I'm actually embarrassed that I gained so much weight. I was looking at my weigh-in trends and the last time I gained this much weight was when I went to Disney. This past week was not a vacation, and shouldn't have happened.
What didn't I do exactly? I didn't stick to my food plans. I gave in to temptation and wants. I didn't think about what I was eating. Yeah; there was a lot of not thinking/mindless eating.
I won't dwell on my flaws though. I did continue to go to the gym and work out. And I learned my lesson and am back on track this week.
Actually, with such a climb on the # scale, I decided to take my measurements again (finally). While they weren't as big of a difference as I had hoped, I am still grateful that I haven't completely demolished all of my hard work.
Weekend Prep
Knowing how terrible I had been all week and not looking forward to my Monday morning weigh-in, I already knew that I had to refocus and recommit myself to my nutrition.
Saturday I had absolutely no plans.
Ok that's a lie. Initially I had plans to attend a Health and Exercise expo, but in the end decided not to go because parking ended up not being included and I didn't want to pay for it (way to go for the no spend month). This was a bit of a bummer though because I actually got a free ticket to this event through work, at a $250 value. Maybe I should have just sucked it up and paid for the parking... but I did have a productive day instead!!
I slept in a little bit more than usual. Our AC went out on Thursday and something about the fresh air coming in the windows and snuggled up in my bed with the pup - I just didn't want to get out. Good thing I cancelled those plans ;)
After my usual morning coffee on the lanai, I put a plan in order for my day. First - wash the dishes and clean up the kitchen. Pick up the living room. Sweep all the floors. Do all the laundry. I set forth on my mission.
I did a couple little extra things here and there, such as washing out the AC filter (it's reusable), and finished at a reasonable time, only 11am! My "reward" for getting the house cleaned? Sit and watch Once Upon A Time while planning out my food for the week and making a grocery list. My grocery list ended up consisting of 5 vegetables. Grocery shopping was going to be cheap this week!
At noon I headed to the grocery store for my 5 vegetables. While I was there, I decided I wanted to use up a small container of homemade modinott sauce I had in the freezer. I settled on frozen stuffed shells, meatballs, and cheesy breadsticks. Yeah, you can now see why I was TERRIBLE last week!! Plus, the shells and breadsticks were both buy one get one free, so you know, I just HAD to get the deal...
Back at home I set forth with my 5 vegetables and the other components I had already in my fridge and prepped ALL my lunches and dinners for the week!!! Go. Me.
Once all of that was finished, I put together the shells and sauce, threw them in the oven, and plopped myself back on the couch to watch more OUAT; after all, I deserved it!
I spent a lot of time prepping and cleaning on Saturday, and it really paid off in the end. I felt at peace in my home because it was clean and tidy. I feel relaxed now because the only thing I will have to cook this week are eggs to have with my pre-made zucchini hash.
Sunday I decided to do even MORE prep, and purchased ziplock freezer bags. I prepped portions of my smoothie ingredients and put them into the bags. Every bag makes two smoothies. I now only have to dump the bag into the blender and add Mediclear and Almond Milk. No more dirty cutting boards and knives every evening!
I'm also trying to stay ahead of my hunger, as I noticed last week I did a lot of snacking. Snacking is ok, as long as it's SMART snacking!!!
I purchased a small tin of Deluxe Mixed Nuts (no peanuts) and portioned those out in 1/4 cup increments. I'm bringing one with me everyday to work, and they can be my salty snack if I'm feeling peckish.
So literally, the only thing I really need to "prep" everyday is my apples with almond butter.
Life got so much easier because I spent a few hours preparing this weekend for the week ahead. Let's see where it all gets me this time...
XOXOXO
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