I hit day 12 of working out steadily. 12 days. Techinically 14, but 2 rest days in that two weeks.
I’ve been slowly increasing my treadmill speed while decreasing my time. (Hey…I can now run for 2 minutes without feeling like my lungs are going to explode and my heart run away!!!) I’m increasing my weights. (I’m up to 15 lbs for my dumbbells rather than 5!!) I’m even Learning about calorie deficits and learning how to properly log my food/drink intake!
Who knew that there was so much learning to do with weight loss? I didn’t.
I did find out something VERY important yesterday. After you workout hard, DO NOT eat a tomato sandwich with a glass of milk. You WILL throw up. I did. So just…don’t do that. But live and learn. I learned.
I’ve even been weighing my food. Measuring it. And logging. As much as it drives me crazy to log every . Single. Thing. I’ve found it to be SUPER helpful. I honestly had no idea I was eating as much as I was. It’s helped me cut back on the overeating. Which I was apparently doing a lot of.
I never thought that so much work, besides the workout, would go into weight loss. It’s a science really. You have to understand more than just your body and your muscles. You have to understand food, calories, and nutrients. You have to understand how some foods affect this or that. What’s good for you and what’s bad. Which foods are good to eat after a workout and which ones are good to eat before.
KitKats are not a good food to eat if you’re losing weight. I ate one yesterday. It was delicious. I hated myself after. Not worth it. All the hard work…and I ate a freaking KitKat.
Which brings me to cheats.
It’s never a good thing to Completely Deny yourself of something you want. That’s how diets, working out, and what have you ends up being a failure.
I don’t have a strong will. It’s the cravings that always do me in. I want that chocolate! I want potato chips. Hot dogs. Fries. Cheese. POTATOES!!!! Everything. So rather than completely deny myself, I indulge a little bit. Not a lot. I eat just enough to satisfy that craving. Of course….yesterday’s KitKat was a cave in. It wasn’t cheat day. I’d already overate the day before. (I stress ate…a lot.) But I’m learning. I’m learning how to say no.
Now…I have to go shower and get ready for work.
