October 3rd, 2016: Threats at Work!

Well today was an interesting day to say the least! Work was crazy busy, being Monday, and also the beginning of the month. And to make matters a little more interesting we had a disgruntled customer (who got shut off for not paying their bill on time) threaten our company. So we had to get the cops involved and it was a scary morning. I have a window and a hollow door between me and the customers. And I was scared. We didn't know if he would make good on his threat, but being the only female in the office today (my Office Manager is on vacation this week), the men of the office sure made me feel more at ease. There was a man within ear shot the whole time until it was over. It was over when the female "momma" on the account came in. She just wanted to pay her bill like normal and get turned on. She had NO idea what her grandson had said to us. So she was pretty surprised when the VP of our company came out to the Lobby and pretty much told her to get her grandson in check and he better not ever call up to our office again and we don't take kindly to threats, and blah blah blah. It was interesting. And it was over. The Sheriff or a Deputy went to their house and explained to him exactly how seriously we were taking things and I just felt a wave of relief!

What a day! And all of that was before LUNCH! On my lunch I had planned to go for a walk today. But I was just too shook up about it. So, I went to take a nap instead. I was still a little crazed out though, so I didn't get any sleep, but I did rest.

After lunch I ate my lunch. Haha. I made some Chicken Stir-fry last night and it was super yummy. The rest of the afternoon flew by because I had a TON of work to do.

After work, I headed to my bosses house. While she is out of town, I am in charge of her Cattery. She has Ragdoll Cats that she sells and she has this super cool Cattery in her basement where her breeders live. I love going over there and seeing the babies and kitties and showing all the momma's some love. Her big Male cat was sooooo needy today! He thought I should pay attention to only him. Haha. She also had two kittens running loose and they both thought they needed to go into every single kennel area as I cleaned them and refilled food & water. Lol. They were cute, but they sure were in my way!

After that I headed home and met Jamie to go eat Mexican. I was tired and worn out emotionally and physically and I just didn't want to cook. Plus I had plenty of calories left, so I was ready for some Tacos! We ate pretty quick and then headed to check out his progress on our storage unit and put my two cents in. Haha. Oh what a mess! Why must we keep so much CRAP! I could part with about 3x's as much stuff as Jamie can. Maybe even more, but he has his hoarding tendencies and it's just really hard for him to let stuff go.

Anyways, it's now 10:00 and I'm exhausted and ready for bed!

Here is the breakdown of my food choices for today:

Breakfast
Rolled Oats with a tbs of Sugar free syrup and a tsp of Splenda Brown Sugar. YUMMY STUFF = 193 cals

Lunch
Chicken Stir-fry with cottage cheese and cherry tomatoes = 296 cals

Snack
Bananas & Cream Protein Shake & Gala Apple Slices = 240 cals

Dinner
3 Tacos, a serving of Tortilla Chips and Salsa = 775 freakin' calories!

Total for today is 1504 calories. Not too shabby.

Goodnight y'all!
xoxo

September 30th, 2016: It's Fri-Yay!!!

I don't know what it is about a Friday that just puts ya in a good mood! Oh yea..the weekend part. Haha. Well today was no exception. And to make it even better, I got Colton's for lunch and I got an extra 15 minutes on my lunch break today. PLUS I got off an hour early.

As soon as my lunch break started, I threw on some walkin' shoes and headed on my country road walk. It was wonderful. I walked a whole mile away from my office, down a field road (gravel) with the sound of crickets so loud they st
arted making me a little crazy after a while. Haha...then...it started raining. Yup...my luck. I had no choice but to keep on walking. No trees to hide under, no shelter...oh well. The great thing is that it started sprinkling and it never turned in to anything heavier. Thank Goodness!

Knowing that I was getting off early (to make up for staying late on Monday for that outage) made my afternoon FLY by...until 3:30...then it moved slower than all get out. Haha.

After work I headed to the gym and did arm torture, and then I pushed out 20 minutes on the Elliptical, which was very difficult. I knew I already had that walk in, and I did NOT feel like doing anything else. I have got to fix my mindset about that. I want the walking to be an EXTRA thing, not a replacement. Dang it.

Next, I went to my bosses house to pick up a little timid kitty. I'm going to spend some time with her this week and try to get her more used to people. :) When I got home, my sister and her kiddos came over to hang out with her and visit and they thoroughly terrified her. LOL. She got on Jamie's neck and stuck like glue until he put her down. It was sooooo cute.

And now I'm about to put some finishing touches on a wreath that I am delivering tomorrow, and then I'm getting things organized for tomorrow and hitting the hay! I feel EXHAUSTED!








Here is the breakdown for my food choices today:

Breakfast
Oatmeal with Sugar Free Maple Syrup & a tsp of Brown Sugar and unsweetened Almond Milk = 188 cals

Snack
Banana = 90 cals

Lunch
Colton's: Mesquite Grilled Chicken with Rice Pilaf and Broccoli and a roll (no butter) = 554 cals (ouch!)

Snack
Almonds = 170 cals

Dinner
2 cups of Doc's Chili and a serving of Multiseed Crackers = 454 cals


Total for the day is 1456 calories. I burnt 1,000 calories today, so HOPEFULLY, the scale is my friend tomorrow. Lol. We shall see.

Goodnight
xoxo

September 12th, 2016: FINALLY DID IT!!!!

Well today was a pretty great day for a Monday. Well, I say that, but it didn't get great until the end of the day, lol! Work was pretty hectic and I had some serious issues with our new Payment Portal. It's been a serious mess!

So anyways...I made it to the end of my day and the best thing happened! Jamie called me and said that we got approved for a home loan! How amazing is that!? We've been busting our butts to raise our credit high enough to get approved. And now it finally happened! Now we just have to find the perfect house.

This is our Happy we finally
got APPROVED selfie, haha!

My plan was to go to the gym and workout and then head home and get ready for our home visit tomorrow. Instead, I didn't bring a shirt to workout in, so I headed on home and went to look at a house we were interested in. Then I headed home and cooked dinner. I hadn't even hit 1,000 calories by the time I ate dinner so I knew I was going to have to eat something else.

After dinner I headed to my sisters to visit for a bit and ended up chatting with her while she cooked dinner. She made too many noodles so I snatched up that opportunity and took some home with me to make my favorite Pesto Noodles. :) That means I probably ended up with way too many carbs today, but my tummy is happy. Haha.

The problem is that I didn't work out. And I don't plan to tomorrow either, maybe I'll get a walk in, but we are planning to look at a couple of houses, so I'm not sure. The good thing is that the meat for our dinner for tomorrow is already cooked, so dinner should be pretty easy to toss together.

