Recovering Fattie Tuesday: Keeping Momentum

So in our quest to lose 20 lbs by October I personally have experienced a minor setback called "my refrigerator at home in Kansas is a never ending / endless supply of ample plenty for all who come to visit it." followed by "Its vacation time and calories don't count on vacation."

Embarrassingly, because of this, I'm beginning this journey to October with a bit of a deficit. (I don't know if any of you have met Arthur Bryant and his succulent Kansas City BBQ, but he is partially to blame).

In order to get back on track and adjust my habits I'm counting calories like I've never counted calories before. I'm sticking to a 1400 cal non-negociable diet to be complimented by a work out regiment that would make Tim Tebow quake in his nikes.

Here is what I'm eating:

Yogurt/granola/bran/flax - breakfast

SlimFast Shake - lunch

chocolate covered marshmallows (24= 130 cal) - sweet treat

Omelet using egg white and a million veggies - dinner (and maybe a sweet potato)

and exercise:

20 min hard cardio (breathing so hard you can't talk to someone)

3 circuits - (ex: lunges/step ups = 1 circuit)

followed hopefully by another 10-20 minutes of less intense cardio and 10 minutes of stretching (OH MY GOSH I HATE STRETCHING... my flexibility is like unto that of a hippopotamus doing a backflip)

ALSO: I'm not doing this alone. I have a partner in crime which is CRUCIAL since after a vacation of inappropriate portion sizes I need someone to continue motivating me.

The point of this post is KEEP IT UP. Fall down for a few days and nothing is lost!! Get up, and keep going. Any move in the right direction is a victory!! 20 by October here we come!!

This gives an accurate summary of my food choices for the past 9 days ... if I can pull my stuff together and get back on track... so can you: