Wow, did I really just get winded carrying my almost 2 year old upstairs to bed? You've got to be kidding. Our nightly ritual consists of a diaper and jammie change, followed by singing a few songs and lots of hugs and kisses. But tonight I noticed something. Maybe it's been happening every night and I just never noticed. But, I was seriously out of breath when we started our first song. Then I started to have a mini panic attack. It happens sometimes when I feel like I can't catch my breath. It's really scary. I almost had to put my daughter down for a second so I could catch my breath and calm down.
What the heck is this all about? I'm 30 years old and I lose my breath after 15 or so steps? Sheesh! This is not good! Talk about a freaking wake up call!
I feel like I've been so busy lately I haven't really taken much me time. My eating hasn't really been too bad. Sure I've gone off the plan for a couple of meals... but for the most part I've tried to make better choices at each meal. I have recently found a new love for Trader Joes. It's a healthier foods market... and I love the new foods that I'm trying. I don't think I've tried one thing yet that I didn't like. My latest addiction is the Organic Tomato Soup. It's TO DIE FOR. I add in a handful of crackers and my meal is satisfying.
To me, this transition period... going from eating out every single day... the worst imaginable foods... to trying to figure out what healthy alternatives are... what are the better choices? A green salad with ranch or bleu cheese dressing?? or is the turkey burger a better bang for my calorie buck? It's a whole new world. Tonight I made one of my favorite foods for dinner. BUT, substitution is what it's all about. I made meatloaf... but this time I used a lower fat variety of beef (and maybe next time I'll get the courage to try ground turkey!?) and instead of mashed potatoes that are loaded with milk, butter, etc... I baked potatoes with olive oil... put a teeny tiny bit of low-cal butter on each (otherwise they'd be seriously dry lol) and sprinkled some mexican crumbly white cheese over the top. It was all so heavenly. I stopped just short of licking my plate clean. I'm looking forward to leftovers tomorrow.
Hubby and I have Xbox Kinect, so we rented the Your Shape Fitness Evolved game from Gamefly & tried it out a couple of days ago. It's definitely something that I want to do again... but next time, do it WITHOUT a toddler or couch getting in my way. It was fun and the little bit that I did really wore me out. It also tracks your weight and calories burned. You also get to see yourself in chubby blob form on TV doing the moves. Talk about unflattering. I think I was paying more attention to my thickness than I was to the actual game. Oh and, thank you, video game, for showing me just how hard it is to burn calories. Good grief! It made me start to consider how much time would be needed to burn off the different things I eat. If that's not a good deterrent to eating crappy food... I don't know what is! I look forward to seeing that blob shape a little skinnier in the weeks to come!
On a side note... I just read that Mariah Carey lost 70lbs in 6 months after having her twins. Granted a huge chunk of that was water loss (edema). But, seriously... she must have worked her butt off. I know she's also a rep for Jenny (formerly Jenny Craig)... and diet and exercise were both taken very seriously.
Get with it Chub Loss Diva... IT'S YOUR TURN!!!
