This was my game face on Saturday morning. Oh yeah, ready to rock. Running, strength, swimming!
I was taking this weekend by storm. Oh yeah, baby!
I woke up on Friday, down 10.4 pounds since the beginning of the Three Week Metabolic Boost. Feeling fit and happy!! Wahoo!
I had a great spinning class on Friday, a solid run on Saturday… and…
Then… ooops.
It jumped into my hand.
Okay, so I jumped into it. But one thing I try to be… is honest with you guys about my struggles and what I am really up to. Even when it’s a slip up.
So why does this happen – this drink- in-the-jumping-hand phenomenon? I would say “weakness,” but I think it’s more simple than that. The deal? Well, I like to eat chips and drink margaritas.
The difference, and I swear this to be very true, is how I react and move forward when I find myself leapt upon by an evil margarita or a large pizza or an ice cream.
[Oooops, number two. Although this was pumpkin froyo, so I claim it not that evil. Discuss.]
So, ah-hem.
My nutrition was NOT perfect this weekend. But here’s what was perfect. The Expert and I had a nice anniversary dinner (11 years of nuthin’ but wedded bliss, eh?), I had a nice frozen yogurt date with my kids, and we had a fun Mexi-cheese-tacular dinner with the kids after a drive to the North Georgia mountains.
That’s life. Living.
Making choices and moving on. I conciously chose to eat what I did. I am an adult. It was not put upon me.
Now, the 3.5 pounds UP on the scale this morning of chips and salty margarita made me ever-so-slightly sad… but I know that my trajectory is okay, solid and I have my footing back –right now. And two solid days of eating on plan, I will have that 3.5 right back off.
Life is all about doing the best you can… accepting when you slip, but picking yourself up and moving on. It has taken me almost thirty-three years to figure this out. For so long, my reaction to this kind of thing would be, “What? I’m ‘back up’ three pounds!?!? Screw this ‘diet’ – it doesn’t work!!! I’m outta here. Where’s my Doritos….”
But the problem is that I have been to Oz and I have seen the Wizard. And in my Oz, the Wizard is a magic triathlon and nutritional Wizard withreal, tangible powers.
And there are two very simple truths in TriWizard Land:
1) If I eat well, I feel good and the scale obliges.
2) If I train hard and smart, I will reach big goals.
It’s that simple. Beating myself up for all the in-betweens, the mishmash of mistakes… is a waste of time and energy.
I woke up this morning, a little fluffier that Friday and kinda crusty-eyed from my salty tequila. But I hugged my kids, drank my smoothie and drove to work. I’ll swim after work, and go home to some healthy grub.
It’s a new day. And a new day deserves to be approached with respect and love… just like we do. So we slip up… the next time, we just STEP up, and keep on keeping on.
Happy Monday!
Here’s to a great week of great workouts and healthy eating.
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Thanks for sharing. I intented to start my three weeks today, but a busy weekend with my kids where I did not take the time to stock up on what I needed means I have to start tomorrow. That is okay. I made a choice to not start today in a panic trying to catch up, but to shop during my lunch and package and cook tonight to prepare. I prefer to start with a sense of calm. We got this!!!
Always remember LIFE COMES FIRST…
Ugh. I had a slip up weekend, too. In the form of gin and tonics (which I rarely ever drink so they knocked me on my butt) and Old Chicago pizza. Sigh. I should already be at the gym. Nice to know I’m not alone. And waiting to hear the score on whether froyo counts as a huge no-no.
Thanks for being open but lets face it, no one is perfect. As you say, slip up, pick yourself up and move on. Life is way to short to beat yourself up over a slip up. Think big picture, one step at a time and we will all be there with you. After a month of no pop or sweets, I slipped up this weekend as well as I was on a girls weekend. Today is a fresh sheet of paper, our to write on and I will be writing goals and healthy food choices on mine, and I am sure you will be too.
I already know I will have a slip up this weekend. It’s my BFFs bday and she’s back in town. I NEVER go out, rarely drink, and usually am very strict with diet/training (likely why I binged this past weekend and likely why I am injured). But I plan on working out all week, continuing to follow the eating plan up until Saturday night after dinner. And then start again Sunday. I know that’s not how these things work, but I need this night out with my friend just as much as I need to be eating healthily and working out. I’ll be back on track Sunday morning and continue on for the remaining 2 weeks and beyond. This is tough but we can do it!
I am going to start the boost next Monday and was wondering, when you do have a slip up, do you start back on the day that you missed on the plan or do you move on to the next day where you are supposed to be? For example, if you slip up on a Saturday and you get back on track on Sunday, do you do the meal plan from Saturday that you missed to make it up? Or do you pick back up on the Sunday meal where you should be?
If you give yourself some cheats (in moderation) it is so much easier to stay on your nutrition plan! I have found this to be true!! I don’t need to lose weight, but I am trying to get lean, and have been staying away from grains, dairy,processed foods and sugar. It is DEFINATELY working, but come on!!! If you can’t look forward to a few little cheats how could you continue? You gotta live! Pizza with the kids on Friday nights (and you can make yummy healthy pizza!!!) and a few glasses of wine on the weekend!