I am shocked that, without him here in the early mornings, the two of us reading the newspaper together at the table- I have NOT been making coffee! I thought I couldn't live without coffee, but when I get up now I simply have no desire to make it. And we stopped the newspaper on weekdays, so there is no reason for me to spend the first hour of my morning sitting on my butt, lingering. I've always skipped breakfast because, after two big mugs of coffee filled with sugar and creamer, I was never hungry. Empty calories did not make up for the fiber and calcium I'm now getting in my morning cereal, my new routine.
Dinner is also light, and early. Gone are the days of finishing up a big plate of food at 8:30 at night, only to go to bed an hour or so later. I now try to eat dinner no later than 6pm, and something light because let's face it, I'm not going to "cook" for just one. I've never been a night time snacker, and eating earlier so far hasn't tempted me to start noshing in the evenings. I've been trying to keep less of the pointless carbs in the house, and instead I've been turning to fruit for my midday treats. I do love a good crunchy sour apple. And frozen pineapple shoved through my Yonana machine makes THE best sorbet you could want on a hot summer day.
I've been spending the extra "me" time in the evenings to kick ass on the treadmill. I'm up to 4-5 miles a day, and for me that is great. Someone else might say, well that's just a warm up. But I have to travel on this journey at my own pace. Having the Fitbit has helped, and James and I can challenge each other and compare steps every day. I had set my original goal at 10,000 steps a day, but I've been busting that easily. I'm going to raise it to 15,000 soon.
So far we're going into the fourth week of James traveling, but my hard work has yet to show up on the scales. I am still backsliding on the weekends when I'm with him, and that's the pattern I have struggled with the most. What I spend all week losing, I gain back in a matter of 48 hours.
But I'm proud to say that James is working on his weight and health as well. His goal is to get off all his medication for his high blood sugar, cholesterol, and blood pressure. At the hotel he's been getting on the treadmill every day, keeping fruit in his room, and eating salads when he has to go out. The company allows him to spend up to $50 a day on food, but he's barely spending half of that. His first day in town he hits the grocery store for apples, crackers, peanut butter, celery. His meals out have been salads at Panera, which I steered him to because I believe their ingredients are cleaner and healthier than say, Wendy's or McDonald's salads. Maybe I'm wrong and I've fallen for the hype, but he has been eating lunch there several times a week and he loves it. I expect that the extra pounds will start falling off him in no time!
I admit I've been discouraged because the scales are not moving in my favor. But I confess I have not been tracking my points. I am probably eating a lot more during the week than I think I am. I haven't been measuring portions, and even too much of the healthy high fiber cereal, can add up to a weight gain. So today I start tracking. Again. I think it will be an eyeopening week. But I'm hoping that as long as I continue to trek those miles on the treadmill, and get my daily diet in order, surely I will finally start to see the results I'm hoping for and expecting!
SANDY
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