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So yep did that this morning. It was nice. Warmer than I expected. Warmest day actually since I started so much so that I ended up taking off my hoody. Speaking of the hoody…I pulled it out the other day because it has the Air Force logo on it. I had from back when I was married to a service member. I figured it would be good incentive to wear when I run. That way when I get tired or lazy or discouraged I can just look down at the emblem on the front and tell myself this is what it’s all for. Seems like a good idea for me.

On a stranger note, I almost got plowed down by a cop car in the park. I was on the running path…and so was the officer and his car. Rounded the corner and there he was rolling right at me. I got out of the way, we nodded at each other. It was all good. Weekends in the park aren’t my favorite time to be there, lots of people and animals and kids running around.  Sometimes they get in my way. Which is why I like running at the time I do. Very few people if any and they generally leave you along. As opposed to dodging kids and slobbering animals. Don’t get me wrong I like kids and pets but they are distracting. And because of the time I generally run I carry a knife. Some people think it’s not a good idea but this isn’t the greatest area of town and being a female in the park alone…with most of the park not being visible from the road (the path leads a quarter of a mile into the woods) It makes me feel better. So that’s it for now. Time to get ready for work.

Yeah I’m a little post happy today. But if feel the need to get a few things out there, unfortunately they all don’t come to mind at the same time. I took some measurements since i finally got a measuring tape…

Waist 51″

Hips 52″

Thigh 29″

The goal for my waist is at most 35.5″ I’ll be keeping track to see where I get.

So I tried out the Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred. Holy Crap. I made it all the way through level one but I had to take breaks. She kicks your ass. I had to do this because of not being able to go out today. So this will make for a good indoor exercise. As difficult as it was, I enjoyed it.

So for a while I have been doing some serious thinking about my life. I haven’t told my family yet, only a couple people close to me know but I have decided to try and get into the military. I have just under a year to make it to my goal weight and meet the deadline for going into the Air Force. It’s going to be difficult and painful and I’m sure at some point I’m going to want to quit but I can’t. I need this. I have a new exercise routine. I run an hour every other day, half an hour on the on the off days as well as weights and any other exercise i decide to throw in. I have a low calorie diet, not sugar at all. High protein. I’ve had several days of running already and I think I handle it rather well. I’m actually itching to go out now, have been all morning but I have to hang around the house and wait for the exterminators, it’s fun when they give you an all day window of when they will be here…not. As soon as they get done I’m out the door. I am making it a point to have my run be the first thing I do every day. I think once it’s a habit it will make it much easier.

So I was out of town for the weekend visiting family. Had my protein every morning for breakfast. Went to Olive Garden for dinner the first night…had grilled apricot chicken with asparagus. Second day went to the Turkey Farm and had a turkey wrap for lunch…not bad so far. That night we went to Famous Dave’s and here is the problem…I didn’t eat a lot but it was what I was eating. BBQ pork, corn, corn muffin, sweet potato, and cinnamon apples. *sigh* I think my poor body hung on to absolutely everything I ate over the weekend. I gained three pounds. But I’m going to give it a day or two. I am willing to bet because most stuff is so high in salt and not being used to eating this kind of thing that I’m hanging on to it. Unfortunately I’m out of protein because I forgot to order more before I left town. So i will really have to behave myself until more gets here. Which I hope is very very soon. But this is just a bump in the road.

Started a new program this week. It’s called Herbalife. We’ll see how this goes…if anyone knows about it, i’d like to hear.

So I have a problem with portion control. My eyes are bigger than my stomach. I think sometimes I take a lot to make up for everything else I have to deny myself because of my living situation.  It’s hard to get around this. I end up eating way more than I should, even when I’m full I feel the need to finish what’s on the plate.  As a kid it was drilled into my head…you take it you eat, finish finish finish…clean plate club…and all that crap. To this day I don’t like throwing out food and if I don’t eat it, it will go to waste. Uggghh….just another issue.

I keep coming back. I really need to stick with this. I should put up a before picture but cameras are always a scary thing. I’m down two pounds this week. Which is good. Redid my whole diet plan. Got a list of meals, a variety, that can last two and a half three weeks. Stuff that is healthy but stuff I also like. So many of those fad diets out there I can’t do because it’s a bunch of strange stuff that I don’t eat.  I’m quite picky about the way things taste. I try other diets I don’t stick with them and end up going back to old ways.

 Even though I have lost two pounds I haven’t been able to walk like it would prefer to. Since my boyfriend went back to work we have to share the car, which he has most of the time and I can no longer go to my place I like to walk. I don’t live in the safest area so walking isn’t a big option without travel.

I got a friend of mine to check out my diet menu, she liked it so much she is going to use it. Of course she is tweaking it a bit since we have different tastes. It’s basically whole foods prepared in different ways.

If I can’t exercise as I would like at least I can keep to a good eating plan which is better than nothing. And with being on it a week now and already losing weight I’m happy.

It is seriously hard to do this when you live with someone that isn’t into being healthy. I miss some of my friends that are health nuts but they live too far away for them to really help me. But I’m working on sticking to my 5 miles every day.

Yeah it sucks to see the numbers creeping back up. But I do believe some of that is due to the fact I know walk 5 miles a day. So I think some of it is muscle. I just can’t be discouraged by it.