The holidays flew by WAY too fast. There was just so many people to see, so many events to go to... Don't get me wrong, it was the BEST Christmas ever. I am just looking forward to hibernating a bit this winter. I love staying in and making sure the apartment is clean, trying out new recipes, staying in my pj's ALL DAY and watching movies. I'm a creature of routine.... That being said, I'm a bit anxious for work. I'm still not confident in the job and I cause myself unnecessary stress by thinking about the worst possible outcome of every situation. So today I'm just trying to take deep breaths, organize in my head how I plan to tackle what's on the go for this week, and just take it one day at a time. And in four more days, it'll be the weekend again! And if it all gets to be too much, there's nothing wrong with taking a personal day every once and a while.
On my day off today I managed to be fairly productive. I folded the laundry, took out the recycling, did the dishes twice and tried out a new recipe for dinner. I also read up on older blogs... it got me motivated. I realized there was a time where I was working out on average three times a week... I got to reminisce about my birthday, moving into our apartment, summer vacation.... I also read my meal plans from back then and gave myself some ideas. It was a good exercise.
I am so excited for The Biggest Loser to start up again tomorrow. There's going to be four trainers, rather than just Bob and Jillian. That should be interesting. And it's Jillian's last season. To be honest, I'm just hoping this season is better than the one that just ended. I wasn't impressed with that one. A new show that my Mom told me about called, "Village on a Diet" starts tonight. We'll pvr that one to see if it's any good. It's about exactly what it's called, a village in B.C. that goes on a diet. I'm looking forward to it!
Workout goals for this week:
Friday & Sunday. Just two days for this week to get back into the swing of things. Hoping to get up to between 3 & 5 days per week as I progress.
Things to look forward to this week (so that I don't just focus on work stresses):
- The Biggest Loser premiering tomorrow.
- Getting to watch Brian's jiu jitsu class on Wednesday and showing off my ring to everyone there.
- Grocery shopping on Wednesday; first trip of the New Year. Lots of healthy snacks on the list to stock the cupboards with!
- Going to see the movie, "The Tourist" with Brian at some point on the weekend.
- Couple's game night with our friends Keisha and Justin on Saturday night. Pictionary here we come!
- Trying out some new recipes - 2 step honey dijon chicken, peanut butter muffins and yogurt honey muffins (with raisins). Super excited to see how they turn out!
Meals for Monday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (260)
Snack - 1 cup of red cherries, Blueberry, blackberry & muesli yogurt, 2 cups of water (155)
Lunch - Smokin' stampede quesadilla, Royal gala apple, sliced. Diet coke. (370)
Snack - 100 calorie bag of popcorn, Del monte fruit twist, 4 cups of water (160)
Dinner - 1 serving of Quick and Creamy Chicken Stew: http://www.kraftcanada.com/en/recipes/quick-creamy-chicken-stew-95389.aspx, 1 cup of water (360)
Snack - Mini bag of plain lays chips, 2 ferrera roche chocolates, 1 After Eight mint, 3 cups of water (360)
Total - 1665 calories, 26 grams of fiber, 3 fruits, 2 veggies, 11 cups of water.
Everyday is getting healthier and healthier! I got in enough calories, fiber, fruits & veggies and water for today! :)
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