Well I am back. I know it has been several days since I have written. It is probably more like a week. You know you have heard people say before “my life is so crazy it is like a tornado has hit it” – well my spring break has been like that. However, this tornado has been real. Last Saturday, about 3:45 a tornado hit only 2 miles from my house. It struck down almost exactly at the school where I work. It actually took part of the roof off the gym of the school as well as damaged two other roofs on campus. It laid down a path of trees as well as put out several windows and took down air conditioning units. The worst of it was what it did to the gym though. We were lucky not to have any damage at our home. My daughter and I were home during the storm and at the worst of it we hid in her closet for fear that things were going to get bad. After the storm we kept hearing sirens but they never seem to get as far out as we were. We rode up to the school and saw all of the destruction. I was the first one on site that had keys and clearance in case of emergency so I was the one who walked one of the fire men around the building to assess the damage to the building. That was really very surreal. To walk through the building and see what the storm had done. At times I thought I was going to cry right there in front of the fire man but then I kept thinking how crazy that would look. After I finished with the fire man I went inside with one of the board members so that we could collect all the insurance information. After that I came on home. Later that evening we went out to eat because of the fact we didn’t have power. The next few days really seem like a blur. Sunday, we had church. After church one of my children had a fundraiser and the other had a ball game so I spent all day Sunday on the run. Monday I completely crashed and slept till 11:00 am. Then the rest of the day I felt miserable. Tuesday – my family and I spent the day car shopping and eating out. Tuesday was our “cheat day” and cheat we did. We ate breakfast at IHOP and lunch at PF Chang’s. I can say that even though I ate at IHOP I did eat off the lighter menu which was less than 450 calories. I had the French toast with sugar free syrup and a few bananas, egg beaters and turkey bacon. However, PF Chang’s was not as healthy. I had Honey Glazed Chicken. We did opt not to get an appetizer or a dessert. It sure was good. Then on Wed. we were supposed to move on the next set of 17 days. As I read over what that meant – I began to worry a little. The third set of days starts giving you even more choices of food. It does still cut out sugar and limits carbs to two a day. However, you don’t have to eat them by 2 pm. The thing about this set is it is really for people who are almost at their weight goal. I told my husband who has lost just over 20 pounds he was fine to go onto the next phase. Me however, I am not there yet. I have only lost 11 pounds and I still have plenty more where that comes from. I told him that I really was considering starting over at the first set of days. The good thing with this diet is any time during it you can go back to other cycles if you start to pick up weight or if you have not met your goal. I know that the first set is the hardest but it is where I think I need to spend a little more time. I can do this – with one exception – oatmeal. I still want to eat my oatmeal every other day. However, I think I will leave the potatoes alone and the red meat, pasta and nuts. I am going to try and keep my fruit before 2 pm as well. (of course dinner at dad’s every other Sunday will be another exception). So for the last two days I have done things like I did at the beginning. I have had the two fruits before 2 pm and ate fish, turkey or chicken, and ate “good for me” veggies and 2 yogurts.
I haven’t had the Spring Break I had hoped to have but I am ok with that. I am not moving on to the next phase of this diet yet and I am ok with that too. One thing I feel very sure of and that is that this diet is a very healthy way to lose weight. I am eating very healthy. I am exercising and drinking lots of water. I have cut out most all sugar from my diet and I am ok with that. I am splurging every now and then to enjoy food but not let food rule over me. It is beginning to take its proper place in my life. I am grateful for that! I am happy that my weight has gone down and that my clothes are starting to fit again. I am hoping they won’t fit to long because they are too big instead of to tight.
Next week we start the Made to Crave Bible study at our church. I am excited about that too. I am hoping that it is going to be just what I need to keep me motivated to keep on with this diet. I can honestly say after almost 40 days on it – it is more than a diet. It has become a new way of life for my husband and I. We are eating healthy 90% of the time. You can’t do much better that that! We have been working out for several years now so it is good to finally be eating in such a way that supports an even healthier lifestyle. I am really interested in seeing what his cholesterol numbers are going to be like the next time he goes for a checkup. Just the fact that he use to eat out every single day and now he only eats out maybe once every week is got to make a huge improvement in his number. Not to mention I cook almost everything fresh. I mean – I am making my own turkey sausage for goodness sake. Nothing but ground turkey and seasoning – the only thing healthier is eating only green veggies! I am hoping to get the turkey recipe perfect – right now it is still a work in progress – just like me!!!
Well until tomorrow . . .
Today’s meals –
Breakfast – oatmeal w/ yogurt and apples
Snack – strawberries
Lunch – roasted chicken w/ roasted cauliflower and carrots and an apple
Dinner – chicken and veggie soup and yogurt with fiber one
Today’s exercise – 10 minute walk & 50 minute run
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