Honesty

I am already frustrated again. I am pretty up and down huh? So I have done PERFECT since Sunday. Not just thought I've done perfect, I REALLY have done perfect. I even went out to dinner last night at Olive Garden and had minestrone soup (100 calories), salad w/ their lite dressing (120 calories) and 1/2 breadstick (75 calories). Then we went to a Jazz game and I didn't have any game food. I had a 90 calorie Red Mango frozen yogurt (SOOO good by the way). I stepped on the scale this morning and I'm up 2 pounds from Wednesday (when I was down 2 pounds). So now after 7 days I have not lost ANYTHING! AAAHHH! I'm not sure what is happening. :(

Results!

I'm finally seeing results! I have been doing perfect (eat clean diet) since Sunday and have lost 2 pounds since then! I wasn't supposed to weigh in until 2/5 but I just couldn't stand it any longer. I feel WAY better too! Success brings success so here we go! Only 8 days left and I want to be down 2 more pounds. I think I can. I think I can. I think I can. :)

I'm Finally Getting It.

I've been on again, off again for the first two weeks of the competition. Now I feel like it's finally "clicked" and I'm ready to be ON! I've done perfect (eat clean diet) for 3 days in a row and I'm actually enjoying the food!

Apparently I'm Not Working Out Hard Enough

So this morning I went to my trainer. I was so excited to tell her that I'd ridden 12 miles on the bike. She was clearly not impressed. She said I'm obviously not working hard enough if I could go 12 miles. So she decided to show me exactly how I should be working out on her treadmill. YIKES! I was more tired in 10 minutes on the tread with her than in 50 minutes on the bike on my own. I really was sweating and working on the bike, just not like that! I felt like I was going to collapse at points! So, back to the drawing board. Well at least I don't have to dedicate an hour to working out, just 20-30 minutes if I do it hard enough.

12 Miles on the Bike!

Okay, I know...2 posts in one day is a little much. But I just did 12 miles on the bike so I have to share my excitement! Yay me! (I just wish I hadn't nibbled on that chocolate cake or it would have meant a little more). :)

Great Job Everyone!

I've just been reading through your blogs and everyone is doing so well. It's so inspiring! I don't think I'm doing that well (no big losses to report yet and I'm staying off the scale until 2/5). But I am feeling much more fit! Yesterday my husband and I went skiing again with our oldest two kids and I even hit a few jumps which really impressed my 7 year old son ;) I just can't say enough how glad I am to NOT be pregnant! I have been pregnant for 50 months of my life. That's over FOUR YEARS! I know I don't look my best but it is SOOO great to have some agility and stamina back after all of those years of ups and downs with my pregnancies. It is so great to be active again. I can't wait to start running outside!

Yikes! I Kind of Blew It.

So here's my usual pattern: do well for a week or two. See little results. Get frustrated & have a terrible day. Then the cycle starts all over. Yikes! Well, today I have done pretty terrible, but not as terrible as I could have. But this time I'm just going to get over the scale and get back on track. I don't care what the number is, if I stick to the plan (the eat clean diet) then I'll see results eventually. I'm not going to weigh myself again until February 5th. Is that a good or bad idea? I'm not sure.