Day 4: Always Going to be Temptations

Today is day four for me. I've been keeping up my exercises each day, and the healthy eating plan I set for myself. I haven't been eating my vegetable quota as I should. Yesterday, I had to eat a plain hamburger with onions and jalepenios because I had only eaten two proteins (hard boiled eggs and my shakeology) and no veggies. Even so, it wasn't even a full cup. That's something I must work on. I guess we should have tomatoes on hand always...that'd be a tasty snack and a great way to sneak it in.

Since it was my grandfather's 89th birthday today, we went to my grandparents for a small celebration. My uncle fried catfish, French fries, hush puppies (I love love love every one of those, especially hush puppies), and coleslaw (something I've never been crazy about.) Because Joe, my stepfather, doesn't really like fish, we took our own tilapia (guess he only eats white fish). The fish was seasoned with lemon pepper, which would be free food. Originally, they were going to also season it with balsamic vinegar ( I THINK it's organic and healthy). However, when I brought it up afterwards, (I asked if they put oil on it because I didn't taste it. I know that having to be specific in my diet is annoying, so I wanted to ask in a nonchalant way.) Joe informed me that it was just the seasoning. Score! Not sure why the change in plans, but I didn't ask. I was just happy that I didn't have to say, "so, was it about two teaspoons worth?" It was a lot for me not to have the side dishes. Especially the hush puppies. For most anyone else, one hush puppy and one fry for taste wouldn't be bad. However, I knew myself and lack of yummy food control. If I had one, I'd need more. During the lunch, I drank my water (so far, I've managed to drink a gallon a day!). The cups were 16-ounces (specific-me measured at home!). Which meant by 2:00, I had almost fulfilled my gallon-a-day because I drank two 16 ounces before church, then at least four at lunch. Finally, when they brought out the CHOCOLATE ice cream cake, I still resisted (a pain because chocolate of any kind makes me go weak in the knees). Luckily, the water filled me up so that I wasn't even hungry. As we left, I asked how the hush puppies were. My mom told me that they were dry and looked better than they tasted. Good! I didn't miss much! Finally, when we returned home, I heated up leftover broccoli (almost a cup) just so I'd get some veggies in. I don't know yet why that's so hard for me. I love them almost as I do fruit.

This morning, when I did my workout (Yoga Day), it was hard, only because my TV is up high and I need to be down low. I had to break my form multiple times in order to see what Autumn was doing. Next time, I suppose I'll put it on my laptop and and set it on the floor. Hopefully soon, I can memorize the moves and not have to worry about anything except the timing.

I know it's only day four, and I know that I've done much longer (at least two weeks worth), but I'm thrilled that the challenges I've faced, particularly today, hasn't yet beaten me.  My hope is that I'll continue to want to get my workout in and not slack off. Tomorrow, I plan on fixing chicken, so the hardest thing would be whether they'll like it or not!