Day 61 - New Adventures

I got my Slicing & Dicing done this weekend!! YAY!!

Look at all that yummy produce in my new (to me) fridge!! 

The two oldest kids were gone all last week for camp. One came home sick and spent an entire day on the couch. The other came home (thankfully) excited. I worried about him the most and had nothing to worry about after all!! I was anticipating their arrival home all week and wanted to spend some time with them, but before I knew it they were both gone again!! One to their dad's, the other to my mom's to hang out with cousins. So the littlest, of course, wanted to go too!! Don't they know how much I missed them while they were gone??!!

No, probably not.

It left me time to get all my prep work done for the week, but it also left me lonely. I acquired a fridge, so I had that to work on as well as a huge pile of stinky laundry!

Then I was awake at 3am this morning. I tossed and turned until I realized it was futile. Despite all of my housework yesterday, I really didn't get a good workout in. I thought it was way too early to get on the treadmill and annoy my downstairs neighbors. So I left. Went & joined a gym. Just like that.

I hurt.

Day 19 - Made some GOOD changes!!

My Sunday Activities

One of the first things I did was go shopping for lots of fresh food! I threw out a bag of sugar and anything else in the cupboards, fridge & freezer that was high in calories, sugar or sodium. Yeah, kids!! How do you like me now?? They will SO thank me in the long run!! Right??

Then on to other changes...

It may not look like much of a change at first glance. But when I woke up yesterday morning, a 32" screen TV was where the flowers now are. In my bedroom, straight shot from my cozy bed. 

NO MORE-late night-TV watching-eating munchies-rolling over to go to sleep-only to wake up 

more tired than I was the night before-DAYS. 

It had to go. And I didn't relocate it to another room! It is OUT OF MY HOUSE FOR GOOD! 

(UGH, what an ugly dresser! I need a new one! You don't really look at something when there's a TV on it!)

Then I gave myself a test. I didn't drink coffee yesterday... I didn't have a headache either!! So, no more coffee! **I can't believe it either** A big part of the reason though is the creamer. I go through black coffee phases, but for the most part, my coffee involves creamer. So a third of my morning calories was dedicated to it. I could be using those calories for so much healthier things!

So I threw this away too!

Let's have a moment of silence.

Day 16 - Caffeine Headaches!! :(

So, I've been diligent about cutting back on the coffee! No more than two cups and consumed before 11am. Then about 3pm rolls around and I get a headache! I'm drinking plenty of water, so hopefully it's just a matter of time until the headaches subside!?

I've been good about the fruits & veggies too! At least 1-2 servings with every meal and snack. For added flavor, I've been sprinkling cayenne pepper on my veggies. I've read that helps speed up metabolism and suppress appetite.

I can feel a cold coming on, so hopefully all the water and produce will help get through it quicker?!!

This weekend offers two different parties. I'm going to drink green tea before I go and decide ahead of time to make healthy choices. I am taking a side dish to one of the parties, so I will be sure to take plenty of fresh veggies!! Wish me luck!