Things I have forgotten about Tae Bo...

A couple months back I ordered some Tae Bo DVDs from Billy Blanks' website. I kept thinking back to my first year of college when I took a Tae Bo class with a group of girl friends. We LOVED it! We always laughed and had a great time, and definitely got a good work out. So, recently, when trying to think of a few videos I could keep on hand for Nap Time Workouts (workouts I could do while Emilia was napping...since running won't be coming as readily...), Tae Bo was one of the first things to come to my mind. The things that DIDN'T come to mind are as follows:

*You were 18 the last time you did this
*This guy is insane and says EVERY repetition is the "Last Set"...Liar!!
*The high intensity is trying to kill you
*You are NOT 18 anymore
*You weigh much more than you did at 18
*You weren't coordinated enough at 18 to keep up with these moves...and you Definitely aren't now either!

To sum up: I am a Tae Bo failure! For now at least. As soon as the workout started I had these flashbacks of my 18 year old self tripping over her own two feet trying to keep up, and I was ALWAYS going the wrong direction. I still can't figure it out- do I mirror Billy or do the legs he is calling out?? It's just too much! I gave it my honest, best effort. But I didn't last long. I was glad to see that his "girls" weren't as taught and trim as I remembered and they had as much sweat dripping off them as I did. (Granted, I think they probably heat up those work out rooms to get this exact effect, but still!)

I have decided to keep trying. I reminded myself that I was a C25K failure at the beginning too. Now, I have a PR of 35:xx! It just took lots of determination and hard work. As will conquering Tae Bo. I honestly don't know if I will be able to master any of these DVDs because I am not as quick or as limber as I was almost 6 years ago...but I want to give it my best and eventually make it through an entire video. (Even if I'm going at half speed on some parts). Wish me luck! (haha!)

Oh, and I know I have severly neglected this blog...with moving and unpacking and learning how to be a stay at home Momma, I wasn't doing anything good. I've been eating ice cream and other snacks at will, no exercise, etc. However! I weighed myself this morning and I'm at 181.4! How that happened I may never know- unless God is giving me an early Mother's Day present in hopes of it kicking me into high gear to get back on track! And I believe it worked! Here's to healthier eating choices and some level of exercise every day! (Again..haha)

Go! St. Louis 5k

This past Saturday was such a great day! A group of friends and I all met bright and sun-shiney early to drive over to STL together for our 5k race. I decided a few weeks ago that I wasn't going to "push" myself for a new PR because I had originally signed up to do this race as encouragement for a dear friend who was trying to lose weight and had just started the C25K training.

She and another friend worked hard for weeks before the race, and were up to 25 minutes of straight running with the schedule showing 30 minutes straight on race day. We had a blast! Our end time was right at 40:xx which is about 4 minutes better than my first race! I was so proud of her- she really pushed herself to keep going and made it about 2.25 miles in the 30 minutes. Then we did walking then jogging intervals until the 3 mile marker and then she practically sprinted to the finish line!

Here's a group shot (we are missing one lady...)

Note our totally awesome matching shirts!! (Elise joined our running group after they had already been purchased...sorry friend!) The front says "You don't have to be fast..." and the back says "You just have to be movin'! -Jon G" Love them! Perfect motto for our group! (O:

After our race, we hung out for a while before the 50 Yard Dash that two of my friends' sons took part in. They were so stinking cute I can't even tell you! My heart felt like it was literally breaking when all these cute kids took turns dashing towards the finish line. These two were, of course, my favorites! (O:

Leland and Jaxon before their race (I love that every bib has the #1!)

So cool with their shades on (O:

Waiting with their Mommas/Running Buddies for their turn.

(Sorry you aren't looking Elise- this is the best one I had of the group!)

Jax is so proud of his medal!! (O:

(Again, sorry Elise- Leland wanted nothing to do with me after

the race...so no medal picture for him) :-(

Something I LOVE

In case you didn't already know this about me, I LOVE the Gap and Old Navy and shopping online. Yes, all of the above= potentially deadly combination. Well, the other day I got an email from one of these stores about one of their other lines: Athleta. Awesomeness!! The prices are I guess about average, maybe a little high, for athletic gear. But, they have this one skirt that I am completely drooling over currently.

The best part- they offer TALL sizes. Not that I need to use those sizes because I'm tall...but I have read several reviews of ladies saying they order the tall for a little extra coverage. I can't decide if I really love this pattern, or if I'm too plain for it and should just go for the black one. Either way, it's not like I'm getting one any time soon...$60 isn't exactly my idea of a deal. Maybe I can save it for a fun birthday gift to myself! (O:

Anyway, just thought I would share!

