Whitney Updates

Day 9 was rough. I had to improvise on some of the moves but they still kicked my butt. I like having arm muscles now, though. I have never paid attention to my arms until I started Jillian workouts.

Brandice didn't last too long. I guess I should have warned her not to eat greasy food. I remember how icky I felt after Olive Garden on Sunday. The workout was less than satisfying, plus I was super tired for some reason. I did well last night, some popcorn in one of those no salt added individual serving bags. Brandice decided to go home as soon as we got back. She also said they were going to stop by Sonic for a chicken wrap. Hmmm. Still sounds pretty heavy to me. After I throw up, wich isn't often- I don't feel like eating. I hope she get's on track though because I want everyone to know how great it feels to do Jillian workouts.

The fat girls in the room last night were not convincing me to watch soaps. They were makign me feel tired, drained, heavy. I wanted to keep going, but they were hurting my buzz. Then when they left, Brandice said, "Now THAT ought to be motivation." Lol. Yea, I guess my lazy urges were well overshadowed by my fear of looking like that one day.

My clothes don't fit me. It's nice but kind of not nice because I feel scrubby now. My pants fall off and don't hug where they should. If I had money, I would buy new ones. That will come with a job though, hopefully. I have two weeks to find a job now. Actually, less than that. I'm so scared. But with the new body, I should be able to. Oh and the 8lb weights sound scary, but I'll do my best.

I wasn't eating much at the beginning of this process. Then Leah nagged me to eat more, so I started to. Then I plateaued and got pissed off because I thought I was eating too much. Now, I have lost 2 pounds back and I think I'm getting into a good rhythm. I'm at 141 again. I had reached back up to 143 and couldn't get away from it. I have yet to see the 130's but maybe with my new diet pattern and consistent workouts I will. No, I will for sure. No maybes. Also, I changed up my after-work out cardio last night and did some eliptical instead of running. Maybe that helped, too. I will try to change up my cardio stuff more from now on. But I will always jog because it makes me feel good.

I'm super proud of Linds for joining us in all of this. She is a great motivator, huh? And can serve in place of one of us if we can't be there to train, nice. I will do some rec cardio with you tonight, Mop. I feel like working out, like I don't need a day off. So a nice run will feel good.

Mom- Christmas will be fun for all of us. We will all look great by then. Just remember how much you have lost! I'm so impressed. If I live with you this summer, I'll push you through the final months before the teardrop goal.

Mop- You are looking great! Lindsey was describing to people at work how you are motivational because your body is looking in such great shape that it makes her want to keep going. She said, "Oh you think Leah looks skinny in her work clothes, she looks even tinier in her work out clothes. You should see her." It's true.

I just seriously need help on not straying from my diet! I have to make a concious effort to fight cravings. Yes, it's easier than it was a few months ago but it's NOT far from my mind. Salt, butter and cake nip at me when I least expect it and I have to switch gears, read the blog, read an e-newsletter- something. I just want the urges to go away. It is good that I don't keep nasty foods on hand to snack on anymore though. Only lo-cal stuff. Oh by the way- the Campbell's homestyle soup had 870mg of sodium!!!!!! That one needs to be donated to a food kitchen. Yikes.