Day 281 - 286... New path

The previous 5 days have been filled with nothing but junk food and laziness. Well mostly laziness we did spend 4 hours walking around the fair with Ava and the rest of the family on Saturday. I held off on working out this week to kind of step back to see if I really wanted to continue on this journey. I've decided that I do.  I just need to figure out the path I want to take for the rest of my journey.

Today was a good day food wise which is the first step of the path I'm going to take. I'm doing a modified cleanse. During the day I will eat fruits and veggies for dinner I will have brown rice with veggies. I will be doing that today thru Thursday afternoon... the only deviations will be tomorrow night at my in-laws and Wednesday at lunch.

I'm not sure if this week I will workout or not it is a bad week with my dad being out of town so I have no one to watch Ava. I'm thinking this week I will just focus on the food part of this path.

We will be spending Thursday evening til Monday evening in Cascade this week so I know that I will be faced with challenges at the cabin I will just have to try to stay out of the unhealthy food as much as possible and make healthy choices when I can.

Let the lbs melt once again!!!

Day 280... 85 days left and I've pretty much given up.

I've missed 3 workouts in a row... the one yesterday and the 2 from today. I've eaten nothing but junk food and I feel completely defeated. This is really starting to suck and I don't know what to do anymore. I really need to find my motivation again and push through to the end and not just to the end of the 85 days but all the way to 135 lbs.

No lbs melting anymore!!!

Day 279... 168.2 lbs :(

I just want go give up! I ate terribly today, didn't go to the gym, Ava pushed me to my limit, got some bad news and watched Ava fall off the tall balance beam at gymnastics. I had an all around shitty day and I'm ready to just give up on this journey. I'm up to 168.2 lbs and feel like I'm never going to get anywhere anymore. I just don't know what to do anymore. I've lost all focus and determination.

I'm not sure if I can let the lbs melt anymore!!!

Day 275 - 278... With Cascade comes candy!

So this weekend Ben and I decided we needed to get out of town for a bit so we loaded up Ava in the car and headed to the cabin! Before we headed to the cabin we went grocery shopping... this is always an unhealthy trip to the store. We loaded up on chips, chocolate covered almonds, whoppers, Twizzlers, double stuffed Oreos, gummy bears, Mike's Black Cherry Hard Lemonade, hot dogs and stuff for sausage sandwiches. We also picked stuff up for dinner that Thursday night... it consisted of clam strips, tarter sauce and a pint of Ben and Jerry's Half Baked ice cream. :( Needless to say the last 4 days have been filled with eating nothing but crap! The only healthy things that I've had to eat is the tomato on my hamburger, a handful of grapes, water and that's about it. Tomorrow it is back to eating healthy.

One thing that I did keep up with was working out! Thursday I got up and did lower body finished in 40 minutes again sticking with 12 reps at the same weight. That was followed by 65 minutes on the treadmill I was able to push myself to 4.35 miles. Friday was a rest day so no workout. Saturday we were up at the cabin but that didn't stop me from getting my workout in. We just set up a gym at the cabin! :)

I got in my upper body workout in 30 minutes (I didn't do a warm up so it went faster) I stuck with 12 reps at the same weight. The only difference was that I did bent over rows with the band instead of the barbell since we couldn't bring it with us. Later that afternoon Ben, Ava and I went for an hour long walk... pretty slow walk but there were hills to be climbed so that added a little bit to it. Today we came home and the whole trip home I was debating about going to the gym or not if there was time once we got home. I just kept telling myself it wouldn't make a difference if I did or not. However, once I got home I decided to hit the gym anyways. I ended up taking it a bit slow today but I was still able to get in over 4 miles. Overall I feel like this weekend went good for exercise even though I pushed the limits on what I ate.

I am dreading getting on the scale tomorrow because I feel like I'm going to be over 170. :(

The worse part is that this weekend is Ava's birthday. We are taking her to the fair on Saturday and her birthday party is Sunday... unhealthy food is in sight. Then the next weekend we will be hopefully spending 4 days 5 nights at the cabin... more unhealthy food. I'm going to try to not overdo it like I did this weekend but it is so hard. I know I need to start pushing myself harder if I ever want to pass 160 and not in the direction that I've been going.

I need to rededicate myself to this and fast!

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 274... Will I ever break 160?!?