I spent the rest of my night looking at houses online with Jamie. Lol. And now I'm super tired so I'm gonna keep it a short one tonight.

Here is the breakdown of my food choices for today:

Breakfast
PB Banana Pumpkin Spice Smoothie, haha and a small orange = 331

Lunch
Salad with Butter lettuce, cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, broccoli, Parmesan cheese, chicken and Hidden Valley Greek Yogurt Ranch (sounds super gross, but it's actually yummy), baby carrots, Dannon Light & Fit Greek Mousse Rasberry White Chocolate Yogurt (this stuff is AWESOME) = 302 cals

Dinner
2 Drumsticks, a cup of Steamed Corn & Peppers with 7 Whole grains (this stuff was made out of fire so I put a tbsp of Sour Cream on it to cool it down a bit), boiled broccoli, and then some Pesto Noodles a little later = 678 cals

So that put me at 1311 calories. Not too shabby. Now I'm super sleepy since I only got about 4 hours of sleep last night. (insert pitiful sad face here) I'm really hoping for a nice restful nights sleep. I already have the diffuser going in there to make it all relaxing and wonderful. Good stuff!

Have a great Tuesday friends!

Goodnight
xoxo

September 3rd, 2016: Picture Day!

Well, I knew starting out that this was going to be a crazy busy day, and I was right. I got up this morning and did a little bit around the house and then got ready and was out the door to do some senior pictures for one of my little cousins.

I absolutely cannot believe she is already a senior! I remember kidnapping her with one of my besties when we were in college and toting her all over the campus with us! We had so much fun! And we got a Ton of attention because there were never kids on campus. Lol! That was a little over 15 years ago. Sheesh! Where has the time gone!

We spend around 6 hours driving all over the area taking pictures. I think we hit up 5 different locations by the time we were done. And it was a blast! I can remember doing shoots like this not to long ago and I would have NEVER allowed the shoot to last that long. I would be too exhausted and worn out. NO WAY would I have been able to survive that much running around and crouching tiger photography moves. Haha. But, it was EASY! I wasn't worn out when I was done! I even hit up a sale at Rue21 when we were done!

When I was done with all of that, I came home and uploaded the pics and started the sorting and editing process. We had stopped and gotten Chinese (yes, again) at the end of the shoot and I ate a little while we were still in town, and then I ate the rest as I was editing pics. I also worked on a wreath that I've been asked to make while I was taking breaks from the pics. Before I knew it, it was almost 9:00! And I absolutely REFUSED to not work out today. So I dropped what I was doing and threw some workout clothes on and turned some music on, and shook my jelly rolls for 45 minutes. Lol. I was bored out of my mind, doing the same 5 or 6 moves over and over and I was super annoyed that I couldn't think of any more moves that we do in Zumba!

I just wasn't feeling the idea of a workout video, so I made my own up. It was awful! LOL. But I moved and burned calories and that is ALL that matters! I have a weighted bar that I bought 5 years ago for YPump and I used that to get a pretty good burn in on my arms and it's also great for squats, so I'm thoroughly sore! 45 minutes just didn't feel like it was good enough. This time off from the gym has been SOOOOOO hard on me! I really am just hoping by the grace of God I get those 2 pounds I need to hit the 50 pounds lost mark tomorrow. If I don't make it, I'm gonna be crushed. I mean, really. I wish I wasn't super sleepy or I might go for a brisk walk or something. My HUGE issue with that is that I'm skeered to go by myself. It's dark and there are bad people out there and I would have to go alone. So....I guess I'm done for the night.

Say a prayer for me. ;)

Here is the breakdown of my super pitiful food choices today:

No Breakfast

Early Lunch
Turkey Chunks, Cottage Cheese, String Cheese, Cauliflower & Baby Carrots with Veggie Dip = 358 cals

Dinner
Broccoli & Chicken, 1 Egg Roll, Vegetable Fried Rice = 891 (split into two meals)

Total for today 1255, but I don't even want to THINK about the sodium in that Chinese. Y'all, I'm calling it a night. We will see what tomorrow holds for me. I hope you are having a wonderful Labor Day weekend so far.

Lots of Love,
Honor

August 30th, 2016: Last Gym Day for a Whole Week!!

Yup, today was it. One last workout until NEXT Tuesday. How will I ever survive?? I just HAVE to hit that 50 pounds lost mark this week! It's important to me!

Today was a good day at work. A little hectic, but doable. It went by pretty quickly and then I was off to the gym. My cousin Becky that lives in the same town as I do needed to hitch a ride to work today (she also works in Sikeston), so I went and picked her up this morning and then picked her up after work and kidnapped her. Lol. I brought her to the gym for torture and that's exactly what we did. We met up with my other two cousins, Jessica and Star, and we all worked out together. It was pretty darn great! I love that so much of my family is getting in to going to the gym! Becky is even going to try to get a membership too!

We started on arms today and thoroughly maxed out all of our arms. We were feeling pretty great, haha. Then, because we are addicted, we had to get on that Linear Press again. I said last time that I did 518...well today...I did 608!! Ha...I think my legs are pretty darn strong! After that, we headed upstairs for some intervals on the Arc Trainer. Jess and I made it 20 minutes which was pretty hard considering how tired we were. Next we did 20 minutes of walking. After that, I was DONE. It was already after 7 and I knew that I needed to get home or I would be having a crazy late night.

Here is the breakdown of my weight training for today:

Biceps Curl - 3 sets of 10 on 70 pounds
Triceps Curl - 3 sets of 10 on 80 pounds
Back Extension - 3 sets 10 on 150 pounds
The Core Machine - 2 sets of 10 on 10 pounds again, yay!
Chest Press - 3 sets of 10 on 60 pounds
Pectoral Fly - 3 sets of 10 on 80 pounds
Pulldown - 3 sets of 10 on 80 pounds
Torso Rotation - 1 set of 10 on 130 pounds on both sides
Linear Leg Press - 2 sets of 10 on 608 pounds <3

I came home and threw together a pretty yummy meal using some steaks that I had cooked up Sunday morning and some sides. It was quick and easy and I love that! And that's about it.

I am pretty sure I am going to be pretty darn sore tomorrow, but pain is gain baby!! Or maybe in this case...pain is loss...haha!

