Yesterday I fell off the wagon -- and then promptly got run over by it. I don't regret the pizza at all -- had an excellent sleep and felt great when I woke up this morning. So I'm not going to dwell on my little stumble and will move forward and see what the next 10 days brings.
So far, this first week has resulted in much better sleep and a bit more energy. Today I had enough to do all of the laundry, clean the bathrooms and start digging out the boy's bedroom so I can dust and vacuum properly. If you wonder why I would need energy and motivation for that particular project, imagine an episode of "Hoarders" and you'll know what I'm talking about. I don't expect to finish it today, but have some time before I head out to work tomorrow afternoon, so I'll likely finish it then. We'll see...
Dr. Mike's food tip for today: Green tea contains chemicals that increase fat-burning and stimulate calorie-burning -- 3 cups a day is recommended.
Dr. Mike's exercise tip for today: Stretch your muscles for a couple of minutes after exercising to avoid dizziness, cramping and sore muscles.
Today's Menu
Breakfast: 2 large eggs (scrambled), 1/2 red grapefruit, coffee
Morning Snack: skipped -- still full from breakfast (using large eggs make a huge difference -- who knew?)
Lunch: Dr. Mike's tomato-leek soup (still a bit full from breakfast, so didn't eat a whole serving), multivitamin, probiotic capsule, Omega 3 capsule, mint green tea
Afternoon Snack: vanilla yogurt with red grapes (yeah, I know -- fruit after 2:00 is bad -- just couldn't face baby carrots today)
Dinner: baked chicken breast topped with salsa, green bean casserole (from the workbook)
With tomorrow being Monday, I guess it will be time for a weigh-in. I'll only be doing that once a week as the weight loss is secondary this time. I seem to be nearly back on track with the sleep and energy -- any weight I lose will be a bonus!
Monday, March 19, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Cycle 1 (Accelerate) -- Day 6
Well, that's much better! I slept very well last night (a solid 6 hours with a couple of "breaks") and felt quite refreshed this morning. It seems to help that the cleanse function of this cycle is finally starting to work...
Dr. Mike's food tip for today: Coffee, tea, pop, energy drinks, juice and sports drinks do NOT count toward your water intake. Nor does wine, unfortunately. In fact, for every cup of one of those drinks you have, you need to add 8 oz. of water to your day. If you want flavour in your water, add a slice of lemon or lime.
Dr. Mike's exercise tip for today: If 17 minutes of exercise is too much to do in one shot, break it up into 2 smaller workouts -- whatever it takes to get yourself moving
Today's Menu
Breakfast: 2 large eggs (scrambled), Del Monte peaches (packed in water), cranberry/pomegranate green tea, multivitamin, probiotic capsule, Omega 3 capsule
Morning Snack: Granny Smith apple with cinnamon in vanilla yogurt (I think I'm starting to like this more than the red grape/vanilla yogurt combo that I love so much...), coffee
Lunch: again, no time for such nonsense
Dinner: Delissio Rising Crust PIZZA! Yup, pizza -- 2 slices of bacon-cheeseburger, 1 slice of Hawaiian, 1 slice of Canadian...
I know, I know -- the day started out so promising. The tomato-leek soup was in the fridge at work all ready to go when it was time for my break. Unfortunately, my break didn't happen. I went in to my office at 10:00 for my first parent meeting and between meetings (one where I had double-booked myself -- way to go, dummy), meetings showing up early, people dropping in unexpectedly, emails that had to be sent and phone calls that needed returning, I finally managed to come up for air at 2:30 -- which is when I got to eat the yogurt. Thank goodness for my helper -- he managed 4 hours of instruction, all the testing that was going on, ran interference for the teachers and got started setting up Monday's instruction. It wound up being a super-productive day for both of us!
Needless to say, I was ravenous when I got home and said "screw it" and joined the family in the pizza pigout...
Let's find the bright spot in the food failure. I managed ALL of my water and then some. There -- always look for the cup to be half full and you'll find something positive. And, tomorrow is another day...
Dr. Mike's food tip for today: Coffee, tea, pop, energy drinks, juice and sports drinks do NOT count toward your water intake. Nor does wine, unfortunately. In fact, for every cup of one of those drinks you have, you need to add 8 oz. of water to your day. If you want flavour in your water, add a slice of lemon or lime.
Dr. Mike's exercise tip for today: If 17 minutes of exercise is too much to do in one shot, break it up into 2 smaller workouts -- whatever it takes to get yourself moving
Today's Menu
Breakfast: 2 large eggs (scrambled), Del Monte peaches (packed in water), cranberry/pomegranate green tea, multivitamin, probiotic capsule, Omega 3 capsule
Morning Snack: Granny Smith apple with cinnamon in vanilla yogurt (I think I'm starting to like this more than the red grape/vanilla yogurt combo that I love so much...), coffee
Lunch: again, no time for such nonsense
Dinner: Delissio Rising Crust PIZZA! Yup, pizza -- 2 slices of bacon-cheeseburger, 1 slice of Hawaiian, 1 slice of Canadian...
I know, I know -- the day started out so promising. The tomato-leek soup was in the fridge at work all ready to go when it was time for my break. Unfortunately, my break didn't happen. I went in to my office at 10:00 for my first parent meeting and between meetings (one where I had double-booked myself -- way to go, dummy), meetings showing up early, people dropping in unexpectedly, emails that had to be sent and phone calls that needed returning, I finally managed to come up for air at 2:30 -- which is when I got to eat the yogurt. Thank goodness for my helper -- he managed 4 hours of instruction, all the testing that was going on, ran interference for the teachers and got started setting up Monday's instruction. It wound up being a super-productive day for both of us!
Needless to say, I was ravenous when I got home and said "screw it" and joined the family in the pizza pigout...
Let's find the bright spot in the food failure. I managed ALL of my water and then some. There -- always look for the cup to be half full and you'll find something positive. And, tomorrow is another day...
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