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I feel like my weigh in day has changed so many times. Now that I’m a wildcat (meee-ow) it’s on Fridays which actually should work out pretty good. This week I noticed a shift, Usually I sneak onto the scale every couple of days because I can’t wait until weigh in day. Its usually disapointing, but after the whole “jeans incident” I noticed that I don’t really care. I’m much more interested in ’shopping’ in the far reaches of my closet. (do you all have that section, the “there is no way I can squeeeze into it, but it’s pretty and I don’t want to get rid of it yet because I hope to god that one day i’ll be able to wear it before it’s out of syle” section) You know what..some of it fits.  I’m not expecting a big loss this week because I haven’t put in the work. God knows I’ve tried, I’ve been eating great! But sometimes life gets in the way of workouts, I’ve tried to be physically active, but my husband’s new job has our schedule all over the place, this week has just been off, it seems like everytime I carve out some time to workout someone shows up at my house. (seriously, Monday: co-worker Tuesday: landlord Wed: Cable guy Thurs : Dad…this is getting ridiculous.) I’ve managed to squeeze in a few workouts, but it’s harder with everything so crazy. Next week hubby should have a more normal schedule and we should be able to start building a new routine, in the meantime I’m just going to keep climbing on that bike everytime I can steal a few minutes and hope that it adds up to an hour a day. This afternoon I’m doing yoga, and I’m so excited! It’s been a week since I’ve really got to stop and breath…*sigh* can’t wait. Love you guys, My crazy week is going to carry on through the weekend, but I’ll get around to blogs Late Saturday, take care ladies!

I’m hanging out on my couch comfortable in my size 18 jeans. (this isn’t really something I’m proud of, but I was squeezed into my size two-zero) I was so depressed about hitting that number in jeans size that I only bought one pair, and just had to wash them ALL the time. Now I cannot wear them without a belt, and they look silly because they are too big. Yesterday as I was once again rushing to get to work, I couldn’t find my belt, and found these in the closet and though, why not give them a try, and much to my suprise, they fit! This is another simple win for me. The scale is inching down slowly, but the progress is obvious. So if anyone else is fighting the suck it in to zip up battle, hang in there, one good choice at a time, it’ll happen. 

Well my husband has two very promising leads on the job front. One of which they want him to start next week! I feel sooo relieved already. We’re going to take a bit of a hit financially, but it’s nothing we haven’t been through before, and we are much better prepared this time and we’re going to be fine. Thank you all for your kind words and support. Today, we went out to lunch to celebrate new beginings and although I probably ate a bit to much pasta, I did such a tremendous workout, I felt like it was ok to give in a little. I did an hour on the bike at a higher level of intensity and at a faster pace then usual. I didn’t get to do yoga, so I’m going to do it before I go to bed.  Sorry for the short post, I just wanted to update you ladies with the good news!

Hey Ladies, today I need more then diet and exercise support. Yesterday my husband lost his job. It was completely unexpected, he just got a glowing employee review, two weeks ago, it’s just the slow economy they couldn’t afford to keep him. He’s supporting me as I go through school, I work part time, but he’s our main source of income. Yesterday was rough, I’m a stress eater and I downed most of a bag of chips, with loads of french onion dip. (Which made me completely sick the whole night I was in class) He’s applying for job’s like crazy, and luckily we have enough saved up to live on for another month or so. So for the time being we’re okay, but I’m sure you guys can understand the stress of the big “what if” that keeps floating around in my head. I’m really struggling today, I have kept my calories in check, and I am trying to use the stress to push my workouts, I raised the resistance a level on the bike today, and did some detox calming yoga. That helps.

-Something funny happened with the scale, I checked on Sat (my weigh in day) and it STILL hadn’t changed. Disgruntled I got on again the next morning (breaking my own rule, and it said I had lost 18 pounds!!!) then I got on before bed, I had gained ten pounds..then the next morning lost I was down the 18 again!…So This is oddly encouraging, because it’s been a month and I’ve lost 2 lbs. I think my super cheap ($7) scale…might be the problem. Not my diet. So hopefully my wonderful husband will find himself placed in a job quickly and we can replace it.

-Look for the blessings around you today, even if it seems dim, they are out there.

