Learning so Much!

So today is day 3. I did my first day of working out and it was not as successful as I wanted it to be. The school gym is less equipped than I thought, and the equipment that was there that I wanted to use did not work!! So I did a little bit of time of the bike, but because the seat was all messed up after about 5 mins I had to get up because the seat was hurting my butt! Then I did some weights. I would like I say I could lift more than I did, but hey, something is better than nothing, right? I also did some of the exercises the website gave me. One of them, I just was not able to do...I think the chair was just too high, so I am going to see if I can find a chair that is lower to help me out. Pushups...not something that I enjoy doing, but Sundays I chose as my day to do upper body strength training day, and tomorrow is lower body. I am sure there are going to be exercises that I am not going to want to do tomorrow...but I just gotta push through it right?!

I have completely cut out soda and sugar drinks...been sticking to water! (even though the water here tastes worse than LA water). So I am really proud of myself for that. Yet, I am questioning weather or not the numbers that are coming out for calories are right or not. The only way to tell is with the results I see in the next week.

Yesterday was easier because we didn't get out of bed till 12:30 and then ran some errands. I was really proud of myself because before we left I cut up some bell peppers to take with me on the journey (and by journey, they lasted till we left the neighborhood) and when we got hungry during the day rather than stopping and getting falafel, we stopped and a fruit stand and got some oranges! Delicious, and I didn't feel guilty after eating it!

Today I didn't plan my meals as well as I wanted. My PB&J sandwich was high in calories and not as filling as I would have wanted, but with passover around the corner I don't want to stock up on this food, that will just go bad and I won't even be able to eat most of it. Then when I got home I was so hungry I opened a can of beans, strained them, and then ate about a cups worth. While that's not that much I didn't want to waste calories on that. Not much I can do now! For tonight I am planning on egg whites, tomato and onion salad, and tuna fish...with as minimal mayo as possible.

Each time I see something delicious that all I want to do is eat I remind myself that I don't NEED it and think about where it is I want to be. After speaking with Lia we discussed how we eat because we are bored, and even though we sit there and eat and know we are eating because we are bored we continue to do so. So all day today, before I took a bite of food I made sure I really needed to eat it. This thought process I think has really helped me out. I have also been trying really hard to pay attention to when I am satisfied. It is no longer about being full at the end of a meal, rather, it is about knowing when I have satisfied my bodies need for food.

So hear is to hoping to a better work out day tomorrow, and continuing to be strong when it becomes hard!

xoxo