Hello ladies! Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend. Mine was enjoyed, now it's back to school for finals. Blah! I only have to take 2 out of my 6 classes, so that's not bad at all. I have one tomorrow and Wednesday that I'm going to start studying for once I write this. Pray for me.
This weekend was pure crazyness! My roomate had a party on Friday and Saturday. I went to work on Friday, dropped Duce off at the groomer, picked him up when I get off and headed to my roomates "home." Then we ran around town, went to the mall and then the club for her party. It was fun!! I had maybe 1 drink too much but who cares?! Lol. Then same thing on Saturday but surprisingly I didn't drink Saturday. I guess Friday was enough. I won't try to go through what I ate because 1. I can't remember 2. It probably wasn't too healthy or diet approved. Although I didn't go overboard until today's dinner. I got in my water for all the days so yay! Still taking my vitamins so I did what I could that was in my control. And that that wasn't I didn't worry about. Tomorrow I go back to my diet apporved food and all will be well in life! I'm not going to weigh myself until Friday because I don't wanna another bummed day like last week.
Today I decided to get up and go to church. There is an awesome church I go to everytime I'm in town. I'm so glad I decided to go. I wasn't at first because I hadn't got in until after 5am and church started at 12. So no sleep for the weary. The sermon was about walking into your season and the struggle is over. It touched me and of course I started crying like a baby, I HATE THAT! But I coulnd't help it. It was such a blessing and I'm glad I went. Way to sart my week off right!
So I'm exhausted since we didn't go to bed before 5:30am all weekend. I wanna crawl up and go to sleep but I have to start studying for my final. So no gym tonight :( But I will be back in there tomorrow and to make up for this bad eating weekend I'm gonna workout 5 days this week. So Friday can be a good day for me.
Ok, I'm off to catch up on a few of you before I start studying. Have a happy Monday!
Goals for the week:
Lose 2lbs by working out 5 days a week and sticking to my eating plan
Only allowed 1 crystal light a day, rest is water
Drink 64oz of water or more
Kick work out time to 60 minutes
Do atleast 200 abs every workout
Actually make and stick to a menu
[non weight related] Make A's on my finals
Quote for the day:
Rather than aiming for being perfect, just aim to be little bit better today than you were yesterday.
-Anon
Before I write my post I want to thank all you ladies for your encouraging words on my last post (aka whine fest). I was feeling really crappy but today I woke up and did the regular and even went to the gym. I opted to NOT party tonight to go to the gym...The party was gonna be lame, was my real excuse ;) But it sounds good, huh?!
At the gym I did 55 minutes of cardio.
37 minutes and 413 calories on the elliptical
5 minutes and 50 calories on the treadmill
15 minutes and 75 calories on the bike
Then I did weight training, today was legs day. Then I did about 150 abs.
Twas a good day at the gym!
While I was at the gym, on my bike I was reading the women's health magazine and it had some really good stuff in there! It was like it was there to answer about my weight gain yesterday. It said On average, woman gain 1 to 3lbs during the day from food. Indeed it was true because today was my official weigh in and I was back at my 210!!! So the 4lb loss was still there. Yay! That makes me feel awful for bitching and moaning to you guys yesterday. I didn't lose but hey it's better than that 4lb gain I thought I had.
Food log:
Breakfast: slept through it, oops!
Lunch: Spaghetti and a piece of wheat toast, diet sprit
Snack: 90 cal rice krispi treat
2nd lunch since I skipped breakfast: 1/2 of healthy choice pizza(Only 140 cal) and an apple with a crystal light.
Dinner: Leftover spaghetti again, no wheat toast though.
Not too shabby. Tomorrow I have to be at work at 8am so I have to be up extremely early! So, I will get breakfast tomorrow. Then after work I'm headed about an hour south to my roomates birthday party(s). Yes, she's having more than one. She's super spoiled. I wish...I probably won't get a workout because I'll be running around all day. Saturday i'll still be there but hopefully I can get up early and go running. We'll see.
