Day 9, 7th workout of “New Year, New Me: Fit and Fabulous before 40” (98th Curves workout, 25 days to Hot Chocolate 5K)

Treadmill--35.23 minutes, 1.70 miles, 2.5 incline, 218 calories burned, 136 fat calories burned

I woke up this morning, and before I had even gotten out of bed, I had two epiphanies. First, I realized that I hadn’t had any Coke in over 24 hours. For me, that is a miracle! Typically I’d have two Cokes at minimum. I could never just stop drinking Coke because of the horrendous caffeine-withdrawal headaches that I would get. I think that I was able to go caffeine-free because of the green coffee bean extract I’ve been taking. Yea, me! It’s so nice to think that I may finally have the “soda monkey” off my back.

Secondly, I thought about Monday morning. I decided to slip quietly into the nurse’s office to weigh myself. I was only a pound or two lighter than when I’d weighed a few days earlier (and that was being weighed at the end of the day!). Well, I got depressed. While reflecting upon this, I had my second epiphany—I had to stop weighing myself. I have been saying all along that this journey is to make me stronger. If can focus on that, rather than just weight loss, I think I can be more successful, stay sane, and not beat myself up for the numbers I see on the scale.

We had a very busy afternoon/evening planned. I had to leave work a little early in order to exercise before the busy-ness. I was able to do the Curves circuit twice. I’m trying to make a concerted effort to work myself harder during the circuit. I did my 35 minutes of treadmill time. My BFF was there to chat with, so that was nice and made time go by faster. The problems began later that evening, when I made my dinner shake. I ended up spilling it all over myself and my van. My daughter even had some splatter on her. Bottom line: I didn’t eat until we got home after 8 pm. By then, I was too hungry to make something healthy. I ended up heating a sausage biscuit and making myself a small sandwich. Hello, GLUTEN! But I was so very hungry, I did it. And I felt horribly afterward.  My mind kept visualizing a Coke. My mouth was watering. But I said NO. I HAD WILL POWER! J

Lessons learned today:

I’m beginning a soda-free life finally!

I will not step on a scale unless it is at a doctor’s office.

I must have a back-up plan for making fast, healthy food.