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This morning I woke up at 6:30AM to beat the Super Bowl crowds at the grocery store. I did feel a smidge weird shopping for the week’s groceries at 7:30AM but hey, the only people I had to scoot around were the employees stocking the shelves.
For the week ahead I purchased the following things:
- Butter lettuce
- Spinach
- Mushrooms
- Avocado
- Asparagus
- Broccoli
- Shaved brussels sprouts
- Pickles
- Potatoes
- Bolthouse Farms yogurt honey mustard dressing
- Perdue Perfect Portions Italian seasoned chicken
- Chicken tenderloins
- Pork tenderloin
- Eggs
- Skim milk
- FAGE Greek yogurt
- Almonds
- Plus all of Neal’s yummy eats (Golden Grahams, potato bread, lunch meat, yogurts, etc.)
- Paired with all of the items in our pantry, we have a lot of options for the week ahead!
I will say though, it was really hard seeing all of the party foods at the grocery store. I love party foods!! Love them! I love chips and queso, various dips, meatballs, and all of the other little finger foods.
With the Super Bowl being today, I really just wanted to throw a block of Velveeta in my cart with a can of Rotel and enjoy a big old bowl of queso tonight while watching the game. The truth is, it has been bothering me all day today. I want to party! And not just socially, I want to eat some party foods.
Dieting is tough every day but I find it to be the most difficult on days when “special foods” are served. Growing up, my Mom loved to make special foods for all of the holidays and non-holidays. For the Super Bowl she’d make foods from each of the team’s cities and lots of yummy appetizers. I loved days that were celebrated with fun foods.
Though I really love celebrating with food what I want to love now is how I feel about myself and about my fitness level. It’s really hard to not do anything special for the Super Bowl and to turn down the queso but I believe it’s going to be worth it.
The week ahead is going to be busy and possibly a little stressful but my goal is to eat clean and to get some great workouts it!
| Workout | |
| Monday | Football practice |
| Tuesday | Cardio and weightlifting |
| Wednesday | Football practice |
| Thursday | Cardio and weightlifting |
| Friday | Tabata |
| Saturday | Football practice |
| Sunday | Rest Day |
What’s a sacrifice you’ve had to make in order to lose weight?
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Filed under: Binge Eating • Weight Loss
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Sleeping in every weekday morning. I have to get my workout in before work or I’ll lose motivation throughout the day and it doesn’t happen! Good for you for staying strong today
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Pizza! Unfortunately I cannot eat a reasonable amount when I have it, so I’ve had to completely avoid it. I know weight loss is as much mental as it is physical, but I can’t help wondering will I always have to “avoid” the things I love because I can’t find the self-control I need to enjoy them.
I feel you on the “special foods” today. Today’s dinner was planned and tracked already when my husband decided he HAD TO HAVE the Rotel & Velveeta dip (I make mine with ground beef too). I made it but only allowed myself 1 serving of dip and 1 serving of chips… not nearly as much as I wanted or would have had in the past. You’re right on how wanting to feel good about yourself and your fitness level should feel better than the food.
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Wow, did this ever hit home. I have been going through a rough time lately with my diet. I lost a ton of weight over the past year ~50 pounds and I am now sitting at a size 4-6, but I feel like I have constant anxiety over the fact that I can’t eat any of the foods I used to enjoy because I have no self control once I start. I love baked goods, muffins, pizza, bread – the terrible white carbs; all of those things scream comfort food to me and yet I just can’t seem to incorporate them into my diet in moderation anymore. It makes me feel somewhat sad and depressed because although I feel better and my body actually feels strong and healthy, I am not so sure that I feel “happy” or content and yet, at the same time I don’t want to go back to the place where my clothes were tight and I felt lethargic all the time… gah! It really does feel like being caught between a rock and a hard place.