Positive note: I have 4 out of my 6 days on my victory calendar checked off. hollER!
Ok, it's late, I still have to pack and take a shower.
My title explains what I want to do but I feel like I shouldn't. I feel like I should always be positive on here but we all have our bad days...So I'm gonna vent.
I was so pumped about my good eating while I was. I thought I did really good things with how I ate. I didn't make it to the gym so I didn't get to work out yesterday (2 days in a row b/c of the trip) but I didn't think it would do that much damage! Then I got up this morning and ate my special K cereal and banana with OJ. And it's not even 8oz of OJ, the small to-go bottles is what I drink. Then for lunch I had A Smart one fajita and a pear with a Crystal Light (which tastes EXACTLY like kool aid, I felt guilty drinking it, I could have swore there was more than 10 cal worth of sugar in there) Then for snack I had my 100 cal snack. Dinner is where I killed it. I had quesadillas from a local resturaunt here. I didn't get any sides, just that. Thought I was doing a good thing. Well, I left feeling fat as hell and overly full. Bad idea. Oh and I had tons (yes I admit, tons) for chips and salsa. But all of this does not add up to what I weighed at the gym this evening.
I'm back up all the 4lbs I lost!!!! I wanted to cry. I wanted to walk out of the gym and give up. I'm so tired of the up and down. My emotions go up and down with the scale. I'd be ok with staying the same but 4LBS UP IN 3 DAYS! That's so insane to me. I swear my body gains weight everytime I put something in my mouth. I know bad decisions cost, but I never knew anyone where the weight gain happened so fast. I really think I may go see a doctor and see if there is anything that makes my weight flucuate so easily. I've cut sodium, I drink tons of water, I cut regular AND diet soda, I added fiber into my diet, atleast 3 servings of fruits and veggies a day. I don't know what else to do! If I knew this was going to happen I should have ate whatever the hell I wanted to while on my trip. Ugh! I'm so frustrated!
I just want a garunteed weight loss plan that would work for my body that would ensure I'd lose weight, the healthy way. I just want a program that works. Because obviouslly doing it on my own is not working. Blah!
I was so happy 3 days ago...Only to gain it back..SO QUICKLY! What the hell is that about? I don't think it's the weight training because my stomach is still pudgy, more so than ever and I HATE IT! Gah. I really hate this. It makes me wanna say eff it. I know I'm not and that's not the way to think. I read the quotes I put on here daily just like you. But it sure is a punch in the throat to see the scale after all your efforts.
Friday is my official WI day so we'll see the real week damage then. Today was an impromptu WI to see if I did any damage over the 2 days I was on the trip and without working out. Guess it did...*rolls eyes*
Anyway, I worked through my craptacular mood at the gym. I did 40 minutes of cardio and 150 abs and left. They were closing on me so I couldn't do more. And my tummy was hurting, I guess my dinner hadn't fully digested. Another reason I don't ususally eat dinner BEFORE the gym.
Ok, I don't wanna whine moan and complain here anymore.
Today's quote:
Success is not a race, be patient.
Success leads to success.
Success is always a work in progress.
Success doesn't come to you--you go to it.
Success is a journey, not a destination. Focus on the process.
Some people dream about success... while others wake up and work hard at it.
Success is achieved and maintained by those who try-and keep trying.
Everyday is a good day to SUCCEED!
If at first you don't succeed-try, try again
-Author uknown
Hello ladies! I'm back from my business trip. And I'm happy to report I did fairly well. Way better than I would normally do. When the company pays I usually stuff my face just because it's free, this time I controlled myself and for that I'm proud.
