#alyssadiets

I've fallen off of the wagon as far as logging and doing the assignments. I still ate mostly healthy.

I've been not feeling well and just not up to it lately.

Monday:

Breakfast: egg cup with approx. 1 egg, 1 sausage link, two tater tots, and some red grapes.

Lunch: Chicken salad (left over chicken breast with way too much mayo that I really regret, carrots, onion, celery, and grapes)

Dinner: Beef stew without the beef or barley. So mostly carrots and broth. 

Snacks: I wanted something sweet so I binged and ate almost half of a cup of mini m&ms. Luckily it was the only slip up I've had since last week. 

Exercise: I have a huge exam tomorrow afternoon, so I hopped on the treadmill for about 20 minutes to clear my head. I pushed myself and ran at 5 mph for about 4 minutes. To some, that doesn't seem like anything, but it's a huge accomplishment for me and I'm extremely proud of myself. 

Assignment: 

What’s something you miss doing? Why did you stop doing it?

Reading. I love reading. I really only read for fun during the summer, because my volunteering and school don't get in the way. Over the summer I read about 20 books each averaging about 300 pages. It was beautiful. I really just can't find time because I'm one of those people where if I sit down with a book I need to be able to shut the world out and just read for hours. I can't really do that when I have school.

Who is supportive of your health journey?

If I told people, they would. My parents are kind of weird about it. They hint that I'm overweight and need to drop a few pounds but when I actually do it they're like "Why are you checking diet books out of the library etc. etc. etc" So I just don't tell them. My friends are also really weird about it. They don't really know, other than the people who follow me on tumblr who I know irl, and I've gotten some weird remarks about it. It kind of makes me mad because I'm trying to be healthy and people are just poking fun at me.

Is there anyone who discourages your health journey?

Food log:

Breakfast: sausage egg cup with one tater tot, egg, sauage link, teaspoon of syrup, and a pinch of shredded cheese

Lunch: tomato basil soup with four gluten free crackers

Dinner: leftover pork loin made into a burrito with refried beans, cheese, salsa, and a gluten free tortilla

Food Log:

Breakfast: this bomb ass smoothie i made with spinach, strawberries, bananas, and vanilla coconut milk

Lunch: one piece of aubree's gluten free pizza with ranch

Dinner: meatloaf, mashed potatoes, carrots, and peas

And then with a change of plans I had to go babysit where I messed up and ate a piece of regular pizza and two breadsticks (im allergic to gluten for those who don't know), a small bag of baked ruffles, and a handful of chocolate chips. 

I feel gigantic, but I reminded myself that I didn't have a cheat day this week so I didn't even try logging calories today. 

So far I've drank almost 50 ounces of water.

What’s something you’d like to see a lesson on? Or a day dedicated to? If anything, what is something (or somethings!) that you get confused about, or wish you knew more about?: How to control eating habits. I need something salty, and then sweet, and then savory, like, I don't want to deal with that every time I eat because it leads to overeating and it won't help me lose weight.

Hold on to your blender, diet dudes, cause this ride just got awesome

OKAY FIRST OFF

GET YOURSELF SOME SPINACH, BANANAS, ANY KIND OF MILK UR BODY DESIRES, AND FROZEN STRAWBERRIES

ALRIGHT, NOW TAKE TWO CUPS OF THAT DELICIOUS GREEN GOODNESS AND SLAM DUNK THAT STUFF INTO YOUR BLENDER.

NOW TAKE 3/4 OF A CUP OF YOUR MILK ( I USED BANGING VANILLA COCONUT MILK) OR HOWEVER MUCH YOU WANNA POUR AND DRIZZLE IT ON TOP OF THAT GLORIOUS SPINACH

NOW TAKE A WHOLE BANANA IF YOU REALLY LIKE BANANAS OR HALF OF ONE IF YOU AREN'T BANANAS ABOUT NANNERS BREAK IT UP A LIL BIT AND TOSS IT IN THE BLENDER

NOW TAKE A CUP AND A SMALL HANDFUL OF STRAWBERRIES AND DROP A DROP THOSE SUCKERS INTO THE FAMILY OF SMOOTHIES YOU HAVE JUST CREATED

MIX THAT SHIZZ UNTIL IT'S NICE AND SMOOTH, POUR THAT LIQUID JESUS INTO A CUP. AND IF  THAT ISN'T THE MOST RADDEST SHIT YOU'VE EVER HAD IN YOUR LIFE THEN GET OUT OF MY FACE.

Enjoy. 

You all are awesome.

Food Log:

Breakfast: smoothie with two large handfuls of baby spinach, rasperries, half a banana, and coconut flakes. It was so good!

Lunch: Tuna wrap on a gluten free tortilla with onion, celery, and carrot with a little bit of mayo and mustard with lemon juice and spices. I also had some grapes and a handful of grain crackers

Dinner: Half of a turkey cutlet, 1/2 cup of risotto and corn. 

Snacks: I went out with friends and they decided to order a pizza, so I got a small gluten free pizza with ham, pineapple, and olives. I had two slices of that.

Exercise: Other than going through a haunted house and normal walking throughout the day, nothing.

Water: Not much, as usual. Probably two bottle fulls. 

Is there something you’ve been “meaning to do” lately & have been putting off? If so, why have you not tackled the task?: Drinking more water and cleaning my house. I'm just really tired all of the time so it's hard to motivate and clean for hours at a time. There's really no excuse to not be drinking more water.

Do you have scheduled “me time” that you take? If so, how often?: No, but I should. I take naps and stuff, does that count?

How often do you have time to relax?: Usually when I get home from class I can relax. Half of my family isn't home, and my dad is still sleeping, so the house is quiet. I usually read or scroll tumblr.