IT started snowing today!! One day before halloween. Stupid weather couldn't wait another 2 days? That sucks... Know what I'm gonna do about the gloominess of the snowy day? GO TO THE GYM!! I have 2 hours before I need to get ready for work.... Hotness... here I come!

It has been officially a week-and-a-half!! Yea me! I am still going strong. I hit the gym this morning and did some cardio and some weights and plan to go again this afternoon if my day care kid is in a good mood. Today was AWESOME! I woke up feeling great. I didn't eat any bad food at my sisters. I avoided temptation. I got up and smelled the food and looked at it. I've just gotten to the point where I can't rationalize introducing sugar to my body for no reason. Just for a bite of a piece of cake that "might" not be the BEST CAKE EVER? Why mess up then? I mean, if that cake isn't the most moist, yummiest cake in the whole world, what's the point? I know usually when I cheated, I'd always realize afterwards that it wasn't worth it. So now? I'm waiting until it's most definately worth it. As snacks, I had a banana, almonds, and pistachios. Let me tell you something, I FORGOT how much I LOVED pistachios!!! I'm getting me some more of those today! They taste like a treat. I also figured out my food situation. Starting today, I'm still going with all-natural, but I'm switching it up to include lean beef, and eggs. Almost semi-atkins, except I'm not giving up my morning fruit and I'm not going to eat processed meat or cheese. I'll also still avoid butter. I sound like a freak, don't I? It's just once you go a little while without all that junk and your body functions so GREAT, it's hard to go back. Not only that, but why would I WANT to go back?? I mean, I have a great thing going here, what is my wonderful reason to screw that up? That's right, there isn't one! My VERY first REAL temptation will be tomorrow. Halloween. CANDY, CANDY, CANDY. My kids are 3 and 1. They aren't going to be eating much candy, so that'll leave lots extra. HMMM. Well, I'll just bring a whole bunch to work on Friday when I go! Then I get rid of it, and 50 college students can munch it all up! Another temptation? Friday is my son's first b-day. (I call him one, cuz he's ALMOST there.) I'm making cupcakes, so he can have his own and I can take that awesome candid picture of him digging in! So, I'll have another 20 or so cupcakes left over. HMMM, ah, I'll just bring those to work too! Work will soon love me and my many treats to come! I'm SOOO excited that my hubby won't be here for Thanksgiving. I have no reason to gorge if I'm not making a huge meal for families to all share. I'm lucky there though!

Weight: 164 lbs
Calories burned working out: 865
Calories from food: 900 (bad on me, didn't bring my snacks to work. oops.)
Weight loss from Oct. 20: 9 lbs (Sweet!)

I just got back from the gym, and I'm about to go to my sister's "GIRLS ONLY MOVIE NIGHT". I'm in a SUPER wonderful mood because I'm fitting these jeans that I haven't worn in 2 years and I love how they make me feel when I wear them. Knowing I only have 20 lbs to go to other jeans that make me feel like a rock star is GREAT TOO!!! Anyway, I lost a little more weight, which is AWESOME. I didn't expect a budge for a few more days since I'm working so hard. Usually my body stops for awhile and then drops crazy numbers. It's like it stops to think about it, and then says, "FINE, TAKE THAT 5 POUNDS!"
Anyway, one thing I'm also excited about is my booty. When I was in high school, I thought I had a pretty okay hiney. Then one day my sister told me she used to be jealous of my booty. BUT, a million pounds and 2 babies later had left something of a flat board of fat in the backend department. WELL...Since starting working out in Sept, I've been very careful to include butt lifting, and rounding exercises every other day. I'm happy to report that I notice a big difference, and when I wear jeans my butt isn't sliding down into the pockets, but proudly holding them up! lol. I'm an idiot. I just talked alot about my butt! Anyhow, no one seems to leave me comments, and I was just curious as to who all even views this, so if anyone would take a second just to say what you'd like to hear me rant about, (or not rant about...like my own ass...lol) that'd be awesome!!
WEIGHT: 165 lbs
Calories burned at gym: 800
Calories from eating: 950 (still will have food at my sisters)
Weight loss since Oct. 20: 8 lbs!!!! WOO HOOO

So today was my lightest day at the gym. You know how people have "rest" days. I'd say that was my day today, cause I was all slow and didn't have my mind in it. My friend had her kid at the gym, and he was VERY CRANKY. Kind of distracting. I'm sure it was worse for her though, the poor girl was obviously stressed out. OH, and "said" friend was trying to talk me into cheating. I never faultered. She was going on about having a girls dinner and stuff like that... Do you know how hard it is to say "no" to a girl's night?? But I know myself too well. I slide now, then it's all a downhill spiral from here. I don't want that. I love ya Nicole, but I can't. Not yet.
I like being in control and I don't go to the gym for HOURS a day to go eat a cheeseburger and ruin it! lol.
I also am having this unsure thing in my mind. Part of me wants to stop eating all natural because of the limitations in variety, the other part is all mentally messed up by the idea of "breaking" the great thing I have going. You know when you eat bread your first day off of low carb, and you think you'll gain lbs right away? that's where my brain is. Dumb I know, but I'm crazy like that. Anyway, weighed in at the scale at work, and it was the same as my home scale. That's good to know. I'd never checked that before. Then I weighed myself at the gym scale and it was giving me another 1.5lbs lighter! Wish I could take that, but I'll take the 2 out of 3 to be safe. Anyway, here are my stats for today:
Weight: 166.5 lbs
Calories Burned through working out: 775
Calories for daily food: 1100
Weight loss since Oct. 20: 6.5 lbs
Until tomorrow!

Well, today is the last day I wanted to do the "all natural" thing, but I'm not sure if I will. I'm kind of scared to eat other foods this weekend. I work THE WHOLE weekend, and that's the last place I want, uh, issues with my body rejecting the food if you know what I mean. Sorry, if that was TMI. Anyway, hit the gym for a few hours this morning. Only once today, because in a couple hours I'm off to work. I did really good sets of strength training on my legs, and I'm already noticing a difference. My favorite part about being healthy?? Waking up every morning feeling light and empty. I feel so skinny in the mornings, and since I'm still 'technically' 40 or so pounds overweight to most people, that's a good thing for me! Okay, for anyone who is curious, I'm weighing myself on a medical scale first thing when I wake up (I work over nights and the scale is perfect at my job) So, I will let you know how all my hard work looks to be paying off. Although this morning on my own scale it said 166.5. I'm happy with that still!

Stats: Calories burned today: 1210
Calories consumed today: (counting what I'm bringing for dinner and snacks) 1425
Weight: 166.5
Weight loss total since Oct. 20: 6.5 lbs.