The BF and I got to the hotel and checked in around 4:30p and then later headed to the mall, it's huge! We walked that and by the time I left my calfs, legs and feet were hurting! While there we had lunch, Subway. I had turkey on wheat with veggies and light mayo. Instead of chips I had apples, yay me! BF even commented on me picking healthier choices. After the mall we went back to the hotel and hung around until my boss and the candidates came and we took them to dinner. We ate at the Grand Luxe Cafe. Anyone been there? It's like a sister resturaunt to the Cheesecake factory, it's soo good! I had steak and mashed sweet potatoes. BUT I only had 1/2 of the meal and took the other 1/2 home. Good trick I learned on some weightloss site. Of course they ordered desert, I got a cheesecake but took it back to hotel and let BF eat half and I had a few bites. Normally I would have ate the whole damn thing, I LOVE cheesecake!
This morning for breakfast I had french toast, sausage and tons of fresh fruit! Lunch they had a chef that cooked food in front of you [my job goes all out at these events!] So I had tortillini with grilled chicken and peppers, but I had a small brownie for desert :(
Sweet bf moment- After I got off we had time to hang out before I had to head back home....so he took me to this park that has a man made lake and we fed the ducks and rode the paddleboats. It sounds so corny but I love that kind of stuff! That makes me love him even more....</end mushy stuff>
So I would have to say that for there being so many opportunities for me to eat horribly, I substained myself and did quite well. I'm still a work in progress!
Today when I came back my roomate informed me she was having a birthday dinner and was cooking and getting ready for that. So I dove in helping her cook and set up and ended up missing the gym. It made me mad but I'll just go twice tomorrow. The dinner was spaghetti, salad and Texas toast. Not so healthy but I made 1/2 my plate salad and 1/2 spaghetti with only 1 piece of toast. All about portion control baby!
Tomorrow I only have 1 class at 12pm so I'm gonna work out in the morning and evening. That should make up for my 2 days missed. Which sucks to leave blank on my victory calendar but I'm making up for it!
Ok, I'm tired as hell, I'm headed to bed! Have a good day ladies.
Quote of the day:
Your body is the baggage you must carry through life. The more excess the baggage, the shorter the trip. By Arnold H. Glasgow
Hello ladies! Hope you all had a good weekend. Mine was good.
Wins for the weekend: Made it to the gym BOTH Saturday and Sunday! Drank all my water Grocery shopped for healthy food Got Spanish work done Started preparing for finals Ate a really good Sunday dinner,
Ok the last 3 aren't weight related but they're wins no less. I weighed in yesterday JUST to see if it was a water weight loss and it said the same thing, so I'll take it as a sure 4lb loss. Loves it! I got another 50 minutes of cardio in last night. I did 30 minutes on the treadmill, rugging. Then I did 10 on the elipitcal and 10 on the bike. I also did weight training and abs. I got up to 160 for abs. So another good work out. My victory calendar is 2 for 2 so far this month! I want to work out atleast 90% of the month, which is 28 days. Today will be a day I miss. Boo! I have to head out of town for work. So I won't be able to work out..The hotel is right by a mall, so I may just walk the mall. My BF is gonna meet me there and stay with me tonight. He lives about 45 minutes away from me so we take every opportunity to see each other ;) I will be back tomorrow afternoon/evening so I can get my work out in tomorrow.
Yesterday I finally went grocery shopping. I ran out of water, so I knew it was time to go grocery shopping. I got LOTS of fruits, pears-apples-oranges-bananas. Didn't get any fresh veggies but I got canned so that is better than nothin. I got a lot of other misc. stuff. I bought Special K cereal and protein bars. I was thinking about taking the Special K challenge. You know if you eat cereal for 2 meal, the bars for a snack and your regular dinner you can lose a pants size in 2 weeks. December is not a good month for me to try it so maybe starting the new year I'll try it. Has anyone else did it?
Food log for yesterday: Breakfast: none-bad I know! Lunch: none-worse, I KNOW! Snack: 2oz of beef jerky- 110 cal Dinner: grilled chicken, corn, green beans, cresent roll, mac & cheese and a small scoop of peach cobbler. It was a big meal but we usually cook big Sunday dinner. I didn't have ALOT of peach cobbler and I hadn't had any sweets all week, so I took it. Everything else was pretty healthy so I'm not complaining.
