Off to a good start!

Oct. 1

My mind is ready for this challenge, but I will admit when my alarm went off at 5 a.m., I said, “Screw this!” and reset it for 6 a.m. But when it went off at again at 6, I knew it was time.

I got up, took my morning vitamin and meds (asthma, menopause and Vitamin C), drank my coffee and ate my banana. I am creature of habit when it comes to the morning and have the exact same routine every morning, or nearly every morning.

After some time spent perusing IG and FB and just relaxing, which is what I love about my mornings, it was FINALLY time to hop on the treadmill. And I am not going to lie, my head, my heart and my body struggled to do it, but as usual, it felt SO DAMN good when I was done.

I ran 3.1 miles and then my cool down was a walk for .4 for a total of 3.5 miles.

After I got done, my breakfast was a vanilla protein shake. It was then off to the shower and off to work. Luckily, I didn’t have to be in early. I was there by 10 a.m.

I took a late lunch, which was also a protein shake.

And before you ask, no, I am not planning on doing shakes for my meals. My plan is to do some meal planning and prepping on Sundays. This is something I have really never done before and thought I would give it a shot. But my road to 50 started on Friday and so the shakes worked. I may rely on them from time to time, especially for breakfast they are super easy. But my goal is to make my lunches for the week on Sunday.

Not sure how that is going to go as I am NOT a planner, but I am going to give it a try. I know a few good websites that have some great ideas for meal planning and my goal is to check them out on Sunday.

Supper was chicken breast that had cooked in the crock pot that we shredded and put on French bread. I added a slice of provolone cheese and BBQ sauce to mine. My positive for the day is that I ate half the amount I usually eat. And you know what, I was just fine. I also had some sliced apples with it.

AND…I had two Truly lemonades. I had never tried these before and they were so good.

A coworker of mine had given me two lemon bars earlier in the day for a birthday treat. My other positive is that I didn’t scarf them down immediately. I brought them home and instead of eating both of them, I shared with my hubby. He got one and I had one. And I felt good about it. There was ZERO guilt.

So, that’s my day. Overall, I felt good about it. Could there have been some improvements? Of course. But at the end of the day, I felt good. And right now, that is what I am focusing on.