It's been a while since I wrote, I apologize. I had a very hectic holiday weekend and over it, I finally realized something: if you don't get enough sleep, no matter what else you're doing, you're going to feel like crap.
I'm going to be better about getting to bed at a reasonable hour (before midnight) as well as waking up at a decent time (before 9) so I don't feel as if my whole day has gone to waste.
I've done really well at cutting back on soda, but not so good at upping my water intake. That's okay though, it's an easy fix. I ordered this bobble water bottle off of amazon.com. I got the 32 oz in blue. It's really neat--it filters your water as you drink it! It was $13, which is really cheap considering how much I've spent on bottled water over the years. It filters 300 bottles of water, and then you can just buy replacement filters. I'm really excited and it should be here tomorrow. YAY!!! :) My yoga DVD will be here on Friday--I can't wait to try that either.
My pedometer came on Saturday! I wore it on Sunday and then lost it, but found it yesterday again. :) I didn't wear it yesterday though, because I was sick, got someone to cover my shift at work, and didn't even leave my apartment. Truthfully I'm not feeling too much better today, but I can't really miss another day of work. I've just got to suck it up, take a lot of medicine and go in anyway. It's a six hour shift so it won't be too horrible.
Today's goals: 5 fruits/vegetables, 1 liter of water, and 5 ounces (or equivalent) of grains (3 of those being whole grains). I need to get some protein as well -- I don't much care for meat so I know I'm lacking in that. I can't really set a goal for the number of steps I take yet because I'm not sure how many I take in an average day, so once I establish that, I'll be able to set goals there.
You can always go with protein shakes to increase your protein count. Other non-meat alternatives are quinoa, almonds/almond butter, Greek yogurt, even kidney beans. Hooray for protein!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I can't do protein shakes--I go into anaphylaxis with whey. :(
DeleteOog. No beuno. What about soy protein?
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