Heathy Habits & Chocolate Tarts

It seems like the moment I decide that I am going to focus on losing weight I become a cookie monster. 

I always avoid the diet word but for me losing weight includes being more aware about where I could maybe cut back a little and that is enough to trigger cookie monster mode.  Suddenly I need to bake.  And then I don't want to throw away those treats so I guess that I will have to eat them!  So needless to say, little progress has been made on losing those extra pounds in the last two weeks.

But I have regrouped and found my willpower to moderate the desserts/treats.  It is surely not the end of the world that I ate two banana cupcakes* and a bowl of peppermint ice cream one night this week and a piece of chocolate tart* three nights last week.  Right?  (Good thing I am not on the biggest loser or they would surely have kicked me out for that!)

Health things I am loving this week...

{At the Gym}  Seated Rear Delt Raises with dumbbells.  Excellent for the upper back and shoulders.

{Cardio}  Cross-training. I am mixing up my running with getting on the stairmaster- which felt good.  Other than walking I haven't done any other cardio outside of running for a good eight months!

{Eating}  Shrimp!  I love shrimp.  They are on my favorite food list.  And they are apparently quite nutritious being a good source for iron among other things.

{Balance}  Getting enough sleep.  This is a constant struggle for me as I like to get my runs done in the morning but I am a total night owl.  I am making a huge effort to be enough of a grown up to get to bed early enough so that I get the sleep I need to be able to keep up my energy.  This also means accepting that I just can't do everything I want in the hours between getting home from the day job and bedtime.

*Banana cupcakes and chocolate tart recipes to be posted up on Two Cooks One Kitchen as soon as I can fit it in before bedtime ;)

Comments

[Terese]

for cross-training besides stairs, i also like to ride the bike or do intervals walking on the treadmill at an incline up to 10%. i hate the elliptical machine, though. hate, hate, hate it.

[Tara]

Me too! I just can't do the elliptical machine.