No, I did not eat on purpose, I just didn't have any food and didn't want to eat anything too high in calories when I could just save it for dinner. And I didn't even feel like I was starving.
Todays food log so far: Breakfast: 1/2 bagel, eggs w/1 tbsp of salsa, banana and 100% OJ. Snack: 1oz of beef jerky 20 oz of water down so far. And I'm gonna take another one with me on the road.
Ok ladies, I've seen alot of you mention a Google Reader...WHAT IS THAT?? Am I missing something here?
Alright, I'm all packed and I'm scheduled to leave in 4 minutes so I should get my arse off here,huh?!
Wish me luck with all this eating out my job has planned! I'll be back tomorrow night to report and catch up with you guys.
~Love
Today's Quote:
By Ralph Marston Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality.
Ok, there's lots running through my head, so this may get lengthy, BEWARE!
Despite being lazy and skipping the gym yesterday I got my lazy butt up this afternoon and went. I'm proud to say that I rugged [That's MY new word for run/jogged, lol!!] A WHOLE MILE WITHOUT STOPPING!! It took about 9 minutes, woot! After that I put in 30 more minutes of cardio on the elliptical, bike and the Xtrainer thing. Then I got in about 160 abs, so I had a really good work out. My legs feel heavy as brick and arms are tight. So I'm happy with my workout.
I weigh myself at the gym on the electronic scale and the scale says I'M DOWN 4lbs!!!! I was so shocked, I got on and off 3 times to make sure it wasn't messed up,lol. But it said the same number everytime!! I worked out more determined than ever. I SEE RESULTS! That's all I needed, to see my efforts weren't in vein. 10 more pounds til my first goal is met, which is entering ONEderland.
This morning I had 2 waffles and 2 pieces of sausage, which was only about 400cal. Not too bad for breakfast. Then I had lunch after the gym which was Campbells select soup for about 240 cal and 100% fruit juice...Have to get my Crystal Light when I go grocery shopping tomorrow. I think my roomate is cooking shrimp tonight for dinner. Fried though :( I don't wanna spend any more money eating out so I may just suck it up at eat it..Just watch my portions.
I've been so good with my water intake this week, I'm proud of myself. This past week was my first real week exercising and eating on a routine/plan. I know the 4lb is part water weight but I'll take it. If I can get an even 2lb a week I'm happy.
Funny story- Today I was at the gym on the elliptical and there was a big guy working on the machine next to me that was sweating perfusely and he smelled AWFUL!! I mean his whole body was drenched in sweat and he didn't smell like must, he smelled like shit. *gag* I could only do 10 minutes on the machine and switch because my nose was burning and I was scared my stomach might turn. Ew! Some people do not have gym etiquette.
I started the Victory Calendar idea today, since it's the first. And I'm proud I can put a smiley for the first day! Hopefully the second day too!
I need to buy an armband for my iPOD so I can wear it while I'm doing abs and weight training. The gym's selection of music is kinda blah. My music is better!
Tonight, after I finish working on some of the many projects I have due for finals coming up I'm going to make up my menu and update my shopping list for tomorrow. Monday's dinner I don't have to worry about because I'm going out of town with my job. I am a campus liasion for a major retailer (I'm an on campus assistant to the campus recruiter) so I do a lot traveling. I LOVE MY JOB!! Tuesday we have a WOW event for potential candidates so they're putting me up in a hotel Monday night and we have to take the candidates out to dinner Monday night so that's a free meal..The resturaunt will be really nice, so I'm sure I can find some good healthy food to eat. Tuesday they'll have breakfast and lunch provided at the event, so that's taken care of too. I just hope they have more than donuts for breakfast, ugh! Hopefully some fruit and bagels.
P.S.-Thanks for all the food recommendations!! I think I'll try the eggs for breakfast this week. Oatmeal-I can't do. I have a big thing about weird textures in my mouth and oatmeal is one them..Anything textured like that really-oatmeal, grits, cream of wheat,etc...No can do. Ew.
Ok this is long. Hope you ladies are having a great weekend!
