1. Only 6 treats Monday through Friday: The ice cream bars were a great game plan. I thoroughly enjoyed them and had only had 6 treats until Saturday, I was on track to achieving my goal for the first time since I set it about a month ago. And then I went to a party with a chocolate fountain. Exactly how many dips into the fountain constitutes a serving? Okay, so I stopped counting, but I still had fun and made better choices on Sunday.
2. I lingered longer, but didn't eat! After three hours of church at 4:00 in the afternoon, yummy treats start to sound pretty darn good. However, I saved my treats for evening when I knew I'd really be craving it. I even brought a huge plate of cookies. I was so proud of myself I didn't eat anything.
3. I lost a couple more pounds: It has helped not focusing as much on the scale for the last couple of weeks. So when I weighed myself this morning and found that I was only 171 pounds, I was excited. It's kind of hard to tell because I don't own a digital scale. I usually have to weigh myself a couple of times and balance out the still with a little manual dial at the bottom. I know, totally ghetto. I had a hard time spending more than $10 on a scale when I had to buy one, so I got the old-school dial one. Either way, my weight is going down, so it's all good to me!
4. I didn't eat the whole carton of ice cream. So today was a long, single-mom day. I had a headache and I was so done for the day. Instead of going for a Magnum bar (an easy one-serving choice) after my kids were in bed, I grabbed the carton of really good Chocolate Extreme Moose Tracks and a spoon, (never a good choice). There was still about 1/3 of the ice cream left in the carton when I took it out. The ice cream was really good and I was definitely emotionally eating at the same time. BUT I was still consciously eating and only ate about half of it. Okay, maybe a little more than half, but there's still plenty left. I'm proud of that too.
With some great milestones this week, I'd say that I'm still headed in the right direction. I'm really starting to make some great habits I've never had or been able to keep. However, the next few weeks involve not one, but two road-trips. It would be super easy to rationalize letting go of these habits for the following reasons:
1. Eating at fast-food restaurants is what you do on road trips (not many fruits and veggies there).
2. So is eating treats and junk food.
3. Eating out is what you do with family and friends when you visit.
4. Exercising is not. Okay, sometimes it is with my family, but not as much as I would normally do at home.
How is that for optimism? Always smart to have a game plan though, right? You want to know my game plan?
1. Eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables every day.
2. Eat 10 treats a week
3. Exercise as much as possible (that's about all I can do until my knee gets better. Hopefully after another couple of weeks I'll be good to go more often).
4. Enjoy being with friends and family.
My tips for roadtripping with goals in mind
1. Pack healthy car food. Fruits and veggies are actually great snacks for the car. I go easy on stuff like candy and chips. It's mostly because I don't want my kids to eat it, but let's be honest, I don't want to eat it either. And if it's not there, I won't eat it.
2. Go grocery shopping. It can be really tough to keep your goals when the food you want to eat isn't around. My little family eats a lot of fresh produce. My kids love fruit and with my need to have 5 different fruits and veggies every day, it can become difficult. Oh yeah, and my husband is a smoothie-holic. So the easiest thing to do is run to the grocery store when we get there. That way even if Grandma has stocked up on my favorite cereal and the kids' favorite fruit snacks, there's plenty of our favorite healthy stuff and I can't blame anyone except myself.
3. Only eat treats in social situations. I know this sounds silly, but it's really hard to not eat in social situations. If you're spending time with family and friends, don't waste eating unhealthy foods by yourself. If it's just me hanging out in the kitchen looking for the left-over homemade cookies, I'll try to find something else to eat (or something else to do).
4. Make exercise a family affair. My mom and I love to go for walks together with the kids in the morning. I also love to go to gym classes with my sisters. Even though running at 4,000 foot elevation is almost torture when I'm used to sea level, try making family memories with more than just good food and parties.
And I actually just forgot to take a selfie this week. Since it's almost midnight and my phone is currently charging and without enough battery to take a picture, here is a snapshot of my date with my little man. A whole 30 minutes spent at Chuck-E-Cheese because that's how long it took to go through $10 worth of tokens so he could get a cheap little 1/2 inch plastic lizard with his tickets. He didn't even want french fries or pizza, just a sucker. So we went home and got him a sucker. He was super happy.
Spiritual Moment:
I had a few different moments lately when I've realized that my personal prayer has not been a priority. I've heard a couple of talks and lessons about it in church and I've realized that it's something I need to be better at. I've never been good about remembering to pray in the morning. And then at night I'm "too tired" to kneel next to my bed. Really??? Well for a while I was "too pregnant" and now it's because it "hurts my knee." Well, I have a pretty awesome life. I have an incredible husband, three amazing children, we are all (mostly) healthy, we have a beautiful home that fits our needs.... I could go on and on. So why am I not taking the time to thank my Heavenly Father for these things? Why can I not take the time in the morning to ask Him how I can help Him that day? Well, that's my goal for this week, improve my relationship with my Father in Heaven through prayer. Specifically: morning and night, on my knees, conversing with Him daily. It's the least I can do after all He has done for me.
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