Hanging My Head

I'm writing down what I eat, when I can be bothered, and it isn't good news over here, people.  I'm eating way too much of the wrong kinds of foods.  I can't even bring myself to put it onto fitday - I know the visual of the inbalance in my nutrition will put me right over the edge into loserville.  And not the good kind of loser, either.

My exercise streak, however - I'm willing to brag about that.  I've really continued to do well, and I'm continuing to push myself just past my natural quitting point, and it is paying off.  I'm stronger, my stamina is much better, and I'm actually happy.

Now, if I could just stop rewarding myself for a good workout by eating something less-than-healthy.  I keep reading in these diet books that a great workout should make you want to eat less, or at least, choose something virtuous.  Me?  I have a good sweat and I start craving sweets.  Ice cold Coke, in particular.  I haven't had a Coke in eons - and it probably wouldn't taste good to me now, anyway.  But it is weird how I start immediately craving crap when I finish a workout. 

Watermelon just doesn't fill that void.

In other news, we've got some sort of virus in the house, and I've got an upset stomach, my son is throwing up, my husband and youngest are sound asleep with fevers.  My oldest daughter, however, is fine, if attitudinal.  She's into that hand on the hip, eye-rolling huffy stage already.

I'm off to drink more water  - whee!  And then I'm going to squeeze in my workout before I collapse in front of the television and hopefully get to bed early tonight.   

Comments

[Missy]

Actually, excercise usually makes me REALLY hungry, and everything I've read encourages eating something immediately after the workout to stave off cravings (an unsweetened yogurt, for example, or drinking one of those tiny cans of coke). I usually find that helps. Of course, I haven't had *real* excercise in weeks, but I faintly remember it helping...

[prov31wisemom]

Hope you're better today! Something must be going 'round, 'cuz several moms I know seem to have vomitocious children! hmmm...there's somethin to curb the ol' appetite!

[Anne-Marie]

Exercise turns me into a nitwit. It's like I ate a pot brownie or something. I think it's why I keep burning breakfast, only take half the clothes out of the dryer, and start a few projects - all at the same time! Maybe it's all the blood rushing to my head that makes me goofy. Or early dementia.