Sunday
Oh man, I drank too much last night. I really try not to drink more than 2 drinks
When I do drink. Well, I did and can totally feel it today :/ I've been drinking lots of water front to psyche myself up for my run (2 miles). I finally did at 4. The first 5 minutes were tough, but I pushed and did it! Those are the best workouts.... The ones you really don't want to do, but do anyway. Food wise, not great, not terrible. Since I was a little under the weather I didn't really eat, so I didn't get my snacks in, but I didn't just eat junk either.
Monday
What a busy day! Volunteered from 9am to 3pm then soccer for my daughter. Would've been so easy to skip my workout because I didn't have time. BUT I made time and it felt good. Although, the box jumps made me feel like I was going to pee my pants. Welcome 33, lol! This week's food goal is to eat 100g of protein daily. Hallie helped me break this down to feel doable. Not gonna lie it feels like a big challenge. I don't eat meat daily, I don't like eggs and I don't like beans. I do have other options like cottage cheese and yogurt. Which I do like, but can't eat 5 times a day. No protein shakes either. Which I'm actually a little bummed about because I found one that I actually like. I'm going to have to look up some plant based proteins to add in. Today, I packed almonds to snack on while I was volunteering. I also had turkey with my lunch. Tonight was chicken, although it was Chinese, so not the healthiest. It was good and a nice splurge for my birthday. Here's to another year, older and wiser, healthier and more fit. Thanks Hallie for helping work towards those goals!
- SuperMom 2
Alcohol. I get a lot of questions about it. WeThrive focuses on quality of life. About living life to the fullest, making your body healthy and able to perform what ever you want it to do. A healthy body and a healthy mind. On that note...
A LIFE WITHOUT ALCOHOL WOULD SUCK!
Ok, sorry, maybe you abstain from drinking for various reasons. I get it, and you've had to find another outlet to use for relaxation. But I have small children. And a job. And my muscles get sore. And I'm pretty certain that my personality would take a nose dive if I didn't find relaxation at the bottom of my beer bottle at the end of the night (Calm your jets, its a beer, not a twelve pack). I guess what I'm saying is I lack the self-control and desire to jump on board the no-drinking wagon.
"Clean eaters" (stupid phrase, btw) would call it poison. Dieters would call it the ultimate empty-calorie, carb-trap. True, you'll lose weight faster if you quit drinking. Alcohol is a diuretic, causing the body to respond to its rapid water loss by holding as much remaining water as it can. This makes you feel bloated and causes a weight gain from water weight. You typically pee out more water than you take in from the drink! It's also full of simple carbs and empty calories. But here's my beef with abstaining from alcohol to lose weight:
You'll fail, and be miserable, and the second you start drinking again you'll gain it back!
If you plan to quit drinking for life, than KUDOS TO YOU and go for it! But if you don't, than come up with a nutritional lifestyle that accommodates that and still helps you reach your goals.
Life is short. Don't make yourself miserable to lose an extra pound when you can still have fun and still get healthy.
80/20. Eat right 80 % of the day, eat what you want 20% of the day. Healthy food, healthy food, healthy food, healthy food, beer. Or wine. Or Cherry Mountain Springs Wine Cooler. Whatever. My 6 ft tall, muscled out, been to war and back, Army soldier brother prefers Frozen Strawberry Daiquiris. To each his own! (I'll find out quick if he reads this blog or not! ) If you don't want to feel bloated the next day, drink as many ounces of water as you do alcoholic beverage.
Find your balance. Enjoy your life. Being healthy doesn't suck! As I always say, "If I have to quit drinking to get to a certain weight, than its not worth it!"
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