So today, something strange happened. I needed a belt. I wear belts, but I don’t NEED belts.. And of course I waited until moments until I was supposed to arrive to start getting ready. I didn’t have time to look for one. So..I fought with these jeans all night, even rolling them over twice they were still falling off. (have you ever tried this pathetic trick of wardrobe, folding over the top edge of a pair of pants, it’s soooo unflattering…but, I thought better unflattering then pantless) So one would assume that even if the scale number isn’t budging apparently my circumference is shrinking. However, during the same night at work, I lost TWO buttons off my pull over sweater….could this be a sign of one to many washes for a cheap sweater…or has something dreadful happened? -do the jeans just need an extra spin in the dryer..or has something wonderful happened? what is happening here?!! **sigh** tomorrow is weigh in day, I’m trying not to put to much pressure on it, since it’s that time of the month where scales are untrustworthy. Enjoy the weekend ladies!

So along with controlling what I eat and exercising, I’ve been trying to learn more about living a healthy life and nutrition. I’ve picked up a few books, the one I’m reading now is called Fit from Within, by Victoria Moran. I highly reccomend it to anyone who lets emotions play a part in their eating habits. It’s a life changer folks. Yesterday I read a chapter that recommended taking a serious look at what your eating. I’ve been changing my diet for the last month and have only seen that darn needle move down 2lbs. So I spent some time with the calorie counter yesterday and I was shocked and amazed,  my oatmeal + banana is a not so bad 306 calories, it’s high in protien, fiber, it’s low in fat, and it’s filling, and I add flax for extra omega 3. Lunch is more, it’s around 620, but for that I get a turkey sandwhich on whole grain bread with cheese, and a healthy portion of greek yogurt (that comes backed with 20g of protien) and topped with homemade granola.  So based on 2,000 calorie day, that leaves me a genrous 1074 that I can divide up between dinner and a snack. Dinner I try to keep around 500, the recipe varies but it’s usually brown rice or whole grain pasta with a lean protien and veggies. Easy right? So how is it that after giving up the huge amounts of fountian soda, and fast food and potato chips, and replacing with this amazing fresh tasting health food, and adding an hour of cardio and 20 minutes of pilates 6 days a week…why why…is the weight not coming off.

The answer: Peanut butter.  My vile friend..that nutty salty sweet goodness…Like I’ve mentioned before I’m in night school (from 5-10)so I try to bulk up the calories during lunch, bring a healthy snack (to avoid the before bed binge) and eat something light before bed. What’s my FAVORITE snack? apple slices with peanut butter. MMm the sweet crispyness of fresh apples with a rich coating of peanutty goodness….I added it up yesterday, it’s  350 CALORIES!!!! I eat this AT LEAST once a day, and if I’m still hungry I might have it again, or add banana with pb…holy cow…2 tiny tbsp’s is a whopping 190 calories!… so…I guess I’m on the search for a new snack. As for Mr. Pan, he’s about to get kicked to curb.

I decided to change my weigh in day to my “day of rest” from my workouts. My work schedule was a little crazy so I didn’t get to the scale until late morning, and the results were discouraging. No loss for this week. I might try again tomorrow,  (usual weigh in day) I’m going to try to wait until next week. In the meantime, I’ll be happy there was no gain!

Hey ladies, another week in, I’ve been doing my hour on the bike plus pilates daily, I’ve done pretty good on my calories. I did eat out a few times this week, and probably ate more then I should have. But, I’m trying to just accept that life happens, and keep on with my work outs. One step at a time..

- I found a website this week called yogadownload.com. Where you can download free yoga classes online. (there are higher level classes you can get for a low price) but it’s a cool website. I’ve tried the Gentle Hatha, and it was still a little tricky. I’m not so graceful, with stiff legs from the bike. But I’m going to try to work some yoga into the routine too. I know a lot of you have tried yoga or pilates, what’s your prefrence?

-Tomorrow is weigh in day. I’m seeing differences in my body, which is encouraging, I’m just hoping that the number on the scale goes down.  I could use the encouragement. Hope you ladies are having a great weekend! I’ll report tomorrow!

I decided to up the cardio in my workouts this week. Yesterday I did 40 minutes on the bike in the morning, plus pilates, and an extra 40 mins on the bike after class. Today my schedule got turned a little upside down, I didn’t have time to make breakfast, so I just grabbed an apple and then Husband and I went out for lunch. (pizza, at Old Chicago…not so healthy..but aa-mazing, and in moderation, we ordered an app that I had a few bites of, and only one slice. (That’s will power!) anyway, I did still find time to do a hour on the bike plus pilates this evening. And I’m going to scale back on the cal’s for dinner since I loaded up during lunch. All in moderation right? Well I’m rambling now, but I’m writting to say that I’m trying to add at least 30 minutes to my cardio everyday. Hold me to it ladies!

It’s a small one, but measurable! I weighed in today and I’m down 2 pounds~! Horay!