Well, I wish I could report another fabulous week like week #1 but I am holding steady at 146.5. I'm very thankful for 4 lbs in the first week because that means I'm still on track for a 2 lb. loss per week.
A few things that I need to change are adding back in regulary work outs. I am teaching 4 days a week of Boot Camp right now and I don't get much exercise in because I'm teaching and not doing. I also need to work on my fruit intake. I've used it as my sugar substitute for the past fews weeks. I allowed myself as much fresh fruit as I wanted because I didn't want to cave and bake something or head to the vending machine. It really worked and now that I won't be having as many sugar cravings I will not have as much fruit. I will admit that I have a slight peanut butter addiction. I love it so much. I actually found myself standing in front of my pantry this weekend, spoon in one hand, PB jar in the other. I stopped after one spoonful...thankfully! I eat all natural peanut butter and almond butter. Another amazing nut butter is sunflower seed butter. Sounds weird but it is absolutely delicious. But nut butters should be eaten in moderation. And my least favorite thing to limit is carbs. I am going to try and limit them to after a high-intensity workout as a recovery food. I actually feel so much better and have an even supply of energy when I consume only small amounts of carbs in a day.
As the title says, weekends are tough for me. Especially when I have no desire to head outside in the freezing cold. I tend to want to eat all day. I have never before completely cleaned out my fridge, pantry and cupboards before starting a better eating plan. This time I did that and it's working. When there is no junk food in the house, you can't slip up and eat any...neither can my kids!
Hopefully with my added exercise and a few tweaks to my diet, I'll have a good loss to report next week!
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