Down A Pound!!!

Day three of the new life plan!  I am down a pound (143 now- 18 to go) and the workout wasn't as painful this morning.  Oh, it was plenty painful while I was doing it, but afterwords I'm not hurting like I was yesterday... or it could be that I am just getting used to the pain!

In other news- it's raining buckets today- means it's a curly hair day & it didn't take me as long to get ready for work!  Driving into work this morning was not much fun- almost hydroplaned twice- scary!

Have a great day, and as my mom says every time I leave her house: "Make good choices!"

Day Two

Day two of Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred program.  I am in pain!  it's a good pain though, and I welcome it.  The pain means that my hard work is starting to pay off.  I haven't lost any weight since I started my "new life" yet, but I am starting to feel different and that is good as well.  I am hoping to see the weight start to drop soon. 

I have kept up my pledge to drink water, workout, and eat correctly and that in itself is a victory. 

I had friends over for dinner Saturday night.  Thankfully most of my friends and family will eat whatever I put in front of them and are excited to try new things.  We had a Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free, and Low Carb dinner of Coconut Shrimp (made with unsweetened coconut, coconut flour, and Splenda), Apricot Sauce (made with Sugar-Free Apricot Preserves and Heavy Cream), Stir-Fried Veggies (Summer Squash, Zucchini, Mixed Bell Peppers, and Broccoli) and Riced Cauliflower.  It was Yummy!  Leftovers for my lunch at work today.  I did concede and made regular Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies for them, but baked my own Gluten & Sugar free ones for myself.  I always have the dough for those in the freezer.  I wish I had taken pictures of everything, but since everything was a hit, I will definitely be making it again and taking pictures!

On to day three!!!

The Last Night Like This

I woke up this morning before the alarm went off, hopped out of bed with energy and thought, "This is going to be a good day!"  Then I stepped on the scale.  What I saw there shocked, scared, and appalled me.  I am not going to lie- it wasn't good.  I knew I have been gaining some weight, but didn't realized it had gotten this bad.  I need motivation, so maybe starting this blog will be the trick to kick me in the tush!

I am 5'4" tall and currently weight 144lbs.  My goal is to weigh 125lbs.  It's not just about the scale for me though, I want to strengthen and tone my body as well.  To that end, I am going to start small. 

I pledge:

1. To do the following twice before each shower (at least once a day):
• 50 Jumping Jacks
• 20 Crunches
• 20 Mountain Climbers
• 30 second Plank
2. To start Jillian Michael's 30 day shred video series (as soon as it come in- should be Saturday).  In the meantime, I will go back to the gym!  Hopefully it will cool off soon, and I can start running again.
3. To drink at least 10 cups of Ice Water per day.

Anyway, on this night- the first night of the blog, and last night in my heavy state, I make this pledge.  With God's help, I will stick with it!