Day #18 Battle of the Gummies.

Day #18

My #1 Nemesis:  Gummies. Sour patch kids. Gummy bears. Gummy worms. Gummy lifesavers. I could go on (and on and on). I love them. They are my sweet chewy  friends. Currently, I’m avoiding them like the plague. If you know your weakness—AVOID IT! I have to tell you though, my oldest son had sour gummy worms in the car today. I took the bag away because I didn’t want him to eat the whole thing and there it sat. On the seat next to me. Within smelling distance. Just staring at me. I avoided them. But then later in the day, I ran to the store by myself. And there they were. Still within smelling distance. Still staring at me. The thoughts that went through my head were—“No one will know if you snag just one.” “It’s just one Trisha, (or two or three) it’s no big deal. You don’t have to tell anyone you ate it (them).” But I abstained! I DID NOT do it. Not ONE! (Or even the head of one either!) I’ll tell you why—

True Story.

My total calories for the day were 1248. I taught a 55-minute Zumba class; which was booty shakin’ fun and then I did a 25-minute HIIT workout. Near death experience (LOL). It’s so hard to push yourself to that 80-90% level. Usually, (in every day life) 1-minute goes by really fast, that's not the case during HIIT. The best part is, like I've said before, it doesn't take near the time that a normal cardio workout takes and it has so many added benefits. (If this is your first visit to the blog, I explained HIIT Here.)

Name	Type	Quantity	Units	Calories
Cream,	Breakfast	2	Tablespoons	100
Egg Whites, Large, Ckd	Breakfast	2	Each	50
Canadian Bacon	Breakfast	0.667	Serving	40
Egg, Hard Boiled, Whole	Breakfast	1	Each	78
Pork Chop	Lunch	6	Ounces	195
Beans, Green	Lunch	2	Cups	68
Oil, Olive, Extra Virgin	Lunch	1	Tablespoon	120
Chicken Fillets (Mesquite)	Dinner	5	Ounces	183
Egg Whites, Large, Ckd	Dinner	1	Each	25
Baby Spring Mix	Dinner	2	Cups	10
Balsamic Vinaigrette - Light	Dinner	2	Tablespoons	45
Nuts, Almonds, Slivered	Dinner	1	Tablespoon	45
Beans, Green	Dinner	1	Cup	34
EAS Chocolate Shake	Snacks	1	Serving	110
Peanut Butter, Natural, Creamy	Snacks	1	Tablespoon	95
Almonds, Coco Roast	Snacks	0.333	Ounce	50

Because I came off of a cheat weekend, I weighed in today instead of Monday; I’m down another 2 pounds. I know what you are thinking—seems like a lot of work for 2 little ol' pounds. (It’s ok, that’s what I was thinking.) I know the science, I know the plan, I know the time frame needed. But when you think about ALL the work I’m putting into it and then look at the scale and it’s only down 4.5 pounds in 2.5 weeks of extreme discipline, I get a twinge of “bummer-ness”. (Insert Big Frowny Face Here!) However, with that being said, I know I'm losing FAT!

This puts 1-pound in a good perspective! 

I know I need just a few more 2 pounds/week losses and I’ll reach my goal! If I lose much more than that, it will most likely be muscle—And I don’t want to do that! In case you didn’t know, muscles are your body's natural fat burners. One pound of muscle burns about 6 calories/hour or between 100-150 calories/day. When you compare muscle to fat— it burns 5 times more calories/day than fat tissues, which burn about 1.2 calories per pound per hour. When you do strength training, you stimulate your body to develop thicker muscle fibers. The more muscles you have, the more calories you burn when you exercise and (added bonus) when you rest!

So, what does your strength training program look like?