Breakfast—two small turkey sausage patties, grapefruit with a bit of agave nectar
Snack—half cup
fat-free plain yoghurt with agave nectar (100
calories total)
Snack—cup of coffee with a little bit of sugar and some
fat-free half-and-half
Lunch—half a baked potato with some cauliflower, corn, and onion sautéed in olive oil, a teaspoon of butter and a little bit of grated parmesan
Dinner—chicken breast, brussel sprouts and cauliflower with caper-mustard sauce
Snack—5 chocolate cat cookies (approximately 35
calories total) and a cup of hot ginger non-
fat milk with about two and a half teaspoons of sugar
I couldn't finish my dinner. Choosing two vegetables that are old enemies with whom I'm trying to reconcile was a bad idea. It took me ages just to get through most of it, fighting down my gag reflex with every bite, by the end. I couldn't even abandon the vegetables and eat the chicken. I just…couldn't eat anymore. Blergh.
I managed, barely, twenty-five minutes at an incredibly lethargic pace on the elliptical this evening. I don't know why, but I was absolutely worn out, and my stomach still unsettled from that horrible dinner. I thought about stopping at ten minutes, then at fifteen, then at twenty, but I managed to get through all twenty-five. I do not feel a happy post-exercise glow, though.
Altogether, this was not a very good day for the
diet. I mean, it was—I controlled my
diet and did my exercise. But I didn't feel good about it like I have been. I think I need to be more measured in introducing vegetables I don't like and more strategic about making time to work out earlier in the day whenever possible.
Some of this may also be because it's that time of the month, which could also account for the upset stomach.
Natalie Jo, thank you so much for your message. Your patience is an example to me. Being an impatient person, I tend to want results now-now-now. That can sometimes be helpful, but more often, it's a drawback. I need to remember that I'm in this for the long haul. I'm not going to be 130
pounds this year—maybe not even next year. But I will be getting healthier and fitter, and that's what's really important, progressing in the right direction.
