On Monday I posted about trying a green smoothie for the first time. All day Monday, I felt AWESOME! I was under my calorie goal, I ate healthy all day, and didn't have even a sip of Diet Dr. Pepper. I went to the gym and got my weight lifting in and did my dynamics class! Felt great. Slept great that night!
Yesterday, Tuesday, I went to iHop for breakfast with some co-workers. I had pancakes, eggs and bacon, more calories than I should have had, FOR SURE. No green smoothie. And by 12:00, I felt like I was dying. I needed caffeine. I had a 20 oz Diet Dr. Pepper, and felt a little better for about an hour. Then for dinner, I met an old friend at a restaurant, and definitely ate more than I should have. And I had two Diet Pepsi's. I didn't exercise. Needless to say, I felt icky. As I drove home, I felt super tired, and couldn't wait to go to bed. However, when I got into bed, I couldn't sleep. Time kept ticking away, and I finally dozed off at about 2 am, only to wake up at 6:30. And I'm the kind of person that NEEDS 8 hours of sleep.
This morning I got up groggily, and made an over sized green smoothie. It was over sized kind of by accident. Either way, I drank it all. Almost immediately I started to feel more awake. Now here it is, about 4 hours later, and I feel just as good as when I drank it this morning. I'm looking forward to going to Kickboxing Circuit tonight and then lifting a few weights after!
I'm starting to think there's really something to spinach and fruit in the morning...
Alison! How is it that I've just noticed this blog?! You mentioned it, but I didn't know it was up and going. I'm going to be checking back often -- I'm right on the same road as you. I've been feeling pretty depressed about the weight I need to lose for the last few weeks. Your blog is going to be a great for me to read, I just know it. Keep it up, ladies!
ReplyDeleteDid you load it with Spinach like I said?
ReplyDeleteTHIS is just what i needed to hear. green smoothie for me tomorrow.
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