Guess who's back?

Okay, yep it's me.  Thank god.

Firstly, thank you to all who cared enough to send me comments and personal messages to get my ass in gear; I'm shifting at about 3rd right now.

Today was tough, but the toughest bit is over.  I ate right; exercised; drank water; smiled; finished laundry that's been hanging over my head; made a kick ass chili; cleaned & swept the kitchen; grocery shopped; planned meals AND bonded with wee man.  Actually, sounds like maybe I was in 5th gear today.  Phew.

Exercise

50 minutes on elliptical - burned 560 calories

12 reps on all 9 machines in weight circuit

15 reps on each of the inner & outer thigh machines

12 reps (on each leg) on the glute machines

45 crunches & leg lifts

10 puke inducers

Food

1 cup Fibre cereal with Bran Flakes with 1% milk

10 delicious grapes (very crunchy, juicy, flavorful & sweet!)

1 packet pot noodles - not the best choice, but tasted yummy (380 cal.)

1 cup Prince of Wales tea... weak and unexciting... reminiscent of the man?

1 2/3 cup vegan chili made by me

1 very small slice of freshly baked multigrain demi baguette

1 small amount of lower fat butter to accompany delicious fresh out of the oven demi baguette

3.5 litres water (some lightly flavoured with Crystal light)

PC Smoothie Bar - 80 calories

The gym was very difficult today.  I was telling a friend of mine that I was trying to find every excuse in the world to do less than I knew I should at the gym.  When I was on the elliptical I was telling myself I wasn't going to do the weight circuit because I needed to go grocery shopping.  Then when I was doing the weight circuit I was telling myself I wasn't going to do the mat work.  Then while I was doing the mat work I was secretly beaming with pride because I actually did it all!  Somehow it all just fell into place today.  The grocery shopping got done, probably because I had a specific list, itemized into sections of the store - much quicker!

I'm loving life again today :)

Thanks again, all.  

cupcake

xo