Motivated Mamma's Week 3 (Closed Group)

I want to peek SOOOOOOO bad! I haven't gone this long without looking at the scale in a very long time! LOL! I can do it, I can do it! I just need to keep telling myself that! LOL

Hi,

5th Oct- points
Total-5

Cardio- 1 for dancing
Strength-3

Protein- Haven't met my goal intake.. :-( .. Will get some protein powder tomorrow.. Any suggestions on which one is better please?

Also, I am so tempted to peek into the scale..lol.. But I want that bonus point.. :-))

Evening ladies.
Today was horrible. I woke up in the worst mood ever. i Wanted to snap at anyone who came near me, not to mention i had a nervous stomach for some reason. All i wanted to do when i got home was be left alone and eat comfort food, which i did. when i got home from work i let my dogs out, ate and watched a movie and then read my book. its the end of the day and my mood is over, but i now feel horrible for eating bad food and not exercising .

Emotional Challenge: I have managed to not look at the scale so far, but it has not been easy. The scale is my friendnemy. I weigh myself at least 2 times during the week, but then i get disappointed and depressed when i don't like what i see. i have a bad habitat of getting disappointed and then giving up on the diet. then it starts all over again. I weigh myself again and it clicks in my head " hey i need to lose weight and eat better" so i start dieting again. The scale to me is like that girl in high school who pretends to be ur friend telling you all these nice things and stabs u in the back, apologizes and yayaayy your friends again.

food challenge: protein: i was actually good on protein today despite my comfort food.
recipe challenge: i got this out of my healh cookbook it said it has 36.5g of protein. i have only fixed it a couple times but very tasty if you like salmon.

honey ginger grilled salmon
* 1 teaspoon ground ginger
* 1 teaspoon garlic powder
* 1/3 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
* 1/3 cup orange juice
* 1/4 cup honey
* 1 green onion, chopped
* 1 1/2 lbs salmon fillets

Directions:

1. In a large self-closing plastic bag, combine first six ingredients; mix well.
. 2Place salmon in bag and seal tightly..
3 Turn bag gently to distribute marinade.
4.frigerate 15 minutes or up to 30 minutes for stronger flavor.
5. Turn bag occasionally.
6. Lightly grease grill rack.
7. Preheat grill to medium heat.
8 Remove salmon from marinade; reserve the marinade.
9. Grill 12-15 minutes per inch of thickness or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
10. Brush with reserved marinade up until the last 5 minutes of cooking time.
11. Discard leftover marinade.

Ok girls. It's Thanksgiving weekend (I'm Canadian) and I am in for some siginfcant temptation. My boss is taking us out for lunch today, I've got at least one large dinner over the weekend. TOM is due momentarily, I've got a massive headache, I'm exhausted, I'm bloated and feel discouraged. Words of wisdom/advice/inspiration would be very much so appreciated.

By the way: in the spirit of the holiday, please know that I am uber-grateful for all of you and this group! :flowerforyou:

PS: I just went through the database and planned my lunch meal to make sure I stick to my calorie goal. Now I just have to avoid all the appies that are usually ordered and skip dessert! argh! so hard to do when feeling discouraged...

I have been battling in my head over what Im going to do for the hollidays for a month now, with big family dinners, company parties with the hubby and all that good stuff, just remember SMALL portions! If you want some of the good stuff, eat one or two bites of it and be done! You are an amazing strong person, you can do it! I hear you on the headache front...try eating some almonds, a handfull of almonds is the equivalent of 2 aspirin, and eat one small block of dark chocolate that caffeine/sweet boost will keep you going without throwing off your whole day! OH one last tip, try chewing some gum until your meal comes, chewing will help the need/want to dive into whatever is sitting in the center of the table! Have a great holiday!

Here are my points for today-4

Strength-1
Cardio-2
Food protein-1

I had a full day of exercising.. My plan was to do bit of Indian dancing and my usual evening exercise of 30 mins... I ended up dancing more than my stamina, then I went to the gym to walk on treadmill, but then my hubby was playing racquetball.. Suddenly we decided to go on a walk to the park and on our way back we landed again in the gym.. I walked on the treadmill and then again played raquetball for the first time... Its a huge calorie burner.. it burns double the calories we burn on a treadmill...awesome.. then on returning back, I completed my evening exercises.. wow what a day... I wish everyday could be like todays...