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Surviving Day 2...

Well, the kids wanted to go see the new Ferdinand movie, and I really wanted to take them to go see it. We wrangled my mom into going with us today. Now, my favorite part of going to a theatre is the popcorn, candy, and soda. Of course, if I am going to change things and stay on track then I can't eat any of those things. So, I just didn't!

I got water instead of soda. I let my mom and the kids gobble down the popcorn and candy, and brought my own trail mix for myself. The only time I had difficulty was when we first got the popcorn. It just smells so good! I am so proud that I didn't partake in any of the goodies! My trailmix was delicious and filling. Of course it has its own sugars in it, but it's much better for me than all that other junk.

Then, we decided to go get lunch at Friendly's, because even though it's a balmy 10 degrees out today, the kids wanted ice cream. This was potentially another problem. My favorite thing to get is the honey bbq sandwich. Thankfully the menu has all the calories for each item. I decided to go with a grilled chicken wrap and steamed broccoli. This was about 700 calories. I know it's still quite a bit for a lunch, but it's much better than the 1350 sandwich, plus the calories for having fries on the side. I also had absolutely no ice cream. I usually at least taste or finish the kids ice cream, but I didn't even have a spoonful! Another win for me today!!

Once I got home I realized that both kids were napping and it was probably the best time to get in a workout. Did I really want to workout? Nope! But, I knew that I needed to and it was the best time to get it in. My workout was good! I did the Youv2 program again. Today I did the Work It! Shake It! workout. Burned 429 calories in this workout today. It worked more of my legs as well. I'm a little sore from yesterday's workout, but that's good.

So so far I am staying on track, getting my workouts in, and making better and healthier eating decisions.

Now, I am snacking on some strawberries and whipped cream, because I have been so good and my workout really whipped up my appetite! Tonight for dinner I'm making the kids some spaghetti, but I'm going to be eating some zucchini noodles, shrimp, with a little oil and parmesan cheese!


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