10 words

Mushroom Swiss Cheeseburger

Medium Pepsi

M&M's

Worth it?

Not really.

Ok... I Admit it...

It is hard to keep up this blog. I am officially beginning day 22. And it is hard to keep up this blog because it requires documenting failures... lots of em.

Failures in the form of

cheese

pumpkin rolls

and more cheese.

Omigosh! I knew I loved cheese but WOW!!!!

but the cool thing is, without this blog, I may have jumped ship.

There may be no one reading, but knowing that I've got to at least report here once in a while has kept me on track.

So, now that I have reported my failures, I also get to report my successes:

Success #1 - My workouts have been GREAT. I am the workout queen. I have not missed a workout. I thrive on it; I crave it and that's a good place to be. My body already feels different. Tom was hugging me last night and had his hand on my back and declared, "You Have a Muscle!" It was so funny. A muscle. But, in 12 years of marriage, that is not something I have ever heard.

Success #2 - My clothes are fitting... I am not squeezing myself into them like like a the last pickle in a pickle jar. Now, there is still an uncomfortable amount of spillage over the top of my jeans, but the point is, I can get into those jeans now. Woo Hoo!!!

Success #3 - I am losing weight. I am going to wait until next Monday (4 weeks) to tell you how much. But Tom noticed!!!!

Every Morsel

I am going to try this...

record every darn calorie that goes in my mouth today.

-4 glasses hot tea (green)
Is there such a thing as too much green tea?

-1 med. bowl oatmeal (nothing added)
-1 egg white
so far, so good


ok, for lunch (forgot my post-workout snack)

-Whole-wheat pretzels
-Yummy hummus
-1/2 protein bar


2:30 feeling the urge for carbs... but ignore it for the sake of the blog.

3:30 - a few cashews and peanuts in the car - just a handful

Here is where it gets bad! And I was doing so well!

5:30 -other 1/2 of protein bar
-3 large nachos chips piled with cheese, beans and chicken.
-random bites of chicken and cheese off my kids plates.
-slice of swiss cheese with a little lunchmeat.

I told you I like cheese!!! Darn it!

Well, I got on the scale, and the thing of it is, I am still doing better than I was with my OK Country Donut and Pepsi diet.

I lost another pound.

But the cheese has GOT TO GO!

-I also forgot to mention that I had some spoonfulls of Bleu Cheese and a couple slices of Pumpkin roll. NO kidding.

Day 12-14 Setback City

Oh how easy it would be just to kind of slip out of this challenge if it wasn't for this darn blog.

Though workouts have gone very well, and in general the first 1/2 of my days have been good, it's being surrounded with good eats that have been my setback.

A slice of pumpkin roll here

A chip with dip there.

A small slice of pizza.

And one more.

So all in all, I'm doing much better than I was before I began the challenge.

I wasn't working out at all...
I was drinking pop at will...
I sometimes started my day with donuts
and did not pay much attention to what I am put in my body.

I will not get down.

I will just start anew tomorrow...

the beginning of week 3.

Day 9 - Back on Track (kind of)

I am thankful that I had a good AM.

-Myoplex vanilla pre-made shake. I like those things. They taste good and are quick.
-Apple/Almonds
-1/2 Myoplex bar
-part of a strawberry/banana smoothie that Kam made.

My PM, which is my hardest time anyway, was not quite as successful.

I don't feel like telling, but I will.

Meatballs and gummy bears.

Protein and carbs right?

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah.

On another note, I must say that I have not had a pop in over a week. Now that is an amazing stat, because I love pop a little more than I love cheese. And you know how I feel about cheese. It is truly a freeing feeling not to be craving pop all day. Thank you God for that. And I did my intense 20 minute run, which I have decided an innocent observer might get a kick out of. I really do try to reach my "high point" like B. Phillips instructs, but I think I must look pretty funny doing it. My legs are sore from yesterday's workout, but I CAN walk this time without screaming in pain.

Thanks for checking on me. I really appreciate it.

Tomorrow is another day!

Day 8 - Worst Day to Date

It seemed like good food just swirled around me today in a mini-tsunami.

French fries.
Free popcorn.
Free pop.
Grilled cheeses.
Hershey bars.
The smell of Subway, which I usually don't ever notice.

And that darned Chex Mix.

Let's focus on the positive for a minute:

good leg workout.
drank lots of H20.
good breakfast.
green tea. loooooooooove it. I love me some mean green tea.
decent snack.
did not partake of the french fries, popcorn, grilled cheeses, Hershey bars or Subway.

Negatives:
The Cheddar Cheese Chex Mix did me in.
Plus a little bit of canned ravioli.
and a few random bites of stuff here and there.

Tomorrow is a new day.

My blog will be better tomorrow. Just wait and see.

Day 6 (Otherwise Entitled I Love Cheese)

I really, really love cheese.

Nearly any kind. Among my favorites?

Swiss, Sharp Cheddar, Gruyeres, Feta and Gouda.

I like it in many forms:

sliced, in crumbles, queso, and string cheese.

I like cheese flavored popcorn and ESPECIALLY Nacho Cheese Doritos.

I even like that horrible squeeze cheese that comes out in smooth yet shaky lines.

I hadn't reflected much on my love for cheese until today, day 6. But wow, I do LOVE cheese.

Cheese is not a real big part of BFL. I read that if you want to have some cheese, you should microwave it for a few seconds and pat it with a paper towel to rid it of some of it's fat content.

I haven't done that.

But I did eat some cheese tonight.

At the end of another stellar day, eating wise, (which you have to understand is simply miraculous for me and my wild cravings)....

...I ate cheese.

Cheddar flavored Chex Mix with big heaps of Cheese-It Squeeze Cheese on top.

Not exactly what Bill Phillips was thinking about when he wrote the book.

Why didn't I just wait until tomorrow, the official free day?

To tell you the truth, I don't know what to expect tomorrow! How will I handle my freedom?

Eat more cheese?

I did have a good cardio today. It is still hard to get over the fact that I need to exercise with intensity for 20 minutes and that's it!

But that's what I did. It was much harder running on the trail than on the elliptical like I have been doing. But I did the interval thing and think it was probably a better workout than the elliptical. I felt it more, definitely.

I'm keepin' on keepin' on... I'm not giving up!

Cheese cravings and all.

Day 2

Well, I was sore today, but a good sore for the most part.

The headache continued through most of the day, but felt better this evening.

I loved my food today:

Breakfast: another egg white omlet with spinach, mushrooms, chicken and cilantro. 1/2 piece whole wheat bread. YUM!
Snack: 1/2 Myoplex chocolate shake
Lunch: Cottage cheese and raspberries
Dinner: Baked potato with 2 TBS chicken broth (to help it not be so dry), cottage cheese, chicken and homemade salsa. Double YUM!!!!
Snack: Myoplex bar

Cheat: I had to make cookies for the kids' teachers tonight and I ate some batter. A few licks. I don't want to get into the habit of cheating. Besides, I can eat what I want on Sundays.

Notes: I exercised with intensity for 20 minutes this AM on an empty stomach, per the book. The hard part was coordinating that with everything else I have to do. But I did it. Wish I wouldn't have cheated. Hopefully, I will think twice next time. I'll take a good, hard look at those before pictures before I cheat again!!!