May 22nd-tired muscles, but feeling strong.

So, it is Saturday night. It was supposed to be an at home date night, but my hubby is worn out and so I am on my own. I think the first day of real heat made us both a little tired tonight. But, I feel good overall. I managed to do Jillian Michaels "No More Trouble Zones" last night after work and going for a 5K run this morning. My muscles are tired, but not that sore. I am pretty proud of myself. I wanted to work out 4 days this week and I have done it! I am hoping to get something in tomorrow too, but we will see how the day plays out. My sister had her baby this morning and my parents left for Richmond, VA to see her today. That leaves me and my brother in charge of their dog, Maggie. I will have to get her to the kennel in the afternoon, which may be the only time I have to work out. Not an excuse, just need to figure out the logistics.

I did not get to the blog yesterday. It was a LONG day. I had a one hour drive home and did not get home until after 6. I was not prepared to get home so late, so I ended up eating on the run, which was not the plan.

Here is the diet:
Breakfast: Turkey bacon, egg and cheese sandwich
Lunch: Delicious smoothie made by one of my families (blueberries, strawberries, flax seed, protein powder, soy milk and ice).
Dinner: Grilled Chicken Sandwich, a few fries.

Today:
Breakfast: Egg McMuffin sandwich. Took the kids to McD's to give Clay a break this morning.
Lunch: Turkey sandwich, strawberries, pretzel sticks
Snack: Oatmeal Choc Chip cookie-a real treat!
Dinner: Barilla rotini with tomato sauce.

So far, so good. I continue this journey. Weigh in on Monday morning to see how the first week of the renewed journey has gone. Bring on 2010, the year of trimming the fat because I have determined that YOU CAN'T TUCK THE FAT IN!

May 20th-power of the journal

Well, I can safely say that without a doubt, this journaling thing works. I have been pretty good about what I have been eating, but just having to write it down has helped me avoid a few bites that I would have taken in the past. And, I have to journal publicly. Just being able to write it in a notebook that only I see will not work for me. So, I think as long as I have to journal, I will have to blog. Even if no one is reading it!

I am really sore today from hanging with Jillian on Tuesday night. I can't sneeze or laugh without my abs hurting and I could not get on and off the floor with my kids without my hamstrings screaming. I guess that is the sign of a good workout. :) I have managed to walk the past few days to stretch out, but will need to get back to the official workouts tomorrow. The new goal is to workout at least 4 days a week. 2 down this week.

Here is the journal for yesterday and today:
Breakfast: Greek yogurt, berries, slice of lemon bread
Lunch: Mediterranean Salad, hummus, pita
Dinner: Filet. We made veggies, I just was not interested.
Dessert: Banana

Breakfast: Greek yogurt, chai
Lunch: Turkey sandwich, Fiber One bar
Snack: Apple chips
Dinner: 2 Tacos with lean ground beef, tomato, sprinkling of cheese, lettuce, taco sauce. Spanish rice and a few beans.
Dessert: Dark Chocolate Almond Cluster.

Things I avoided: My kid's leftover grilled cheese, a frappucino, more slices of bread from Great Harvest and a DQ Blizzard. Yep, I went to DQ for my hubby and did not get anything. WOW for me!

So, the journey continues. I really thank all of you that even look at this and can understand my struggles. Bring on 2010-the year of trimming the fat because I have determined that YOU CAN'T TUCK THE FAT IN!

May 19th-refocused and back on track

So, I won't say that the train derailed, but I will say that I lost my focus just a little. I have not gained any weight back, but also just have stayed stagnant for a month. So, a month after my last post, I am back and re-energized and ready to go. Well, really, I was ready to go on Monday and it has just taken a few days to get back to the blog. I decided on Monday that it was time to really focus on me again. I had some of my grad school friends in this past weekend and we spent Saturday night cleaning my closet. Seriously! I offered to go out to a bar, but they wanted to play "What Not to Wear" and drink wine. So, we did. And my closet looks amazing. I think I have 3 bags of clothes for Goodwill and two bags of shoes to donate to the shoeman to help buy water filtration systems for Haiti.

As I walk in my closet, I see all of these really cute clothes that would look so much better on me if I got to my goal. This serves as great motivation. So, Monday morning came and I decided it was time to start writing it all down again and getting the exercise in that I need to to feel good about myself.

So, here we go:
Monday-
Breakfast: Greek yogurt, blackberries
Lunch: 1/2 Fuji Apple Chicken Salad, cup of veggie soup from Panera
Dinner: 3 chicken tenderloins with Rogan Josh sauce, 1/2 cup brown rice
Dessert: 1 dark chocolate almond cluster

Tuesday-
Breakfast: Honey Nut Cheerios
Snack: Chai
Lunch: Turkey sandwich, Fiber One bar
Dinner: Pork Chop, carrots

I went running on Monday and took 4 painful seconds off my 5K. It was not easy to run-maybe all of the wine over the weekend was the problem? :) Last night, I did Jillian's "No More Trouble Zones". That workout DVD is a killer, but I can safely say that my trouble zones are all sore today, so it did what it said it would do.

I am feeling good and healthy this Wednesday morning. I am committing to getting back to the blog. So, for those of you that are still out there, bring on 2010, the year of trimming the fat (my closet is done!) because I have determined that YOU CAN'T TUCK FAT IN!