Dear B.D.,
I have missed you terribly! It has been a long three weeks without your (torture) challenging workouts. I am truly looking forward to popping (dragging) out of bed at 4:00 a.m. Monday to meet you at the gym!
I can’t lie to you. I have not been completely faithful to my healthy eating plan and of course, I have not made it to the gym in several days. But what I can tell you is that I have jumped back on the bandwagon. Yes, ma’am!
So, let’s not waste any oxygen that I am going to need for that killer workout you have planned for me Monday by having me go over all the food that I have ingested these past three weeks. I will just tell you that I have not thrown caution completely to the wind but I have enjoyed a few of the finer foods in life. I’m not sad about it, either.
So, because I know it’s on your mind, here is my plan.
I have already cooked up enough lunches for next week. I put them in the freezer so all I have to do is grab and go. My breakfast will be the standard oatmeal with three egg whites and fruit for my morning snack. I will have 4 oz. of chicken breast, quinoa and a veggie for lunch. In the mid afternoon, I will have 2 oz. of nuts and a fruit or 2 oz. of grilled chicken and fruit. For dinner I am going to go the route of a protein smoothie. I am going to follow this dinner smoothie for 3-4 nights of the week.
The other nights I will eat fish and a big salad.
I know you are wondering what kind of smoothie I am going to make for myself. Rest assured that it will be healthy. I have several recipes with tofu, spinach, frozen mango and berries. So I will probably vary the fruit and veggie but stick with the tofu, Greek yogurt combination.
I would really like to drop about 7 pounds by my birthday at the end of March.
Cardio will be a mixture of the treadmill, the elliptical and the recumbent bike. I will shoot for 45 minutes 5 days in the week.
I know we talked about re-weighing and measuring in February but I would like to put that off until the end of March.
I am in a really good place right now. I feel much, much better than I did three weeks ago. This whole menopause thing is about to kill me (not literally, of course) but I am trying to just push through and not let it get the best of me.
I want you to know that you are the very best trainer ever…well; maybe I am just trying to suck up a little so you will not totally put me under Monday. Remember, I will still have to go to work and walking is essential for being able to do my job!
Seriously, you support and your encouragement have gotten me this far. I may not be where I want to be physically but I know I have made a lot of progress mentally and truly that is a large part of the battle. Realizing that this is a life choice, a life commitment is the most important part of living a healthy lifestyle.
Monday will come soon enough and there I will be ready, warmed up and ready to
ROCK and ROLL with my BULL DOG!
Your faithful client,
~a
I have missed you terribly! It has been a long three weeks without your (torture) challenging workouts. I am truly looking forward to popping (dragging) out of bed at 4:00 a.m. Monday to meet you at the gym!
I can’t lie to you. I have not been completely faithful to my healthy eating plan and of course, I have not made it to the gym in several days. But what I can tell you is that I have jumped back on the bandwagon. Yes, ma’am!
So, let’s not waste any oxygen that I am going to need for that killer workout you have planned for me Monday by having me go over all the food that I have ingested these past three weeks. I will just tell you that I have not thrown caution completely to the wind but I have enjoyed a few of the finer foods in life. I’m not sad about it, either.
So, because I know it’s on your mind, here is my plan.
I have already cooked up enough lunches for next week. I put them in the freezer so all I have to do is grab and go. My breakfast will be the standard oatmeal with three egg whites and fruit for my morning snack. I will have 4 oz. of chicken breast, quinoa and a veggie for lunch. In the mid afternoon, I will have 2 oz. of nuts and a fruit or 2 oz. of grilled chicken and fruit. For dinner I am going to go the route of a protein smoothie. I am going to follow this dinner smoothie for 3-4 nights of the week.
The other nights I will eat fish and a big salad.
I know you are wondering what kind of smoothie I am going to make for myself. Rest assured that it will be healthy. I have several recipes with tofu, spinach, frozen mango and berries. So I will probably vary the fruit and veggie but stick with the tofu, Greek yogurt combination.
I would really like to drop about 7 pounds by my birthday at the end of March.
Cardio will be a mixture of the treadmill, the elliptical and the recumbent bike. I will shoot for 45 minutes 5 days in the week.
I know we talked about re-weighing and measuring in February but I would like to put that off until the end of March.
I am in a really good place right now. I feel much, much better than I did three weeks ago. This whole menopause thing is about to kill me (not literally, of course) but I am trying to just push through and not let it get the best of me.
I want you to know that you are the very best trainer ever…well; maybe I am just trying to suck up a little so you will not totally put me under Monday. Remember, I will still have to go to work and walking is essential for being able to do my job!
Seriously, you support and your encouragement have gotten me this far. I may not be where I want to be physically but I know I have made a lot of progress mentally and truly that is a large part of the battle. Realizing that this is a life choice, a life commitment is the most important part of living a healthy lifestyle.
Monday will come soon enough and there I will be ready, warmed up and ready to
ROCK and ROLL with my BULL DOG!
Your faithful client,
~a
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ReplyDeletethank you for your honesty! I am not looking for perfection and you know that...just that you eat healthy and balanced...which does include a treat now and then...too much of now and then is when i get concerned! But let's start fresh tomorrow.. i do know when you are feeling terrible, it is hard to do anything...am praying for you to get through this part of your life comfortably and pain free ( added a prayer for me, too..when it is my turn!)..and agreed. lets do your measurements in four weeks...way to go with your food plan...let's talk more about the smoothies tomorrow...love you! d.
Good Luck!! I need to jump back on that bandwagon as well I am waiting to shake my sinus cold~ I have been eating a lot of fish that has been my dinner lately fish and a Salad...good dinner though low calories. I try to do a protein shake but the food seems to hold me over better~ My goal this week no after dinner eating lol! I tend to go all snacky in the evenings I really want to kick that ~Glad your feeling better! ~Love Heather
ReplyDeleteThank you, Donna.
ReplyDeleteHeather, the after dinner snacky is the worst...sometimes I have to get as far away from the kitchen as possible so I am not even tempted.