Today has been a challenging day. First Ben suggested Carl's Jr. for our family lunch then I only had a short amount of time to workout. I think that I handled things ok but definitely not as good as I could have.

At Carl's Jr. I tried to eat healthy with a grilled chicken salad no dressing and a large water. I was doing good until I indulged in 1 fry... I couldn't stop after that. :( Other then that I've done good except for the few pieces of hot dog that I stole from Ava because she wouldn't eat them! I'm low on my water intake for the day sitting at about 2.5 liters a far cry from the 8 liters that I had yesterday. One thing I've noticed that I find myself after I write on here making bad choices... it's almost like I must quickly write here so that I can go make bad choices and not have to report it to everyone. I'm trying real hard to stop that behavior but it is really hard.

I dropped Ava off with Papa so that I could go to the gym today. However, first I had to go shopping for Ava's birthday present. Once that was done I was only left with enough time to do 45 minutes on the treadmill. Could I have done more? Yes. I however didn't want burden Papa with leaving Ava with him for longer then 2.5 hours. I had told him that it would only be 1.5 if I had him watch her on days I need to go to the gym. Tomorrow I should be able to get the 65 minutes in. Lower body and cardio is on the menu for tomorrow.

I've decided that I really need to stop posting how much I've lost and how much I have to go because whenever I do I end up gaining! I'm getting so frustrated with this yo-yoing that is happening. I just want to break 160 already so I can move onto my next goal! I'm starting to think that it isn't going to happen. The frustration is starting to feel like defeat and it's taking it's toll on my motivation. I just don't know what to do anymore. I'm so frustrated.

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 273... 40 minutes instead of an hour!

So I begrudgingly got up this morning and did my upper body workout. Pretty good workout still only doing 12 reps with the same weight I started with but all in all it still has me sweating. After the workout and I looked at the clock all I could think was I must not have been that tired since I shaved off 20 minutes from my normal time. :) That made me feel pretty good. This afternoon I hit the gym for cardio and was all set to beat my time but that just didn't happen. To start out my foot felt like it was being crushed... I think I tied my shoe too tight. Then when I got up to 4.3 speed my shins felt like they were going to explode... I ended up  having to take it back down to 3.8 in order for the pain to stop. I eventually was able to get back up to 4.2 but still it was too late to make up the miles. I ended at 4.28 miles. Tomorrow is cardio.

Did ok eating healthy today. I had my normal half of a whole wheat bagel with peanut butter before my workout this morning. Then I had a hard boiled egg, a handful of almonds and some cheddar cheese for lunch. For dinner we had chicken apple sausages with green beans and potatoes. I went heavy on the veggies and stuck with just 2 sausages... should of probably only had 1 though. Other then that I've had some pickles. I've also upped my water immensely I'm up to 7 liters of water for the day and just started my 8th liter.

I went and picked up a pair of size 6 jeans today and I'm not sure if I'm ready to wear them or not. I kind of feel like a stuffed sausage in them. :(

Ben and I have decided that we want to get out of town this weekend so we are going to head up to the cabin on Friday. Since Saturday is upper body again we are going to take up the dumbbells and band so that I can do my workout up there. I might not be at home but that doesn't mean I have to put off my workout!

Let the lbs melt!!!  

Day 272... Double win today and some inspiration!

I feel like I had a great day today. I'm really proud that I was able to turn the last 2 days around and not let them get to me even if I did gain. :) I was able to regain focus and push forward.

After taking Ava to gymnastics tonight I hit the gym. I was a sweaty mess afterwards and it felt good. I did 4.32 miles again. I hope to up that to 4.35 soon maybe even tomorrow. Tomorrow is upper body and cardio. I have to mention a mistake that I made in one of my entries. On day 268 and 269 I wrote that I was at 2.27 and 2.32 miles it should have been 4.27 and 4.32 miles. I have since made the correction to that entry.

I've done good about eating healthy today. I've had a piece of string cheese, 2 pickles, 2 hard boiled eggs, 3 turkey and cheese roll ups, a small spoonful of peanut butter, some asparagus and broccoli, an apple, a handful of almonds and some cheddar cheese. I've also had 4 liters of water. I just hope that I can keep this up tomorrow but that will all depend of what my mother-in-law makes for dinner.

One cool thing that I forgot to post yesterday is that I think it is time to move onto size 6 jeans. I can pull my size 8 ones off without unbuttoning them. :) I don't know how this is possible since I haven't lost any weight since I got the 8s but maybe I'm changing fat into muscle so my body shape is changing. Who knows.

