I don't even know what day this is anymore!

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I lost track of counting the days plus I think "day 1, Day 2, Day 3" etc is a little boring. I will have to challenge myself from now on to come up with a creative title. So I've been having this problem with sleeping in and I'm not sure how I feel about it. Every morning my alarm goes off at 9am but sometimes I am tossing and turning like 15 mins before the alarm goes off. I do this bad thing where I will check to see what time it is and then because I know the alarm is gonna go off, I can't sleep annymore even though I want to really bad! Another thing too: when I reset my alarm for like 9:30 after it goes off once, I want to get a little more sleep in but I can't because then I start thinking about all the things I could and should be doing. "oh I gotta go workout, I hav to make my lunch, maybe I should walk the dog, maybe I should run outside today, I have to clean the kitchen, I need to clean out my car" It's a nightmare. I guess it's good that I get up then because I can't sleep, but then I'm cranky for like half the morning. Tomorrow should be fun cuz I'm getting up at 5:45 to go to work at 7. Never like doing that!

So I would like to change the layout of my blog. I don't want to have pics of fruits and vegetables and bikini models or any junk like that. Something cool looking but gives the message of "life" and changing it for the better. I'll hop on google later and see what I can find. How are everyone's workouts going? Leave me comments! Talk to you tomorrow!

Breakfast: cereal with banana and milk
Lunch: Lean cuisine dinner, yogurt
Dinner: 2 corndogs w/ ketchup, cottage cheese, water to drink

Mid week post!

So I have ran 2 miles so far this week, so I've got 3 more to go before monday, which I will probably run like 6 miles before then. The last time I ran it was suprisingly easy. I can run longer now and I am learning to control my breathing. I am still losing weight, woo hoo! I have been busy this week, so i apologize for not blogging as much. I have no idea what I was doing last week that game me so much time to blog everyday. Whatever it was I miss it. Yesterday I went with Derek, Hannah and their mom to see Derek's new house in Tuscola. Yes he is moving, but i'm not worried. If anything, once he is gone that will be one less distraction and one less persuader of bad food to take me off track. And then when it comes time to visit each other, I will be lookin pretty good! I got a new pair of jeans, from Good Will (so i guess they're not technically new) and they are tight and fit me, so that's good.
Off to have breakfast!

Inspiration of the week: PETER JACKSON

Who doesn't love this guys movies? The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a masterpiece! I was seriously shocked when I saw how he looks today, it's fantastic. It looks like he's lost a whole person. Who cares if losing all that weight had something to do with being a millionaire, still he's changed his life around. Can you imagine what it must have been like for him when they were filming the movies? Going to these remote locations, climbing hills and mountains and filimg all hours of the night. No wonder he lost all that weight, it must have been exhausting and really hard for him as an overweight man. Look at him now: healthy, happy, successful and looking younger too. Now if only he'd cut that hair...

I just ran another 2 miles!!
Breakfast: 1 banana, pancakes
Lunch: lean cuisine 280 cals
Dinner: ham and cheese sandwich, baked bbq chips, water to drink

Starting Week 2 over!

First off, I would like to say that I appreciate everyone who has taken the time to read the blogs, and thanks to those who have offered suggestions and diet tricks. Secondly, I won't be posting a video this week, frankly because I'm embarassed that I went off track this weekend. But as I'm writing this, I am sweaty from a workout so I am going back to being commited. I would like to try something new this week, hopefully it goes well. Remember those mini goals I posted way back then? One of them was "run 5 miles per week" and this week, I am going to attain that goal. I would like to practice running more outside as well so hopefully I can get my lazy butt out of bed in the morning and go run the trail like I've always been meaning to. I love to run with the dog, but my poor baby is just too old for that. Anyone want to lend me their dog? LOL kidding..

So Sorry about no video but I've taken 1 step backwards in my journey and there's nothing to show for it. I guess I got a little too cocky the first week I started. What's done is done, just know I'm back in the game and I'm not gonna let it happen again!

Date night!

