My attempt at moving more and eating less!

I didn't realize it had been so long since I wrote my last post! I knew it had been a few days, but apparently my sense of time is completely whacked! So I completely fell off the wagon. Went back to my awful eating habits and drinking lots of pop. I'll blame the end of school and Judo busy-ness, and working a lot, along with the warmer temps and a clogged sink but really, I'm just looking for excuses. Ate out quite a bit more than I had wanted/hoped to. I also realized that I haven't been drinking any of my tea. So today I started back up again. I took the kids out for a day of fun, which included lunch. I just bought an appetizer instead of a full lunch, and I didn't even finish it all. I listened to my body and stopped when I felt full. At the movies, I only had a 1/4 of a bag of popcorn and threw half the bag out. Now, because of the clogged sink, I can't use my kitchen sink or dishwasher since they're piped together. I went out and bought paper plate...

A few days ago, Erik and I took the kids and Ian's best friend out for Ian's birthday. We went laser tagging and played 3 games and holy hell, it was fun! It was also a great workout since Erik and I broke the rules and ran everywhere . I was sweaty and my legs had the good burning feeling, so I decided to start up a home exercise routine Erik made for me. 5 squats, 5 jumping jacks, 5 knee pushups , and 5 sit ups for 5-10 reps. I made it to 5 reps. And I felt okay. My legs were sore but nothing too crazy, until the next day. Well, even my elbows hurt the next day! I could barely walk and stairs were a torture device. 2 days of incredible soreness where my legs were trembling just laying in bed. Pretty sure I overdid it on the legs, lol. Today they finally feel better, though the long hours at work hasn't been helping. Tomorrow, I start up the home exercises again, and without the intense laser tag games, I expect it to be less painful. Why can't exercise be fun? I...

It's been a while since I've written, I just got busy with work and kids! While I haven't eaten as well as I should have, I've been keeping up with my water/tea and eating breakfast every day, minus today. I regretted it though, because there's nothing like sitting at the dentist and your stomach is rumbling like it's about to eat itself. My pop consumption is way down, though today was an off day with having some at Montana's and then a can at home. Twice  I've brought one to work for my lunch and I've decided I did not want it so I just stopped bringing one. I choose to drink my water instead. I also realized that when I haven't had my David's tea, I crave it. Today was also a day with exercise! Erik and I took the kids to laser tag and played 3 games. By the 3rd game we were so into it, we broke the rules and started running all over the place. We definitely worked up a sweat, got a ton of cardio, and now my legs are yelling at me lol. ...

It's been 11 days since I've decided to change how I eat. In some ways, it's been easier than I thought, and in others, a lot harder. I haven't bought a scale yet, but I do plan to do so soon. Here's an update to the goals I set for myself: 1- I'm drinking way more water than I ever used to. I make it a point to at least finish one water bottle while at work, and I normally drink 2 bottles of flavoured tea at home. I seriously love the stuff. I pee a lot though, and it's a pain in the butt, lol. 2- I've definitely made an improvement in all my snacking. More fruit/cheese and less chips/cookies. I don't deny myself the chips or cookies, but I really decreased the amount I eat and how often I eat them. I don't need them every single day. 3- Meal moderation has been working out well. It's been pointed out to me from a registered dietician who is trying to teach people to stop dieting and stop denying ourselves "bad" food that forci...

Today is a day off, and normally that's when my bored eating happens. While I didn't eat super healthy foods, I didn't have any chips or cookies. This is huge. HUGE! I love chips and I love cookies. I especially love them when I'm home and it's a day off and I'm relaxing. I went to the grocery store this morning and stocked up on fruit and milk. I didn't buy any junky extras and came home with my fruit, milk and deli meat for school lunches. I didn't run to McDonalds for lunch, I came home and made lunch, and made dinner. I drank 2 bottles of strawberry rhubarb tea. I decided to have a Coke. While I am drinking a lot less pop, I haven't completely quit yet. I hate the thought of wasting money on items already bought and when I see people on tv and movies throwing out perfectly good food because they're suddenly vegan, my eye starts to twitch. So, I opened a can of Coke. I had 3 sips out of it. Now for the other unexpected surprise. I didn'...

After writing about my shit day, I've had 2 good days since then. I've made a realization about another junk food trigger and that's work. I go to work and I'm fine because it's not like I can eat and drink whatever I want. I pack a good lunch with snacks and water, I eat breakfast before leaving, which is a huge improvement because I HATE breakfast, lol. It's when I get home from work that I need that can of Coke. It's hot, I'm tired, and my feet hurt. I get home and then life at home can be chaotic with Erik rushing off to work, kids are home and both are talking to me at the same time and demanding supper. Animals are barking/meowing at me. Everyone is so happy to see me and all I want is just 10 minutes of quiet. So I grab a can of coke, sit down and let everyone yap at me while the cool, carbonated, caffeine-filled, nectar of the gods wash over me. I have a problem, haha! But I'm hopeful that my new iced tea press and fruit teas that I recentl...