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A very bridal breakfast

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Today, we threw Jessica a surprise bridal breakfast at work, and let me tell you, the food was not scarce. Egg and sausage casseroles, mini chicken biscuits, fruit salad, veggie quiche and Lori’s mom’s famous pumpkin bread were just some of the many eats laid before our very hungry eyes.

This was only, oh, a third of the breakfast delights we had!

I had a spoon of several of the items, and before I knew it, my plate was full. I ♥ breakfast too much! I could have just thrown in the towel and declared it a no calorie counting day, but I remembered something Jillian Michaels said:

“When you are driving down the freeway and get a flat tire, you don’t pull over and slash the other three do you? NO! You fix the flat tire and move on!”

Well said, Miz Michaels! So, I “drove away” from my heavy a.m. meal, tracked the calories as best I could on Sparkpeople.com (it’s hard to know when someone makes a dish, rather than buy it) and split the difference between lunch — leftover lentil soup — and dinner. I packed an apple for lunch as well, but got full and saved it as a topper for tonight’s salad:

Apple, assorted veggies, 2 tablespoons hummus

That was eaten with this:

One Earthgrains 100% Natural Thin Bun topped with 3 scrambled egg whites, spinach and mushrooms

I made sure to get in a good workout as well to burn off some of those breakfast calories. Jillian’s Shred AND a 40-minute session with Sassy Sarge on the EA Active Personal Trainer for Wii. My body is so tired, but I feel good to have pushed the muscles a bit more than usual. (I may not say that in the morning when I can barely move. Ha Ha!) So with planning and pumping iron, I was able to have my mini chicken biscuit and eat it too. :)

Tomorrow is weigh-in day, so please send all your good vibes my way. I don’t need a gain before being part of this  happy bride’s wedding on Saturday!

Yay for Jess and Mike!

And riddle me this: How do you get back on track after a heavy meal?

Major Milestone

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Well, friends, I did it…I reached a major milestone this week!! I got on the scale this morning for my weekly weigh in, and I was 2 pounds down. I guess my Thanksgiving splurge didn’t put a dent in my progress after all! So in total, that’s 5 pounds since the switcheroo from Weight Watchers to calorie counting three weeks ago. And, that puts me into an entirely new weight bracket!!! If I wasn’t terrified of heights, I would shout it from the rooftops. HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY day!

(Sorry for no progress picture this morning…my “photographer” was in the shower, and I needed to leave for work! I’ll try to post one later today.)

I can’t even tell you what this 5 pounds means to me. I have fought tooth and nail to get here, and I’m going to keep moving (literally) forward to lose the 18 pounds I have left to reach my goal weight.

Here’s a few non-scale victories I’m also celebrating:

→ I worked out six days last week. And, drum roll please, I GOT OUT OF BED THIS MORNING AND WORKED OUT!! I wore workout clothes to bed last night, grumbled all the way to the elliptical (LOL), and did a 30-minute session, plus ab work and jump rope, but without the rope. (I picked that exercise up from Jillian’s Shred.) I actually felt really good afterwards, and it’s nice that I don’t have to worry about doing any exercising tonight.

→ I took my bridesmaids dress for alterations Tuesday, and they had to take the top in quite a bit.

→ Minus Friday’s meal at my parent’s house, I stayed in my calorie range and tracked it all in my Sparkpeople log.

→ I’ve been rockin’ on my water intake. And, I haven’t had a Coke Zero (I’ve had a bit of a caffeine relapse since giving up the stuff a few months ago) since Sunday. I did have iced tea sweetened with Splenda, but I’m hoping to eliminate all artificial sweeteners very soon! It’s a hard habit to break.

My goals for this week are to lose two more pounds, which would take me to the weight I was when I got married a year and a half ago, and incorporate a new workout into my usual regimen. Maybe I’ll finally make it to that BodyPump class. :)

A huge thank you to all who take time out of your day to read my ramblings, have become fans on my Facebook page, and left me encouraging messages and advice. I truly feel that starting this blog and having you all support me has kept me going through this tough battle of losing weight. Sniff…I’m verklempt…talk amongst yourselves… (Loved Mike Meyers “Coffee Talk” on SNL! It’s on YouTube and Hulu if you haven’t seen it.)

Have a happy, healthy, fantastic Wednesday!

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