My Week of Stress, Eating, and Little Exercise.
This week I have had a tad amount of stress. Well, let’s say a good amount, even too much stress. And I took it out on myself. Feeling stressed, over worked, over tired and just plain blah - I slept a lot, stressed a lot, and ate a lot. Exercise? Oh, yeah - the thing I really wanted to get into a routine with. Not so much.
The weather here was quite warm, almost Spring-like, so I did make sure I walked to pick up the kids from school, but I got no "extra" walk in. And the treadmill, well, that was never turned on this week. But this is another day, the beginning of another week, and I vow to better. I need to do better!
My goal for this week will be to turn on the treadmill and use it at least 30 minutes every other day. I think I am actually going to do that right now! Also, I plan to cut back on one of my vices - Diet Coke. I do not drink coffee, so by 11:00 A.M., I need my caffeine via Diet Coke. And that, I will not give up. What I am going to give up is the subsequent glasses of Diet Coke I fill my self up with throughout the rest of the day. I am going to get back into drinking more water. Water. Water. Water. Water fills me up more than Diet Coke, and I really like water. I just need to remember to grab that instead of the soda bottle, which I am really going to do this week. I need to cut down on the sodium, and I think this is the way to start.
I will update you next Monday, with hopefully better news! And if you have any fun exercise motivational ideas that I can do on the other days I am not on my treadmill, let me know. I want to start doing something different a few days a week and add that into my schedule over the next month as well. (Slow and steady, remember?)
3 opinions for My Week of Stress, Eating, and Little Exercise.
Alliston
Jan 14, 2008 at 3:30 pm
If you’re having trouble giving up your diet cola because you like the “fizz” of it try drinking Club Soda. I have been pop free for nearly a year now, I drink club soda, San Pellegrino (Italian Perrier) and sometimes add Crystal Light to it for flavour! Hope this helps!
sheri@belisi
Jan 14, 2008 at 5:00 pm
I used to drink 5-7 diet cokes a day. It has been 13 days since I have had one. I have lost 7
pounds by giving up the diet coke and eating healthy.
Comrade GoGo
Jan 16, 2008 at 12:07 pm
I’m a Diet Dr Pepper fiend, and I’m trying to reduce or completely eliminate my diet soda consumption as well. I’ve found that the only way I can cut back and maintain sanity during the work week is to do so gradually. Instead of 2 20-oz bottles a day, I now drink 1 can and 1 20-oz bottle. In a week or so, I’ll cut back to 2 cans, and so forth…. Good luck!
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