How Stella Got her Groove Back (or most of it at least!)

Wow. What a difference a day makes. It’s amazing what a day of decent eating and exercise will do for you. I am feeling much better, much more in command of myself today.

Food: not too bad yesterday. My optimum cereal with blueberries & soy milk for breakfast. Snack was 2 lowfat string cheeses. Lunch was a Smart One enchilada suiza dinner (it was yummy!) with some cooked cabbage from the cafeteria. Afternoon snacks were an orange, and a yogurt. When I got home I had 2 more string cheeses and an O’Doul’s NA “beer”. Dinner was a vegetarian lentil soup (homemade) and cornbread. I did have 2 small pieces of corn bread, but that was my only “vice.”

Then I went to the gym and did 30 minutes on the elliptical and lifted weights for an hour. We did back, chest, and shoulders – an excellent workout. I am using 40# for db rows, and I did db flyes (flat) with 30#. Went home feeling really good.

This morning I ran 2 miles (with walk breaks – my neighborhood is hilly!). I plan to run 3 on Thursday, then starting next week I want to phase out the walk breaks – one per week.

I have a good food plan today as well. I made a terrific breakfast casserole with sautéed veggies (onion, bell pepper, garlic, mushrooms, and shredded zucchini), soy chorizo, and egg beaters (and a little 2% cheddar on top). Really good. Snack is sardines (proof I’m a freak). Lunch is leftover soup, asparagus, a tomato. Afternoon snack is an orange and half a payday bar. For dinner son & I are going out after his tutoring – we have 2 coupons and I told him he could pick. I’ll make the best choice I can. This afternoon we are going to ride our bikes in the neighborhood for a while, so I’ll get in a bit more exercise.

I’m trying to ease back into it all. We are going to do some work on a job for hubby and he is going to give us part of the money, so I will have $ for some new clothes around the first of October. I don’t want shopping to be the terrible experience it was last time, so I want to get myself mentally psyched up for it this time.