Today's Quote:
By Eleanor Roosevelt You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
Sooo yesterday was a bust eating wise. Thursdays are party days on our campus. I don't party EVERY Thursday but when I do-I party hard. Oops. So yesterday started early, ended late and I was busy all in between. I ate "ok." Definately not great but I made do with what I had. But when it was time to party, is probably where I killed myself. I had a redbull and vodka (110 cal JUST for the redbull) then I had another 2 shots of vodka. But that's FAR LESS than my usual or what I've been known to drink. I'm a social drinker, just like my mom...I guess old habits do die hard. I'm not guilty and not even mad at myself, I had fun and I still have to remember I am in college so what fun is to be here and not take advantage?
Today I woke up late, ack! Not because I was drunk either. But because the power went out and my alarm clock didn't go off *sigh* So I missed my spanish class. Oops! I made it to my marketing class though.
So I didn't get any exercise in yesterday but this week was my 3 x's a week workout and I'm on track, I worked out Monday and Wednesday and I'll be going later this evening. Maybe when I leave her even. I didn't have breakfast, but had some water and a bite of beef jerky. I have nutrigrain bar in purse to snack on until I get lunch (which will be a grilled chicken salad). I'm still taking my daily vitamins though.
Sunday I am going to write out my eating plan for the next week and then make my grocery list and go shopping accordingly.
Any suggestions on what to buy/eat? I need help here guys! What's GOOD food that is easy to make and low in calories/sodium? I'd love suggestions!
Ok, it's freezing in here and I need to go get my dog, he's probably starving just like me!
Today's Quote:
By: Lee Lacocca You've got to say, I think that if I keep working at this and want it badly enough I can have it. It's called perseverance.
Hello ladies!! Before I start my post I want to thank EACH and EVERYONE OF YOU for you kind, encouraging, thoughtful words on my last post. You will never know how encouraging it was to me! You guys have welcomed me with open arms and I'm thankful for that. I've found me a new home here ;)
There's a lot on my mind today, so bare with me, this may be long. I warned you guys early about my tendency to be lengthy earlier, so don't be shocked!
As my title says, I feel more positive than I did yesterday, even though the scale said otherwise[up 2lbs from Monday :(]! I woke up today feeling defeated but that's just what the devil wants! That's what stops so many of us from progressing and falling back into our old habits. Which I did. I ate McDonalds today! I haven't had that in SOOO LONG! I ate 2 snack wraps...Not bad as a cheeseburger BUT I had to have fries...a small fry but a fry none the less. Argh! I was so mad at myself for that. My stomach was too. I haven't ate fast food or fried foods in so long, I think it was hard for my stomach to digest. I had the worst tummy ache today. It was awful. I definately learned my lesson! So that was 900 calories IN ONE MEAL! Yea, pretty awful. I also skipped breakfast because I woke up late :( So all I had was a water for breakfast, which caused me to feel like I was starving and retreating to McDonalds for lunch. But I've learned not to do that anymore and moving on!
Wins for today
Eating a cup of grapes, so I got in a serving of fruit
Drinking 60z of water
Exercising!!!- I got in an hour of cardio today [up 10 minutes from previous workouts!] I also added my weight training in today. I did arms and abs today. I did 3 machines working on my arms, 3 sets of 12-15 reps. I got in about 160 abs. Burnt about 550 calories during cardio. So I think it was a pretty damn good workout today!
Recognizing I eat horribly when I feel horribly, taking steps to change that
Also with recognizing I eat horribly when I feel horribly I recognized some other things that I need to work on. It's going to take real effort and a lot of work on my end but to be successful, I have to do it.