I've gotten some kind and inspiring words from my inspiration Tiffany Forni in the last few days that I wanted to share with all of you. I first heard of Tiffany through Bodybuilding.com when she was one of their transformation stories. She was the same weight and height as me and she lost the same amount of weight that I was trying to lose... plus she had a really funny personality. Anyways I sat back and admired her and her transformation. I then found out that she would be at the Bodybuilding.com Boise Fitness Expo. My husband and brother-in-law both work for Bodybuilding.com and had VIP access to the event so I decided to tag along in hopes of maybe just getting to get my picture taken with Tiffany. I know this is kind of starting to sound a bit stalkerish and maybe it was but I was just looking for inspiration and motivation to get started on my journey. It turns out that Tiffany was hanging out with the IT group which so happens to be the dept Ben and James work in. I was really nervous to meet her... more nervous then I thought I would be. Well when I finally got up the courage to talk to her I was surprised with how nice and welcoming she was. The night continued on with drinking and an epic spoon quest around Boise... we finally found one at the Pie Hole... you would think bars would have one but no such luck. After meeting her and spending time with her I decided that transforming myself was something that I really wanted to do but where to start. I was stumped yeah there were articles on the website but what was right for me... things just kind of stopped. Then I found out that Tiffany was going to be doing personal training so I talked to Ben about being able to do that and we agreed that I could. I started being trained by Tiffany and was doing pretty good losing 35 lbs. Then I started gaining it back because I just wasn't motivated anymore... this is too hard and it will never happen kept crossing my mind. I then got pregnant and all training stopped. When I was finally ready to being this journey again I once again looked at Tiffany as inspiration. I however decided to go at the journey solo this time and take things at my own pace. I recently posted the picture that I took of me at my heaviest and me now to her Facebook page with the message "Thanks for inspiring me to keep pushing forward! 30 more lbs to go!" Her response means a lot to me and definitely keeps me going. "OMG CHRISTY YOU LOOK AMAZING!~!~!!!!!! I AM SOOOO PROUD OF YOU!!!!! I remember when we first started talking, you are awesome! I'm jumping around my little Bat Cave doing a happy dance in your honor! Keep going woman! You're amazing!!! :D" I also posted something on Twitter telling people that they should follow her and 2 other people. "#FF For fitness and nutrition tips, inspiration and evena  laugh or 2. @JohnHardesty @J_O_Connell and @tiffanyforni" She once again responded with some very kind words "@cculmen @johnharesty @j_o_connell Christy you rock!!! Keep it up!!!! You'll have an Oxygen cover" I'm not so sure if that will ever happen but you never know... maybe that is one more thing I should shoot for! :) Thank you Tiffany for being such and inspiration and for all the kind words!

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 270 and 271... Complete junk!

The last 2 days have been filled with celebrations and with that came unhealthy choices but I don't regret any of them! Yesterday Ben and I celebrated our 6 year anniversary and we did it on a budget.

:) It was so good and so much fun! Today we celebrated my 2nd cousin's 11th birthday! I can't believe that she is 11 already it seems like only yesterday she was asking for Winnie the Pooh and Littlest Pet Shop toys. Now it's iTunes gift cards and the Twilight movies! Once again unhealthy choices were made mainly in the choice to eat way too many Cheetos... Ava and I couldn't stay out of them. Speaking of Ava this is how Nana and Papa dressed her this morning!

Didn't stop her one bit from playing in the water. :) Tomorrow I plan on going back to eating healthy in hopes of undoing the damage that I did the last 2 days.

The only good thing that has happened health wise in the last 2 days is that I did my lower body strength training on Saturday morning. I did it, however I didn't push myself nearly as hard as I normally do. It was slow and I went back down to only 12 reps instead of 20. I skipped my cardio workout the last 2 days and I'm only partially regretting it. Tomorrow I plan on hitting the gym again.

Here's hoping that I can undo the damage that I've done!

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 268 and 269... 4.27 miles and 4.32 miles! :)

I didn't feel like confessing to what I ate yesterday so I didn't post. The only positive thing that came from what I ate yesterday was that it kept my metabolism going, pushing it a little harder and made me actually lose weight... or so Ben says. Yeah I'll go with that. I've done better about eating healthy today the only slight  slip up was the whole wheat bagel with cream cheese I had today. Other then that I've been doing good. I'm at 2 liters of water... time to up that.

