Day 43

Patrick's email was right on.  This is the valley.  I feel like I am on auto pilot.  I'm just chugging along eating what I am suppose to and doing my exercises.

My husband and I use to go to a hotel In Banff, Alberta called the Rimrock.  They had an amazing breakfast buffet with pastries, bacon, sausages, eggs benedict, french toast, pancakes, scrambled eggs, cereal and fruit...... and then off to the side was a smaller breakfast buffet for the Japanese tourists it contained hard boiled eggs, fish, vegetables and the like.  I use to think it was such a strange and unappealing breakfast.  What were all these slim, healthy looking Japanese people doing eating this stuff for breakfast?  Well now I know. Here I am having the same kind of breakfast and truly enjoying not just the benefits of it but the flavours as well.

Hope everyone is hanging in there!

Day 40 - What a day.

Today was very hard. Stress, and the inanities  of life made me want to eat comfort food.

Busy, busy, busy day, but for the first time in years I can see my cheek bones - since I had my babies!

That and a bowl full of oatmeal, got me through it.

Day 36 Tummy trouble

On Tuesday morning I woke up with horrible stomach pains, I could not stand up straight and had to muster all my strength to take my kids to school.  The pains lasted for about an hour and then passed.
I have no idea what brought them on and since then I have had a queasy stomach on and off.
I am nervous about eating because I do not want to set off these pains again and I don't know what caused them. That said I have been eating every meal but sometimes the food smells funny to me or I feel kind of sick after.
Has anyone else experienced anything like this?

The workouts are going okay.

Bad day for eating

Let me start by saying I absolutely did NOT cheat!
I won't bore you with the details but one thing lead to another and I did not eat until 4pm !!!!!
Bad, bad, bad very bad.

When I did eat I ate a very good PCP meal and did not over do it.

I vow tomorrow will be a letter perfect day.

8 Min Abs

Love the 8 min abs video.
I like doing the exercise with someone and the cheesiness makes it fun.
I pretend he's Patrick!

Monkey see, monkey do

Today my 6 year old son announced that he is on a diet!  He said he needs to make sure that he is getting vitamin C and eating bananas!
Obviously he is observing me and my PCP activities.
The funny thing is, he needs to gain weight so we are trying to fatten him up with whole milk and avocados.  He naturally likes quite a lean diet and would be happy to exist on protein, fruit and vegetables.
He is not a fan of the carbohydrates - complete opposite of me!

I felt that my kids were eating well before but I have really stepped up the nutritional value of their food since being on the PCP.  Both of them are eating a lot more fruits and vegetables. My 4 year old and I had a fight over the last carrot stick on my plate - I won, this was carefully rationed food!
Don't worry, I cut him some more carrot sticks.
It hasn't been a question of convincing them to do it either.  I think its a case of monkey see, monkey do.
I read an article that said you can shovel all the healthy food you want into your kids but if you are sitting beside them eating junk they will grow up with your food habits.

Heres to healthier kids and good habits!

Nervous

After reading Patricks latest email I feel like I am starting over again and I am nervous and freaking out a bit about the 'real' PCP starting now.  What does that mean? Is it going to get harder ? Will there be less food or more food?  I am really panicking and I don't know what to expect.
Other than that my pants are all falling off and that makes me happy.

The aftermath

I chose a lemon square and a cup of coffee for my treat.  I was not craving it or anxious to have it at all.

So I sat down by myself at the table and I quite enjoyed it however it really did not make my day any better or worse than it may otherwise have been. 

Early on in the PCP I felt like I was missing out on the full fun of social situations by not eating what everyone else was eating.

I think I have been relying on food too much as a reward or treat or comfort and as it is none of these things it does not satisfy and leaves me wanting more - or so it did.

I'm feeling a little sick now from the sugar and wish I had only half of the square.

Off to get a glass of water will write more tomorrow.

The big splurge!

It has been a few days now since Patrick said we could indulge in a little treat and I still haven't had one!
Everything I think about eating, I think nah, thats not really worth it I don't like it that much.
But this afternoon is a holiday and we are all at home together relaxing after hosting a big meal yesterday.
It feels like the right time for me to indulge because I am not craving something.

I will report back in  a few hours .....

I love lunges!

I really like lunges and welcome the change from squats.

The food continues to go well and I am not craving anything but I am constantly being put in the way of temptation.
When you go out to eat it is so difficult to get the right food.
My husband and I went out for lunch yesterday and I can honestly say I wasn't feeling tempted but I was getting pissed off because it was so hard to get food that wasn't covered in sauce, glaze, salt, oil or bread!
I ended up getting a salad with a chicken breast and picked off all of the sugar coated pecans, took out the strawberries and removed all of the goat cheese - at least the dressing came on the side so I didn't have to try to wipe it off!

Today I had a honey crisp apple and it was like eating a piece of cake - scrumptious!
Try and get your hands on one.

Oh yes and my best friend told me I look radiant!  I hadn't told her about the PCP yet so it was completely unsolicited.

New picture coming tomorrow and yes I will look radiant!

Workout

The workouts are going okay.  Patrick suggested to treat them like brushing your teeth, you don't like it you don't hate, its just something you do everyday.  This attitude toward working out has helped me to stop thinking about it and worrying about it so much.

The food continues to go well and I am enjoying finding new ways of preparing things.

Thanksgiving is coming up this weekend and I am hosting my family at my house for dinner.
I will make all of the favourites for everyone but I will also make my own version of 'PCPsgiving dinner'
for myself.

Oh no

The cravings have hit.  Hard.