Where. have. you. been?? Sorry, I have not had the time to sit down and write this week! But I'm still on track with my eating and workouts! I can hardly believe I'm 20 days into this! It's really flown by! In case you are wondering, I am still really enjoying eating this way - clean and unprocessed - as much in week 3 as I was in week 1. I feel incredible both physically and mentally! I have so much more energy! This is a great program and I recommend it to anyone who is ready to learn how to change the way you eat, even if weight loss is not your goal. Ok, so Friday night...
I came down with a touch of the stomach bug or something. I started feeling icky on my way home from work. Several times while sitting at a stop light I thought I was going to have to open the car door and let it all out right then and there. But thankfully I made it home and within 20 minutes I was hanging over the porcelin throne. While that took care of the nausea, it also zapped 110% of the energy right out of me!
And for the first time in 18 days I missed my workout! The perfectionist in me screamed "seriously!!?!?!" but a friend reminded me "do not let that voice tell you that you failed. That is garbage! You have a legitimate reason for missing your workout today and that does not signify failure. Claim a vicotry in a less than perfect day and keep going!" Thank you Lesh. You're right. It's ok. Totally OK! Saturday I woke up feeling better and though I did have a minor headache, I pushed through my morning workout and it felt great!! Yesterday was an interesting day though. I was on track with my meals/snacks until after lunch. I ran errands and it took me 4 hours and I was not equipped with an afternoon snack! I should have brought myself some almonds and a banana or packed a small insulated bag with some cottage cheese and an apple. And I was getting a migraine to make matters worse. The only thing keeping me going was that I had homemade sloppy joes in the crockpot and I knew I didn't have to do a thing but slap them on some buns for the boys when I got home! I planned to eat a little bowl of it sans the bans with a nice big salad. BUT...to add insult to injury...I somehow managed to burn it. I've made this recipe a zillion times; never done that before. So now I'm up the creek without a paddle. I had other stuff I could have cooked but with a headache the size of Texas, I was not about to get all crazy in the kitchen. So Kyle went out and got us Subway. Yes, Subway. I wasn't thrilled about it, but did get a ham/turkey with lettuce, tomato, pickles and mustard on a wheat bun. I couldn't handle all that bread - shocker - so I took the top half off, ha! I had cut up cauliflower on the side instead of chips :) And lots of water! I did not feel the least bit guilty because the whole point of the 21 day fix isn't that you will never dine out again. In fact, the point is to LEARN how to make wise choices so that when you DO dine out, you have a better handle on portion control and balancing what is on your plate. And speaking of dining out...
I have a date tonight with the hubby! Zach has a sleepover tonight and it happens to be Kyle's night off! Two little words come to mind. Win. WIN! We love to enjoy a nice meal out. Alone. I have to tell you that I have been anticipating this dinner out all week long! This never used to happen. We ate out so much that it just sucked the enjoyment right out of it. Do you know what I'm saying? When I was growing up, getting the chance to go have dinner at a nice restaurant was a privilege. Something we did on special occassions. So, we looked forward to those trips that much more. Well, it's been 3 weeks since I have stepped foot in a dining establishment and I am really excited about it. I feel equipped to make healthier choices than I used too and I'm really excited to apply what I've learned the last 3 weeks at dinner tonight!