Why can't I do this all the time?

Day 1 of being back on track.

Easy peasy.

Why can I do so well on certain days, but can't manage to stick with it? It's not that hard, really.

 But it is.

 I had such great success for an entire month and then really let to for a week and a half. Now I start up again and I'm doing so well. What does it take to just create new habits and not worry about reverting back???

Maybe it just takes continuous goals, and no treat meals or days that turn into weeks.

I pretty much rocked the new Day 1 today!

I dropped 2YO off with Grandma to watch the trucks working on their new garage. I brought the little lady back for her morning nap and I had just enough time to squeeze in a quick workout. I checked out OnDemand for a quick workout and found a 20 minute Carnival dance video. Not the greatest but it was a quick, and sort of fun, way to get my heart rate up.

Lunch was a nice big sandwich. Yum!

And here's my secret ingredient - toasted flax seeds. They add a really good crunch and flavor to a plain old sandwich.

I traded kids over at the grandparents and took 2YO to his 2 year well-check. That is one good little kiddo! Such a great little trooper through it all, and impressing the pants off of everyone with all his talking. As I filled out the paperwork, I laughed at the questions about putting two words together. When it asked for a sample of his language I wrote what he said yesterday morning, "Momma lookit, I got an owie on my finger." Pretty chatty little kiddo.

Hubby actually got home at a decent time tonight, so I got some help with the kids while I worked on dinner. We had some ribs in the fridge that I had been hoping to serve before starting the DietBets, but I could have a bit more than I thought and I did some microwave corn-on-the-cob. Have you tried the no-peel trick? The best!

I had a little more ribs than I would have liked and, since I had help tonight, I was able to dust off the elliptical in the basement. I'll admit I didn't give it my best effort, but I was moving and that's something.



How do you get your workouts and heathy meals in with kiddos underfoot?

Productive day = no snacking!

I'm pretty darn proud of myself!  5 productive hours without kids and I never once gave in to the urge to snack!

We had oatmeal flavored with a little peanut butter and honey this morning.  I was home by myself for lunch, which could be a little dangerous.  I wanted to snack the second I walked in the door, and I normally would use that time as a chance to snack kid-free and relatively guilt-free. Instead I had a ham sandwich and I sprinkled a little toasted flax seeds to add some yummy crunch and goodness.

I allowed myself some veggie chips and put them in 2YO's snack cup for portion control.  For dinner we had the leftover portion of this yummy meal.

I fixed some mixed vegetables and mashed potatoes to go with it.  I kept my potions a nice size and didn't go back for seconds.

I should mention that I have served all my meals on small plates lately.  I think it really helps to fool your brain and tummy, because I myself don't even notice if I'm eating less - even when I purposefully doing this.

Looking back on dinner tonight I realize that I have been getting used to these smaller portions and limited snacking without even noticing.  I've been feeling satisfied with eating off the smaller plates and I brushed my teeth with 2YO without even thinking that I wish I could be snacking.  Hopefully this is a sign that these small changes will continue to lead to really healthy life-long habits.