Day 2

Well. Sometimes the thing about motivation is that it is there one moment and completely gone the next. By yesterday afternoon I was giving an office at work a trial run and the first thing I noticed was how close it was to the mini fridge and how I didn't even need to get out of my chair to get there -- just a few rolls and scoots and boom! Welcome snacks!

Picking up from yesterday morning, I did end up pouring the cola down the drain. It involved using a knife and cutting a slit in the top. But a goal this month is to eliminate soda/pop/cola. Water will replace it. I also want to cut back on coffee creamers. I drink chai and coffee and put in way more than 1 TBSP of creamer. I used to not drink any coffee or creamer, but then I am not sure when I decided it would be a cool thing to do? I want to cut down on caffeine, too. To get to that point where I have it cut out of my diet completely would be amazing!

My diet yesterday consisted of a half of protein powder shake, carrots and hummus, 4 s'mores yogurts from Aldi's, 1 fiber one brownie, 1 peanut and dark chocolate protein bar, a handful and a half of the remaining Cheddar Wavy potato chips, and a Capri Sun and a chai tea in addition to the water I drank (close to 45 oz). Then I came home to S'more Oreos. I limited myself to only 4.

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Waking up this morning was not easy. Honestly, I get really frusterated at myself that FaceBook is my go-to in the morning. I want to meditate. I want to pray. I want to read my bible, listen to worship music, exercise. I think I need to not put my phone so close to my bed. That will help significantly.

Once I did get rolled out of bed, I grabbed my yoga mat and brought it downstairs. If I had the confidence, I would do yoga on my back deck. But I live in a development and I have no privacy in the yard.

I cranked up the music -- Praise and Worship. And I did close to 20 minutes of floor exercises, all the while playing fetch with my puppy. Nothing like laying down doing bridges and to look up as my puppy was sitting there ready to drop her toy on my face. Anything to keep the squidge happy!

So now here I sit. Barely 40 minutes into my day. I feel I have gotten next to nothing accomplished. I have to head off to work in the next 45 minutes. I have to get ready for work in that time. I want to go for a walk before work. I want to get outside.

I also ordered more herbalife product yesterday. I want to be committed. It worked for me every time I have been on the product. I just get to the point where I don't want to drop the money on it every month.

I need to be ok with just using the basics. If I have the product, I will have breakfasts. Or lunches. Even dinner. It will save me from going to the store so frequently. All in all, I am spending close to the same. Maybe even saving some. But even if I am spending more, I am fueling my body with better nutrients then if I always bough processed carbs or anything else I buy on a whim.

Goals for the next 24 hours:

- continue to make healthy food choices
- drink at least 64 oz of water
- put less coffee creamer in my tea (even if it is 1 tsp less)
- NOT use Face Book first thing tomorrow morning.


Goals for the week:

- Exercise at least 3 out of the next 7 days by means of walks or runs.
- Buy new running shoes
- Start using herbalife consistently

Until tomorrow! :)