Birthday Weekends / Easter Weekends FOOD FOOD FOOD

My trainer picked a fine time to vacation....
This weekend is both my birthday, and Easter. What do I love? LOVE?

HAM.
CAKE.
POTATO SALAD.

These three things are what makes up my perfect storm of diet buster foods.
And - I was so tired on Sunday that I came home after my big meal and slept! TERRIBLE IDEA!!

What's a girl on a diet to do?
First of all, I will do my best not to beat myself up. This doesn't change anything. This doesn't help the situation. All it does is make me dwell on things. And, when I added up all the calories and fat I ate yesterday, it wasn't all that terrible. When all things were said and done, It was just over 1400 calories and about 45% carbs, 40% and 15% protein. Not great, but it could have been much much worse.

Second, I need to get right back on that diet and exercise horse! No slacking today, and get right back on plan. Yesterday was also the "end" of a lower calorie intake. Today starts a higher calorie intake, and I am happy about that! My new calorie limit is 1480, and still keeping to 40/30/30 as my diet plan. So far this has been the easiest diet to maintain, and I am never hungry or craving anything.

Third, despite my trainer being away for 5 days (he comes back Wednesday) - I managed a great workout on my own Friday with running and Tabata intervals (with my new and awesome Gymboss timer), and I ran Saturday morning for 3.3 miles. Tonight I am planning a run and a workout of 30 minute intervals for upper body. I can't break the pattern, as I am on a roll!!

MY "WITHOUT JEFF" WORKOUT TONIGHT:
15 minutes of the following continuously:

• 20 mountain climbers
• 20 jump squats
• 20 jumping drop lunges
• 50 crunches

Three sets with a break of:

• 20 dumbbell arm curls
• 20 deep squats holding dumbbells
• 20 dips

And finally:
10 minute ladder:

• each minute on the minute perform, in ladder style, 1 push up, then reverse crunches for the remainder of the minute
• next minute 2 push ups, then reverse crunches for the remainder of the minute
• next minute 3 push ups, then reverse  crunches for the remainder of the minute
• and so on, up to 10 push ups.

I still feel like I need more cardio, and my Fitbit is telling me I didn't burn enough calories, so after my meatless meatball sandwich digests, I am heading back upstairs to finish up my calorie burn for the night!