Anyway, I enjoyed my ice cream tonight for a couple of reasons. I lost a pound this week. :) I met my goal of eating five fruits and vegetables today (and four other days this week), and the ice cream was really, really good.
Here are my results for this week:
Selfie:
Well, my kids' room wasn't as clean as last week, but I'm over that. And is it just me, or are these pictures less flattering than last week? It's probably because their room is a mess. And I'm over it.
Food Goals:
Like I mentioned, I did much better this week in eating my fruits and vegetables. I met my goal for five servings of fruits and veggies four days this week, which is much better than NONE last week. I felt so much better too. When looking for a snack I pulled out a pear or apple. I added strawberries and banana to other foods. I even went out to dinner with some friends and ordered a side of broccoli at Old Spaghetti Factory because I knew I wouldn't meet my goal otherwise. And you know what? I enjoyed it (broccoli with mizithra is pretty good) and I ate less pasta than I would have. More for later, right?
Here's an issue I have with my fruits and veggies goal. I have this thing with eating the same food twice in the same day. My husband makes fun of me for it all the time, but if I had a banana in the morning, there is no way I will eat another banana later on that day. It's good though, because eating a variety of fruits and vegetables (especially a variety of colors) provides more of a variety of vitamins and minerals than if you were to eat three apples and two carrots or something like that.
With this dilemma, I am left with very little choices at the end of the week when I need to go to the grocery store.
Here are some of the things that help me meet this goal.
1. When I am hungry, look for a way that I can get in a fruit or vegetable serving with some protein. (ie: apple with string cheese, greek yogurt with grapes, banana and chocolate peanut butter, etc.)
2. Rather than trying to eat five different fruits and veggies, I just take twice as much as I usually would, especially with veggies. For instance, tonight, I steamed some broccoli with our salmon and rice. Half of my plate was broccoli, so I ate less rice than I probably would have and I easily got in two servings of broccoli (a serving is 1/2 cup of cooked veggies).
3. Buy more fruits and veggies than you might otherwise. With my husband's daily smoothies and my new goal, we plow through produce like you wouldn't believe. Our kids love it too. So, I always try to have a bunch of frozen veggies and fruits like apples that seem to never go bad so that by the end of the week we still have choices if all the fresh stuff is gone.
Cardio:
I only went running once this week, but I ran three miles! It was super hard, I'm not gonna lie, but I did it in about a half hour. (Still about a 10-minute mile, but I'm working on distance too). And I seriously squeezed it in. I woke up a 8:00am, (yeah, we still haven't adjusted to Daylight Savings, judge me later), fed my baby and ran from 8:15 until 8:45 and got back just in time to take my daughter to Joy School at 9:00. It would have been sooooo easy to put it off, but I did it and felt so good afterwards.
I also did a few of my videos throughout the week and I'm starting to feel more like myself. I held a plank for a minute this week and did two whole push-ups on my toes. Baby steps. Remember my goals are a 3-minute plank and twenty push-ups. I still have quite a ways to go.
Spiritual Moment:
I love reading the Old Testament and the Book of Mormon for my daily scripture studies. I am making so many connections between the stories I'm learning about the Children of Israel in the Old Testament and the Nephites who came from Jerusalem themselves. I actually understand more background and receive more insights as well as questions as I'm reading. It's pretty cool.
I only watched one conference talk this week, but I am so excited to hear the prophet and apostles speak again in a couple of weeks. We are blessing our baby at the end of the month and then we can enjoy an Easter/ General Conference weekend the next week. That's pretty awesome.
Side Note:
I have talked to quite a few friends who are following my Project Momma and making their own goals along with me. I LOVE IT! I feel so good knowing that I am encouraging people to make changes to better themselves. I would love to hear about it if you are doing the same. If you don't feel comfortable leaving comments here or on Facebook, PM me, text me, email me, whatever! It's all about social support when we work on goals. (And let's not forget accountability). I'm pretty sure that after I found out how many people were really reading this, I was a lot more determined to meet my goals. I'll do the same for you! Good luck this week!
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