Monday, April 5, 2010

Weight: 180 (How I kept from gaining weight this weekend is well beyond my comprehension!!)

Breakfast: Special K cereal bar, grapes and 2 brownie bites (they were calling out to me while I was on my way to work...I gave in, but now I'm DONE WITH THEM!! The rest are for my coworkers) (O:

Lunch: Applebee's Oriental Grilled Chicken Salad. I'm sure it's not GREAT for me, but at least it's not Easy Mac and chips from the basement...haha

Exercise: None planned for today, maybe a walk if the weather is nice after work.

Friday, March 26, 2009

Weight: 181

Breakfast: cold, leftover pizza. (Not the best, I know. But I was running late and it was in the fridge at work...)

Lunch: leftover salmon and rice. Yummy!!

Snack: Kashi peanut peanut butter chewy granola bar

Drinks: 2 sodas (both diet) and 1 bottle of water (20 oz bottle)

Exercise...I feel the itch for a run, but I'm not sure if it will happen...

Another Thursday, another bad decision or two.

Jaime did better this week about keeping me accountable. So here I am, telling you that I suck.

Weight: 183 (I HATE THE 80'S!!! Come on people. Maybe a fast will help...)

I have not been making good food decisions, let's just leave it at that for now.

Although, we did have salmon and rice w/broccoli last night. I am very surprised and somewhat impressed with myself how much I love salmon. We get this blackened salmon from Sam's Club and the seasoning is so good on it I can eat it without any sauce or anything! Yummy!

I hardly ran at all on Tuesday...only ran 1/2 mile and walked 2 1/2 miles. I don't know what it is about Tuesdays that makes me lazy. I mean, I hit a new PR of 35:45 at the 5k last Saturday, and then gave up after 1/2 mile on Tuesday?? I gave the blame to the nice weather. It was 70 degrees and I was in pants and a SS shirt. Too much sleeve for me and the pants were killing me. Plus, everything was either falling down (pants) or sliding up (shirts). Talk about a loss of concentration.

Anyway, I'm not in a great mood today, so I have nothing encouraging to add. Hope you all are doing better than I am. Hopefully I'll be better tomorrow!

PMS.

I have (embarassingly) been on an eating binge today. I mean, BAD. I had Special K for breakfast, promptly followed by a small brownie and then an Otis Spunkmeyer cookie. Lunch I had some pasta with tomato sauce, not so bad. Until you add the caramel candy bar I purchased from someone's grandson and a Fanta soda. It took me until right now, 3:34 and almost done with my chips & salsa/cheese dip mixture to realize I have been pigging out due to PMS.

I'm stressed and I'm crabby.

I feel like eating and I'm not even sorry.

I probably will be when I see the scale tomorrow, but for now, I don't care.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

Weight: 181

Breakfast: Kashi Peanut Peanut Butter granola bar & a Diet Dr. Pepper w/Cherry (I think I'm officially addicted to this delicious drink!) I will probably have my Special K cereal w/skim milk in an hour or so...

Snack: I'm allowing myself to indulge in on of my favorite snacks...the cakey sugar cookies topped with icing. You know the ones that are out at every store for every holiday? How can anyone NOT love these babies!! But, I kept myself from having one yesterday and decided I would have one today if I kept from eating one yesterday. Reward, thy name is COOKIE!!! (O:

Lunch: Drug rep is bringing something in...not sure what, but I have every intention of eating mostly salad and itsy bitsy portions of whatever else there is. Can't be rude, but can't be fat either.

Exercise: Today I probably will skip any sort of exercise because it is a "rest day" as far as running is concerned.

I make bad decisions...

There is one thing that is stronger than my desire to lose weight and become a healthier person. That one thing is my ability (or lack thereof) to make good decisions on a regular basis. Every day, I psych myself up to keep making the right snack choices and small food portions and then I blow it. I tell myself that I can have an ice cream bar after dinner because it is only 1 WW point. Or, that because I ate really healthy all day, it won’t kill me to have a small side of mac’n’cheese with my grilled chicken for dinner. None of these decisions, in themselves, are that bad.

The reason I chose to go the WW route was so that I didn’t have to completely give up some of my favorites (mac’n’cheese and ice cream bars definitely included). The issue I am struggling with today is that when I allow myself one treat item, it turns into 2 or 3 treat items…and then I spiral down and ruin the whole day (healthy-food-wise).