Here is the breakdown of my food choices today:

Breakfast
PB Smoothie = 210 cals

Lunch
Turkey Chunks, Cottage Cheese, String Cheese, Brocolli & Cauliflower with Veggie Dip = 335 cals

Snack
Light & Fit Yogurt and some Rice Crackers = 250 cals

Dinner
Petite Sirloin Steak, Quinoa & Brown Rice with Salsa, and a side salad = 446 cals

That put me at 1241 calories total for the day. I am feeling really good about my day! My only wish is that I would have hit the 10k steps today. Sadly I'm around 1800 short and too tired to care at this point. Lol. So to bed this girl is going!

August 27th, 2016: Pics with a Bestie

I had a CRAZY night's sleep and I had pretty much got up when Jamie left for work which was around 6:30. I think I actually got out of bed at 7, but still earlier than I had to, I just couldn't sleep. I bet I only got 2 or 3 hours of good sleep last night. So, I started out ok. I got some housework done and then headed to the Y WITH MY SISTER (FINALLY), lol, and we got our workout on. She has been fighting a sinus/cold mess for a few weeks and she still wasn't top notch ready to go. She came in to Zumba and was coughing her head off. The ladies kept thinking she was overworking herself and she got a little annoyed because she knew it was from being sick.

Afterward, Elizabeth just really wanted to try the Leg Press thing that we did last night. So we went in there and put her to work. Lol. She did the same as me, and I was telling her that even the 408 wasn't THAT bad, so we decided to throw another 45 pounds on both sides and see if we could do it. For the record...that's 498 pounds. And we did it! Both of us pulled off 2 sets of 10 at 498 pounds. I really think I could pull off a little more, but I'm scared of injuring myself!

So, when we were done playing Muscle women, we headed upstairs. She decided to walk since she was still very congested, and I hopped on the Arc Trainer for some more Intervals. I thought that the only reason why I maxed out on speed last night was because of the caffeine rush, but NOPE, I did it again today! Woot woot! I maxed out on speed every single time I did the high intervals. I was pretty proud. I did 20 minutes on there and then walked for 10 to hit my 10k steps. A new record for me was 10k steps before 11am.

I was so happy to achieve that! Afterward, I headed to the sauna. I was feeling a little congested myself, and the sauna helps to kindof clear all of that gunk out and just makes me feel all better.

We headed back to the house after that and I kind of hit lazy mode. I did a little laundry and watched a little TV, ate lunch, and then I had myself a little beauty hour, lol. I did a Deep Sea Mud Mask, and a Deep Conditioning Hair Mask, I exfoliated from head to toe, then I did a new Mask that Younique is adding to their Fall launch this year that was AMAZING! It's supposed to re-oxygenate your skin and holy cow it felt so cool! It got all foamy and bubbly and afterward my face was as smooth as a baby's bottom! 

After I got done being a girl, I got ready for an in-home photo shoot with one of my besties and waited for a customer to come by and pick up her makeup order. Then it was time to hit the road. I drove about 50 minutes or so to my friend's house and set up for an indoor baby shoot. We had tons of fun doing all kinds of crazy stuff. Lol. She got a little Pinterest crazy last night and found all sorts of fun stuff for us to try. We were having a good ole time, but the baby protested. Haha!

When I left Oliva's house I felt like I was about to gnaw off my own arm. I was starving. Lol. And I was craving Taco's soooo bad! My sister tried VERY hard to talk me in to going to eat Mexican for lunch and I just couldn't do it. I try really hard to keep my calories low during the day because the night time munchies will do me it! But after thinking about it all afternoon. I had to have some!

So I had Jamie meet me in Poplar Bluff and we went and had some dinner. It was wonderful. I ate too much and left with a stomach ache. I wonder if I will ever learn to control that urge to overeat when there is something available that I absolutely love. I seriously need to figure it out. Because I ate way more than I had to, to feel satisfied.

So here I am, at home. Feeling guilty about what I ate. I'm afraid I'm going to pay for it on the scale tomorrow, but we shall see. Either way, I enjoyed dinner, and if the scale is not my friend tomorrow, it wasn't for lack of effort this week. I pushed more than I have in a long time. I kicked butt. If one night of Mexican Fiesta throws me off, so be it. 

It was a great day overall. I had a good time, I got plenty of steps in and I burned a ton of calories. 

Here is the breakdown of my food choices for today: 

Breakfast

PB Smoothie = 210 cals

Lunch

Ham & Cheese Roll-up, Pinto Bean Chips with Avocado Dip, and fresh sliced Tomatoes = 444 cals

Snack

Small Banana = 76 cals

Dinner

3 Hard Shell Beef Tacos, half order of rice & beans, 12 tortilla chips with salsa = 726 cals

That put me at 1456 calories total for the day. Not horrible, but a couple hundred higher than usual and my protein was way to low and my carbs were WAY to high. So boo. But, I WERKED for it! Lol!! Goodnight y'all! Have a great Sunday and I'll see ya here tomorrow night to tell you how my weigh-in went.

August 20th, 2016: Cops in the Night!

So, I went to bed like normal last night...nothing interesting....until 3am. I woke up out of a dead sleep to this really loud tapping noise on our front door. I smacked Jamie and was like, "Baby, there's someone at the door." He hops and and goes in there. I was so sleep drunk that I wasn't really formulating any real thoughts yet, but he opens the door and I hear him talking to someone. I remember kindof halfway sitting up on the bed, curious who it was and what in the world they wanted. I yelled Who is It? And he comes back to the bedroom saying something about, It's the Cops and they said someone called 911 from your phone. What? Haha...how is that possible we were both asleep!

So we start hunting down the house phones. My thought was that one of our cordless phones might be at my sisters and one of her babies might have woken up in the middle of the night and be playing with the phone. Nope...both phones accounted for and my cell phone was on my nightstand.

I had to physically go to my bedroom doorway so the officers could see me and see that I was ok, before they could leave, just in case something was wrong. I told them I had no earthly idea how they could have been called because all of our phones were accounted for and we were the only ones in the home. (and my cell was on the second shelf, so it's not like my cat could've called somehow either) So weird!! They said that the weather will sometimes cause that to happen. What? I've never heard of such a thing! How strange is that? Lol...it was definitely a big ole ordeal for us. But I tell you what...I didn't have one issue with passing right back out when I went back to bed either! Haha

When I got up for Zumba, I knew it was gonna be a tough one. I had went to bed a little too late and then with the middle of the night chaos, I was still pretty tired. But...I got up. I got dressed. And I went. No excuses, right? That's harder to apply to real life than you would think. But I did it. I got to Zumba a tiny bit late thanks to a train in the middle of Sikeston, that's never happened before and I was not a happy camper about it. (my own fault for running to close on time). I walked in to the class about 5 minutes late and just jumped right in. One of my favorite girls were there and we had a good ole time during class. Afterward, I went up for another mile on the track. I really want to start walking more! I feel like it will help me get to where I can do more in regular life faster and maybe, just maybe I'll do a 5k with some friends sometime. Idk...the thought freaks me out! Lol...I always see this image of me 10 minutes behind everyone else, coming in last place. I know, I know...it doesn't matter as long as you finish the race, blah, blah, blah, but it really does matter to me. When I was in school, I was always DEAD last. And I just have no desire to do that. So I will have to get better/faster/stronger before I do that. :) It's on my mind because one of my dear besties messaged me a message of encouragement and told me that she would walk a 5k with me when I was ready.

