Today was about giving myself credit. I was supposed to stop during the day and think about my day and praise myself for healthful actions. The idea that giving myself praise will build my confidence which I will need most when things get tough.

It's kind of like a muscle that I have to work every day so it will get stronger and stronger. So here are a few things I did well today:

I ate two pieces of pizza at lunch so I didn't each much dinner, just a small snack because I wasn't hungry for di… Continue

I found myself gazing out the window this afternoon actually feeling SAD that I couldn't get outside and exercise for a bit. I just had this urge to go and run. (I'm not a runner...I can't run more than 1 minute without stopping at this point). I'm not one that normally has an urge to exercise. I suppose it was the sun FINALLY shining here in Ohio. Unfortunately I had a meeting after work and then straight to bible study. Tomorrow I will actually have time after work--but we are expecting rain--… Continue

I got my new shoes today! YAY! I never thought I'd get so excited over a pair of athletic shoes, but I am! :-)

Right after I got my shoes I went and picked up the Nike+ sportband. I figure that since I'm training for the half marathon with a running partner and never use music I really don't need the iPod nano kit. For starters, I have an iPod touch and it works a bit differently. I can still use my iPod if I want, they just won't synch together. That's fine. I can use the sportband whe… Continue

Today was a very uneventful day...Spent the day playing with the 6 month old and doing little things around the house. And plus it rained all freaking day...ugh! I finally bought the 30DS and I attempted to do it this morning but was interrupted by the baby waking from his nap. I did get about 10 min in though and I can tell that its really gonna kick my butt. Im gonna give it another try tonight before bed since the little one is down for the night.

Breakfast:

Boiled eg

… Continue

Surprisingly enough, I have done very well. Still no exercise--back injury, but food intake has been good. I don't think its willpower. I think its a new mind set and planning. Its that planning that is incredibly important. Pack a lunch. Prep a supper. Don't make the treats. Amazing. Who would have thought.

Tonight I snuggle with my hubby on the couch. That's it. I'm shot after work and church youth tonight.

I definitely haven't been blogging everyday, but I have been keeping track of my food & picking up the exercise. According to the scale this am - I have lost 2.5 lbs from Saturday, Feb. 27th! For a while I didn't think the scale would ever move - it actually went up a few more pounds early March - so any decline right now is great!


… Continue

At weigh in yesterday I weighed .2 higher, so I'm about the same. I was thinking I'd have gone up a couple of pounds because I really didn't eat that well - I went to another bachelorette party and just lived it up...

But it was fine!

My 2 weeks trial of etools is up so I have to sign up for that again. Doing it online is really how I succeed, so I'd better get on that!

:D

BF-2 pc toast w/ laughing cow cheese=2 pts

snack-1 hard boiled egg=2pt

Lunch=homemade chicken soup + 2 pcs toast=4pt

snack-mixed 0 pt veggies+avacado=2pt

snack-needed another-oatmeal and yogurt=3pf

supper-sw potato+chicken+broccoli=6pt

popcorn=1pt

apple+peanut butter=5pt(ate lots of PB)

Okay..well today was full of temptations for me.

First off...we had a special program for the students and their parents this morning with 8 boxes of Krispy Kreme doughnuts left over. So all of the first grade teachers took a box back to the classroom. There were not enough of them for the whole class, so of course they I couldn't pass them out to the kids...instead, they sat on my desk ALL DAY and stared me down. I swear, they had me opening the box, peeking inside, and closin

… Continue

It has been a very busy March already....I'm really dealing with and struggling with a lot of personal issues right now. They aren't really making me want to eat though....that part is good I guess....trying to exercise more; that is the harder thing for me...well, it's all hard for me.....