One week down... a lifetime to go!

Ya girl showed out this week y'all!

🗣 I LOST 10.5 LBS!!!!

I'm sooo excited and soooo motivated!

First... my setbacks lessons. The first lesson I learned this week was that fast food salads have just as many, if not more, calories than the meals that I usually purchase through drive-thrus. I also struggled with random sweets and cookies showing up in my kitchen. I gave in a couple of times, but each time I managed to limit myself to one serving, and stay under my calorie budget for the day. The only day that I lost all control was on Saturday at an impromptu cookout that my family decided was necessary. I didn't necessarily eat a lot, but one or two drinks can quickly turn into five in my will-powerless world. Shame. Oh yeah... guess what was the result of my alcohol-induced cheat. Injury. I've been on crutches more times than I care to mention *coughs* 6 *coughs* so it's no secret that I'm a klutz to the core. I stepped right off of my porch and twisted my knee, which resulted in 1200mg of Ibuprofen, lots of ice, and a missed Piyo session. I was kind of let down that I couldn't work off my cheat day the next day as I planned, but I picked right back up where I left off today. Luckily, it was upper body day so I didn't have to manipulate my knee too much.

Now that I got that out of the way... this is what worked for me!

• Meal Planning! I've been cooking/preparing two low-carb meals to carry me through Friday each week. It's so convenient to pop a home cooked meal into the microwave, a pull out a premade salad when I'm hungry. The best part is, just as soon as I'm tired of a meal, the week is over. 
• MyFitnessPal! Logging my meals has opened my eyes to what calories I'm putting into my body. I love the daily reminder at the end of the day that tells me what I could weigh in just 5 weeks if I keep it up. 
• Piyo! I can't believe that I doubted this video after day one but it's serious work! It's so rewarding to see how much stronger and flexible I've gotten when I do repeat workouts. I will definitely repeat this series (minus Day One) once I complete the program. I also love that even though I'm swearing when it's over, I'm  never sore the next day.
• Water! I make a gallon pitcher of cucumber and lemon water every day. It tastes amazing. I was never a soda drinker, but I definitely don't miss that sugary juice. 

I also begin each day with a shot of Bragg's apple cider vinegar and (later) a Premier Protein shake. I park at the far end of parking lots, and walk the perimeter of my building during my breaks. I've also been getting much better sleep than I am used to getting. 

On that note *yawn* I think I've found the recipe to success and look forward to fine tweaking as I go. 

Peace and Love,

Sheree

P.S. You can also follow my progress on IG: SeeShereeShrink