I love carbs. Carbs make the world go round. Carbs are the circle of completion....and you're beginning to wonder how I am sticking to a healthy lifestyle? Me too.
My original plan was to do minimal carbs on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Those were tough days! I had some good meals like chicken salad in lettuce wraps and chicken thighs with asparagus. But it took a lot of planning and resistance training (not the exercise kind) for me to make it through low carb days. I originally did this to challenge my mindset about food and to jump start my metabolism. I know, I know, healthy carbs are good and necessary and I eat those on the other days...but I am starting to have difficulty sticking with anything and therefore will do lower carb days/meals rather than zero carbs for an entire day. Maybe that will help!
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| Yummy chicken salad lettuce wraps |
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| Not so yummy cucumber and turkey sliders. This meal made me sad. |
My first two weeks went really well! I ran over a mile 3x a week and even did 1.6 miles without stopping! And my husband and I played racquetball for his birthday like the good ole days. We were laughing because we were winded and worn out after a few minutes. We used to play when we were 20, so we have aged a bit.
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| Racquetball is so fun. What a great workout! |
Things were great. And then...I had to exercise while pushing my daughter. SHE loved it, but it was awful! I used a borrowed BOB jogging stroller and wanted to cry. It was so hard to maneuver and guide while running. I was confused as to the reason for this. And then, it dawned on me. It is a JOGGING stroller, not a "barely faster than walking pace" stroller. It is for a faster pace than I am able to go at this time. So I humbly put the jogging stroller away for a later date and pulled out the regular stroller. MUCH better, but still hard when I want to pump my arms but have to keep the little girl from drifting into a juniper bush. Needless to say, when I have someone to stay with the little one, my runs are pretty good. When I have to push her, I get discouraged and miss runs. Being honest. But there have been a few times I didn't want to run or didn't know how or when or where and the Nike slogan rang true. JUST DO IT! Literally I would not think or debate any longer but would put my shoes on and go. What an overused but wonderful slogan!
One bright spot in this journey has been a new find while doing Zumba at home. These girls are a part of Refit and are revolutionizing fitness and post positive workouts! How can you not be happy watching/exercising to this in the morning! Check them out!
So this isn't a post about how I overcame it all and have already lost 15 pounds. I am still finding a groove and learning along the way. Any encouragement about what worked for you, especially when you have a little one would be most appreciated!
