This week has been more emotionally challenging for me than physically challenging. My husband was on nights so Sunday night through Wednesday night (into Thursday morning) has been all me. I think Monday morning was the worst because I stayed up way too late and watched the end of the Superbowl. I got all my workouts in though and made it to work on time.
I totally revamped my meal plan and it’s taken about the whole week to get adjusted to eating that early in the morning. For weeks 1-3 I was having a shake when I first woke up, this week it’s been eggs, veggies, and lentils. I think the hardest part was the texture. I can’t exercise on an empty stomach so I have never been concerned about having food in my stomach and getting sick. The act of eating in the mornings has taken a good 3 days to get used to. I also moved my main Shake to dinner. This has made it way easier for me to make less excuses at dinner time.
I can’t say that my nutrition has been horrible. I follow the timed nutrition throughout the day, but there is just something about having a glass of wine with dinner or before bed that still has a strong hold on me. I know I feel better when I follow the timed nutrition and get good sleep. Now I just need to get out of my head.
I’ve already decided that I’ll be bumping up a bracket in the meal plan. I have been eating more food earlier these past few weeks and its help curb some of my evening cravings. I am hoping that by adding a little bit more to each of my meals will help even more.
I weighed in on Sunday morning and maybe only lost a pound or two, but the definition I am seeing in my stomach looks awesome. The one thing the scale will never measure is how I feel. I can tell that I am getting so much stronger and overall I just feel healthier!