My Meal Plan

I just got my eating plan and I’m now trying to figure out where I can get some of these foods—thankfully I think that my sister, Jessica, is going to stop at Whole Foods in DC before driving up to my house on Thursday night for our trip to VT over the weekend. I was not able to make my appointment last night with my awesome trainer because of a conference call at work (clients still come first!) so we rescheduled for 6 a.m. this morning. Let’s just note, I don’t like to get up early and I consider 5:30 REALLY early. It was well worth dragging my butt out of bed. I went through a one-hour power sculpting class that left my legs shaking and my arms sore. It truly felt good to “feel the burn.” I may not be quite so excited later today when I can’t walk, but for now I’m still pretty damn pleased with myself.

I get weighed again on Thursday and since I just started thinking about how I should really be eating, thanks to my meal plan, I’m not sure how it is going to turn out. I have cut back significantly on portions and I’ve tried to make healthy decisions, but, truth be told, I still drank wine over the weekend (Friday night on our patio with perfect weather was just screaming for a glass of wine!). My meal plan tells me to cut down on alcohol, but truly I need to just cut it out because I know that it is a killer for my metabolism and it makes me bloated. I do not picture myself as a bloated bride. Guess that means I have to do something about it.

This weekend is going to prove challenging. I am returning to my hometown, Rutland, Vermont, for a party being thrown by one of my oldest and dearest friends, Sara. She and her husband began throwing this party last year to bring together high school friends, and I hear that the turnout is going to be pretty good with people coming from Boston, NYC and DC, as well as various points in VT. A good friend has opened a restaurant in Rutland called Table 24. We have reservations for Friday night and I have heard fantastic things about the food. I’ve also looked online at the menu and the filet mignon is calling my name (it’s a favorite of mine). Red meat is not on my eating plan, but I just don’t think that I can pass up a good filet. Plus, I’m going to want to have wine with dinner. Saturday night is quite simply a party—we’ve been told to bring wine or beer. I’m going to be tempted again to drink wine. I love wine. However, I am going to do my best to keep everything in moderation and make sure that I get out on both Saturday and Sunday for a walk/jog. There is a three-mile loop that my mom and I used to run when I was growing up—I think I’ll see how much of it I can make jogging. Probably not much.

I’m already looking forward to my workout session on Thursday night—it will help me start the weekend on the right track!

Posted by Elizabeth at 12:09 p.m.