Hello ladies! Hope you all are having a wondeful day. My day is going to be busy. I have class 'til 2, then free time til around 6, then we are playing our rival school in bball, so of course I'm going to that. Then one of my friends is having a bday get together and then we're going to a party. There will be alcohol but I'm only giving myself 2 drink or 2 shots..EITHER OR, not both,lol! Then I'm done. I need to learn that I don't have to drink to have fun at a party...That stems from my low self-esteem issues that cause me to be overly cautious and insecure at parties...Liquour makes me open up and have more fun...It's all a mind game, I know...One day, one party, one moment at a time, right??
Yesterday I had some internal struggle goin on...I had planned all day to go to the gym after my meeting. Well, I got home,got on the computer, ended up watching American Idol, then that Truth show, then RW/RR Challenge. It was about 10pm by then...I went outside and it was FREEZING and raining...So I came up with every excuse not to go...The my roomate said the best thing she's ever said to me, "if you don't go, you'll be saying how you should have went to the gym" and she was right! So I got dressed and I went...And I had a great workout! I did 30 minutes of the X-machine/elliptical in the X-Mode burning 315 calories, the did 15 minutes on the treadmill on incline burning 175 calories. I cool-offed on the bike burning another 35 calories. A total of 515 calories burned!!!!! For 50 minutes that's great!
Eating was ok. I "payed all my bills" but had a terrible sweet tooth. So ended up eating 2 points of snacks which made me use some of my 35 extra for the week. But that's ok because I hardly ever use them and never use them all.
Ok! Does anyone want a tasty food that's low in calories and points?! Well, yesterday for lunch I had Quizno's Sammie and it was DEELISH!! OMG, it was good. And for only 200 calories and 3 WW points, I was in Heaven! And they're only $2! You girls should try them, I love them and will eat them more often, for sure.
You know yesterday I was talking to my mom on the phone about what I posted about cleaning your plate and I told her that this struggle will never be over. It will just become less of one as I continue to master my weaknesses. I can not imagine myself not working out or eating healthy now. It's like I don't see any other way. So if it takes my body 10 years to recognize my new way of life, than so be it. I hope it doesn't but I can retreat. I can't go back to the old me. It's not a possibility. I can see myself being the person I want to be. It's so close I can taste it! I just have to be faithful. I'm loving the person I'm becoming.
Gotta go to class now...and this computer lab keyboard is really bugging me, so I'm out!
Today's Quote:
“Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.”- Mother Teresa
Posted By: As I Am
Comments to this post:
01/24/2008 12:44
I love Sammies too!!!
I have a quizno's in my building so on those days when I don't bring my lunch, I stop in and get the sanoma turkey one w/out the sauce & cheese & plus a bowl of brocc & cheese soup.. Have u tried that?? A cup is only 150 cals. I think I may have that tomorrow.
Back in my college days( not to long ago, lol) When I went out to parties I also thought it was necessary to drink to have fun. I aint gonna lie I enjoyed drinking it allowed me to open up. (I used to be shy) ANyhow now that I have had two kids and couldn't drink while preganant, I really don't have a taste for it, unless its pitron' LOL I have never had a drink that taste so good and goes down so smoothly. Anyhow it's good your limiting your intake because it's does nothing for us when we want to lose weight! Anyhow enough about Alcohol.
You remember those commercials that used to come on and people were telling the reasons that don't do drugs. Well, my uncle is the reason I don't drink alcohol. He would come around us drunk when we were kids and scared the living daylights out of us! That's why to this day, at 31 years old, I don't drink alcohol. Good job in limiting yourself to only 2.
I think I'll have to try the Quizno's sammie. I need some different alternatives!
Oh, yeah, give your roomate some dap for me for lighting a fire under you! You made the right choice!
I just joined WW Online yesterday and am just getting the hang of all this point counting. Thanks for mentioning the Quiznos Sammie. I will definitely give it a try. I think the most difficult part of this WW thing is actually figuring out which foods are worth the points. I think the more I do it, the better I'll become at having a feel for what foods are equal to which points. Good job on the workout! I know you felt damned good after your workout. I stay motivated b y reminding myself that every calorie burned is weight lost. The progress might be small, but it's progress nevertheless. Every 0.1 pound counts.
I love them too!! *drool* The lady let me modify it the other day so I could have a healthier version of it =D
You did awesome by listening to your roomy and working out even though you didnt feel like it. Good job!!!!
Take care and watch out for that alcohol...it can really pack on the calories without you even noticing it xoxox (although I was skinnier in college while I had regular drinking parties with tons of chips..go figure..lol)
Stick with those 2 drinks and you'll be fine! Get some sleep!