”.  The repercussions of that sandwich are enough to keep me away from the Wawa deli for quite sometime.  I’ll spare you the details.  The hardest part is still the no caffeine.  I had hoped after a week I would have adjusted, but no such luck.  Mornings are brutal.  Green tea just doesn’t do it for me.  I’m good without my diet coke, but I’d love to have a cup of coffee.  The headaches are killing me. If anyone has any suggestions, let me know.

I have been having weird dreams.  The weirdest of which starred Jeremy Piven as my personal trainer.  I fell asleep watching the movie PCU.  If you’ve seen the movie, you know his character is a little obnoxious.  Well, imagine a dream in which that was your coach.  It was bizarre.  The last time I tried a workout plan I had dreams that always included me running.  I think that was more motivating than Jeremy Piven as a personal trainer.

Tomorrow is another weigh in.  I’m a little nervous.  I’ve weighed myself frequently, but I’ll wait for the official number before making an announcement.  Instead, I’ll share some lists.  I like lists.

Things that worked:

*  A tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa powder really helps with the taste of the non-dairy protein powder and almond milk.

*  Lots and Lots of H20.  I’m drinking about 4 liters a day.  Probably more than I need, but it helps me feel full.

*  Dried Fruit and Trail Mix for the car.  Bear Naked makes a good one that has dried apples, cranberries, almonds, and oat clusters that is really good. 

*  A great playlist including Wu-Tang Clan,  Foo Fighters, ZZ Ward, Kendrick Lamar, and Kanye is very helpful.  Kanye is a jerk, but I love his music.

*  Prepackaged Salads from Trader Joes are a quick lunch.  There are a few things I have to pick around that I can’t have.  The Chinese Chicken Salad and the Seeds & Greens Salad are my favorites so far.

*  Mio to flavor my water.  Target has a store brand that is a watermelon/strawberry flavor that is quite nice.

*  Sparkling water/Club Soda.  I love bubbles.

*  An earlier bedtime. 

Things that Didn’t work:

*  Facebook and Pinterest and TV.  I have never noticed before how many pictures of food there are on Facebook.  Pinterest I should have known better than to even log into, but Facebook is killing me.  If you are sharing recipes with pictures, I just have to assume you are trying to kill me.  Also, the Four Course Festa Italiana that is going on at the Olive Garden right now sounds delicious.  Those commercials just need to stop.

*  Slow Burn Yoga didn’t go well.  I like yoga, but this class was just ridiculous.  The instructor insisted we keep our eyes closed the whole time and then only used the Sanskrit words for everything.  I don’t speak Sanskrit and he scolded me every time I opened my eyes to see what the hell was going on.  Not to mention I kept bumping into my neighbor, whom might I add was kind of a show off.

*  Working out at the same time as “selfie girl”.  Selfie Girl is a 20-something who is in great shape and spends more time taking pictures of herself than she does exercising.  She is annoying. 

I’ll put up a short post tomorrow and let you know how the weigh in goes.  Thanks for following along and for all the encouragement.  I really appreciate all the encouragement.  Please keep it coming.

Love,

Hilaree