So Jamie ACTUALLY got to go to the gym with me today, for the first time in forever. He did his own thing and then he walked the track with me and some of the Zumba ladies afterward and then he and I went and did 15 minutes in the Sauna and I was done. I felt very good about my workout and I have a nice little blister trying to form on the bottom of one of my feet no matter what I do. I keep changing up my socks and tennis shoes, but it's coming, I can feel it. Oh well...blisters are only proof of the battle. Lol

I came home and cooked an amazing lunch from this recipe that I found online, I just added a little more healthy kick to it and it turned out phenominal. It was Portabello Mushroom Caps with Mozerella Cheese, Spinach, tomatoes, and Chicken in them with a Balsamic glaze drizzled over the top. Mmmm mmm good! I was super proud of myself for my recipe mashup that turned out great!

After lunch I had to get ready for my live video that I was planning with my sister. We thought we were going to be funny and do I video of us putting on some $1 fake lashes. The only problem was, my tube had no glue in it and hers had very little and it was a crash & burn disaster. No good. Lol.Oh well! We still had some fun and acted like idiots. :)

I don't know what happened after that. I was relaxing and watching a little TV, then I was talking to one of my friends on the phone and then I ended up taking a "nap"  and I KNOW I set an alarm, but I slept right through that thing buddy!! Before I know it, Jamie comes in to our room and says, "Babe are you gonna sleep all night it's 9:00"? I was like yea I guess so...then I realized I hadn't written my blog yet, or eaten dinner, or washed my face! Sheesh! What was I thinking! So that's how my day turned out!

And I'm glad I got one! Haha, it was NICE.

Here is the breakdown my food choices for today:

Breakfast
Protein Shake, Protein Bar & Some Strawberry Lemonade (weird combo, I know, but it was actually spread out over a few hours time) = 390 cals

Lunch
Portobello Mushroom Caprese Thing, Yellow Cherry Tomatoes, Red Grapes = 400 cals

Snack
Cheddar Cheese Pringles = 150 cals

Dinner
Simple Salad with Chicken = 267 cals

That put me at 1207 calories for today and that's a wrap! Thank you for reading, I hope you'll tune in for my 10 week results tomorrow, I am quite curious to see what I'm going to get after a 6 pound loss last week. I'm still shooting to try to hit 300 pounds by Thanksgiving. :) I really think I can do it if I stay focused.

Good night friends!!

August 9th, 2016: Overcoming Obstacles

Well today was a rough one. I struggled with cravings ALL day long. It's like all that eating out on vacation is really catching up to me and I am NOT enjoying it One tiny little bit!

At work I had some Werther's Original hard candies that are probably 100 years old but I had a super bad sweet tooth and didn't want to go off the deep end. But that didn't help really. Only in the moment...and once that moment was over I just wanted more and more and..well..you know where this is going. After work I went to the Dollar Tree to get some stuff for a little project I'm working on. I'll share with you guys when I'm all done. :)

I had a weird epiphany while I was at the Dollar Tree. I was sitting out in my car, checking my phone before going in. Here comes this lady parking next to me and as I look over I see how little space I now have to get out. My automatic thought was, "Really?" How am I supposed to get out now? Well apparently she saw my face and she actually dug her key back out and started her car again and moved over. How sweet! But my epiphany was...I was automatically upset with HER...it wasn't HER fault! She was parked between her lines. Yea..a little closer on my side, but still well within the correct spot. Why do I do that? It's no one else's fault that I am like this! That's on me. No excuses.

Afterwards, I came home and cooked dinner and then my cousin came over for a makeover. We had a lot of girl time and complaining about men and all that good stuff...haha. We just had fun and it was nice!

I kept with my normal schedule of Tuesday's off from the gym. It felt kindof weird since I just came back, but I didn't want to do 9 days straight before I had another day off. No thanks!

Here is the breakdown of my food choices for today:

Breakfast
Peanut Butter Smoothie = 210 cals

Lunch
Turkey, Dill Pickles, Baby Carrots, and Yogurt = 240 cals

Snacks
Veggie thins, 4 Werther's Original = 130 cals

Dinner
Petite Sirloin Steak, Side Salad and Mashed Potatoes = 525 cals

So...I'm at 1105 calories so far for the day...gotta find something else to eat before bed. But otherwise, I survived it and it didn't go crashing down!! Yay!

August 3rd, 2016: Vacation Day 3: Exploration

We had kind of a relaxed day with no real definitive plans. I packed a lunch for us before we left and then we headed to drop Molly off and go to the City Museum which was only 2 blocks away. I did something I never EVER thought I could do at this weight. I climbed 11 floors of stairs. To the top of the City Museum. It took me a little while. And I had to take some breaks. But I did it! The only problem was it was on some spiral stairs and I have never experienced a fear of heights quite like that before. I was perfectly fine for the first five or so floors. But then...then one of the metal pieces on the stairs shifted a little and I looked down freaked out and realized I could see all the way to the ground! And as I went up, the metal would shift here and there and I would think...this is it for me....I'm going to bust through these thin little stairs and fall to my death. That's how it ends for me.

It was SUCH a relief to reach the top. But then I was totally freaked out thinking that I either had to go back down those stairs, or take a slide all the way down. Nope. Neither! I don't want to and you can't make me. I was prepared to freak out! But then I found out there was an elevator. Haha...back to the ground floor I went. I wasn't a huge fan of the place overall, but was very proud of my stair climbing achievement! Lol...my sister said if I would have climbed up it again it would have been like climbing the stairs to the Taj Mahal (however you spell that), I say no thanks! I think I'll avoid the stairs for a little while now. Haha.

