Truggin Right Along!

I'm doing it! This is the longest I've ever stayed with an exercise program and eating style! I REALLY am changing my life! I'm sort of proud of myself. :D

Last week I twisted my ankle at work. Nothing major but it was achy for a few days. This meant my walking was on hold. I did go back to it though. In the "old days" if something happened I would just give up all together. I was excited to get back to it.

My kids started wanting to come with me. My kids are 5 and 7. Their little legs (well not so little if you know my kids!) couldn't completley keep up. I have a new plan when they want to come. I do a small half mile at a really slow pace with them. Then after dropping them off back at home I push myself.

It's a nice little warm up for me. They don't get tired in the middle of the walk. And they don't complain that they want to walk with Mommy.

I'm down 12 lbs as of yesterday. :) I haven't measured my self with the tape measure again. I think I'll  do that after a few more pounds. My clothes haven't changed either. I have 4 different sizes of pants in my closet. I still fit in all of them. It just depends on the pants. I'm sure the more I lose and keep on track, the more my pants will be less snug.

Here's to truggin' along!

I'm going to start posting some recipes too I think. I found a bunch that I like.

Much better today...

Today was much better then I've been. It was a holiday weekend. Which means my will power went right out the door with the Easter Bunny. I didn't walk at all Friday, Saturday, OR Sunday! I went right back to it hardcore on Monday. I ate healthy at work and at home and I walked. I WALKED. I took a slower, quick walk with my kids for a half mile. Then I did MY walk. I walked a total of 2.89 miles. A new record for me. I even went up the hill. I talked myself into it. I was just going to do the flat route. I wasn't in the mood to go up the hill. But I did. I did it. I went up the hill. It didn't feel good. ha ha. I concentrated on my music and breathing and just charged right up. 
I was proud of myself.
Today I plan on walking 3 miles again. This time without the kids so that it's a real 3 miles. I keep looking for low calorie breakfast and lunches. I'm sort of a picky eater. It's hard for me to find foods that I like that are good for me except for a few. I can't eat the same thing every day. I need fast breakfast foods and easy to make/take along lunch foods. I have a fridge and a microwave at work but that's it. So the food has to be made ahead of time. I don't have a lot of time before work to make things-I already wake up at 4am-so I need simple and easy things. 
I don't feel like I lost any weight but the scale says I did. I feel the same, my clothes fit the same, and I move the same. 
Off I go to walk like a crazy person through my neighborhood with my purple sneakers, gray with purple striped exercise pants, and purple coat. I must look ridiculous with all my purpleness. :)

Going strong..kind of.

So I was going strong. Eating my supervise everyday and walking- I made it to 2 miles 3 days in a row. Yesterday I just couldn't do it. I didn't go over board like I used to but I ate some stuff I shouldn't have. I wasn't depriving myself of anything...but I just wanted more food. Then my allergies were so bad that I didn't want to go for a walk because I couldn't breathe.
Today i'm back on track. Had a healthy filling breakfast and plan on having a healthy lunch. I think I need more variety. The problem I always had with diets is that I didn't like half the food I was supposed to eat. I found some foods that are good for me that I like to eat.. But I ate them every day! I'm off from work for 3 days after today and I plan on searching for low calorie foods that CAN include the superfoods but I'm not  going to go crazy looking for foods that have to be superfoods.
So here's me back on track. I've lost 7 pounds in 10 days. Here's to continued success! :)