Working out has been good the last 2 days. Yesterday I did upper body in the morning. I didn't increase the weight or the reps with this workout. I'm not to the point where I feel like I can do that without injuring myself. I then hit the gym to do 65 minutes on the treadmill. I pushed myself and got 4.27 miles reaching the point I was at before things went downhill. Today was supposed to be my rest day but I couldn't do it. Luckily the power went out at Ben's work and he was able to come home before Akidio to watch Ava so that I could go to the gym. I pushed myself even harder today and was able to reach 4.32 miles! :) I was so happy with that but I know I can do better. Tomorrow is lower body and cardio.

I'm currently sitting at 161.6 lbs. Not my lowest but still one step closer to breaking 160! :)

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 267... 4.23 miles again!

Well I didn't get up this morning like I had planned to go to the gym. I just couldn't make myself get up. I did however make it to the gym today. I dropped Ava off with Papa and hit it hard. I was able to get back up to 4.23 miles! I was so happy. :) It felt so good to be back over 4 miles. Tomorrow is upper body and cardio. Oh I'm a little sore today which is always good. :)

Lunch today consisted of Pollo Rey. I had a grilled chicken salad no dressing. For dinner I had my normal apple, almonds, egg and cheese. I did help Ava finish her string cheese... she will never eat a whole one. I also had a spoonful of peanut butter. Oh and 3 pickles. I'm sitting at 2.5 liters for the day definitely need to up that again.

I've decided the day that I finally break 160 I'm going to celebrate. How you ask... not a clue but I will!

I forgot to mention yesterday that I took some terrible progress pictures for my bodyspace profile. They are pretty terrible but it needed to be done since the last ones were at 199 lbs. If you dare you can see them at http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/culmen/more.php?section=progresspics the new ones are down at the bottom. Next time I will fix my hair and put on some makeup!

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 266... Overdid it today.

I may of overdid it today food wise. This morning I had half of a whole wheat bagel with peanut butter. This afternoon my father-in-law and I went to Smoky Mountain where I had water and Sesame Chicken Salad... it was delicious but did have crisp wonton skins in it which probably wasn't very healthy. Dinner is where I really overdid it. I had one piece of baked chicken... skin and all, one chicken strip, 3 pickles, 4 T of potato salad and a piece of watermelon. For dessert I had 2 1/2 servings of rocky road ice cream... should of stopped at one.  I have upped my water intake though which is good. I've had 4.5 liters.

Today was lower body and cardio. I pushed myself this morning adding weight to butt lifts and more weight to deadlifts. I even upped my reps to 20 instead of 12. I was doing really good until I finished the 2nd set of deadlifts at that point I had to sit down for I felt like I was going to throw up. I ended up taking 5 minutes of rest and trying without any luck to start the 3rd set. The second time that I got up to finish my 3rd set Ben told me to just try to get 8 in. I wasn't having that... I was going to do 20 and I did! It felt so good to push myself. This afternoon I went to the gym for cardio. I was able to do better then yesterday hitting 3.97 miles but I still was taking it slow. I need to get back up to 4.23 like before. My goal is to get up tomorrow morning before Ben leaves for work and hit the gym. We will see if this happens.

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 265... The Griddle

Today Ava and I went to lunch with Ben. He has been raving about The Griddle for what seems like forever so I finally decided that I should check this place out. I told Ben that I wanted to go and that I would find something healthy to eat there... he laughed. I took that as a challenge! I was a little nervous when I first looked at the menu because everything seemed so unhealthy and also so delicious! However, I stuck to my guns and found healthy options. I had a bowl of plain oatmeal (I forgot how bland that is), a cup of fruit (awesome mixture too... grapes, bananas, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries and watermelon), one large egg over medium (it was more like over easy but oh well) and water. I WIN! I did however sneak one bite of Ben's biscuits and gravy and a bite of his hash browns. I must say that I will definitely be going back. Other then that I've had an apple, some cheddar cheese, a hard boiled egg and a handful of almonds today. I've also had 3.5 liters of water. Oh and I guess I did have a spoonful of peanut butter at 3 this morning.