I am trying to decide what to do with my struggle. Should I reign in my allowable foods for a time, until I have changed my habits to include almost completely healthy foods on a consistent basis? Should I just try to do better today than I did yesterday? I don’t want to limit myself so harshly that I start to hate the very thing I am trying to make part of my new lifestyle. I just don’t know and I’m having a down day.

Today isn’t going to help either. We are having a St. Patrick’s Day luncheon, and I know there are absolutely NO foods downstairs that are on the “good food” list. If I can make it to 4:30 without devouring 7 cookies and half a bowl of dip with chips, I am going to consider it a success…in fact, I have decided to allow myself ONE cookie (only because they are my FAVORITE kind) and I will take itsy bitsy portions of whatever else is lurking down there. Tonight for dinner, I will make a good, healthy decision of some sort after running and I will look forward to doing MUCH better tomorrow.

I know weight loss isn’t easy and I know this post is really just a whine-fest, so I’m sorry. I just feel like I should document how I’m feeling on a not-so-great day. That way, the next time I feel down and think I’m going to give up- I can look back and see how far I have (hopefully) come by then! Here’s hopin’!

Monday, March 15, 2010

Weight: 180! (I even jiggled on the scale a little to see if it would change, and it didn’t! Woo!)

Breakfast: Special K granola w/skim milk & ½ a banana

Lunch: Packed stewed potatoes, green beans and a grilled chicken breast.

Snacks: Packed red, yellow and orange pepper strips and an apple to eat with peanut butter


This morning, I started thinking about how my weight loss isn’t going all that great. And while there are definitely things I need to be doing to get better results (exercise more than 2 runs a week, cut back even more on what I’m eating, etc.), I had to remind myself that I had already lost 10 pounds since Thanksgiving. I think most of it was just water weight, since I went from 196 to 186 in a little over a week. But still- those would have been nice numbers to see right now.

I am trying not to get down on myself too much, because that really won’t help anything. What I need to do is set my goals/rewards that I have talked about several times, but have yet to write out. So, that is my plan for today. I want to break down my next 15-20ish pounds into 5 pound segments and assign rewards for each goal that is met. Some of them won’t seem like anything major to you, but they are little, somewhat-superficial, modern conveniences that will make me feel good and hopefully spur me on to keep going.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Weight: 183 (I was at 181 yesterday and it was so exciting...stinkin' scale is never on my side 2 days in a row!)

Breakfast:
Special K granola w/skim milk
Banana

Lunch:
Ravanelli's was catered in...which was ironic because I had acutally packed leftover Ravanelli's King salad from last night...so I ate my salad, indulged in some mashed potatoes, 5 bites of moscaccoli (I have no idea how to spell that and neither does Word, apparently) and a piece of bread. I steered clear of the friend chicken, that was fairly easy because I could SMELL the grease- not appetizing!

Snack:
Small bowl of potatoes (Ugh, I can't help myself when it comes to them!) and another slice of bread with garlic butter...soo good. I almost didn't care how bad it was for me.


Exercise...no running for me until at least the weekend. :-(

Test, Shins, Fruit, and Happiness

It was brought to my attention just now (even though I already knew it and was trying to avoid the fact…) that I haven’t posted to this blog in over a week. That is partly because I wasn’t making 100% good decisions and hated to write about it, and partly because I realized I had missed a few days without my accountability partner (@Jaime) saying as much as a peep.

Now, we are completely notorious (in our own minds mostly) for starting something together and rarely finishing. In fact, the only thing we have ever gone completely through with was the Couch to 5K training and our 5K race back in December. So, I allowed myself the cop out that because Jaime wasn’t keeping my accountable for my lack of posting, I was going to see how long it would take for her to say something. The results are in: 1 week.

Yes, the test is finally over and now I am back. I was actually just thinking earlier today about what I wanted to blog about next. I thought I might do some more complaining about my shin issues and how I had to take a week off from running altogether in hopes of it healing before next weekend’s race (March 20th). But, I know I’m tired of talking about it, so I am sure you’re tired of reading/hearing about it. (Sorry for that, by the way).

I also thought I could tell you all about how Jason decided that he needs to get back into shape. This would have been a good post because when HE decides he needs to start running and eating right, it helps ME keep going. So, he practically bought out Wal-Mart’s fruits, veggies, nuts, Kashi, etc. yesterday. He always goes overboard. But, I’m so happy because I needed the boost of encouragement of knowing I’m not alone in doing this. But, I just didn’t really feel like going into it anymore that what I just did.

