A step (a lot of them, actually!) in the right direction.

Nothing can bring me down this evening. I have been doing good (minus a day or two) with my calorie counting which is always good news but the REALLY good news is that I went on a 2.8 mile walk today. Not a big deal? To me, it is HUGE. I never walk...like...never. I get most of my yearly walking done on campus. Today just about killed me but I did it so now I have no excuse to not do it again. (I probably sound whiny...but it was a LOT of BIG hills. Jussayin.)

Anyway...I'm expecting my legs to be on fire in the morning so I'm extremely happy I managed to get all of my cleaning done today. Nothing for me to do tomorrow but sit around the house in pain. :)

Noone said losing weight was easy...


P.S. I just found the secret to avoiding late night eating...brush your teeth as soon as you have the urge to eat something you don't need to eat. :)

Good news :)

This week, Monday-Friday, I have really put my all into eating healthier. I'm glad to say it paid off! I've lost a pound and a half in just 5 days. To some, that may seem like a tiny amount of weight, but for me, it's a pretty big deal!

I did have a rough day yesterday because I seriously got down on some unhealthy food. It was my last day babysitting Sydney and Vaan this summer so as a "Thank you", Dawn bought me 2 HUGE cookies. But ya know...sometimes you just gotta have a cookie. The Krystal burgers I had for dinner were probably a bad idea though. Oh well, that just means this weekend there can't be any cheating whatsoever.

But it's Friday, I'm a pound and a half lighter, I've got a lot of babysitting jobs coming up which means new clothes for school as well!

Happy Friday!

Good start to a good day

It's hard to be healthy when you are living in a household of people who arn't. That is the honest truth. Last night the thermostat broke and my dad had to go buy a replacement since the AC wouldn't work until it was replaced. Well since it was so hot in the house, it was a really bad idea to cook so we ended up with Papa Johns. Good food...not good food to be eating when you are trying to begin a new healthy lifestyle. Everyone thinks "well...you can't eat healthy all the time!" but I would at least like to get a good grasp on the healthy lifestyle idea before I start adding stuff like that on occasion (rare occasions!)

So you can imagine how hard it was for me to get up this morning and skip the cold pizza in the fridge for breakfast. Well...I DID. :) I opted for a whole egg and an egg white scrambled with a little bit of cheese. I also had a banana and an 8oz glass of skim milk. I know this is only a very small step...one meal...but I'm very proud of myself. You have to start somewhere, right?

Now I am off to pack my lunch and snacks for the day. Last night I made some homemade granola that should make for a very yummy snack today. :)

Later!!



Time to get serious!!

I hate that I am so spaced out with this blog. Ugh! Well...another update and let me tell ya, it isn't a good update. I babysit two amazing kids 3 days a week until school starts. Well today their mom asked me if I minded giving them baths since they hadn't had one...so I, of course, said I would. Well I had Vaan's bath done and while he was running around, Sydney was playing in the bath. Silly me spotted a scale in the corner of the bathroom and, since we don't have one at home, I stepped on it like a big ol' dummy! Let's just say that I was NOT happy with what I saw when I looked down at the number. Not happy at all. The only good thing that came from this HORRIBLE experience was the fact that now I am seriously back into getting healthy! I have resigned up for Myfitnesspal and began tracking the calories I consumed today and as of tomorrow morning I am going to begin doing a 30 minute walk on the treadmill every single morning besides Sundays (lazy day).

I am anxiously awaiting for Fall semester to begin so that I can get even more walking time in and because I have big plans for super healthy lunch/snack ideas. I figure if I don't have money on me (which I rarely do) then I'll have to eat the healthy food that I brought along with me. The awesome thing about college is that once you are privvy to the secrets on campus, you know where all of the rooms with microwaves are. ;) So now I am not confined to cold sandwiches and chips. The choices are endless!! I am very excited about this. :) I have also been on Pinterest (of course) and I've found a lot of healthy snack ideas (dried strawberries, frozen grapes, tons of smoothies etc...) and I'm extremely excited about putting all of my pinning to good use!

But I must sign off and attend to the fiber one chocolate chip cookie brownie that is calling my name. Until we meet again.......:)