Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Well. I deserved that. No really, I did.
Last week, I worked out once. Last night. For not very long. Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday featured varying amounts of junk food - particularly ice cream and gluten free cookies.
Interestingly enough, I stopped taking Magnesium on Wednesday or Thursday of last week. I had been taking 400 mg between 8 PM and 10 PM, and while it was definitely curbing cravings and helping me sleep, it was doing something unfavorable to my bowels and I was feeling a little...ermm...backed up.
I've been told that sugar cravings can be curbed with a Zinc supplement, also, so I think I've come to a fairly obvious conclusion here: TAKE A MULTIVITAMIN. I'm going to try to strike a balance with the magnesium, maybe only taking 200 mg every other day.
I have a giant bottle of 8 million multiple vitamins that I bought at Coscto in late 2007 or early 2008. While the label says they should be ok, and there's some little packet of mysterious preservative substance in there with them, I'm a little hesitant. Plus, I'm willing to bet I can find a multivitamin of a higher quality than "Kirkland's Best". Not to sound snotty or anything.
So, while I am disappointed in myself, I am not discouraged. Yeah, I gained weight this week - but I know exactly why. I didn't follow the meal plans as I should have, and even when I did, I supplemented them beyond recognition with junk food. I think I just got cocky because my success in previous weeks came so easily.
I also haven't been checking on my blog as much as usual, which you may have noticed. Part of that is that I wasn't really eager to tell you how many trips I made to the vending machine on Friday, and why the spot where the Almond Hershey bars are supposed to be is empty when the rest of the machine is full. I'll try to be better about staying focused and checking in - accountability goes a long way.
So, all is not lost...and I feel great. I ran 2 miles this morning. I never run in the morning! I think I have seen the biggest improvement in my skin. I've actually gotten some comments on it, too. Like: "have you gotten sun?" (I haven't) and "you look really healthy". Cool.
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Look at it this way: You're still lower than you were the first two weeks, and that's good, considering you a)ate a ton of junk food and b)didn't exercise. I bet you'll bounce back easily.
ReplyDeleteMy tip for avoiding the vending machines: Buy a bag of mini-sized candy bars and stick one or two in your lunch bag each day. When you get a craving at work, snack on those while you go for a mini-walk around the building. (My vending cravings are almost as much about getting away from my desk as they are about the snacks.) I can't bring the bag of candies to work because I'll eat them all, but if I leave them in my freezer, I don't end up snacking on them while I'm at home.
More power to you for running in the morning! I can barely hobble to the kitchen for my morning bowl of oatmeal.
Thanks for sharing your experience with the Perfectly Produce system. You have an entertaining style of writing! You said the first week's shopping trip was quite expensive and the second week not as bad. Would you mind sharing what you spent both weeks? It was neat that week 3 was almost free. How's it going now?
ReplyDeleteWell thank you, Anonymous, and thanks for reading! I'm flattered!
ReplyDeleteSure. The first week I spent over $300. GULP. Please keep in mind this included quite a few oils and spices, which my bachelorette pad has previously never known. It also included food containers (glass, not the cheap plastic stuff) and a blender.
I was also shopping at PCC, and buying entirely organic. I've since started shopping at Whole Foods and QFC, which I've found to be more competitively priced (yes, Whole Foods, I was suprised, too). My second week was much less, and now I routinely spend around $125 per week.
Remember now, since I am cooking for one I am able to fit in a leftover week frequently. For every two weeks I cook, I can take one week off and just buy some fruit and greens. At least. I could probably get away with every other week.
Also, my "eating out" and "junk food / vending machine" expenses have decreased to almost nothing.
All in all, I am confident that you will see a cost savings after the first couple of weeks, but there is some initial investment involved. Try not to let that scare you, it gets much better.