Today was the employee appreciation BBQ. I cooked about 400 hamburgers. And I didn't mind that. I burned 2 fingers. I didn't mind that either. What I minded was everybody complaining about how I arranged the charcoal in a pyramid instead of spreading it out. I just read the blasted bag and did what it suggested (not to mention, what I usually do when I use charcoal...).
Anyway, now that I have that off my chest. Today, I consumed 2,852 calories and burned 763 calories by exercise for a balance of 89 over goal. Not bad considering I had a half a piece of cake at the bbq.
This is turning out to be much more difficult than I anticipated. Just the thought that those of you reading this (all 3 of you) may depend on me to write this everyday is a huge responsibility... Just think of the consequences if I forget a day, or am out of town... devastating.
Today I realized that I absolutely cannot "wing it" when it comes to food. I underestimate how many calories something has thereby overestimating how much I can eat. That's why I only had 125 calories for dinner after exercising! That just isn't enough. I had a small salad, with almost no dressing and 1 hard boiled egg. If not for the egg, I would be so hungry right now. But also, if not for the egg, it would not have gone over limit.
Today I also realized that sticking to 2000 calories a day would be easier if my breakfast and lunch were the same everyday. This is called "automating" your meal which sounds very exciting to me because I think there may be robots involved, or at the very least lasers. But alas, not so epic as it seems. So, this weekend when I get paid I am stocking up on some good things to eat for breakfast and lunch everyday. Even the weekend.
I can't cheat even once, because then I'm tempted to cheat everyday. Just read my blog from this week (all 2 entries, right...).
Anyway, back to fighting the good fight tomorrow. Now, to bed!
This post was written while listening to:
You Are My Joy by David Crowder*Band
I Have Found the Way by Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver
Forever Reign by Hillsong United
I Am a Temple by John Mark McMillan
Wings of a Dream by Sacred Warrior
(I love the shuffle function!)
Hey- dont sweat the blog. Blog when you can. There have been times I blog 5x a week and times where I have gone a month. We have lives. We have families. Commitments. A blog should be for enjoyment, not obligation.
ReplyDeleteBreathe... and chomp on a carrot stick!
You are doing great babe!! I'm proud of you!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I will be devastated if you don't blog every hour of every day.