Today I'm feeling very motivated. The past two days, I went a bit overboard with my eating. I kept thinking that little things here and there wouldn't make a difference (like a muffin with my coffee, some wine with dinner, an impromptu bagel as a morning snack...), but when I sat down and tracked everything, I discovered I had used up ALL of my weekly Weight Watchers points (which don't reset until next Monday). Instead of giving up for the week (or longer), I planned out my meals for today and made a huge salad to bring for lunch. I also brought my french press to work to brew my own coffee instead of buying it. I tend to buy treats whenever I'm at a coffee shop, so I think this will be a big help (and more economical!).
This morning, I talked to my trainer about my nutrition and it made me think more about exactly which foods I'm choosing to eat. On Weight Watchers, you can pretty much eat whatever you want as long as it fits your points. That's what makes the program easy to follow - but it's also one of the potential problems with the program (depending on how you look at it). I'm very proud of the changes I've made to my eating habits over the past few weeks (just the fact that I have been preparing most of my meals, rather than eating out constantly, is huge), but I still have lots of room for improvement. If choosing healthy, filling, whole foods becomes automatic for me, then this lifestyle will truly become sustainable... I hope. :)
Anyway! I have a couple of snazzy lunches to share with you.
From last week:
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| Red peppers and a wrap! There's hummus in the tiny container. |
And here's what's inside:
I had lots of greens and some broccoli coleslaw with chicken, cheddar cheese, corn chips, salsa, and some guacamole. This salad was SUPER filling. The container was a bit cumbersome to carry TO work, but after lunch all the containers collapsed to a very manageable size.
I am exhausted so I think I will head to bed. I have plans for an early-morning workout! Ta!
2 comments:
How funny... I went to my feed reader and thought, "I hope Katie hasn't quit" and there was your new post! I'm excited to see how great you're doing. I wish I was doing likewise. I am trying to cook a little, track a little, and I've found a new gym to join, but a week of extraordinary stress saw me eating a LOT and unhealthily.
Thanks so much for your comment, Julie - and thanks for thinking of me! :) It sounds like you've made some positive changes… every little bit helps!
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