I had a harder time waking up this morning, even though I went to bed really early last night. But I still got up and that's the important part. I wasn't going to drink a Spark this morning because I wanted to save it for early evening, but I decided to have one anyway. I just needed the extra energy and I think it helped.
I ate well at breakfast and lunch and I had two sensible snacks but Xander wanted kettle corn when he got home from school and I had a small bowl, too. I made pork chops and cous cous for dinner and I also had a side salad. Going back for a second helping at dinner time is one of my problem habits. So this time, after I put everyone's food on their plate, I put all of the leftover food up and cleaned up the kitchen so that there wouldn't be anything to tempt me when I finished my dinner. I also like to eat any leftovers that the boys have on their plates, so I made them scrape off their own plates into the trash can when they were done. An evening snack is optional but I really don't feel hungry so I won't be having one.
Rachelle told me that she didn't think that I needed to track my calories while I'm on the challenge because I need to eat while I'm doing it. She said that I really should be eating every 2 to 3 hours. I guess that as long as I'm making good food choices (fruits, veggies, non-processed, etc.) then I don't really have to worry about tracking. It still makes me nervous, though that I'm going to over eat. But really, is it possible to over eat when fruits and vegetables make up the majority of your diet?
I took an hour long toning class this morning and it combined cardio with some hand weights. It would have been a lovely day to walk around town but I had errands to run. I've asked my husband to do the mini-marathon with me in May 2013 and it is 13.1 miles. I've done it once before (walking) and it was one of the hardest things I've ever done. I want to be a little more prepared this time around and hopefully it won't be so physically debilitating. I took me a week to recover from it the last time because my legs and feet were in such bad shape.
Overall, I'm feeling pretty good. I noticed that a jacket that I bought last week that was tight around my hips and tummy was loose this morning. It's only been a day but it's possible that I'm not as bloated as I normally am because of all the water I have consumed. I've never noticed if I retain water or not because I always feel big and round and bloated. My wedding ring is also really loose. I had a brief craving for coffee earlier in the day but I didn't get any. I also had a craving for Chinese food but to be honest, I was too lazy to go out and get any.
It's almost 8:30 PM and I have a feeling that it's going to be another early night. I'm just hoping that I don't have to wake up at 5 AM to pee like I did this morning. Really, the worse thing about the Advocare 24 Day Challenge so far is the amount of times that I have to go to pee.
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