What a pathetic day at the gym today. I was only able to do 3.7 miles in 65 minutes on the treadmill... I'm usually sitting over 4 miles. I have no clue what was wrong with me. First my side was hurting like I pulled something, then my shoulder started hurting like it sometimes does and then my back started tensing up and now it is killing me. :( Needless to say I'm not too happy right now. Tomorrow is lower body and cardio. I just hope that it goes better then today did.

In other news my daughter is a little flirt! After lunch we went back to Ben's office to see her Uncle James for a bit well as we were leaving Ava decided that she wanted to go into the VP of Digital Publishing's office... she just stood there and started waving at him looking all coy. I remember when she wouldn't even wave at family members and now she is waving at strangers! On top of being a flirt she also proved today that she has her Uncle James wrapped around her little finger. As soon as she arrived James looked up Elmo on his computer and proceeded to play Elmo songs while holding her. They watched Elmo's Ducks 3 times... that is more then I would be able to handle... maybe it was because she had the headphones and didn't have to listen to the song but still. It was really cute to watch though. :)

Now if my back and shoulder would stop hurting today would be so much better. It better stop before tomorrow because I plan on upping the reps to 20 tomorrow. :)

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 264...

Not much to report today... went to the gym and ate healthy. Oh and am back down again. I'm still a pound over the last progress picture but at least it's not 2.6 lbs.

At the gym today I did 65 minutes on the treadmill. I was able to go .03 miles further then the last time. I know it's not much but it's something and I'm taking every little bit as a win. Tomorrow is cardio again.

Did pretty good eating healthy today. Water intake still down I'm at 3.5 liters. Tomorrow will be a little harder to eat healthy. Ava and I are going to lunch with Ben at The Griddle... healthy isn't on their menu. I'll just have to limit my calorie intake the rest of the day and push myself at the gym that evening.

I'm in desperate need of new workout pants and a new sports bra. Ben had said that we could use some of his store credit to bodybuilding.com and get me new workout pants. I was all excited because I have been waiting a long time to be able to feel comfortable enough in my skin to wear something that they offer. Well the one item that I want (yoga pants) is only available in XL... I need a medium. :/ Oh well I guess I will just have to wait until I feel comfortable enough to wear one of their women's shirts.

Another new motivation: I want to be on this list someday! http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/we-mirin-10-bodyspace-15-awe-inspiring-physiques.html :)

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 263... How to survive the movies!

Today Ben and I went and saw Dark Knight Rises again... so much cooler in Imax! I knew that I would have a hard time avoiding the concession stand so I packed my purse with edamame, 1.5 liters of water and gum. I was able to avoid the sweets and popcorn. It also helped that I was watching a really good movie. :)

This morning I made the mistake of sleeping in. Once I got up I hit the garage and did my upper body workout. I pushed myself but I don't think that I pushed myself hard enough. I could have done 20 reps of each exercise but I kept it to 12 because shoulder presses really push me to my limit... I'm a weakling and I know it. After upper body I went to the gym for cardio. I had to cut my cardio down to 45 minutes so that I could be home in time to shower, take Ava to Nana and Papa's and be home in time to pick Ben up for the movie. It was kind of nice to only go 45 minutes but tomorrow I'm back to 65 minutes and I'm looking forward to it. I updated my playlist on my iPod getting rid of all Black Eye Peas songs and added 10 new songs. I'm hoping that will help my workout pass quicker.

Besides the edamame I've had an apple, some cheddar cheese, almonds and pickles. I've also had a spoonful of peanut butter. I'm now waiting on Ben to make the asparagus which I will have 3 turkey cheese rollups since we are out of chicken. Water intake is still low today only had 2.5 liters. I don't know why it is so hard to get in more water lately before I was sitting at 6 liters of water a day.

I was so angry this morning... pissed off is the better term! Not only was I not one bit sore I've also gained 2.6 lbs in 9 days. Why is this happening? I should be losing weight. I was starting to get frustrated but now I have taken that frustration and turned it into motivation. I'm using it as a motivator to not overeat, to do my workouts and push myself. I hope this new motivation will stick with me and I will be able to complete my goal!

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 262... Rest day

Today was rest day and I actually did just that! It kind of felt weird and I had to resist the urge several times to leave Ava with Nana and Papa and hit the gym for some cardio but I did and I'm kind of glad that I did. Tomorrow is upper body and cardio. There will be no sleeping in tomorrow have to get up early and get my workout in plus Ben has to do his then we are going to go see Dark Knight Rises again. :)  Should be a good day. 