Next I thought I could share some of the “Little Things” that are currently making me happy and are helping to spur me on…doesn’t that sound fun? (O:

**My wedding rings are looser again! I can pull them off without having to lotion them up first and I have even had to re-situate them on my finger so all the diamonds are facing up! (Not “ALL” the diamonds like I’m dripping in them, but the polka dot diamonds on my band…) (O:

**My face is thinner! I found our family picture from the church directory photo shoot back in October…(which I immediately remembered why I hated it…I look SO WIDE. Hoping it was mostly the photographer’s fault..) Anyway, I showed my mother-in-law, without really thinking that I was thinner now, and she exclaimed “Look how much weight you’ve lost!” It was wonderful. Even though I have a long way to go yet, it was nice to see that I have come along from where I was.

**My calves have muscles! I just happened to catch a glimpse of them the other day while wear sweat pant capris and I was pleasantly surprised! I have always had “thick” calves my whole life and so I just try to avoid looking at them. But, this time wasn’t so bad! AND! The extra flab in my knee-pit area is decreasing too!! I know that was oddly descriptive, but I HATE my knees and all the surrounding areas because they are never very pretty…no matter what my weight, I always have extra flab that accumulates around my knees. But, as of now, the only flab left is above the knee, connecting to the thighs (which are a whole other story that I do not wish to share at the time..haha)

**I don’t die from going up and down the stairs. I can tell my endurance is improving because I’m not winded after climbing the stairs at the office or at home. Woo hoo for endurance!

I guess I better go so I can do my daily food log while I’m in the posting mood.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Weight: 184 (Boo, I hate weight fluctuations.)

Breakfast: Special K w/skim milk

Hot Chocolate at work bc it was freezing. (Will be stopping this...I found out today it is 2 POINTS for one cup...good greif!)

Lunch:

Garden salad with shredded chicken, cheese, red and yellow peppers and 2tbsp of Light Ranch. (I'm not sure how many points the chicken was since it was only a little bit, but the cheese was 1pt and the Ranch was 2)

Spaghetti Pomodoro from Pasta House...not so good. I didn't even eat 1/4 of it. I'm also not sure how many points it was. I was bad and ate TWO rolls. They are hard to resist when they are steamy warm. Darn myself!

I plan to eat the side salad that came with the Pasta House for dinner tonight...it was rather large and I didn't know I was even getting it!

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Weight: 182!! (woo hoo! Even if this is just water weight, or my weight fluctuating...I'm still excited to see this number!)

Breakfast: Special K cereal w/skim milk

Two 12oz bottles of water by 10:30 and no snacking! (I have tortilla chips in my cabinet just calling out to me...but Orbit is keeping my "Cootie Queen" mouth dazzlingly clean! ...have you seen those commercials?? LOVE them!)

Lunch: I packed 2 small slices of grilled Turkey Breast and some boiled potatoes. I turned down Applebee's, resisting my favorite Oriental Grilled Chicken salad...I don't even want to know how many points that would be!

Dinner: Chicken Taco Salad from Qdoba...unfortunately, I forgot to ask for it "naked", so I had that yummy, crunchy shell just staring at me...and I gave in. I ate it. The. Whole. Thing. I felt a little bad, but then remembered that I had a pretty great day, eating-wise, so I didn't beat myself up over it.

Exercise: Tuesday Runners tonight!! Woo hoo! Now that I know I can run a full 3.1 miles without walking, I am going to really try and push myself to do so again tonight! My left calf has been sore since yesterday, so I'm working on stretching that sucker out today, in hopes that it won't be the reason that I want to quit tonight. Wish me luck! (O:

*Update* I met my ladies for our run and did pretty well. Unfortunately, I always get there as most of the other girls are finishing up, so I usually have to run alone. It gets a little lonely, but I ran 2 miles. I forgot to bring one of the Garmin's with me, so I have no idea how fast I was. But, it was good to just get out there and do it. Yay!

Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010

Weight: 183

Breakfast: Smallest bowl of Special K ever...I hate when you get to the bottom of the bag and realize you don't have any more. Boo.

Lunch: Hot dog w/ketchup. (Yes, I realize that is 2 days in a row...but when someone else is cooking, I try not to complain...plus, I love hot dogs!!)

Dinner: Chicken enchiladas with tomatoes, ff sour cream and cheese. Dessert was a delicious 9 POINT (holy moly!) piece of Turtle Pie. I don't even regret it, that is how good it was.

