Friday!

Food

1 cup Raisin Bran cereal with 1% milk 

1 litre water

1 organic Ambrosia apple (skin was way too thick and tough)

Exercise

50 minutes (incl. cool down) on elliptical - burned 511 calories

30 crunches

30 leg lifts

8 puke inducers

12 reps on each of the 9 weight machines in the circuit

When does this get easier?!  I know, I know.  I have to be realistic about these things, but that damn elliptical seems to be getting harder - I swear!  This weekend, or at least tomorrow, of no gym is going to do my body a world of good.  My hip flexer area is killing me today and I just need to rest it a bit.

The good news is, my clothes are feeling a little less snug.  Now I don't want to go and get too excited 'cause there's still a lot of work to go, but small victories are great for motivation.  I'll find out at Chub Club tomorrow just how much weight I've shed this week.  I know something's come off.

Still reading the Dr. Phil book and really enjoying it!  I speak this man's language.  Although some of his expressions are a bit strange.  To paraphrase, "My Aunt was so tall she could hunt geese with a net." okaaaay.  One really good piece of advice was to not think that losing weight is going to be the solution to all of my problems.  I'll just be thinner and healthier.  Funny thing is, I really feel different this time.  Honestly, this is the first time I've ever worked so hard for the healthiness.  Starving myself?  Yep, I've done it.  Taking laxatives?  Yep, I've done it.  Does it work?  Nope.  This time I'm eating healthier, with the occasional treat so I don't go mad.  Then there's the exercise.  Oh the exercise.  This is a whole new world to me.  Do I like it?  Not quite yet.  Do I like the feeling after the exercise?  Kinda yeah.  I just really like being proud of myself, it hasn't happened a lot in my past.

Stay tuned...

Cupcake

xo