3 weeks - Progress In Control

I am approaching my third week of my journey and I must say that I have never felt better about where things are heading.  I am still trying to figure out how my body handles certain "allergens" like dairy, wheat, etc and that is going to be a process in itself. But, I have never felt more in control of what I am doing and where I am going with regard to overall health.  

This last week, I had veered off the "program" a bit and recognized where my weaknesses are:

1. I am an emotional eater with regard to carbs.  I still crave the crap when I need to "feel better".
2. I still have this crazy idea that if I have sweets in the house, I MUST eat them right away to get rid of them!  Crazy?  Why do I not just enjoy them while spreading the "delight" over time?
3. I easily resort to my old ways when not prepared.  I REQUIRE organization as hard as it may be for me to keep it going for a long period of time.  Organization = Thrive, for me. 

The above has always existed for me however THIS time, I am aware, I have accepted that they are my weaknesses and can deal with them in a more constructive manner.

One thing that I have used to control what I am putting into my mouth is that I am cooking/preparing every meal for myself.  I know what is used to make it and therefore I can feel good about what is going in my body.  It can be exhausting to cook EVERY night but I have allowed some room for leftovers and I have told Matt he was on his own a couple nights over the last three weeks while I had a nutritious shake.

I start my stroller workout this coming Monday and I am really excited.  Over the last three weeks I came to understand that I cannot simply just go "all in".  I must introduce new ways, slowly, and getting my diet straightened out was my priority in the beginning.  Now I am ready to add the good stuff....a nice kick ass workout three days per week.  

I am truly pumped!

PS - weight check in tomorrow and I am going to begin tracking the measurement of my thighs and biceps since I know that those will be changing over the coming month.