We couldn't find anything that we wanted to go see after that because I wanted to go to Grant's Farm, but they were closing in just a few hours. So we decided to go to the Galleria Mall. I haven't been since I was a kid and this was a good way to get our steps in. I'll tell you one big thing I've learned from this trip. 10k steps with Zumba or exercise involved is a totally different ball game from 10k steps of walking around. I fell soooo exhausted and worn out.

We ate dinner inside the Mall at this place called Weber Restaurant & Grill. It's the same Weber that makes the bbq grills and seasonings (which I love). We walked in, not knowing what to expect, and found a pretty fancy little restaurant. It was nice. Nicer than anywhere we normally go. I ate too many calories, because it was very hard to figure them out since they didn't of any type of Nutritional Menu, but Jamie had his heart set on eating there, so I ordered a NY Strip steak with Shoestring Fries. I only ate about half or less of the fries, but that steak had some CALORIES. And I ate some little Pretzel bread Rolls that were way to good.

That's it. I'm exhausted. I missed my Convention Registration tonight because we got caught up and I totally forgot until it was to late. So now I get to go with 10,000 other ladies to register tomorrow. Boo.

Here is the breakdown of my food choices for today:

Breakfast
One pack of Peaches & Cream Oatmeal, a cup of fresh Strawberries, 3 pieces of turkey bacon = 281

Lunch
Half Sammy, Cottage Cheese, baby Carrots, and apple slices = 335 cals

Afternoon Scnack
About 3 cups of Popcorn (we watched The Secret Life of Pets at the Mall, lol) = 150 cals

Dinner
New York Striploin, Parmesian Fries and 2 Pretzel Rolls = 938 cals

Lunch in the car, and my beautiful steak!

That puts me at 1704 and I'm not stressing about it. The last few days have been nice and low so I'm happy. That is still under my 1800 max and I didn't have any candy, or chocolate or sweets like I would have loved. Lol...Like Godiva Chocolate! .....it was sooooo tempting. But I made it. And I'm satisfied. Y'all have a good night. My emotions are everywhere again. I'm very stressed and it's bleeding off onto Jamie and making some of the between times very unpleasant. We had a great time today, but tonight was rough. So say a prayer for us. We need it. I don't do so hot in stressful situations.

July 28th, 2016: One More Day!!!

That's right folks, only one more day until this girl is officially on vacation for 9 whole days!! I'm soooo excited!!! We will leave Monday for St. Louis, so I will be spending the weekend getting my grocery shopping done and doing my food prep, and then packing and cleaning and blah, blah, blah. My brain is going 1,000 miles an hour right now trying to make sure I have all of my bases covered!

I don't know if I told you guys this or not, but I joined yet another Diet Bet. The second one that I joined ends on Monday and I'm only 1 pound away from winning that one. I joined the third one for 2 primary reasons. #1...the pot is over 100,000 so the winnings will be bigger, but also because it runs right through my vacation...so I feel like it will motivate me to make smarter decisions. I'm SUPER stressed about behaving while I'm there. It will be very easy to sneak in some bad decisions and I don't want to go backwards...heck I don't even want to stay still! I want to LOSE weight on my vacation. Does that make me crazy? People do that don't they? I sure hope so!

I had a nice & busy day at work today. It went by pretty quickly and then it was time for the gym, of course. I went to Zumba as usual. My sis joined me so that was great. About halfway through the class we had done a bunch of songs in a row where turn in circles and I don't know what happened, but my sister turned pale and just about got sick. It freaked us out. Zumba is hardcore FOLKS! Lol. She said she hadn't eaten much all day, and then she ate right before she came.

So after all that drama (haha) we finished Zumba, she was a real trooper and finished it out and just skipped the turning. The instructor was cracking me up! She would yell what our next move was and she would shout, "TURN" then look at Elizabeth and say, "No not you, I'm watching you!" LOL!! It was super funny, but you could tell that she really cared and was worried about her. I think the instructors are always afraid one of us fat girls are gonna hurt ourselves! Lol We are literally the biggest girls in the class and we may have to modify moves here and there, but we do it!

After Zumba we did leg weights just to add to the torture and we met this girl that has lost over 100 pounds! She was truly inspirational and SUPER nice!! It's always uplifting to meet people who have been where we are and overcome and achieved their goals! I just love it!

I finished my workout in the sauna and then headed home. I made Petite Sirloin Steaks today and all I put on them was salt (I use Kosher salt-less sodium) and the Strawberries Steak Seasoning. They were sooooooo amazing!! I had 8 ounces and could have ate another one! Lol. Jamie always ruins my masterpiece and he did so today. He cut his into tiny pieces and put it in his salad. What a waste! Lol!!

Alright, that's all I've got! Y'all have a super fantastic Friday tomorrow!!!

Here is the breakdown of my food choices for today:

Breakfast
PB and Banana Smoothie is back! Lol & a Nutrigrain Bar = 460 cals

Lunch
Turkey Sammy half, Cottage Cheese, Baby Dill Pickles, Fresh Cantelope = 354 cals

Afternoon Snack
2 boiled eggs = 136 cals

Dinner
Petite Sirloin Steak, Balsamic Mushrooms, Side Salad = 530 cals

That puts me at 1480 calories for the day and it was a great food day. Thanks for tuning in!

July 26th, 2016: Recipes...what's that?

Well, today was better than yesterday for sure. Thank the good Lord! I still had a busy day at work, but I think that the thought of being able to come home and relax made it much better. I came home and started right in on the pictures I had to edit, and had nothing but issues. Ugh! It's so stressful when my programs don't do what they are supposed to do. I'll save you all the boring details, but in the end, I haven't even gotten to START editing them thanks to the issues and when almost an hour was wasted and I was getting extremely frustrated, I stepped away and cooked dinner.

I had no idea what I was going to fix but I had these thin Beef strips of steak. They are primarily sold for some Mexican dish, but they are like thin strips of Ribeye Steak. Oh and they are nice and lean! Only 170 calories per 4oz. So I get inspired and decide to do Steak Roll-ups. I had no plan whatsoever, but they turned out great! I put some seasonings and mozzarella cheese and Worcestershire Sauce on them and rolled them up! Lol....they turned out really great!

