Not Enough Hours in a Day

There aren't. Or maybe I am just no good at waking up early enough to squeeze in more time. I have heard that it's best to work out in the mornings because it raises your metabolism and you burn more calories throughout the day. I dropped my Thursday shift yesterday so I should only have two more triple shifts unless I get get the next two Thursdays covered. By the time I got home after work I was starving because I refused to eat ANYTHING at the CL. And you would be so proud. I didn't even have a single crouton. Nothing! And it wasn't so bad.

Other than that: I woke up yesterday at 7 and had a Special K bar for breakfast, worked till 12 then had too much for lunch- popcorn, pb&j toast (with sugar free and fat free condiments on a whole wheat toast with no crust), AND a makeshift bean and cheese burrito. Let me tell you more about that one. I used fat free cheese, fat free-organic-no-salt-added-refried beans, sliced mushrooms (that were probably rotten so I threw them away after), and sliced avocado on a whole wheat wrap. It was really good except for the rotten mushrooms but I picked those out. I think I'll make some for Brian and mine's date coming up. It didn't even taste healthy. And I noticed there is less fat on my body now because I put less into my body. I feel like practically everything I eat lately is fat free. I have been really bad about adding in enough veggies though. At the beginning of our new lifestyle I kept veggies in mind. I need to get back to that. Anyway, I kept eating and eating for some reason. I probably had like 650 calories or something. It was out of hand. So I scolded myself on the way back to work and made myself promise not to eat at the CL, which I upheld. But after work I was SO hungry I felt weak. I guess I forgot how taxing a wait shift can be because I had not worked one in almost 2 weeks. Not to mention, I had to split a 30-top with Alicia. We all know that means I pretty much did all the work. Her back hurt so I lifted all the trays and I pre-bussed everything. AND I had two other tables besides that. It's okay, I can handle it. But it makes me a little sour when I have to split the $140 tip at the end of the night. That's just the way it works. The point is that I got a bit of a workout. So I had a fat free yogurt, a no-sodium Minestrone soup and a 100 calorie pack of unsalted almonds when I got home. I never got a real workout in and I wish I had.

And behold- 129 this morning! I guess there is something to eating when you're hungry instead of starving yourself.

So today I had a no-sugar added peach cup and a few pretzel sticks from a 100 calorie pack for breakfast on the way to work. (Trying to do more fruits) Pretzels fill me up SO fast! I can rarely finish a whole 100 calorie pack. But that's good I think because Jillian is anti-pretzel. I'm doing lunch with my work people for the first time today and I'm really excited about it. I got a newsletter from Spark People reminding me to be a good influence on others. I took it as a sign that I should order extra healthy to set a good example for my co-workers. Here's the link to the article: http://mail.google.com/mail/?account_id=whitney.goss%40gmail.com#trash/120d7f97a7fe783f

Speaking of influencing others; At the CL last night my weight loss was a big hit! Everyone at my new work has only known me as 130-lb-Whitney. It felt so great to be around people who remember165-lb-Whitney and can appreciate how much I have lost. I got called "Skinny" as a nickname like 6 times throughout the night. John pointed out that I must have overcame my last 135 lb plateau (I did, even though it took forever). And people asked how much more I was going to go when I refused to eat the brisket on the back counter. When I told them about 10 more lbs and I started getting the lectures. "That's too much. You'll waste away." Alicia took the opportunity to point out that she used to weigh 120 and trust her, it's way too skinny. They came around when I told them that's how much Leah weighs. Their faces just kinda went curious like, "Oh yea, I guess that is a nice weight." I just laughed. But the coolest part of the night was when Ashley K. was telling me about their boot camp workouts. They go at 6 am Mon-Wed-Fri to a field with a personal trainer who runs their butts off. What a cool program. Wish we had one in San Marcos. Before that, Ashley would get annoyed when I talked about dieting and stuff. I guess if you just keep it up and prove results, people will catch on and even start adjusting their own lifestyles. I'm proud to have influenced them.

Can't wait to workout tonight! I'm doing both Jillian videos again because it was one of the most satisfying workout nights I have ever had when I did that. I'm also going to work up some yummy-HEALTHY appetizer ideas for Brian's party. I really like some of the ones in my WW magazine. Get excited.

Let's for sure do the bun run. Allie said she'd join our team. And I like that proceeds go to a Young Men's Business group. You know they're future republican leaders. I'm all about supporting the elephants. Brian said he's wanting to do more cardio lately so maybe he can join, too. They'll make a killing off of us. Hahaha

By the way, today is Arbor Day. So I think I'll do some more gardening tonight maybe. I got the green thumb and am loving it. My flowers are looking so pretty. Will post picture.

How are y'all doing? I lectured Leah on the phone yesterday and she said she's been busy. And Mom, no blog last night. It worries me because I know Dad is home now. I hope you were good on his first night back... Updates, please. Even if they're confessions like 50% of my blogs tend to be.

Peace, Love, and remember: The pain of self regret is WORSE than the pain of self discipline.