Two days' worth

So, yesterday, I kept within my calorie limit and I also stayed under my fat, carb and protein limits - although I didn't eat enough fats and protein according to SparkPeople - I'm okay with that, though, as I wasn't far from the limits and I ate quite healthy.  Breakfast was pancakes with strawberry sauce, 1/2 a serving of yogurt and OJ; lunch was 1/2 a tuna sandwich and a cup of homemade tomato and lentil soup; dinner was a 10” chicken, hummus and veggie wrap and 1 1/2 cups of milk; snacks were 2 mandarins and 1/2 c grapes.  One thing that Mike and I did find, though, was that there was too much chicken for the size of the wrap and so, next time, we will eat half of the suggested amount and add a salad to the meal.  I did my Body Balance class - it's hard in some areas of it, but I love it and I am getting better at it.  I love it when I can do something in a class which I couldn't do before!  I also got over my 10,000 steps yesterday. 👍🏻

Yesterday, I walked my 40 minutes to the gym and while walking, I listened to my podcast on my iPod.  It's called 'Half-size Me' and the host, Heather, interviews people who have been successful at weight loss and asks them how they did it.  I really enjoy listening to the people she has on - they are quite inspiring!  I learned yesterday that even though one pound of muscle and one pound of fat weigh the same, muscle is denser than fat so it will take up less space in your body.  So, if I am not losing weight at some point, but my clothes are fitting better, it just may be that my body is gaining more muscle.

Today, as I did my walk to and from the gym, I learned the importance of MAKING time to exercise every day, even if only for 20 minutes.  Heather said to write down what we are doing for every half hour of the day to see how we are spending our days and see where we can fit in that 20 minutes of exercise.  She said that often we don't realise where we can get that time when we feel so busy, but that we CAN find and make that time.  I thought about this in relation to when I am in Canada - I am going to have to MAKE the time when I am there somehow and maybe if I just think that I only need to find 20 minutes each day, I can make that work.  I certainly do not want to go backwards after I have been working so hard.

Today, I walked over my 10,000 steps and did an hour of Aquafit.  Breakfast was ‘Overnight Oats' which consisted of 1/2 c rolled oats, 1/2 c milk, 2 tbsp applesauce, a pinch of cinnamon and 1 tsp of honey.  I put it in the fridge overnight to let the oats soak up the milk.  It was okay, but not sure I would make it again - I think that I would prefer to make it up as hot oatmeal.  Lunch was a ham, cheese and veggie sandwich with a cup of homemade tomato and lentil soup.  I only had one snack today and it was 2 mandarins.  We went to the ‘Cock and Bull’ restaurant for dinner tonight and shared a ‘bangers and mash and veggies’ meal and I only had half a sausage and brought the other half back home for Mike to have for lunch tomorrow.