The Nineties

Holy crap. I. Am. So. Sore. I think my shoulders are the worst. Andy had me doing all sorts of crazy pushup type things and kettle bell things and other painful things. I feel like my arms definitely got a good workout, which as you all know, my arms are my least favorite thing about myself. Allison calls flabby upper arm fat, "bingo arms." Haha. I always say it's karma, because when I was little I used to bat my great aunt's arm fat back and forth for fun (it didn't take much). She told me just to wait until I was older. (I'm pretty sure she didn't mean my twenties though.)

So yes, I made it through my first official training session with Andy. He's very nice. Loves to talk about himself, which is fine because I don't feel like talking while lunging.

Food wise, I did fine yesterday. Oatmeal for breakfast, egg salad on a bagel thin for lunch. Special K makes these new chip/cracker things that I bought. You can have 27 chips for 110 calories. I don't know why they didn't reduce the serving size to 25 chip to make it 100 calories. I only packed half a serving anyway. It was good for a 55 calorie snack. I also had grapes and a string cheese throughout the day. By dinner, I was exhausted. I ate the rest of my egg salad (Travis' favorite food) and had some veggie sausage and bacon, and a lite english muffin with some peanut butter. No veggies for dinner unfortunately. For dessert, I had a Klondike 100 calorie ice cream sandwich type thing. They are very good for being diet-y!

Also, finally the scale at the gym is starting to match up weight loss wise with my scale at home. 5 pounds lost at the gym, and 6 at home. I'll take it!

I'd say the biggest change I've made is more veggies. I've been buying these frozen veggie medley things. I think Green Giant makes them. There are all different kinds for weight management, healthy vision, antioxidant blend, etc… I haven't had one I don't like yet. I don't love cooked carrots, so I usually don't eat those and save a few calories.

Also, I've been buying just a small bunch of leafy lettuce or romaine from Giant Eagle, as opposed to the pre-packaged bags of salads. To me it tastes better, and doesn't go bad as quickly. And it's cheaper!

Last night I watched the Biggest Loser and I Used To Be Fat. BL was annoying, although I still love this cast a billion times more than last season's. I Used To Be Fat was good. The girl seemed nice and she had a good family, unlike a lot of the people on that show. She lost 40 pounds over the summer and went on to lose another 30 or 35 her first semester in college. She looked great at the final reveal, but this is what Allison and I had to say via text message:

Me: Her hair and outfit are terrible. But she looks good.    

Allison: …yeah she did look good and 90s        

Me: Very 90s. Maybe she got her outfit at Deb.

Allison: I'm positive it was Deb.        

    

   

                                                                                

Well, back to work. I think I'm going to try some running on the treadmill tonight. Spice things up bit.

xoxo