Day 17

"It never get easier, you just get better at it!"

Today is a good day. (Or I thought it was, as we speak both of my children are screaming at me.)

Anyway, got up and went to work out. About 10 minutes into it I was super tired! (I slept terrible last night) And my mind kept saying, you have done so well, you can just stop now. Then I decided to tell myself to shut up. I just shut that part of my brain up...got lost in Will & Grace and ignored that part of my brain. The next thing I knew, I was done! 27 minutes later and I felt great.

I have so much to do today and know I can get it all done. Just need to buckle down and get on it!

Thanks for reading! However if you are reading this, please feel free to leave me a comment. I really need and love getting words of encouragement. It helps me progress forward and keep at it.

Cheat Night

Tonight was my cheat meal...I was totally planning on making taco soup. Sadly the kids were getting a little exhausting and needed to get out of the house. When I realized that we were in the car in another town and it was dinner time.

So we went to Texas Roadhouse. If given the opportunity I would eat well made steak everyday for the remainder of my days.

My old normal steakhouse routine:

Couple of alcoholic drinks/sodas

Appetizer/salad with a ton of dressing

Rolls with honey butter

More drinks

Steak, rare, 8-16oz (with all of it eaten) or Prime Rib, (as large as I can get)

French fries or potatoes for a side and maybe a veggie (loaded)

Yuck, reading that makes me kind of sick.

This cheat meal routine:

Water, LOTS of water

11oz Sirlion, rare (under half eaten, brought home for Jon to eat at breakfast)

Half mashed potatoes (plain, no gravy, cheese, butter, nothing)

I ordered green beans, but they brought them with all sorts of stuff on it. Bacon, butter, tons of salt and floating in some sort of liquid. I decided that since I didn't know what it as, I would just avoid it.

Now here is where my *over done it* cheat came to play....

Rolls. And. Honey. Butter.

Okay okay, I had two of them, they were sooooooo good! I figured I would just enjoy myself since I really have been dong as well as I would like myself to currently. And I did...I sure did.

But so happy I didn't have anything else to drink but water. I love water, cold and so refreshing! I have not had a pop/soda in over 2 weeks! This is an impressive step for me! And I will admit it, I am proud of myself.

Anyway, not a terrible cheat and not a diet meal. Just sort of in the middle.

Night!!!!

Day 16

"Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding!"

Today is my rest day/cheat meal day. So I didn't get up and go work out so far. Even though in all honesty I kind of wanted to. Not so much to work out, but to be able to check out for 30 minutes. But I know if I did that I would burn out like I have in the past. But tomorrow I really think I am going to actually add a second work out. Not sure if it will be lifting weights or just cardio again. Either way, I think it will be good for me to get something done at night.

I am still on my way to my goal for the end of the month. I would really like to be down another 10 lbs before I leave for Idaho Falls. I can do it! I can do it! I can do it!

Hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday!!!

Day 15

"You can have results or you can have excuses. You can't have both."

Halfway through my workout this morning I thought of a million reasons to stop. I have a lot to get done today, needed to get going. I have done so well lately, it wouldn't be bad if I stopped. My feet hurt, neck hurt, back hurt...all that junk. However, for the first time in my life, (sad I know) I kept at it. I started chanting "You can do it!" over and over. Luckily I work out in our community center and usually I am the only one there when I am working out.

So I finished 27 minutes on the elliptical machine. Which is what I set the timer for anyway, so I finished it!

Today we *do* have a lot to do, so it is important that I stick to my healthy eating. Small steaks for dinner. Lunch will be the hard part for me since we will be in Park City.

So have a great day everyone!!!

*EDIT*

We went to McDonalds for lunch today because we had to meet up with someone. I had a grilled chicken salad, water and a ranch packet that I dipped my fork into. Instead of covering the salad like I used to!

FAIL

But it is okay....had a terrible morning.

Decided to stop potty training my daughter today based on a conversation I had with one of her special therapy doctors. The doing all there other crazy stuff that mom's do for their families in a day. It was just overwhelming and exhausting. So I forced my husband, (Jon) to take me to lunch.

I was planning on a healthy location, (well as healthy as eating out can get) a placed called Zupas. Soups, salads and sandwiches. But it was packed! So we headed to Chili's.

I know, I know. Gross.

Pretty sure I consumed about a month worth of salt in the chips and queso. I had their shrimp tacos. Not the worst thing to eat there, but not the best in the world either. I drank water I brought and ate two of the tacos. I have one left over for a snack if I get hungry. :) Since I won't be hungry for actual dinner.

But like I have said in the (very recent) past, just because I failed now, doesn't mean I will fail tomorrow. So here goes nothing...

Day 14

"You can feel sore tomorrow, or you can feel sorry tomorrow. You choose"

Today was a little harder this morning working out. But I finished the 25 minutes, looking forward to Sunday for my rest day!

Today I woke up with a feeling that most females call, "skinny day". That day when you are not bloated and you just feel good. You feel a tiny bit smaller than the day before. I LOVE those days!

Feeling good and feeling stronger. I am getting there, one day at a time and one pound at a time!

Long day ahead of me with a lot to do!

(Remember all the helpful words I can get the better! I need them!)

Day 13

"If you don't work for it, you probably don't deserve it."

Oh so true. I worked for my fattness...I ate junk food and drank a lot of sugar! I earned that extra weight. Now I have to earn the body I want to have.

Went to the gym today and did 25 minutes on the elliptical machine. There were a few moments where I thought I would give up before the 25 minutes was done. I kept telling myself I only had time left and I could do it. So I finished, and was very proud of myself.

Had some yogurt for breakfast and lunch will be a salad with shrimp. (SO GOOD) Then dinner will be chicken, veggies and brown rice.