Today was kind of a crazy day! The girls had dentist appointments this morning and then I had a meeting this afternoon with Matt's chain of command about the FRG (Family Readiness Group).
I got up this morning and did my Billy Blake's Boot Camp at times it felt really good and then other times I was in a forceful voice telling him to shut up. He would say one more set then go talking and we would do WAY more then one set. I was dying at this point every muscle was screaming at me and so I let him have it. I know he didn't hear me but man it felt good!
Today was the first time eating out since I have started my journey to a healthier me and I think I did well, I spilt my fettuccine with Emalynn and the Bistro we went to had Pepsi products and I ordered water. YAY me for being able to withstand the temptation that made me feel good! Emalynn LOVES pasta and I ordered it because I knew she would eat it and not fuss over what was in front of her. She was going on no nap so I opted for easy! Sometimes as Moms we just have to do the easy! It was the perfect portion not to much and not to little and sharing it with Emalynn made it that much more perfect. I ate till I was feeling satisfied and then she ate the rest.
Did you know you are to eat 6 to 8 times a day to keep your body working at optimum levels. Each time you eat you are suppose to have a protein and a carb. So this would be for example my morning snack usually consists of an apple with peanut butter or cheese. Its important to have a little of each because you want to keep you body in balance. If you over eat on protein you will be missing important vitamins and minerals, and if you over eat on carbs you will feel sluggish. For the past week I have been doing just this and not only is my energy level better but I am fuller faster and longer through the day and I don't have benging moments cause I'm starving. Today we went to lunch with Matthew's command and I spilt fettuccine with Emalynn and let me tell you it was off what I am used to and I felt sluggish and all I wanted to do was nap. I did have some shrimp in it but it wasn't enough compared to the amount of fettuccine. So I learned maybe next time get something with a little more balanced carb and protein in it.
Some people hear the word carb and thing oh no bad must stay away from them, but I am here to tell you there are good carbs and bad carbs. Fruit and veggies good carbs, chips and cookies bad carbs. Fruits and veggies are burned faster and easier then chips, cookies, breads, and pasta's and are less likely then to be stored for later as fat. I'm not saying don't eat these things but if you are trying to lose weight eat or maintain your weight you need to eat them like everything else in moderation.
I know spewed a lot of information out there I hope I didn't confuse you and it helps you in your battle with either maintaining or losing weight.
My saying for myself today...... Learning how to eat will make you successful in keeping the weight off
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