I had a really wonderful day. All the terrible stress from yesterday was resolved with a couple phone calls. Everything went our way and the things we were worried about were all put to bed! I should have been really relaxed and relieved - feeling great. Instead I was twitchy, nervous, on edge. I felt terrible. I took a long run and thought that good old fashioned sweat would take care of how rotten I was feeling. No such luck. I was so restless. I realized almost right away that I was dealing with how terrible yesterday was. I know a tiny bit about stress hormones and know they can linger...I was pretty sure that was what I was dealing with. My theory helped me control what I ate. Actually, talking to Mike late last night about how difficult our grocery shopping trip was (he said it was torture for him too!) made me feel more confident that I could handle the next round. After all, stress is kinda my middle name! Progress is being made!
Here's how the day played out:
Breakfast:
the usual! Boring I know! But it works!!
Snack:
1 ea. Ensure Coffee Latte (I was planning on a 10 mile run. I have Ulcerative Colitis, so use this nutritional supplement on days when I run long. Regular food doesn't cut it for the energy I need).
Lunch:
1.5 ea. Hebrew National hot dogs...I know, I know!!
.25 C. Baked beans
1 ea. Whole wheat hot dog bun...I peel off most of the bun as I'm eating, so probably not even 1 whole.
1 sm. salad w/tomatoes, avocados & dried cherries
1 med. apple
Dinner:
.25 C. rice & beans
.5 C. refried beans - yes! Beans have LOTS of fiber - good!
6 ea. shrimp
3. ea. Corn taco skins
1 C. chocolate soy milk
Here's the breakdown:
1,510 calories consumed
1,687 BMR
913 exercise
Total burned 2,600.
I'm almost embarrassed to say the negative differential was:
-1,090. Ouch! I should have a big piece of chocolate cake. It's amazing when you figure calories in/calories out, what a good long run can do!
I've lost 2 pounds. Again, I'm NOT on a diet! I'm eating a good amount of good food (okay, okay I know I had hot dogs today!!) My body really likes good food and exercise. I'm going to reach my goal of being comfortable again in my jeans in no time. Best part is, this is NOT painful!! And I'm learning something each day!! SCORE!!
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