The indulgence couldn't have come at a better time. I've been feeling the torture of not eating cookies or cake really acutely last week. What to have will be a fun question to ponder. Chocolate chip cookies? cake? reeses pb cup? Glass of wine or cider?
I too have something to confess. Last night, I drank a Squirt and ate a suspect dinner of polenta and shrimp that I didn't weigh. I could blame the heat (102 but felt like 107). But really, it was my own weakness. I got stuck in the mindset of "I played 7 games of volleyball in 107 degree heat AND did my pcp workout" so I deserve this refreshing grapefruit soda. The sad part was that it didn't actually satiate me and I felt pretty awful for cheating. And then when I logged into email and saw that we get indulgence no. 1, I felt even worse. The only reason I even had the soda in my fridge was for the indulgence. For some odd reason, I can't find Squirt regularly in the grocery stores around me so I was ecstatic when Target had it. It's cheesy to say this but after the guilt last night, I decided some re-commitment to the pcp was in order. It's a short period of time and surely I can stick it out. I felt like I had to make the conscious decision to not break anymore rules.
The workout was hard today. Jump rope took FOREVER to get through. I'm pretty sure I didn't do the new exercises correctly. I searched for a couple videos but didn't find anything. I don't understand how high or low we're supposed to be for the floorjumps. For the v-sits, do we have to lower our upper body to the ground each time? I felt like I was feeling my way blindly and I'm a big fan of uncertainty. Not.
Okay, complaining over. On a much brighter note, I've inspired my friend Lissa to not eat sugar six days a week for a month. Part of our bond is that we both love and can eat tons of candy and chocolate. We spend a lot of time during our international travel hunting for new flavors of Hi-chews and kitkats and other goodies you can't find in the U.S. In light of not seeing much physical difference in my body and being annoyed by the workout, her declaration was totally a pick-me-up.
A good twist on the sugar cutting back is to only have sugar on days that start with "S". Nice rule that's easy to remember.
ReplyDeleteGrace, I just looked at your pictures and I DEFINITELY see a difference in your body! Hang in there and soon you'll be officially 'wow-ed' by the results of your efforts!
ReplyDeleteI second Elena, I definitely see a difference! I took awhile for the abs to start peaking through but when they did they just revealed themselves faster and faster. Stick to it! We're all in the background supporting you.
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