The First Week

IT SUCKED!!!  
I don't have an aversion to eating well.  I would eat well all the time if it were cheaper and easier.  I would gladly snack on carrots and humus if it tasted like candy corn and jelly beans.  I would  gulp down gallons of water if I could mix it with a cup and quarter of sugar and one packet of Black Cherry Kool Aid per every two quarts!  I would so stir and enjoy!
I like to exercise.  I like popping in a DVD.  I like marching to the beat.  I feel good when Denise Austin tells me that "I can do it".   When Gilad tells me to make this the best push up, sit up, leg lift ever, I do!  I hold the count, I zip up my abs, I remember to breathe!  I like turning on my 80s tunes, lacing up my go fasters and heading out the door.    I could walk for hours.
But, and this but is almost as big as my butt, it is easy to get sidetracked.  I have lost 5 pounds this week so I am not completely sidetracked.  My pants feel better and my tummy is acting better so I know I am doing something.  But I also know I am not doing enough.  So I looked back at this week and tried to be honest with myself about the failings.
The worst part of last week were my allergies.  The quantity of allergy pills that I take on a daily basis is pretty ridiculous but I can be deathly allergic to areas of my workplace, so it is necessary.  Now, add in seasonal allergies and I am a walking (barely) talking (incoherently) aisle 8 of Walgreens!  In the mornings, I was so congested that I couldn't breath, let alone do a push up, sit up or lunge.  In the evenings, I was crashing from my mid-day sudefed and didn't have the energy to squat, bicep curl or warrior pose.  I worked out three times last week.  That isn't enough to lengthen, strength and to make Denise Austin proud of me.
There are some supplements I have been taking that may or may not be the cause of my jitters and bitchiness.  I blame the supplements because I have adjusted my eating plan in the past and did not experience these effects.  I decided to stop the jitters by eating a little bit more (but good stuff like whole grain cereal and rice cakes) and I haven't decided how to stop the bitchiness.  I upped my water hoping to flush it out.
I also get sidetracked with goofing off and blog writing.  I really need to learn how to manage my time well, too.  Maybe next week that will get introduced.
The best part of last week was my regularity!  Fiber has been introduced to my diet and we are now good friends.  I had fear of fiber.  I thought that it would taste horrible and cause sudden and violent trips to the potty.  The fiber drink is not yummy be any means, but it is drinkable.  And the trips to the potty are nice and easy.  A little more frequent but much less work!
I ate horribly tonight.  It did not satisfy me.  I was disappointed.  I will eat good again tomorrow.  It won't be perfect but it will be better.  I will set my alarm an hour earlier than necessary and I will really want to get up, but there is a slim chance (as slim as my waistline) that I will snuggle up to Danny and go back to sleep.
I will try to sneak in a walk on one of my breaks tomorrow.
Tomorrow starts my second week of better choices.  I feel like the worst is behind me.  And tomorrow when Denise Austin tells me that "I can do it".  I will do it and she will be proud of me.  Me, too!