Getting Ready for Day 8 and a Successful Week

Now Linds wants us to do a 10K. We better start training. It was great running this morning. Except for the fact that I hate waking up before the sun does and I hate to be cold (but usually am). Other than that, I like the sun and I like jogging. It was eventually sunny on our 5K today and I was jogging with hundreds of other people. But I crashed into bed immediatly when I got home.

Then Leah and I went to Olive Garden for lunch this afternoon. We had the Olive Branch options off the menu and ate no bread sticks whatsoever. It was hard for me but Leah said she didn't even crave one. Wish I were at that point, but I don't know if my body will ever not want an Olive Garden bread stick. Then I met Brian and his family who were having lunch with the baseball team for his Dad's b-day. There was beer and chocolate cake involved. Then Brian made a big scene about trying to get me to eat cake. I refused it. I was annoyed that he was publicly tempting me and then laughing about it. No cake or alcohol for me.

Then tonight I ate the leftovers from Olive Garden and some un-salted chips and a banana. I feel okay about my diet today, especially since I put in some pretty good cardio this morning. And especially knowing that tonight is Jillian Day 8, which Leah has been mentally preparing me for all week. Tomorrow night I'm going over to Brandice's house to train her on Day1. She bought the book and some lo-cal snacks and says she's been cutting back on soda. Now I just gotta get her going on it. I described the workouts to her and she got excited. That's how I felt when Leah first described them to me- challenged. I thought, "I can do that." And now that I know I can, it's pretty fun and I look forward to the challenge of the next workout.

I do want to like looking at my reflection when I walk by a store window. I remember avoiding windows and mirrors in public because I don't want to be "that girl." eew. I would think, "she needs to make friends with a treadmill." I have now. And I intend to keep my treadmill friendship thriving.

For some reason I have an easier time dieting during the week. So I'm looking forward to avoiding temptation easily and sticking to my food plan this week.

Mom! Great job! I'm going to be pounding the pavement with you. We had better look better than the next lady who just got layed off, haha. Keep it up.

Leah- Oh God I'm scared and excited for tonight.