Exercise! Woo hoo!! I was getting ready for my run while E was napping and J said he wanted to go with me. I kept telling him that I'm pretty slow, but he said that was fine. My goal was to make it at least 2 miles before walking...and depending on how I felt, I would push for 3. We kept steady at about an 11-12 minute pace and I finished 3.1 miles in 38:00!! That shaved 6 minutes off my last 5k time! The last .4 miles hurt like crazy, going against the wind, but we made it! My legs are a little sore today, but it's totally worth it! I'm glad to know I am ready for this coming Saturday!

Friday, Feb. 26, 2010

Weight: 183 (For SURE today!)

Breakfast:
1 biscuit with gravy...I know this isn't exactly "healthy" by anyone's standards, but it was delicious! I decided right away that just because I ate it doesn't mean I have ruined my whole day. It just means I have to make very good choices for the rest of the day.

Lunch:
1 hot dog w/ketchup. Yes, I'm a 6 year old little girl...I only eat ketchup on my hot dogs. At least ketchup is 0pts (I think...) I also had a handful of Quakes rice cakes, ranch flavored. Yummo!!

Dinner:
Homemade burger with cheese, ketchup and some ranch. I did also eat some fries. Darn myself! I even thought as I ate them that I would cringe having to own up to them on here. Hopefully next time that will keep me from eating them.

All in all, I would still say I wasn't too far over points, since there was no snacking.


Exercise: Eh...when you read my other blog, Jaime, you'll see that I have Very Good intentions this morning. I will hopefully make up for it tomorrow. Boo I'm a loser. I better get my act together since the "Top of the Mornin' 5k" is next Saturday!!

*Update* I am currently looking around on a website called DailyMile. It looks like it will be pretty neat. It's one more thing I have to keep up with, but it looks like a great way to track my mileage and seems like it might motivate me to get in more miles. We shall see!

Step away from the cookie...

Beginning this process of getting to a healthier lifestyle has forced me to reevaluate (probably just Evaluate, can't say I've done it before)the decisions I make concerning food, exercise, etc.

The biggest issue of mine was easy to see, as it stared at me in the form of a cookie...I call it an oral fixation. (This will cause my one and only reader, Hi Jaime!, to giggle, but it is true). I have a need to always be chewing on something. And that is why I love snacking. Let's face it, a chocolate chip cookie, chips or whatever else it might be will always taste better than my pen cap (which is a regular item I chew on...gross, I know).

I was reminded of this fact when I went to our lunchroom to warm up my lunch. I walked past an open container of Chips Ahoy cookies (drool). In my mind, I was already justifying eating one, since it was "Just One". Oral fixation aside for one moment, SERIOUSLY?? I am down here to fix my LUNCH and I am thinking about snacking while my enchiladas are warming?? There is something wrong with this picture! I, of course, did not eat a cookie. But, it is still the fact that my mind automatically went into justification mode and I would have devoured that cookie before the microwave had time to ding.

I know this about myself. I want to change my habits. But, I also have to be real and say that I will probably always feel the need to be chewing on something. So, what will I do about it? A couple of things-

1. Stock up on gum. I *love* chewing gum. I love wintermint, peppermint, pretty much anything but spearmint (which reminds me of when I was a social smoker in HS and College...yuck). When I start feeling a snack attack coming on, I will make myself stop and think: "Am I really hungry, or do I just want something to chew on". If I am not hungry, I will chew gum.

2. Have healthy snack options on hand. While I have already calculated how many points a handful of tortilla chips are (yum, one of my weaknesses!), and I have written the point values of all my 100 calorie pack snacks (don't be fooled, 100 calories doesn't always mean 1 point!), I still want to have other, FRESHER options for snacking. Such as:

*Peppers! I never liked peppers at all growing up, but I have found a new
love for them as an adult. I love cutting them into long strips and just
munching on a baggie full. They are crunchy like chips, but without all the
salt.

*Fruit! I pretty much love all (normal) fruits. Grapes, melons, apples,
strawberries- they are all good stuff in my book!

*Other veggies: I don't love carrots, broccoli, cucumber, cauliflower, etc. as
much as peppers. But, I plan to throw them in the mix as well. I need
options to keep myself from caving in on the chocolate chip yumminess!

As I have probably already mentioned at some point (here or on my other blog), we are currently living with my husband's parents while we wait for Jason to find a job at a church. So, any food in the house is up for grabs. I don't mind that at all, but it just means I need to make sure these foods are always well stocked. I am hoping for a trip to the grocery store this weekend. I'll let you (Jaime) know how it goes! (O:

Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010

Weight: 183ish. (Kind of between 183 & 184...darn arrow scale!)