I have people ask me all the time about what recipes I use and where I get my meal plans and stuff. I even have a lady from Zumba asking me to make her a meal plan! Lol...but seriously, I hardly EVER use recipes. The only two I can think of is the Doc's Chili (which you can google and get the recipe really easy) and the Chicken Caprese I made last night. (that one you can find on YouTube if you search 'Chicken Caprese by Delish') For the most part I try to keep my meals kindof simple, because that's just easier to calorie count. The fewer the ingredients, the easier it is. I also like to add a lot of seasonings like Chili Powder, Cumin, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Rosemary & Thyme (GREAT on chicken), I also use this seasoning mixture by Weber called Garlic & Herb, it's really great on Chicken and Pork, and broccoli, and potatoes. Lol

Sorry to cut this so short, but I have GOT to get these pics edited!

Here is the breakdown of my food choices for today:

Breakfast
Peaches & Cream Oatmeal and Turkey Bacon (I love it when it's crispy) = 365 calories

Lunch
Half Turkey Sammy, Doc's Chili, & Celery w/ Almond Butter = 471 cals

Snack
Sweet Cherries = 87 cals

Dinner
Steak Rolls, 1/2 Corn on the Cob & a small salad = 512 calories

That puts me at 1435 calories for today. Perfect. :) Alight, I'm out of here y'all! Have a great night and an awesome Hump Day tomorrow!

Junly 25th, 2016: A New Week

I'm tired and cranky and I really don't like it!! I can't stand being a jerk. I know, it sounds crazy, but when I'm in a bad mood, it makes me mad, which just puts me in an even worse mood. Am I crazy? Yea, probably so, but what am I going to do about it! Lol

Even my smile looks fake, lol. 

I had a busy day. One of my co-workers is on vacation again, and it makes the office life extra crazy. Plus, you add in the fact that it was Monday, and it is seriously like, "Who Let The Dogs Out" in there! I felt like I was rushing to get everything done, and then running out of time before I knew it.

After work I headed to a super quick (like 10 minutes long) trip to the Chiro and then off to the Y. When I pulled up, I saw my sis AND my cousins, and my mood was suddenly lifted! No working out alone today! Yay....but....then we went to Zumba and it was SUPER packed, and before I knew it, all three of them left and went to workout on the machines. :( I was so sad, but Zumba is how I get the best burn. So I stayed where I was. Afterward, I kind of wished I had. I only burned 650 calories in the whole hour. We did a lot of songs I didn't know and it was hard to get in to.

After that I found my deserters, lol, and we went to the sauna to gab and sweat. It was a good time. My muscles felt much more relaxed. Then I headed home. I keep trying to work on my time management. I swear, it's like I'm going & going, and before I know it, it's too late and I don't have enough time to rest! Ugh! What is a girl gonna do? I feel like I'm at the point where I can push a little more at the gym, but I literally don't have the time. I'm constantly getting home at 8, cooking dinner, and writing my blog and then it's 10. I just really have to work on this.

Well I'm gonna get off of here and take my cranky booty to bed and hope for a MUCH better attitude tomorrow. ;)

Here's the breakdown of my food choices for today:

Breakfast
PB & Banana Smoothie = 340 cals

Lunch
Half Sammy, Doc's Chili, Cottage Cheese = 462 cals

Snack
Protein Shake & Yogurt = 155 cals

Dinner
Chicken Caprese & Broccoli = 469 cals

And I'm about to have some Wild Strawberry Froyo! = 80 cals

That puts me at 1506 calories for today. Right on target! And that's all folks! You guys have a wonderful day tomorrow. I'm going to enjoy my day off from the gym. :)

July 18th, 2016: Making new Friends!

What is it about Monday's that make them drag on and on? I mean really! Today has been the slowest day, and my brain has been all over the place. I'm thinking about our upcoming trip to St. Louis, that will last a week at the beginning of August. I want to be prepared so that I can stay on target for my calories. I plan to make sure I'm under 1,800 calories per day while I'm there since it will be a lot harder because we will be eating out for dinner every night. But I will be bringing a cooler and I packing my lunches every day so that I won't have to worry about them, and I will be eating oatmeal and fruit or yogurt or whatever is available at the hotel. (I'm bringing oatmeal from home just to be on the safe side.) See, I've got a game plan!

I talked to my sister earlier and I am so dang proud of her! She has almost lost 50 pounds since she started! She started around a month or so before me and really gave me that last final kick I needed to get going. I wish I would've started when she did!  We've both decided that we are going to leave the 300's in 2016. Her goal is to get under 300 by the 21st of December because that's her birthday, and I will definitely be right there with her. I'd love to hit 300 by Thanksgiving. That would be awesome. But we shall see. I don't want to put a whole lot of stress on deadlines as long as I keep seeing the scale go down. That is my number one goal. Keep losing. More and more and more. Until eventually I have to figure out what to do next! Lol. But I have a long time before I have to really give that much thought.

So, if you tuned in to my blog the day I went to Rue 21 and tried on dresses for convention, then you might remember that I found a dress that I really liked, but it was just a little to snug. I've decided that the weekend before we head to St. Louis, I'm going to stop by there and try it on again. It may not be much of a difference, and I may surprise myself, who knows. But I'm going to try. I keep thinking about that stupid dress and I just want to be able to wear it! Maybe it'll happen, and maybe it won't. I guess we shall wait and see! I have just over two weeks to go and it's been about a week since I tried it on. I've already lost a few inches here and there, so maybe in that time, a few more inches will be just what I need, right? :)

So I finally made it to the end of my work day. I was so excited that I had to take a selfie!! LOL

Hahahaha I know, I know that I'm ridiculous. LOL. But I was ready to move ON with my day dang it! I made an appointment with a Chiropractor today and after work I had to swing by and fill out the paperwork so that it wouldn't take as long for the appointment because I'm going on a late lunch to do it on Thursday. I'm seeing one because my back has always bothered me, but it's bothering me more now. And the harder I push at the gym, the more I think I couldn't benefit from getting my backed lined out. I'm also hoping that he might be able to help me sleep better! I hear of all sorts of benefits you can get by going to a Chiropractor, so I'm excited to see how it might work for me. I've never been, so I'm nervous!

