Healthy Journey Day 157

Gratitudes:  1.  Flashes of insight.   While dropping off my kids to school...as the bell rang, again.   I was thinking back to when I was growing up and my mom would be up in the kitchen cleaning or cooking.  I was contrasting that to my own life where I frequently am just waking up or still in bed when my kids wake up.   I realized that I feel very inadequate at being a mom, a wife, a housekeeper.   Being inadequate is the flash of insight.   I know this is an underlying thought and has been for a long time.  A thought that has not been acknowledged.   It is a thought that could  set me up for failure before I even start at times.   Could this be the thought that keeps me from taking action?  That I am not enough to be who I am?  (that seems silly!)  I am sure there are others.  But my core beliefs are what determine my actions.  I don't know how to work through this yet.  But acknowledging the emotion and feeling that accompanies it is definitely a step in the right direction.

2.  Dr Nina.  She sent out a 3 day win the diet war video set.   I think that is what helped me begin this thought process today.  
3.  My cute kids.   I gave them all a hug, told them I loved them, and that I thought they were amazing today.   That's because they are!

Intentions for the day:Run errands, find presents for birthdays, mothers day, keep the kitchen clean.

I am 34 inches thinner from my bust/waist and hips and a size 8's measurements of 36/28/38 on October 7, 2015.  I am following the trainers workout and food plans drink 64 oz of water a day and getting 8 hours of sleep every night.
I track this by completing my measurements every 4 weeks and weighing in weekly. My expectation is to see a decrease of approximately 5 inches per month.


Morning Blood Sugar: 104


Exercise: 1 set of standing abs, squats, pushups, biceps, triceps, more abs.  12 lb weights.  They felt really heavy today.  

Breakfast:
Time: 8 am
Hunger  Level *:
Ate: greek yogurt, a little brown sugar, strawberries and granola
Comments:


Snack:
Time: 10 am
Hunger Level*:
Ate: chocolate protein milk
Comments:

Lunch:
Time: noon
Hunger Level*:
Ate: leftover beans and rice, watermelon
Comments:  I left the watermelon on the counter and snacked on it.  ;)  YUM!

Snack:
Time:4
Hunger Level*:
Ate: a magnum mini ice cream bar.
Comments: yum!

Dinner:
Time:
Hunger Level*:
Ate: pizza and garlic bread.   a little ice cream
Comments: It wasn't as good as I had expected it to be...home made pizza should be wonderful right?   Not this batch.  I'm disappointed.   I need to go read something to lift my spirits up.  I've felt good most of the day, now the inadequacy is creeping up again. 


Water intake: 32 oz

Daily Wins:  made dinner.  Lots of insight.   The kiddos planted the garden...

Daily goal:
Drink 64 oz water  Complete.   Continue to strive for daily. 
1 fruit, 1 Veg. 
One load of laundry to completion:  wash-dry-fold-put away

2015 Goals:

1.  Post a total of 365 days on the blog

2.  Run a 10 min mile
3.  Squat 95 lbs

4.  Complete morning and evening routines on a daily basis.

5.  Weekly meal planning

6.  Run a Half Marathon in October
7.  The Amy stretch!
8.  Brenda Vance Stairs
9.  10 full pushups

I am 2 lbs lighter each week and am 30 lbs lighter on 6/15/15. (From 198 to 168) I am completing my daily trainer workouts, planning my meals, eating as I am hungry and listening to my fullness cues. I get in 10000 steps 6 times a week. I measure my progress with Sunday Morning weigh ins and document it on my blog. I stick to a regular bedtime and only be on the computer/electronics with a timer. My aim is to feel energetic and strong. Feeling good in my own skin.

**Hunger Scale is from 0-10 with zero being absolutely empty, ravenous and 10 being so stuffed that you are absolutely sick.
0--Empty
1--Ravenous
3--Set
4--Pangs
5--Neutral
6.5--Satisfied
8--Full
9--Stuffed
10--Sick
"Every time you start to eat, check your hunger level.  Ideally, aim for around a level of 3 to begin eating.  If you are at a 5 or above, you are not biologically hungry.  If you are at 2 or lower, you're likely over hungry and at risk for overeating."  Scale and comments taken from the book "Intuitive Eating" by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch.