Day 8 - June 5, 2012

It is amazing what the mind is capable of. I woke up this morning knowing i had to drink the Fiber Drink again... but i decided that it wasn't going to be that bad... and you know what? it was actually easy to drink. Sure, it still tasted like weak orange juice with LOTS of pulp... but i did not have any difficulty drinking it.... believe me, i would not drink it for fun, but it is truly no longer that difficult. Also took 2 Probiotic Restore pills and my day has begun :)



7:40 - Breakfast! i am still fullish from the fiber drink so i picked out the smallest banana i had in the fridge and ate it on the way to work... went ahead and took my 2 Omegaplex as well since they have to be with food.. i am pretty much in the habit of having those and my skin and hair are reaping the benefits :)



9:30am - time for a Spark... i chose Citrus flavor this morning.... it isn't bad... tastes a lot like the yellow Gatorade. my leg muscles still hurt this morning... and the spark helps it not hurt as much... not because it makes the pain go away... but because it gives me that extra energy to be able to stand quickly, so the pain doesn't last as long.... we all know how hard it is to stand up when your legs hurt... so the effort prolongs the discomfort.. now i have enough energy to just pop up out of my chair so it doesn't last as long :)



i have to make an admission.... if i have one vice, it is the scale... i just HAVE to know what it says, whether i am going to like it or not. some people have to look in every mirror they see.. some people avoid mirrors.. other people have to eat a certain number of grapes, and even others have to eat all the same color.... i could go on and on..... me? if there is a scale nearby, i have to stand on it.... i just HAVE to know........ and this morning was no exception... the scale was out, because my husband had used it and didn't hide it again... and i got on it.... and i really liked what i saw... i mean, really! seeing those numbers go down even a little is sooo encouraging... it tells me i am doing something right.

i have watched The Biggest Loser for years and i always said there was no way i could lose weight even as well as the bad ones do unless i had Bob or Jillian to yell at me all day.... but i have already proven to myself that in just 1 week, i can give those scales a run for their money...... just think what i could do if i DID have Bob or Jillian for a week.

That is my dream.... to be able to take 2 weeks and go somewhere and have one of those types of trainers who will get me to work out like i know i need to.. and really want to... one of those trainers who will make me work through the pain... make me go go go to where it doesn't hurt anymore and once my time is up with them, i will have gotten through the hardest part.

.... why?.. well, i did not exercise last night... i wanted to, but to be completely honest, my legs were simply too sore. it was simple laziness on my part.... i felt too good to want to feel pain... don't know if that makes any sense. I will not hold it against myself yet.... even athletes need a break... i am just going to make sure i do not let it become a habit.... and i WILL exercise tonight...gotta keep these muscles moving, that is the only way to ease out the pain....

this 24 day challenge is already doing so much for my health and habits.. i want my fitness level to improve right along with it.



only 2 more days till i can officially weigh and measure :)

10:30am - Snack time! it is time for some Pistachios!!!!!!! i find it interesting that just a handful of these nuts is enough to satisfy... i wonder if changing ones eating habits as much as i have changed how your taste buds function... things taste so good... and i am eating them without a lot of sauce or salt or anything that would mask the natural flavor.... i mean, what is the likelihood a year ago i would be eating unsalted pistachio's... not likely.. yet here i sit. :) i am like a walking advertisement for those pistachio commercials,.. lol!!!!



12:15pm - and lunch it is...yesterday my husband and daughter and i went to the mall and passed by a Chick-Fil-A in the food court... as we walked by, i saw a good looking salad on their menu.... so today i decided to go get that salad...... big salad.. not enough chicken to make it worth the price... so i put half of it in my eatin' bowl and added some tuna from a pouch (i am seriously going to call it that from now on :) )..... i think i will stick with making my own salads or buying a simple side salad from Wendy's from now on..... this one was overpriced... but i made it good :)





3:30pm - Snack time! today i get grapes! When i was a child.. i was one of those weird kids who would take my M&M's and separate them into piles according to color... and i would eat one piece of each color, in the same order every time green, orange, yellow, brown, dark brown, green, orange, yellow, brown, ... you get the drift..... i did the same thing with life savers... and with skittles.. and starburst, and anything that came in multicolors..... i even did it with Lucky Charms and Fruit Loops.......

I worried i would miss that fun little game of mine... but i have now discovered the wonders of multicolored grapes!!!!! green grape, red grape, green grape, red grape... lol.....

ok. i am weird.. i admit it. but this proves it... real food can be fun too !



7pm - finally time for dinner... got home from work and had to put together my new chaise that came, and in doing so i forgot to take out the chicken to thaw.... sooo.. i got started late waiting for it.... dinner is chicken cooked in my grill pan on top of the stove with a bit of teriyaki flavor... and a corn and rice mixture of my own creation :).. a bit more sodium than the 24 day challenge probably likes... but i have been so good lately i think it's an ok thing....

i am still amazed at how well i am eating... especially how healthy the amounts are.... used to be i would cook the 8 chicken tenderloins, and i would have 4 and my husband would have 4.. but tonight? he had 2 and i had 1 and a half :) and with a side of the rice/corn concoction, i was full.. so I’ve got plenty for leftovers later in the week :)



oh... and while i was cooking i decided to have another Spark so i would have the energy i needed to tear apart the guest room and take apart the bed, and relocate the vanity form that room to my room (have i mentioned i love redecorating?)...and feed and bathe my daughter.... bath times are always so much fun for her and exhausting for me.. lol ....... and i want to exercise tonight.... i tried the grape... and guess what? i LOVE it!!!!!! my coach said it was the one flavor he didn't like.. but i really do love it... tasted JUST like grape Kool-Aid. i am seriously going to buy that flavor next time i buy a box :)



9:30pm and time for a snack before i exercise.. forgot to take the Omegaplex with dinner, i was so busy... so i took it with a snack of half a banana :) now for this baseball game to end so i can exercise.... or should i just make him go to another room? hmmmmm



finally got to exercise around 10:30pm.... gotta love those extra innings... finally kicked my husband out of the living room so i could use the TV.. lol somehow my Biggest Loser game got stuck on a 40 minute moderate routine and i cannot figure out how to change it... so i decided to try it... i was smart this time and did not push myself too hard. i worked to keep my heart rate up even when i physically could not perform the exercise... and i did not overdo it when it started hurting.. i am proud of myself for that... worked up quite a sweat tho... so here is to hoping i can keep it up and my body starts burning the right kind of weight off :)



i also took a minute to read through the foods list since my husband's challenge came today and i was telling him what foods he could and could not eat... and corn is listed on the "food to avoid or minimize" list...... oops. tho i have to admit that confuses me since i didn't think corn digested... at least i know it usually comes out looking like corn in poop... lol... oh.. forgot a TMI disclaimer there.. but hey... we all know it happens that way... :)



i am exhausted and feel great so am going to go to bed now.... going to be a long day tomorrow....