I was actually in the mood to workout today! Something about losing 3.5 pounds in a week will do that to ya! I was seriously READY to HIT IT! I went to Zumba, and was a little disappointed. The Monday night classes don't go as smoothly back-to-back like the other classes do, and then it ended 10 minutes early so I didn't really get the calorie burn in that I was looking for. I only burnt 556 calories in 45 minutes! That's crazy low for me for a Zumba class. So I headed up to the Arc Trainers with my sister. I tried the weight loss mode for the first time since I've been back. I set it for 15 minutes. It goes from easy to hard and back and forth the whole time to keep your heart rate up. I was 10 minutes into my workout and a woman I met this weekend hopped on the machine next to me. I don't know if I have just been extra chatty both times I've talked to her or what, but I think I talked her dang ear off! LOL, I talked to her for 20 minutes! So I did 30 minutes on there today! Woohoo! And it was really a breeze because I had great company that made it fly by! So I had decided I was doing good for the day and went down to leave....but I left my duffle bag upstairs! Boo!! Lol. So I go up to grab it and ran in to someone else I knew and talker HER ear off for probably another 20 minutes! I finally shut my mouth and go to leave and then somehow started up a convo with this super nice lady outside...and you guessed it...I blabbed for at least 15 or 20 more minutes...haha. I LOVE meeting knew people and talking about their fitness goals and mine and where they are going and how they got there and all of that! I just love it! So for me it was a great night!

I didn't get home until 8:30!! Sheesh! And I still had to cook dinner! I made me some super yummy stir-fry with Brown Rice..mmmm...(tip: if you use LOW SODIUM chicken broth in place of the water when you make your brown rice, you will love it so much more, just sayin').

Now it's 10 and I have to put together my lunch for tomorrow and get my booty in bed! I slept like poo last night, so I'm hoping for a more restful night tonight.

Here's the breakdown of my food choices for today:

Breakfast
PB Banana Smoothie = 335 cals

Morning Snack
Strawberry Nutrigrain Bar = 120 cals

Lunch
Half a ham sammy, cottage cheese and this yummy blend of berrie (pic below)=352 cals

Afternoon Snack
Vanilla Yougurt with granola = 175 cals

After Workout Pick me up
Protein Shake = 100

Dinnah!!
Veggie stir-fry with Brown Rice and Chicken = 450

That big ole bowl of berries was only 90 calories!!

That put me at 1532 calories total for the day. I had what I call a "fat girl day", which simply means I was hungry all day. So I ate 5 times and had a protein shake for the 6th. I do NOT go hungry, I promise you. I pre-pare myself for cravings so that I don't cause myself to go off plan and get crazy. I keep pretzels at work, I usually have some baby carrots or something super low calorie at work in case I get the munchies. I actually drink the protein shakes when I have a sweet tooth, because they are a flavored drink and it curbs that feeling. I set myself up to succeed. That's why this works for me.

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Love you guys!!! Have a GREAT Tuesday!!!

July 16th, 2016: Beating Records! NO EXCUSES

Well I'm pretty proud of myself. Last night after I posted my blog, I wanted to do an at home workout, but I was tired and playing head games with myself. I didn't think I would be able to push myself as much and get my heart rate up, and I didn't want it to be a waste of my time. But, I sucked it up, and got on YouTube and just searched Beginner Cardio. There were actually a TON of options! I did one that was about 25 minutes long, and I wasn't super worn out, so I found another one that was 10 minutes and did that too. It was actually pretty cool and a little addictive!

So i went to bed feeling pretty good. I am really glad I pushed myself to do something. I always feel better when I go to bed if I feel like I've pushed myself.

So this week I hit 10k steps on a work day again! It happened after I posted my blog for the day and then I forgot to mention it. I LOVE my fitbit because I really feel like it pushes me to do a little extra. Right now I'm really close to my all time high and I'm GOING to beat it before I go to bed. NO EXCUSES... :) My current all-time high was 14,478 and I'm not to far from there so I'm super excited!

I've had a loooooong busy day! I started my day with Zumba. I LOVE the Saturday morning Zumba. I always burn more calories at that class. I think it's partially because I'm not already worn out from the day, but also because the instructor of that class does a lot of the songs we did 4 years ago and I know them and the steps are a little easier, so I'm able to DO it. I dropped 900 calories in the 53 minute class and then I headed up to the Arc Trainer and did some walking on the track and dropped another 472 calories! It was a very successful day! I also was able to do legs and then we went swimming for a little bit.

Today my cousins, my sister, and one of my cousin's daughters (she's 12) all did Zumba! It was so much fun!! Then we all went swimming and added in all the boys (4 little boys and a daddy). We really had a lot of fun today. We knew we were going to be out most of the day, so my sister and I were smart and packed a cooler. So we were fully prepared to eat healthy AND have a great time without any stress.

I'm so proud of them!! Everybody kickin' booty!!

After the gym, my sis and I had to pick up some presents for a birthday party we were headed to and she dropped me off at a store while she drove around to put her boys to sleep. I hadn't eaten lunch yet, and I was hungry. And I was standing in a store with a ton of junk food and nobody who knew me was watching. I wanted soooo badly to by of box of Peanut Butter M&M's and a bag of chips and pig out and then get rid of the evidence before my sister came back. I seriously thought about it. It is the WORST test I've put myself through. I walked away from the junk and did my shopping and didn't look back. No way was I wasting all the hard work I just put in at the gym!

Oh I could have eaten any of it!

So anyways, we headed to the park for the party when we got done with some errands. I knew there would be cake and I was already prepared. But then, lucky me, it was chocolate cake, which I hate! Lol. So I wasn't tempted at all. Thank the good Lord!

We had a good time visiting with the birthday boy and girl (my little cousins) and our family.

I was feeling kinda cute today. :)

Look at that pretty little Birthday Girl!

After the birthday party we headed home and I got busy doing some food prep, and laundry. And that about sums up my day. It was wonderful. I really had a great day!

I'm a little nervous about my weigh-in tomorrow. :( I've been retaining a ton of water and it doesn't look good. I'm really hoping to be surprised, but I guess we shall see. 

Here's the breakdown of my food choices today:

Breakfast

Trusty PB and Banana Smoothie = 340 cals

Morning Snack

Unsalted Sunflower Seeds = 190 cals

At the Party

From a Snack Tray(2 slices of Turkey, 1 piece of Cheddar, 1 cracker) = 38 cals

Lunch

Half Ham Sammy, Cottage Cheese, and Baby Carrots = 345 cals

Evening Snack

Protein Shake = 100 cals

Dinner

Chuck Steak, Au Gratin Potatoes (much less cals if you just add water and leave out the milk and butter), steamed broccoli = 241 cal

I'm currently at 1254 calories for the day...that's pretty low for me. But, I think I'm gonna leave them there, because I plan to have a higher calorie day tomorrow since I've been really consistently at 1500 calories. I really think I need a jump since it's been 5 weeks. I've done it before and it really helps get the weight loss moving again. I guess we shall see. :)

All of that food for 241 calories!!