So I'm not at all sore today which sucks! I thought that I pushed myself hard enough to be sore but I guess I was wrong. I will have to push even harder next time. I must say that I'm a little disappointed in myself too. 

Today I have done pretty good on eating healthy and not over doing it. :) My water intake is down though...way down. I'm only at 2 liters. :( Tomorrow I must stick to eating the same but up the water... this will mean avoiding the popcorn at the movies... but I should do that anyways.

Tomorrow I will push myself harder and be one step closer to reaching my goal!

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 261... I must confess...

I had a few cookies tonight... ok a lot of cookies tonight and some lemon cake with whipped topping. :( I couldn't help myself they were there tempting me and I just couldn't stop... my willpower sucks. I also couldn't stay out of the bread and goat cheese. Other then that I was doing good today. I've had 4.5 liters of water and skipped the bun on my hamburger... big whoop! I feel like I'm doing nothing right when it comes to nutrition. How am I ever going to get this weight off if I keep making bad choices? I really need to stop this. I need to find my motivation again.

This morning was lower body strength training. I pushed myself hard but not hard enough... I could still do better. I have only been doing 12 reps next time I'm upping it to 20 reps and cutting the rest time down to 30 seconds. The good thing about this morning was that my legs were burning half way through. I am pretty sure that I will be sore tomorrow but I can't say I'm 100% sure that I will be. I also hit the gym and did 65 minutes on the treadmill. I was able to go .04 miles further then before. I didn't feel like trying to jog today the urge just didn't hit me. I was just content with having my iPod working again today... it died 39 minutes into my workout yesterday which left me with my thoughts... that was scary. :)

Tomorrow is rest day and unless I feel like taking Ava for a walk to the park I think that this will in fact be one... even if I don't like it.

So tonight my sister-in-law Helene said that she thinks I'm lying on here because I look like I've already met my goal. :) My brother-in-law John said that I looked fantastic. :) I must say that I'm starting to like getting compliments makes me feel like I can really do this... I never thought that I would say that. Ben says that I'm at a good weight for my height and now I should be focusing on building strength. I still want to hit my goal of 135 while working on strengthening and toning my body I feel like then I will be at a good place.

Time to regain focus and get this done... 104 days left.

Let the lbs melt!!!

Day 260... I've seemed to have forgotten the meaning of rest day!

I woke up at 6 this morning when Ben's alarm went off and I had this urge to go to the gym... however at the same time I had the urge to crawl back into bed... that urge won! All day it was nagging at me that I should have gone (especially when I stepped on the scale and saw that I was above 165) so this evening I called my dad to see if he would be willing to watch Ava so I could go to the gym... no answer. :( I had finally started living with the idea that I wasn't going to get my gym urge filled today when my dad called me back and said that he would be willing to watch her for me! :) I was so excited I got dressed right away and headed to Eagle. Now the gym is 2 minutes if that away from my house... my parents live 15 minutes away so I drove 15 minutes to drop Ava off then 13 minutes back to the gym... worked out for 65 minutes then drove back to my parents house and back home. Now this might not seem like a big deal but I just kept asking myself when did I become so addicted to working out that I would do that and on a day that I had already said was my rest day? Before I would have just said forget about I'm not going to do that too much work! At the gym today I tried to push myself harder so I gave jogging a try... I was able to do 3 minutes starting at 0.0 incline going up to a 3.5 incline. I know 3 minutes is a lot but I have to start somewhere right? I think that I could have done more if I wasn't so top heavy... :( Tomorrow is lower body and more cardio. Oh and my lats are killing me today... it hurts to raise my arms and twist... another wish for soreness fulfilled! :) However, I do think that if I had pushed myself harder I would have been sorer... next time!

Family lunch was at Mongolian BBQ today... I went light on the noodles and beef and heavy on the veggies. Other then that I've been doing pretty good about healthy choices I just once again am eating too much. :( For dinner I had chicken, broccoli and brown rice... I had forgotten how good that is. Now I'm sitting here with Ava munching on edamame... I'm going to have to buy more I'm almost out. So I just chugged the last of my 1.5 liters of water just so I could honestly say that I'm at 4 liters for the day... that's kind of sad.

Tomorrow I'm going to push myself harder and try to up the weight and jog for longer!

Let the lbs melt!!!