Days 38-42: Loss of Momentum

As I mentioned in my last blog, Jason was away for most of last week on a business trip and with him gone I found it difficult to juggle everything that needed to be done. This is the most I have struggled since we began the program because it seemed like there was so much to do and not enough time or energy.  The momentum we had going definitely took a hit!

Even though I pushed myself to go to the gym on Tuesday, when Wednesday came around I found myself so busy with work that I didn't pull myself away long enough to get to the gym.  After work there was so much to do to help run the dojang and get ready for the next day that I didn't get a chance to work out.  On Thursday I had a work event I had to attend during lunch and to be honest I was just so tired after work and still had to get ready for the next day so I missed my 2nd day of working out.

Friday went better and I finally made it to the gym!  Had a really good arms/abs workout and that evening I did line drills at the dojang for my cardio.  Felt much better to get back on track.  We were out of town yesterday so I took my rest day and will be doing cardio/shoulders this evening when we get home.

Eating pretty much went the same way and I feel like I really fell short.  I was so intent on not eating anything that wasn't clean but I also didn't feel like eating what I had prepared.  The only solution in my head was to just skip some of my meals.  Obviously this was not the right thing to do and I'm sure my metabolism suffered.

I knew we would be traveling on Saturday so I decided to pick up some Questbars to keep on hand for our snack.  I kept reading various Instagram and blog posts with clean eaters/body builders eating these and using them for various recipes so I had been looking forward to trying them.  Wow!  I mean seriously WOW!  They are so incredibly good!  We tried the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Peanut Butter Supreme and the Chocolate Peanut Butter.  These are something I would definitely have to have in moderation!

 

I also have to admit that I CHEATED for the first time on my food.  For Father's Day we took my dad to a few different places around town.  We prepared a homemade clean lunch, watched Aria feed the ducks at the park, took him to Barnes & Noble to pick out a book and we finished by taking him for frozen yogurt at Spoons.  I will say it was a choice and not a moment of weakness.  I decided that I would join the family and had a very small serving of non-fat, no sugar added, chocolate frozen yogurt.  Don't be fooled by the non-fat and no sugar added part.  I checked the ingredients and there is nothing clean about what I ate. But I will say that it had only 6 grams of sugar compared to the 18 grams of sugar in other choices. I topped it with strawberries and almonds which isn't bad considering in the past it would have been Butterfinger and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.

 

 



I honestly don't regret my cheat, but I will say that I don't feel I've earned it, especially not this week.  Even though I don't really consider this a step backwards it is safe to say that I did not make any progress this week in my weight loss/body building endeavors.  All I can do is move forward and work even harder for the next two weeks so that when we take our pictures at the end of Phase 2 I can show that even a short loss in momentum can be recovered from.

I ordered a jumper and a dress from an online sale held by the girls of How Two Live (love them!  check out their blog!) and they came in a few days ago.  I was so eager to wear my new clothes and am really encouraged by my progress when I look at the pictures of me in them!

 

Its things like this that really keep me going and motivated to continue to strive for a better me!  So here's to a brand new week!  And in case you were wondering Jason had a great Father's Day!  Aria and I ordered him some Brother Thomas coffee from Melbourne, Australia.  We have an amazingly talented friend who roasts his own coffee beans.  We can't wait to give it a try!  Aria and I love this amazing man so much and are so thankful to have him in our lives!  Happy Fathers Day to all!