Monday weigh in

Well today was our first weigh in and I accomplished my goal, I lost 2.2 lbs!! I am so EXCITED about that. 2 lbs/wk is a very realistic goal and one that I can keep off! I havent posted in a few days, I just forgot about the blog! I have been going to the gym EVERY day, even the days I don't really want to God puts things in place that get me there and I am so greatful to Him!! Today was a good workout. I realized that the eliptical take alot more work than the treadmill, so that only lasted about 15 min! Back to the treadmill and that was for an hour. Tomorrow I don't think I am going to go to the gym, I will have to go at 5am and I have realized that when I do that I don't have a very productive day because I am exausted early. Valentine hearts (one of my favorite candies) are out now. Sat. I bought a bag and seperated it into 1 serving bags and gave them to Joe. He is to give me one serving each day, 60 calories, so that counts as a snack for me. I am going to do what Amanda said and not deprive myself. I want to be able to eat right even after the challange is over, but not give up what I love! We went to Olive Garden last night for dinner, I made a very healthy choice for my dinner. When I got home and went online to check the calories I found out the salad was really high in calories, its the oil/vinegar dressing they put on before they serve it that is really bad! You could eat 2 breadsticks for less calories than one serving of their salad!! I LOVE the salad that I eat for lunch sometimes, it has 3 cups of iceberg lettuce, 1/2 cup of southwest style corn and 2 oz of canned chicken. I make a dressing of 1 tbsp lowfat ranch dressing and 1 1/2 tbsp of salsa. It is sooo yummy and the whole thing (with ALL of the dressing) is only 211 calories, 5gms fat,22 carbs and 19 gms of PROTEIN!!!! Tonight is a crazy running night, kids get home at 4pm from school, Kimmy has dance from 5-6 and a basketball game at 6pm!! So dinner will be hotdogs, baked beans and a veggy as soon as they get home!! I bought myself some fatfree dogs and I will eat some beans and LOTS of veggies!!

I would be remiss if I didn't say Thank you to my husband and my kids for all of their love, help and support as I take this journey!! Joe does whatever he can to make sure I have time to workout, the food I need and the love to know how important I am:) I don't think my kids even realize how much they help me by just "being". They make me want to be here for them, to set a good example of how important it is to take care of your body, mind and soul. I love having alittle more energy to tickle them or to take them where they need to be or awake in the evening to "snuggle" with them :)