The Skinny on Me

In the anticipation/excitement of starting my new “big girl” job, I seriously underestimated the toll it would take on both my exercise routine and my eating habits. For starters, I’ve gone running once since I started my job. Although, I have also been sick since I started working too. 

On top of that, my eating habits this past week and a half have been out the wazoo bad. We’re talking real bad. Today, my goals were simple: 

• Don’t drink alcohol
• Leave one english muffin half untouched at breakfast (Eggs benedict… sauce on the side)
• Order fruit instead of the potatoes
• Maybe even skip the eggs benedict altogether…

I succeeded at one of them (no alcohol). 

I also overloaded on sushi — 1/2 California Roll, Tuna Roll and Salmon Avocado. It was delicious, but in the end, was it worth it? I know I would have been fine less one roll. So no, it wasn’t really worth it. 

I need to get back on track. I need to start running again. I gained a pound a half last week, and I am well on track to repeating that again this week. I worked hard. I was diligent. This is not the point to go and throw that all away. Even more, I — my hardest critic — was beginning to notice the changes. Why throw that away?

Remember how I felt over Thanksgiving? Remember what it was like to hear my own mother describe me as being fat, overweight and “getting bigger” continually over the break? Remember how I felt after downing too much Halloween candy? As painful as it may be, I need to remember all the things that pushed me in the first place.

And then, I need to remember all the things that happened after that made we want to keep going. I need to get back to that point. I can do it; I know I can. 

Tomorrow, I’m getting my trial membership to LA Fitness. Tomorrow, I’m running three miles. 

For the most part, I’ve already pre-planned my food for tomorrow:

• Breakfast: 2 turkey sausage links (7 am), egg (9 am), chobani (11 am)
• Lunch: 2 quinoa burgers, lettuce bun, tomato slices and a side of carrots (1 or 2 pm)
• Snack: low-fat string cheese (3 or 4 pm)
• Dinner: ???