I Gained 5 lbs Over Thanksgiving.. How and What I’m Going To Do About It

Well.. technically 4.6 lbs.  I told myself I wasn’t going to check the scale… because how you feel about yourself shouldn’t be measured by a number on a scale (most of the time I actually believe this). Recently, I’ve been doing a lot of strength training to build muscle which is the only reason why I’ve been weighing myself periodically. So weighing more (up to Thanksgiving break) has been a good thing since it’s meant that I’ve added muscle to my body.  Post Thanksgiving…. hmm not so much of a good thing because I can guarantee you that’s not extra muscle I’ve put on! I’m known to be quite disciplined with my exercise and eating so it’s a bit surprising to some how I did this (and no, I’m not pregnant!). I just really wanted to enjoy myself, recklessly. And now I’m paying for it.

How:

-Cheese… damn you, cheese.

–The second helping of carrot cake after Thanksgiving dinner

-Cider Donuts.. Because you’re supposed to eat them when they are hot… and one is not enough.

-The late night pizza and fried ravioli in which each and every bite I consumed was dipped in ranch dressing

-Leftover pizza for lunch (not even mine… and I didn’t bother to heat it up properly)

-An excess of hummus and stuffed grape leaves. Because when in Detroit, why not?

-Sheetz made-to-order Burrito en route home from Michigan. And the side of onion rings. Oh the shame. (Yes, Sheetz is a gas station…ugh)

-No exercise all week except for a lazy turkey trot

What I’m going to do about it:

-No Cheese.. or any dairy for that matter.

-Back to my Vegetarian During the Week, Meat on the Weekend routine (been doing this for almost two months and I feel fabulous!)

-Monday, Wednesdays, Friday morning workouts (as per usual) with some additional exercises in between. Squats in the shower and ab-squeezing on the couch.

-Excessive drinking…. of water and NO booze for at least a week or two, if I can make it.  I’m flushing those toxins out of my body.

-Heavy veggie load, without the grains. Usually I add whole grains to my dinner dish but I’m going to cut them out for this week to achieve the quick effects of eating low-carb.  It’s just the reboot I need.

-Healthy on the weekend, too. I reward myself on the weekends with unrestricted eating since I’m healthy all week. Not this weekend. My body needs healing and breakfast sandwiches and wings isn’t the cure.

Here goes!