Day #9 - Redemption
Today was rough. Woke up late (no surprise) without a chance to get in my workout before the day began, but luckily packed my meals the night before.
Weight - the unspeakable happened. I got my appetite back, thus so did my scale. Down a total of 3 pounds to date. I'm determined to get that damn scale to bow down to me...
Food - Breakfast was blackberries and blueberries w/ OJ, nice taste, but I could do without the OJ. I like my fruit in the buff, lol. Lunch ended up not being on the menu, I was out of the office majority of the day and couldn't bring my lunch with me. I can happily report I ordered a chicken Caesar salad (dressing on the side), eating only the grilled chicken, lettuce and bits of cheese (the shake Parmesan kind). My lunch companion, however, had a sandwich and french fries. Have I mentioned my deep affinity for fried potatoes? It took EVERY ounce of willpower I had not to pile drive him and manhandle those fries, I'm sure it was totally obvious I wanted the fries because I could not take my eyes off of them. Oh to have salt and grease again! Snack was suppose to be beet salad, but I opted for an orange instead. Dinner was chicken protein soup.
Workout - This is the last day of sequence 1, and I have to say I thought it'd be a bit easier. But silly me, the word easy and TAM do not mix. It was a bear! Managed 55 reps of mat work, but I'll admit now that it was such a struggle to get through them (a combination of paranoia I'd be murdered while I did my mat work-I was home alone, and guilt from yesterday), so I took my workout gear and finished while watching Dancing With the Stars. I see why Tracy wants you to have no distractions, I kept losing count! Hopefully my toning ass will not be lopsided because of it. Fortunately I got through 40 minutes of cardio continuously, I danced my chili eating ass off! I danced for my frustration, my "truffle shuffle", and for anything else that came to mind while I worked out. I burned my frustration and guilt away and it felt fantastic. Redemption is mine "truffle shuffle"!
As for my "slip up", I read your encouraging comments (they brought tears to my eyes-in a good way), and realized that I have to put the one non TAM meal behind me, move forward to sequence 2 with a clear mind and second wind, understanding I'm not a always going to do exactly as I'd like, and to learn from them, minus the pity party. Tomorrow is a new day, #10 to be exact, and I can't wait to measure my progress!
Weight - the unspeakable happened. I got my appetite back, thus so did my scale. Down a total of 3 pounds to date. I'm determined to get that damn scale to bow down to me...
Food - Breakfast was blackberries and blueberries w/ OJ, nice taste, but I could do without the OJ. I like my fruit in the buff, lol. Lunch ended up not being on the menu, I was out of the office majority of the day and couldn't bring my lunch with me. I can happily report I ordered a chicken Caesar salad (dressing on the side), eating only the grilled chicken, lettuce and bits of cheese (the shake Parmesan kind). My lunch companion, however, had a sandwich and french fries. Have I mentioned my deep affinity for fried potatoes? It took EVERY ounce of willpower I had not to pile drive him and manhandle those fries, I'm sure it was totally obvious I wanted the fries because I could not take my eyes off of them. Oh to have salt and grease again! Snack was suppose to be beet salad, but I opted for an orange instead. Dinner was chicken protein soup.
Workout - This is the last day of sequence 1, and I have to say I thought it'd be a bit easier. But silly me, the word easy and TAM do not mix. It was a bear! Managed 55 reps of mat work, but I'll admit now that it was such a struggle to get through them (a combination of paranoia I'd be murdered while I did my mat work-I was home alone, and guilt from yesterday), so I took my workout gear and finished while watching Dancing With the Stars. I see why Tracy wants you to have no distractions, I kept losing count! Hopefully my toning ass will not be lopsided because of it. Fortunately I got through 40 minutes of cardio continuously, I danced my chili eating ass off! I danced for my frustration, my "truffle shuffle", and for anything else that came to mind while I worked out. I burned my frustration and guilt away and it felt fantastic. Redemption is mine "truffle shuffle"!
As for my "slip up", I read your encouraging comments (they brought tears to my eyes-in a good way), and realized that I have to put the one non TAM meal behind me, move forward to sequence 2 with a clear mind and second wind, understanding I'm not a always going to do exactly as I'd like, and to learn from them, minus the pity party. Tomorrow is a new day, #10 to be exact, and I can't wait to measure my progress!
