Ups & Downs

Time is flying these days between work, wedding planning and workouts! I continue to absolutely love working out with my trainer. I've had some ups and downs with the diet, but for the most part, I’m sticking to it closely. The “ups” are days when I have everything I need in the house to pack breakfast, lunch and snacks for the office, and I make it through the day without feeling too hungry. The “downs” are days when I don’t bring to work enough food and I’m left hungry, grumpy and dreaming about food.

I have, however, made some huge changes to my diet that I know are good for me: I gave up my daily bagel for healthy bread products that have been recommended by the nutritionist, I eat at least one salad a day, and I’m drinking less wine. So far I’ve only lost two pounds, but I feel 100% healthier and more energized. I know one of these days everything will come together and I’ll start to really see changes to my body.

Additionally, I've figured out the solution to the cleaning people throwing away the water bottle that I always left on my desk—I brought in the 1-liter stein that I stole from the Haufbrau House on the Oktoberfest grounds in Munich when I was studying abroad in 1992. I'm trying to drink two full liters of water each day. The stein may decrease my trips to the kitchen to refill my water container, but it has increased my trips to the bathroom!

Tomorrow I weigh in again and my trainer's taking my measurements. Fingers crossed that I see some improvements!

Posted by Elizabeth at 4:04 p.m.