Color Run

I haven't written in a couple days because I have been very busy with work and school.  Tomorrow is my second weigh-in.  I felt that I did pretty good this week sticking to my calorie goal.  Either this week or next I am going to start adding exercise.  I wanted my body to get use to eating fewer calories before I began exercising.  I am beginning to have more energy now.  The first week was difficult because I was hungry most of the time.  I know that this will only get easier.  Especially, once eating healtly and exercising become part of my routine.

I am planning on going to see some family in Septemeber in Virginia.  There is a 5K there Sept. 14 that I am going to make a goal of mine.  It is called the Color Run and seems like a great celebration for a weightloss journey.  I haven't done anything like that since high school.  I hope it brings a sense of accomplishment.  That is my goal to finally accomplish getting healthy.  In the near future I will be worrying about having a wedding and starting a family and I want that part of my life to make me happier than I have ever been.  I don't think that will happen if I keep treating my body how I have been for the past 10 years or so.

This is a photo from the Color Run

Photo Weigh-in 1

5 Pounds Lost

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Busy Body

A day like today is the perfect example of my life right now.  I got up around 5:30 am, made it to my internship around 7:15.  Today was my first day interning with a new teacher and class.  I have 2nd grade.  The students are the perfect age in 2nd grade they are independent enough but still little.  Then I went to have lunch at Crispers and did some work for school.  Had to go to class from 6:00 to about 7:30.  Makes for a long day.  So, the food journal today is a little all over the place....

Breakfast: 6:50 am - Slimfast Shake
Lunch: 10:50 am - Hot Dog, Broccoli, Homemade Fries, and Rice Cake Chips
Dinner: 3:00 pm - Polynesian Crab Stack (Crisper's)
Snack: 8:00 pm - 3 slices Turkey, 1 slice Mozz, banana, and 2 pickles

Man that snack sounds like such a random combination of things....because it was.  That is what I could put together fast enough to satisfy my intense hunger when I walked through the door.  The crab stack salad I ate at Crispers wasn't very satisfying.  It was really pretty though.  I would like to do something similar at home but it needs to have a little more substance for me.  Maybe next week I will come up with my own version of their recipe and share it.  Tomorrow is my first weigh in, Stay Tuned!

This is how I will show my weigh in weekly. 
Left jar is pounds to lose (there are 80 glass beads total).

 

 

Polynesian Crab Stack from Crisper's (244 Calories)

 

Eye Twitch

So, I didn't post anything yesterday because my boyfriend had the night off work. So, we spent a little time cuddling and watching a movie. I work mornings and go to school at night and he works nights. Doesn't leave much time for us to be together. Anyways, this is completely off topic.

Yesterday, I came in a little under my calorie goal and today I went over by about 30 calories. All in all it was a good couple days. I started this on Wednesday and I know you are suppose to weigh in once a week but I couldn't wait to see if this is working. So, I am down 4 POUNDS. Telling the truth is paying off. I've seen on pinterest photos of people putting jars with glass beads to track weight loss. So for my weekly weigh in I will post a pic of my jars. My goal is to lose 80 pounds by the end of 2013.

Example of how I will show my weekly weigh in beginning Jan. 23rd

 

Moving on, I noticed sometime this week that my eye would twitch occasionally. I looked up the causes for this. The go from allergies to nutritional deficiencies. Not sure what is going on in my case but it is extremely annoying. One of the reasons could be not enough sleep. Gives me a good excuse for an early bedtime tonight. If that is the cause then its a good excuse every night ;)

Feta Cheese

Made it through another day under my calorie goal.  I need to spend the next few days making sure I am right on target.  For one of my snacks today I had green grapes mixed with feta cheese, olive oil, and fresh mint.  If you have never tried that combination I suggest it.  One of my co-workers tried my concoction and told me about a recipe for sweet potatos with feta.  The inspiration for dinner tonight.  They were equally as delicious as the grapes. 

I am just going to give a brief intro about myself this post.  I have worked as a phramacy technician for 7 years now and never really liked it from the beginning but it pays the bills.  So, I am currently a full-time Elementary Education student at Saint Leo University.  I will graduate in May 2014.  I CAN'T WAIT!  My boyfriend, Tony, attends UF and is a Geography major and will graduate the same time as me.  Once we have finished school our location will depend on where he can get a job in his field.  I am hoping it is a bigger city than where we live right now.  So, there is more to do and explore. 

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What does the title of the blog mean to me?

Today, I realized that I lie to myself.  Yesterday, I decided to download MyFitnessPal to keep track of what I eat.  Keeping track has always been difficult for me.  I don't like to take the time, but I know it is important for weightloss success.  Since, it was my first day watching what I ate it was very difficult.  I began the day putting everything in and was keeping on track with the Slimfast plan.  (I choose to do Slimfast because I don't have time to prepare and cook because I work and go to school full-time)  Well, I am confessing that what I auctually ate and what I logged in MyFitnessPal don't entirely match up.  What is missing from MyFitnessPal is two cupcakes, and a 6" Philly Cheesesteak and fries.  I made cupcakes for my classmates and of course couldn't resist having one (or two).  Then, by the end of my class at 8:30 p.m. I was starving and stopped at my Uncle's restaurant and got the Philly and fries.

This moment when I realized that I couldn't bring myself to add those splurges into the food tracker was an Ah-ha! moment for me.  I constantly do this to myself.... Make a commitment to eating healthy and then sabotage myself by lying to myself.  Needless to say that is why I am beginning a blog today.  My goal is to write a brief entry about my day and be completely 100% honest. 

Today, I did not eat a cupcake even though there were two left.

I CAN WITH 100% HONESTY say that today my food tracker and what went in my mouth are exactly the same.  I ended up coming in below my calorie goal for today...I think it was punishment for yesterday.  The next few days I am only going to focus on being honest.  If I splurge or resist temptation doesn't matter.  What matters is that I own up to the choices I make on how I treat my body.