First off, I think I work out at the wrong time of day. I work out after 8pm every night. Which makes it hard for me to go to bed at a decent time. Today I was going to skip my workout but I made myself go at 10p.m, way too late! So I need to start going either as soon as I get out of class or in the morning when I have my evening classes. Also, my going to the gym so late has me coming home hungry, which makes me eat dinner late. Even if it's healthy, it's still really late to be eating a whole meal. I can't eat before I workout because my stomach will cramp and I'll still be hungry afterwards. Next, I need to prioritize and stop letting others affect my goals. If my "friends" are going out, I feel I always have to go. So I either miss a work out or eat bad because I'm the only one watching what I eat. I need to wake up earlier on days I have my evening classes. I used to work during the morning but I don't have to do that anymore [small blessing from God!] so I took that as in a time to sleep in, nope! I could be studying, doing homework or at the gym. So that's my need to work on list...
Also, I've figured out that I do best with a plan..All aspects of my life. Financially, physically, emotionally, etc...So eating is no different. I will try to start doing weekly meal plans and doing my grocery shopping accordingly. I will also leave room for quick meals/snacks I grab on campus[within reason]. That will start Sunday. I'm also going to snag the Victory Chart idea. I think that will be so good for me. Seeing that and having to look at it daily will help me stay on track! I'll do weekly rewards to myself. I'm a shopaholic so I will reward myself weekly instead of just shopping because. My ultimate reward when I lose my 50lbs will be a pair of Rock & Republic jeans and/or a pair of Ed Hardy Jeans and/or a pair of True Religon jeans. LOL. The reason they are a reward for the end is because they all cost no less than $150 a pair, so I don't want to buy some and keep losing or gain back, so I'll wait til Im at goal to buy them.
So I will finish off this week strong as possible and go after next week with a reinvigorated passion! Thanks to you guys :)
My stomach and legs are feeling might tight...I love this feeling!
Ok, it's 2am, I'm going to bed. I want to get up and work on some homework and study. Finals are coming soon!
Today's Quote:
Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings. -Author unknown
So I just had a woe is me, pity party post written but I've decided to delete it. It's bad energy that I don't want. I complained about how I can't afford healthy food and how I'm losing motivation to work out. Even talked about how I was feeling depressed about seeing no results with my rigorous workout. But I won't it get to me. I know I'm just having a craptacular day and I won't let it get me down. I CAN'T! I KNOW I CAN DO THIS! I have just realized that trying to eat "healthy" on my own at this point in my life is not feasible. I need help or intervention because being in college, it's so easy to eat horribly and not workout. I can not wait until January when I can start WW. I think that will really help me. Because right now, I'm up and down and I just really want a steady decline. Until then I will continue my 50 min-3 to 5 day a week workout and lowering my portions.
Another culprit I've found in my diet is sodium. I didn't realize how much sodium I was taking in daily. That could be the reason that my blood pressure stays high [which is why my doctor is worried and even has me checking 3 times a week] I've read that sodium is a link to high blood pressure among other things. But everything that I eat with low calories has high sodium. I had soup for lunch that was only 214 calories but it had over 1,000mg of sodium. NO BUENO! Could that be a reason I feel bloated all the time? I've noticed my belly is more pudgy than normal and I've actually paid MORE attention to my eating and calories...It's supposed to be the other way around!
This week didn't start out good with how I was eating but I plan to end it on a much better note! I just haven't been able to go grocery shopping this week so I'm out of fruit and all my "healthy" planned meals. So tomorrow I will try to make something out of nothing with what I have to stay within my calorie range. I was so busy with stuff today that I didn't make it to the gym. I could have went this morning but I overslept until 11:30 when bf called and woke me up! Shame, shame. I'm going tomorrow though! The roomate and I put up Christmas decorations last night. My tree is so cute. It's tiny but it's just enough for our apartment. It's decorated in red and gold. If only I could keep the dogs away from it!
So I haven't had a good week as far as eating but yesterday when I weighed in I was up 1.4lbs, atleast I didn't gain the 2lbs over the holiday. So I can fess up and not feel bad :) WTG for me! I just hate how easily my weight will flucuate. It seems as soon as I put food in my mouth the scale goes up. *sigh* such is life...
Win for yesterday: I made it to the gym. Did 50 minutes of cardio, burning around 550 calories, yay dat!
Ok, bf is waiting for a call back so I must go.
