From my Cubie to my Car

Just sitting here thinking about how far I have to walk to get to my car (in the dark) is exhausting me. Lol! Here is my journey from my warm cozy cubicle to my cold car:

I walk from my cubicle, down the hall to the elevator.
I ride the elevator to the Lower Lobby.
I walk through the Lobby.
I walk past the auditorium and through the funny tunnel.
Say good night as I pass that nice man.
I walk past the cafeteria.
I go through the doorway and walk up a large flight of stairs.
I go out the entrance and down the sidewalk (past the visitor's parking lot).
I cross the street.
I walk past another building/parking lot.
I cross another street.
I then FINALLY arrive safely at my car in the parking lot to start my car and race home as fast as possible.

;o)

Sh!t or get off the pot... Then go weigh yourself

For THREE WEEKS I have been eating better (not perfect every second, but I eat veggies everyday, cook dinner in the evenings, etc.) and I have been working out (at LEAST 4 times a week, but I am trying to do 5 or 6). And how much have a lost in those three weeks... ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. That scale is set at it's number and it is sticking with it. I mean, down to the .6 of a lb. I mean come on- things going in... things coming out... time of the month... my weight should fluctuate from day to day at least a BIT.

Nope. Nothing. NADA. Zilch.

But... then I start to think... So what? I mean, really - am I discouraged? One might think I should be, but I am not. Why you wonder? Because I FEEL good. I hardly ever get heartburn any more. I feel strong. My moods have leveled out. AND I am saving money by not buying crap on the weekends for "Fat Sunday".

Even if I never lose a single tenth of a pound, I FEEL GOOD and THAT is what matters the most.

I love my friends

This is just a love note to you girls. I had a wonderful time at Connie's house with you on Saturday night. I am not a great caller or emailer, often just doing my own thing, and after too many weekends like that I start to feel so distant from you guys. This past weekend was a great reminder of why I like hanging out with you, and how we are still in touch with each other even when we are all too busy to hang out all the time.

PS. Sarah, I'd love to hang out with you soon, hear about work & Daisy & the new house.

Diet Overhaul

All I have to say is... Baba Ganoush is DISGUSTING and Fat Free Cottage Cheese is pretty nasty, too.

BUT I have discovered that Voila frozen bag dinners are easy, convenient and healthy. Chipotle hummus is the SCRUMPTIOUS. Egg white omlets with bits of veggies and 1/4 C. of cheddar cheese is actually quite satisfying.

Today is my appointment at the gym where I will have my body fat % measured... I am dying to know what it is... and once I do, I am sure I will be dying to forget it!

This month's issue of Fitness magazine has a bunch of healthy, low cal, low fat soup recipes. I am planning to try a few in the very near future. One recipe has little turkey meatballs in it.

This is the fatest I will ever be from here on out

I will never be this fat again. That's right, I will be losing weight and getting into shape. I am hoping to have some noticable changes in my body by the holidays.

I meant with the nutritionist this morning. I thought - heh, I know it all. I need to eat more veggies. I am sure I won't learn anything new. But I actually DID learn new things. I have a follow up appointment in two weeks.

Then I headed over to the gym for a "Box 'n' Burn" class. After that I had a meeting to go over my work out schedule. I want to get some strength training into my "routine". But because I had just worked out and showered and changed back into my work clothes, she couldn't do any measurements and my BP was high from just working out - so I have another appointment with her next week (Thursday) and she will take my fat %, test my flexibility, endurance, etc. She is going to show me how to properly do lunges and squats (I hurt my knee yesterday and she says that people commonly hurt their knees from doing lunges and squats incorrectly). Then we we go over a strength training routine for me! Whoo hoo!

I am feeling VERY positive about all this. THANK GOD my work has all this stuff. If I couldn't do these things on my lunch break, I wouldn't be able to squeeze them in! The nutritionist is free to employees. I have to pay for the gym, but meeting to set up an exercise routine is included in my membership. I am also going to enter the contest for 8 weeks of free personal training (wish me luck on that!!).

Hmmm... Maybe I should take a before picture??