I weighed in this morning on the scales and no change. It is always a few pounds different depending on when I weigh myself so today for all intents and purposes it was 180 lbs. with pjs still on and a few cups of milk/coffee already downed. My target weight by the end of December = 145 lbs. That will be a difference of 35 lbs.
On the ice cream front: I skipped my nightly ice cream ritual last night for the first time since I can't remember when! Woohoo! Let's see if I can keep it up! I'm going to try for a two night/week treat and see if I can hang with that on the dessert front. Maybe I should say two desserts per week period! Not sure if I can stick to that but I'm going to try.
On a sad note, I went back for an extra helping of Jambalaya last night--it was half of my first helping, but I also ate a half of another piece of garlic bread with it. Why didn't I have a second helping of salad instead? After all, that was part of the meal too. Oh well, too late now to dwell.
I am going to kick it up on the elliptical today = no checking emails while I am on. I noticed yesterday that I while I read emails I went a lot slower. I am only doing thirty minutes anyway. I'm also going to see if my kids will do the yoga for kids dvd (they have been rebelling lately) so I can do that with them. I need to work in strength building somehow. I have a couple of hand weights, but holy guacamole, is that ever boring!
I'm proud to announce I have a "health" buddy too. She is going to help keep me in check. I think everybody needs a health buddy, don't you? I wish she lived closer so we could work out together--although with my two little ones that would only happen on on their preschool/mother's day out day anyway =/
Lastly--I'm going to state that I will not be spending money on health clubs, fitness classes, etc. First, we just do not have the extra money and there are far more important financial priorities for our family--and by that I mean groceries, utility bills, mortgage, gymnastics for my daughter, preschool (for me mostly), saving for a down payment on the truck my husband is going to eminently need, etc. Second, I can't stand the idea of shelling out our hard-earned money because I have a few self-control issues that I need to deal with. That hardly seems fair to my family. Third, if I'm going to spend money over food issues I'd rather be donating it to a food bank so that the people who can't afford to eat, can.
Its the last item, the third reason that makes me feel most idiotic for my food issues. We really can't afford my food issues either. Ice cream is $$$. And I feel so selfish when I think about how much extra we are spending and the fact that there are people struggling to buy any food at all. On that note, I'm off to corral the kids into a yoga workout.
On the ice cream front: I skipped my nightly ice cream ritual last night for the first time since I can't remember when! Woohoo! Let's see if I can keep it up! I'm going to try for a two night/week treat and see if I can hang with that on the dessert front. Maybe I should say two desserts per week period! Not sure if I can stick to that but I'm going to try.
On a sad note, I went back for an extra helping of Jambalaya last night--it was half of my first helping, but I also ate a half of another piece of garlic bread with it. Why didn't I have a second helping of salad instead? After all, that was part of the meal too. Oh well, too late now to dwell.
I am going to kick it up on the elliptical today = no checking emails while I am on. I noticed yesterday that I while I read emails I went a lot slower. I am only doing thirty minutes anyway. I'm also going to see if my kids will do the yoga for kids dvd (they have been rebelling lately) so I can do that with them. I need to work in strength building somehow. I have a couple of hand weights, but holy guacamole, is that ever boring!
I'm proud to announce I have a "health" buddy too. She is going to help keep me in check. I think everybody needs a health buddy, don't you? I wish she lived closer so we could work out together--although with my two little ones that would only happen on on their preschool/mother's day out day anyway =/
Lastly--I'm going to state that I will not be spending money on health clubs, fitness classes, etc. First, we just do not have the extra money and there are far more important financial priorities for our family--and by that I mean groceries, utility bills, mortgage, gymnastics for my daughter, preschool (for me mostly), saving for a down payment on the truck my husband is going to eminently need, etc. Second, I can't stand the idea of shelling out our hard-earned money because I have a few self-control issues that I need to deal with. That hardly seems fair to my family. Third, if I'm going to spend money over food issues I'd rather be donating it to a food bank so that the people who can't afford to eat, can.
Its the last item, the third reason that makes me feel most idiotic for my food issues. We really can't afford my food issues either. Ice cream is $$$. And I feel so selfish when I think about how much extra we are spending and the fact that there are people struggling to buy any food at all. On that note, I'm off to corral the kids into a yoga workout.
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