So tonight Derek and I went out to the Pit Rib House, and it was soooooo good! He had a burger, and I had a bbq chicken, rib tips combo with french fries, coleslaw, and texas toast. MMM! I don't even care about how many calories were in it because we were on a date and I've been cutting calories all week. I don't anticipate losing any weight after this week because week 2 is always the hardest. your body is trying to work out the kinks and get used to dropping weight so quickly. Just like on the biggest loser how they would lose 10 pounds the first week and only lose 2 pounds the next week. That's okay though because I'm staying healthy in my food choices (with the exception of today) and I'm working out more than I did before. I have not been giving it my all this week and that's partly due to the curse of mother nature, but next week I'm gonna kick my own ass on that tredmill and get this weight off! I want to look good in my swimsuit. I can tell which parts of me are shrinking, I am proud at how strong my core is, and I love that people are noticing. This is probably the hardest thing I've done, losing weight is both physically and mentally exhausting but I just think about how accomplished I will feel afterwards. So now that i've had my naughty food eating weekend, it's time to get back on track!

Breakfast: yogurt
Lunch: Jimmy John's Turkey tom
Dinner: as described above!
Dessert: 1 brownie, ice cream cone from DQ

Day 11

................Not feeling like blogging right now. Not feeling good at all. Feeling really bloated and tired. G'night.


Breakfast: yogurt, english muffin
Lunch: ham and cheese on wheat, apple, wheat thins
Dinner: eggs in a basket, turkey sausage
Snacks: fat free ice cream

Sorry I've Been Slacking! Day 9/10

Sorry I haven't been posting like I should, I'm slacking and there's no excuse for that. I haven't been working out as I should this week either (ladies, I bet you can guess why!) because I've had a lot of dull stomach pain. I also want to talk about how I've been eating. Last night I was at Derek's house, it was probably like 12a.m. and I was hungry for a snack. So I went to the freezer and pulled out the ice cream and got a bowl and a spoon. Derek sat down at the table right across from me and I just put the spoon in the ice cream about to scoop some, and the look on his face stopped me. It was as if he was saying, "really? after you've worked so hard?" So I threw the ice cream back in the fridge and plopped down on the bed face first. I am ALWAYS HUNGRY!!@! It's pissing me off because I'm eating really healthy all the time and it's not filling me up, so I try to drink more water to keep my hunger at bay. I don't want to eat more food because I'm trying to keep my calories under 1500 cals per day, but I also know that I need to fuel my body in order to run. Does anyone have any suggestions for filling snacks that are healthy? I know popcorn is a big one, and I eat a lot of that, but I'm looking for something different.

I tried on a pair of jeans today that used to fit me, I can get them on and button them, but they are still too tight! Gotta keep trying though :) I'm gonna go for a bike ride later tonight with Derek when I get home because running today is just not gonna happen. I got on the tredmill to run 1/4 mile and I stopped shortly thereafter. Yesterday I worked out in the morning: ran 1 mile and did some stepping, then played some kinect games later with Derek and his mum.
Breakfast: banana, yogurt
Lunch: salad with croutons, blue cheese dressing
Dinner: Ham and cheese on wheat, cottage cheese
Snacks: weight watchers smoothie, pancakes with syrup :(

Yesterday's Foods
Breakfast: oatmeal with strawberries
Lunch: salad with croutons, blue cheese dressing
Dinner: Homemade minestrone soup, 2 slices bread

Day 8

Ok! Today is the start of my second week of weight loss. I am really thankful to everyone who has been reading/watching me so far, it's encouraging! Today I did not yet workout, although I am going to in just a bit once I finish this and put some new jams on my mp3 player. Today I went downstairs to workout and I was just not feeling it. I didn't want to run, I didn't want to get my heart rate up, I didn't want to do anything. All i did were a few reps of bicep curls and I quit. but now thinking on it, I wish I would have done it earlier so I didn't have to do it tonight. oh well. I think I also was feeling overconfident with my weight loss after week 1 so I need to kick it into high gear this week to make sure I keep losing and don't gain anything. I did not eat as well as I would have liked today either, but I've gotta keep trying.

Breakfast: banana
Lunch: 1 corndog and some sunchips
Dinner: Spaghetti with meatballs, 2 slices of bread with fake butter
Snacks: 2 turkey hot dogs, strawberries