Breakfast: Ice cream bar (2pts) and tortilla chips (3pts) I really enjoyed the ice cream bar...any time I eat ice cream for breakfast it reminds me of my Grams. She always let us do that growing up. (O:

Lunch: I brought in leftover chicken enchiladas with lettuce and less cheese today. Mmm, I can hardly wait!! (O:

Afternoon Snack: 100cal chips ahoy and 100cal yogurt pretzels w/sprite zero. (4pts)

Exercise: The plan for tonight is to get on the treadmill after Emilia goes to bed. It is always tricky to run in the evenings because I get home late. So, if I eat at 6:00-6:30, I have to wait at least an hour or so before running to avoid cramps. That puts me at 7:30ish to run. Maybe if I put my running clothes on when I get home, it will help me keep my decision! (O:

Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010

Weight: 183

Breakfast: Special K cereal w/skim milk

Morning: Sprite Zero

Lunch: Box lunch from drug rep, sandwich, chips and sugar cookie (I hated to be eating it...but it is considered rude to not eat what the reps bring in...)

Snack: Chips with dip and salsa (5pts), Sprite Zero

Dinner: Chicken Enchiladas (In actuality, these might not have been so bad for me, except I did add shredded cheese and fat-free sour cream). I also had an ice cream bar for dessert (2pts)

I didn't get on the treadmill...I need to work on discipline. I've got a 5k next weekend and I am not really ready for it. Ugh.

Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010

Breakfast:
Special K Cereal w/Skim Milk

Lunch:
Subway Oven Roasted Chicken Breast, wheat bread, American cheese, tomato,
lettuce, green peppers and Ranch dressing
Baked Lays
Water

**I drove past THREE Hardee's today and didn't stop for the Hot Ham 'n' Cheese sandwich like I usually would...I love Hardee's and no one else does, so I usually eat it when I'm alone. But not today. I didn't know how many points it would be, so I didn't do it. Go me! (O:

Afternoon snack: salad with grilled chicken, cheese and low-fat ranch dressing (5pts) (I ate my sack lunch early since I knew I would be running when I would have normally be eating dinner)

Dinner: Bowl of Special K

Exercise: The plan is to jog/run tonight with the ladies of my small group! I've got my running clothes here at work, ready to change! (O: *UDPATE* I only ran one mile...I think I started out at a quicker pace than normal and it caught up with me in a hurry. At least it's one mile!

Monday, Feb. 22, 2010

Weight: 184

Breakfast:
2 servings Special K cereal (4 points total)
1 serving skim milk

Mid-Morning:
Sprite Zero (0 points)

Lunch:
6" Oven Roasted Chicken Breast sub on Wheat bread (6pts) with American Cheese (1pt), Ranch Dressing (2pts), lettuce and loads of green peppers (9 points total) I realize I'm posting this before lunch time, but that is what I ordered from Subway! (O:

Afternoon Snack:
Chips w/salsa & cheese dip (5pts)

Dinner:

Exercise: None. :-(

Here I go again...again!

Alright, well, I don't exactly feel great about myself when I look back at where I was last summer...seeing as it's basically where I am now...which means I went UP in weight and am now coming back down some. But, nonetheless, here I go (again).

My good friend Jaime and I have decided that we need to figure out a way to keep each other accountable for our food choices and exercise discipline. We don't yet know what that will exactly look like. But, my first step is to hold myself accountable. I started to think this blog was kind of silly, because who really wants to read exactly what I eat each day. But, I think the reason it kept me on track was knowing that even though people might not WANT to read this, they COULD read it. Knowing it was out there in cyber-world for anyone to look at, helped me stay accountable as to what I was deciding to eat and if/if not to exercise.

Last night was my last bad night...we went to Cracker Barrell after church. This whole weekend I have been gearing myself up for starting Weight Watchers again today. So, I was starting the process of making well thought out decisions about what- and how much- I was eating. But, last night as I looked over the salad section of the menu, I decided that I needed one last yum-fest. So, I ate YUMMY dumplins and mashed potatoes with gravy. They were delicious!

This morning, I gave myself extra time in the morning...I should have gotten up early to run, but we're working on baby steps...haha. I packed my breakfast and lunch for today. But, more about that in my food day post which I better get started on.

I think to break up the monotenous-ness of each day's food post, I will try and post other things too. Like my list of goals and the rewards assigned to each, some yummy new recipes as I come across them as well as updates on the races I will be running next month!