I am one of the lucky ones whose company gives us the day off for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday. This morning I was Googling quotes by MLK and came across one that I had not read before and that hit home for me today.
"If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward." ~MLK,Jr.
When in doubt, put one foot in front of the other and keep moving - do the next right thing.
Unfortunately S.E. did not have the day off but being an only child I don't mind days of solitude. I slept in until 7:30, got up had a leisurely breakfast of steel cut oats and headed to the gym. On the subject of steel cut oats - I have made an overnight batch in the crock pot that were pretty good, but the ones I made on the stovetop this morning weren't creamy enough for me. I guess I'll go back to the overnight method and make a big batch for the week, but I just hate being that committed to the same breakfast all week.
Anyway I headed to the gym and got in a nice leg workout and about 45 minutes on the Arc Trainer. I was going to run, but I worked my back yesterday with S.E and I am soooooo sore! Anyway, I ran a few errands, came home, did some school work and cooked a little. I made Cinnamon Swirl Protein Bread for snacks this week and have a huge pot of homemade marinara simmering on the stove. We are going to have that tonight with spaghetti squash instead of pasta. Even though whole wheat pasta is acceptable when eating clean, I have decided to forgo all pastas for the first few months.
Today is two weeks since I started eating clean and I really do feel well. I decided at the beginning I would allow myself 2 cheat meals per month and would only consume alcohol twice per month also. Saturday night we went out to dinner and I didn't use a cheat meal, but I did have three Michelob Ultras while watching the S.F vs. Saints game - What.A.Game. Anyway I had two experiences last week with eating out and with proper research of the menu before hand and asking for what I needed (no oil, butter, etc) I was able to keep my restaurant meals clean. I am excited to weigh in tomorrow - I weighed 164 pounds on January 3rd and 159 on January 8th so I am definitely making progress; however that first week was a lot of water and detox. I will be happy with an average 2 pound per week weight loss.
I plan on enjoying the rest of my day off. I'm not doing anymore homework or chores. I am going to enjoy dinner with S.E., pack for tomorrow and relax this evening.
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