Today's quote:
Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections. Saint Francis de Sales
So my trip home was, ok. I was so excited, I know. But sometimes the family you love so much can be the same family that gets on your damn nerves til no end. That's exactly what my family did. I realized how much I love living on my own, in my own apartment! I don't think I ever could move back home unless I had no other choice. Hopefully, it won't come down to that. Highlights of the week/end: church services, spending time with granny, Black Friday shopping & seeing my Godchildren [3yrs old and 4 months old]. That's pretty much it. My bff kinda flaked on me the whole weekend but it's to be expected, although it still pissed me off. *sigh* Gotta let that go.
With the week/end going unplanned added alot of time for me to be home, bored. Which meant snacking on leftovers, Ugh! I knew I shouldn't have but I did anyway. Can we say no willpower. I felt guilty for eating so poorly all weekend. And it was rainy and freezing cold so there was no way to go outside and walk/run the park that I wanted to. Plus my family doesn't understand my weightloss attempts so I always fill like I have to downplay or act like I'm not doing it. I just feel embarassed around them about it. So I just try to act like I'm not. Which in turn means eating bad like them and not sticking to my plan. But I'm home now and I'm back on track so far. I'm going to gym this evening and doing 50 minutes of cardio and weights. I'm gonna incorporate weights in my workout again. I was doing just cardio to burn fat but I need to tone up so I'll do both.
I want to join weight watchers because so many people I know have done it and was successful. I need a lot of structure when it comes to diet, so the points will help me be accountable, have structure and still have control over what I eat and what I WANT to eat. Which helps since I'm on the college student grocery budget. I was going to join in December but I think I'm gonna wait until they do the no sign up fees promotion. If you know when that is, can you let me know?
Today I had a nutrigrain yogurt bar and water for breakfast. And I had a piece of sweet potato pie for snack, YIKES! I know, awful. And it's sad I've been eating it since Thanksgiving. I told yall that was going to be my weakness as far as eating! On Thanksgiving I didn't have 2nds but I did snack and eat it for lunch and dinner all weekend :( I made Patti Labelle's over the rainbow macaroni and it was AWESOME! Not for my diet but it tasted delicious. Everyone loved it! Thank God it's gone and I'm home so I won't be tempted to eat it. I've found that I have the most problem with resiting food. If it's in front of me, I ususally give in and eat it. If it's not around I don't have a craving for it AND I eat much better. I bought cookies for Tday and I put them in the back and fridge and forgot to cook them and didn't any, so that was a GOOD mistake! My grandmother sent a WHOLE sweet potato pie home with me, I knew I'd eat it all if I kept it here so I gave 1/2 of it to my boyfriend..Yay! I couldn't give it all but half is good for me :)
Speaking of my bf, he took me on the most AWESOME date last night. I got back here at about 4:30pm from my drive home. I unpacked and got dressed in record time and headed downtown to meet him. He paid for me to valet park since it was so cold and then walked me into this club. I had no clue what to expect because he wouldn't tell me where we were going. We walked into this really nice lounge type club and it had a nice flow of music playing and bf walked me to our couch in the cut and sat down. He was being real loving and just attentive. I LOVED IT! It turned out to be poetry night. So we sat there listening to poets and music and it was so nice. I loved the atmosphere and bf was being very sweet. And of course I had drinks. My favorite drink, 2 actually, would have been 3 if the bartender didn't take it while I was in the bathroom. I love Armeretto sours, mmm! So the date was just great. The best thing about my bf is that he loves me...He doesn't talk bad about my body and supports me going to the gym and my weightloss but never says I HAVE TO DO IT or that he likes my body better small. He encourages me so I can be healthy. We've had our share of problems, but I love him. Next month will be 2 years for us. *sigh*
Sorry for the sappy stuff guys!
This has gotten really long so I'm gonna go.
Have a good day ladies!
I'm gonna start doing quote of the day on my blogs so here's todays:
By David Viscott You must begin to think of yourself as becoming the person you want to be.
