One of the horrible, terrible, and just plain awful side effects of my weight loss has been my new found love of shopping for clothes! This is horrible news. 1. My wallet/bank account cries every time I walk into any establishment that sells clothing, and 2. I am buying and buying because every time I find a cute, new outfit, it only fits for about 2-3 weeks and then I am shopping again! This needs to END!!!! My favorite thing to buy is cutesy little skirts and shorts. What has happened to me?!? I am the girl in jeans and a t-shirt who only wears dresses when forced to...like at weddings I am in or in which I am the main event. And truth be told, I would have much rather been married in a baseball hat, t-shirt, and jeans rather than the 6 foot train poofy white thing I wore! I blame this new development on an unhappy childhood in which my mother insisted on dressing me in frilly, lacy, poffy, straight jackets known as dresses from a place in Nampa called "Mini World". I can remember many a time crying my eyes out begging to be dressed in ANYTHING but another frilly, pink dress. Because these horrible clothing were forced on me at such a young, vulnerable age, I believe it forever damaged my psyche and today I am reverting back to my childhood. I even found myself looking at swim suits yesterday. What is happening to me?? NO!!!!
As far as my weight loss journey goes, it is slightly less dramatic than my new found addiction. I have been doing well on the working out portion. I have found the eating (of course the most important part) to be the most difficult of the process. Every time life gets a little stressful I reach for whatever junk food is handy or I just don't eat. I am happy to report that yesterday I ate everything on my pre-approved diet list. My trainer has allowed me to eat more diverse things and has bumped up my cardio sessions from 30 minutes 2 days per week to 45 minutes 3 days per week. I am trying to push it to cardio 4 days per week but we will see if I will be victorious or not!
My current diet:
Breakfast: protein shake or 1 egg yoke with 2 egg whites and 1 piece wheat toast
Snack: Granola Bar, Fiber One bar, or Protein Bar
Lunch: Turkey, Ham, or Chicken Sandwich
Snack: Piece of fruit or any of the above snacks I didn't choose the first time
Dinner: Grilled chicken, stir fry, or spaghetti with wheat pasta and a lean meat
I weigh in on Friday night and we will see how I have done. So far I have lost 11lbs and this Friday is my 4th weigh in. I need to lose at least 3lbs this week to stay on track for my goal!!!
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