Tomorrow is Tuesday, and Wednesday is D-day (AKA diet day). Insert shocked face. I've had a lot of anxiety about this upcoming diet. It's my last ditch effort before I have to wear that cute little dress I got from ModCloth... Yes, it's got somewhat of an open back, so I'm a little apprehensive to wear it at my current poundage :-)
Tonight I "had" to make a special snack for Kid B as we were expecting a friend to come over. Well, the friend never showed, and we enjoyed the special snack as our dessert. If you know me, I'm really not a huge sweets person. But sometimes, I do like to indulge. This weekend, me and my DH (devoted husband) snuck out and indulged in ice cream mid afternoon from Sweet Cow! If you're ever in Colorado, look this place up. (Sorry for the tangent)
Needless to say, this D-day has been hovering over my head like a little UFO. I typically don't "do" diets. I can usually just watch what I eat, move a little more, and bam I'm down 5 lbs. Lately, not quite. I have anxiety about starting that infamous "yo-yo"effect. If you're following my posts, you know that I originally had the digital version of the book, but I actually bought the "real" book too. I received "The Game On Diet in the mail on Saturday. Since this time, I have looked through the whole thing twice. I think I'm just about ready to start Wednesday morning.
Me and my teammate, who will remain nameless, still need to pick a prize. We haven't had a chance to brainstorm yet, but I'm super anxious to see what we come up with. Secretly, I wonder if we can work in a road trip based on the winning and losing.
There are so many components to this game, that it is not for those who aren't serious. Today, I tried to increase my water intake, and I expect to increase even more tomorrow. The idea is that I'm gradually building up to 3 liters! ACK! That's a lot of water. I actually love water, I love ice water, and I love room temperature water, and I like cold water. But, let's just say that I'm in the habit of waiting, when I have to potty. Not a good thing when you consume lots of water. This is going to have to change LOL. Another easy, not too challenging part of the game is sleep. You have to get 7 hours a night. Well for someone whose alarm goes off at 4:30, that means I need to be in bed by 9, so that I can be asleep no later than 9:30. This may be a little bit of a challenge. Especially on nights like tonight where I indulged in a little 30 minute cat nap after work.
The last item I'll touch on tonight is the "adopt a healthy habit" and "get ride of a bad habit". Seriously, it can be anything. I think I've chosen my healthy habit, opening the mail daily. If you know me at all, I hate the mail. I get it, I put it in a pile, and look at it over the weekend, if I'm lucky. Sometimes I ignore it for way too long. But, staying on top of the paper piles would be a step in the right direction. As for getting rid of a bad habit, I'm struggling trying to decide. I've got a few ideas, and just need to decide which will be the best for me. I buy bottled water, I could cut that out. I watch the news all the time, I could stop that all together. I spend endless time and hours on my computer, I could change that. Decisions, Decisions, and I'm just not ready to decide yet.
So on the eve of the eve of D-day, Is that right?, I head upstairs at 8:30, because 7 hours is important. And, I've got a big day ahead of me tomorrow. I decided to rethink my food choices for Wed-Sat. Meals 1-4. I figured I won't have the prep time to have different choices. Once I figure out everything, I'll post my grocery list tomorrow.
I'll leave you with a parting gift, an inspirational saying :) What started this crazy game was a text looking for something drastic that would work. My idea was some weight loss pill. So, I suppose this "magic weight loss" pill is what I'm getting instead! I'm totally ok with it, it's the healthier way!
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