I am so excited!! What a great feeling it is to lose weight and know that you are making yourself healthier everyday by the good choices you make. I have been having fun playing the "counting" game and seeing how much I can really eat for the 1800 calories I give myself and I have been pleasantly surprised! I really feel full and have not suffered for the lack of food. I am in awe that I have been able to do this and that I haven't given up yet. I don't plan on ever giving up. It is just too important to me and feeling good will be a good payoff when I am done. I am so happy that there is gum to chew..LOL - I can't tell you how many times that gum has given me the satisfaction that I really want. It is easy to chew and helps you want to drink water. I have found that Extra has some really good new flavors and a lot of them are fruity - me likey a lot. I also love to eat my grahams and milk as a treat, that has saved me too. I usually save 2 full sheets of graham crackers and 8 oz of milk as my last calories of the day and to be eaten and enjoyed after my babies are sound asleep and off to dreamland. I need a little break and a treat after a day of dieting and that does the trick just perfectly. I am going to be out of town this week from Thursday through Sunday so I am going to have to be creative about my choices while on the road. I don't think it is anything that a little planning can't resolve. We are driving to Steamboat Springs Colorado and it is a 6 hour journey from Salt Lake. I plan on loading up a snack/lunch/treat box with healthy stuff for me and my kids. I think it will make the trip nicer for us and it will mean less temptation from the gas stations we will inevitably visit with their wide variety of high calorie snacks and sweets that always seem fun to eat on a trip. I used to be notorious for that kind of stuff...sunflower seeds, bubble gum, lots of candy bars and of course something sour like sweetarts, nerds or sprees...LOL. Now, my snacks will include a bag of cut up apples and some carrots along with some celery. I will also take my snack packs and some premade turkey sandwichs made especially for calorie counting. These are all good things for sharing with Sean and the boys as well. Yay for preparation and making sure you can keep with your diet, regardless of the situation.
I made it to the gym for a workout 3 times this week. Each time I tried to spend at least 30 minutes in actually working out. I usually go to the eliptical machines for 10 or 15 and the stationary bikes for the same then I finish up by trying to or coming close to walking a mile. I also did some good gardening that took up a lot of calories. I tried to park a ways away from places I went to also so I could get some exercise in that way too. I kind of feel like the gym is too boring to be going to 5 times a week for just work out stuff. I like going to the gym with Camo for his swimming classes and not feeling like my workout is waiting on top of that and not to mention the time that it all takes. I am going to try doing some work on my mini trampoline as well because I have heard that is good for cardio activity. I want to make the workout and exercise as fun and not boring as I can.
Anyways, this is it for today. I am so happy for my weight loss so far and I am here to support and help anyone who wants to try it with me, good luck if you do!! I am here to share that experience with you. I hope you all have a good week and I will be blogging all throughout this week to add my thoughts and anything I can think of that helps. See you on the scales!!!!
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