Making Diet & Exercise Happen...

and trying to avoid TEMPTATION!

One of my goals while I in Philly was not to completely flake out on my lifestyle change of diet and exercise. Let me say I definitely did better than my last trip to Philly but still not as good as I would like to do when I'm away from home. It's a learning process right?

I made it a point to go to the grocery store as soon as I got to town in hopes of avoiding fast food with readily available food. I fixed breakfast in the mornings before I left for Kanaan's therapy at the hospital and fixed my lunch when I came back. Dinner is usually brought in at the House so that was difficult but I tried really hard to control my portion size. A couple of times I ate my food instead of the provided meal. I have to admit that I probably ate one snack sized Kit-Kat a day. I ate fast food one time in seven days. Of that, I am proud!

My plan was to make exercise happen this week by running stairs because the neighborhood isn't good and my gym membership doesn't work here. I ran stairs one day. Definitely not as much as I'd planned but better than I did last time. I miss the gym...and my neighborhood :)

I also wanted to do some pilates in the evenings with a DVD I brought. Honestly, when I finished with the day I was just pooped. Another lesson learned...exercise for me HAS to be in the morning or else it just doesn't happen.

I have learned from this experience that my lifestyle change in diet and exercise has to involve ongoing choices. I do great when routine helps me to make good choices such as having the habit of going to the gym at the same time each day or buying good food to put in my home and cooking from a menu this week. But when I'm travelling or going out to eat or celebrating a special event with friends and food, I still have to be responsible for my choices.

I'm looking forward to going home. I'll do so much better there but this week has taught me that my responsibility for my choices is the bottom line.

I haven't weighed in in the last couple of weeks. I think I'll give myself a week to get it together then weigh in next Saturday :)