Breakfast: I didn't wanna eat veggies this morning. I wanted a normal breakfast, a BIG "Sunday Breakfast." I opted for paleo pancakes with fruit, fruit and more fruit instead of adding a side of asparagus or kale. Bleck! No thank you! Topped the fruity pancakes with my toasted pecan/coconut mixture for a tiny bit of healthy fats to go along with my bacon...two pieces.
I also made some extra pancakes for later in the week...I'll just heat them in a pan with a little coconut oil when I'm ready.
Church: I did take communion at church today. I hesitated then thought, "Oh, Linsey, you're so dumb. The reason you're doing W30 is to become more spiritually healthy in this area of your life. You can't do that if you aren't strengthening your relationship with God. This is an act of worship, confession and obedience...plus, a tiny little gluten isn't going to kill you." So, down the hatch it went. Sorry, no pic...thought that would be inappropriate.
Lunch: Brekkie was a little light on protein and completely void of veggies so I knew I needed to balance that out with lunch. I made tuna with guacamole instead of mayo, stirred in some lemon juice, cilantro and chopped cherry tomatoes. Paired it with red peppers to dip as well as carrots and the rest of the asparagus I made last night. Tuna was still a little dry and bland but whatever, it suited my needs and tasted ok.
Snacking: Before babysitting I needed a little boost. I was feeling a bit hungry and knew that I'd be tempted to eat a bite of whatever it was the kids would be having for dinner. I started with an orange and decided that was stupid since it's basically pure sugar so then I had a handful of almonds. Then, about an hour later I was still hungry so I made egg salad with two eggs, W30 approved mayo, mustard, garlic powder and a little pepper. Man, I really missed my worchestire sauce...but it has all sorts of blacklisted ingredients so I did without it. I usually add a little dash and it just makes the egg salad over the top delicious.
Snacking: Babysitting is always exciting on Sunday nights...if all the families attend, there are 14 kids. Tonight, 2 families were missing so I only had 10, but since we were walking to the park, the baby stayed with his mom as the other 9 kids and my helper, Ruthie, walked two by two to the park. I managed to not even be tempted by the mini-pizzas the kids had for dinner and instead snacked on the apple, kombucha and fruit/nut bar I brought along for healthy snacking.
Dinner: I got a lot of stuff crossed off my to-do list when I got home from sitting and ended up not making dinner until after 8. I wasn't really too hungry so I just made some eggs with spinach, sliced cherry tomatoes and cilantro, topped with guac. Hit the spot.
Started menu planning for next week. Realizing I have to plan a lot of time each day (or before the week starts) to get meals ready. I've found that I really enjoy it but that I'm feeling spread thin. Maybe it's time to eliminate some things from my life (either temporarily or permanently) that are causing stress or just simply allowing me no time for the things I'm currently prioritizing. I'll be praying about it and we'll see what happens.
I was very alert and awake this morning at 6am. I went to sleep around 1030 but I spent the two hours prior vegging out and catching up on some shows: Mindy, New Girl, Park & Rec...today I'll work on Psych and either Happy Endings or The Voice...and in all honesty, I might just nap before "Babysit-a-palooza" this evening. That's what I call 4:30-6:30 every Sunday night when I watch 14 kids ages 1-7...yeah...it's a lot. That's why I don't do anything else on Sundays!
Looking forward to getting back to work and a regular routine tomorrow. Not super excited about getting back to Insanity but know once I turn it on it'll be fine. I feel a little bloaty tonight, not really sure why. Maybe the inactivity? All the fruit this morning? Temperature regulation was much better today and I noticed that when I get warm I'm not sweating like I used to.
Ok, here's the deal. I'm a sweaty girl. I have some overactive sweat glands. I can be shivering cold and my armpits will still be pumping out the sweat. It's just always been like that. Or at least until now. As I sat in church today (with the sun beaming in through the window directly onto my face) in the new coral/orangeish cardigan I bought last week I started to worry about sweat. I know how quickly that cardigan could have betrayed me and started forming pit-stains. But alas, by the time I walked out of church an hour later, my cardi was still bone dry. What?! That's unheard of! My entire wardrobe is designed around disguising sweat...I can't imagine shopping in the future if I no longer have to worry about that! I'm not getting my hopes up yet, but this way of eating is totally worth it, if even for that reason alone!
Week 1 down...ready to gear up for week 2!
Planning on spending more time in prayer...I always say that in hopes that I'll actually do it. We'll see how I do this week with that. I just know that if I take the focus off Him and put it on me or the progress I'm making I'll fail. I'll give into temptation or start justifying things...gotta keep my eyes on Him.
How was your first week?
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