Alright y'all. It's after 10 and I have to get a few more steps in!! Goodnight!!! Have a wonderful Sunday Funday tomorrow. :) :)

July 7th, 2016: The Two-Day Tornado

And I here I was thinking that yesterday was a hard day! Pfff...I could go along with that, if today weren't EVEN WORSE! Storms...2 days in a row....I tried to quit...but they wouldn't let me leave. Lol...I very, very much hope that tomorrow is better. Being one-man down is hard enough, but with all of this added junk to make me miserable, I was..well...just that - miserable.

The day DRUG by and I was NOT about to be going to the gym after dealing with all of the craziness. So 5:00 rolled around, and my boss asked me to stay over a little while because we had a few towns that didn't have service, so I did...and at 5:30, I headed to the gym..haha (you thought I wasn't going didn't you!)

It was bad, really bad...lol.

I begrudgingly headed in to the Y to go to Zumba. My muscles were already hurting thanks to being stressed all day, and my head was not in it. About half way through the fronts of my thighs were cramping so badly that I honestly thought I wasn't going to make it. But then, as Zumba does...a song I really liked came on, and before I knew it the last half was over. I wasn't happy with the amount of calories I had burned to I went up and did 15 more minutes on the Arc Trainer. I'm happy to report that I burned 1,000 calories before I left. I kindof like that number. I feel like I've had a pretty successful workout.

Tomorrow will be a light day at the gym. I plan to do a quick workout and then go swimming. :) So I really had to push it today. Check!

I came home and cooked some veggie Rotini (good stuff!) It has a serving of vegetables in each serving of pasta. I like that a LOT. And the plus side to that is that Jamie will eat it too. I make my own homemade sauce because it has less calories that way, and in my opinion it tastes better.

So here is my breakdown for my food choices today:

Breakfast
2 packets of Peaches & Cream Oatmeal = 260 cals

Lunch
Half of a Turkey Sammy, Doc's Chili, & Celery w/Peanut Butter = 586 cals

Afternoon Snack
Protein Shake & sliced fresh Strawberries - 153 cals

Dinner
Veggie Rotini Pasta w/homemade Meat Sauce = 550 cals

That brings my total caloric intake for today to 1549 which is right in my target. Yay!!

My yummy lunch today.

Mmm mmm good! :)

Alright y'all...I'm exhausted! I'm looking forward to my Friday! I hope you enjoy yours!! Talk to ya tomorrow night. :) (It will probably be pretty late tomorrow since we are going swimming..just a heads up.)

July 6th, 2016: This girl is POOPED!

Have you ever felt like you worked your brain so much that you actually felt physically exhausted? I feel that way after a busy day at work a LOT. For those who don't know, I work at a cable company. My primary job is Customer Service and Billing, but I also do advertising, web design (not well, lol), tech support, various reporting and who knows what else. I work for a tiny company and that's just how it goes with small family owned places. I am the Jill of all Trades in the cable industry. Lol. Today was an absolute insane day. My office parter (we share one large office area), Brandon went on vacation. Insert grumble here. Haha. We only have a team of 4 and that includes the Office Manager. So when one of us is out, it's very noticeable to whoever is left. Today was h e double hockey sticks (if ya get my drift). Storms are bad for the cable world...and we had a whopper. Plus our channel guide is currently messed up, so I took 5 million calls about that too. I worked through my lunch, but was able to grab my lunch at my desk. Then, before I knew it, 5:00 had rolled around! I did not get done anywhere near what needed done. But, what are you gonna do?

So....by the time I walked out of my office, I would have loved nothing more than to hop in to my truck and go home and go to bed! But did I do that? You know I didn't! I drove my booty right on over to the Y. As I pulled in, I saw my sister struggling to get her two boys to go in without a fuss, so I went to help her. Her boys have my heart. I don't think I have ever loved two little brats more than I love those boys. Haha. They are just so dang cute and precious!! So after we got them settled I headed in to the Fitness Area for Arm Torture. I was supposed to do arms yesterday, but I thought it would be ok to push it back a day since I had the whole Root Canal and all.

Today was only my 3rd time on doing arms (and a little abs), but it's been 3 weeks of Cardio, Ypump and everything else and I just have to tell you, there's a noticeable difference already in how difficult it is to do those exercises! I do 2 sets of 10 on all put 2 of the machines. On one machine, it's like a core ab machine or something, I started only doing 4 reps and that was it. On the lightest possible weight. You have to pull down with your arms as you are pulling up with your legs and it is SUPER hard! I have a note in my phone to keep track of how much weight I do on each machine and that machine is labeled "El Diablo" for very good reason! Haha  I actually did 5 reps on it today and I really think I could have done more! It was actually doable! I was so proud. I also did this back extension machine that I remember the first day doing it, I actually bruised my back! But now that weight doesn't seem bad at all. I can't believe how fast your body can adjust to those things.

After the Arm Torture you know I had to go to Zumba. Wednesday nights are officially my favorite night for Zumba. The instructor is super fun and so upbeat and I just love it. I always love it, but just a little extra lovin' on Wednesdays. :) The class went by pretty fast today. I didn't push it as much as I needed to because my calorie burn was kindof low, but I'm not sad about it, because I did have a really long day.

By the time I reached home, I was really ready for a quick dinner and bed. But that just wasn't in the cards. I had too many calories left and wanted to use them as wisely as possible. So I made what I call "White Pizza". It's soooooooooo yummy! I used Pitas this time for the crust, they are a little thicker and worked great for all of the ooey gooey toppings I put on top.

And that's a wrap! It's after 9:30 (my supposed bed time) and I'm super POOPED and ready for that soft smooshy pillow I have waiting for me in there.

P.S. I think my dog is feeling a little neglected. Someone needs to come and pet her. Lol...She did get some Pizza though, so she's pretty happy right now. :)

Here is the breakdown of my food choices for today:

Breakfast
2 packets of Strawberries & Cream Oatmeal = 260 cals

Lunch
Half a turkey Sammy, Doc's Chili, tomato slices, and some Apple slices = 492 cals

Afternoon Pick-me up
Protein Shake

Dinner
White Pizza (grilled chicken, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, spinach & cheese on Pitas- the sauce is light ranch and garlic powder) I had two of these = 519 cals

And now I am totally and completely stuffed, but only ate 1371 calories today. Oh well. Not to shabby, I just would really like to go between 1500-1800 at a minimum, but I almost refuse to eat if I'm not hungry. That just seems counter-productive to me.

I mean really, who could call that diet food? Not me! Yum!!

Alright y'all, I'm outta here. Goodnight!!

P.P.S Pray for me...tomorrow is Leg Day! Lol!! :) ;)