Day 17 Chip Attack

Do you dream of potato chips?
I do.
Nearly every day, sometimes at every meal.

I didn't have any today. They're too expensive -calorie-wise. They're about 150 calories per handful, and I can never have just one handful. No, I need to have the whole bag.

So I had a KIND bar instead. Thankfully, it was satisfying. But it didn't stop the dreaming...

Got all of my work done today:
-45 sit ups
-17+ minutes of walking

BLUE STAR FOR ME!

Day 15: Reward System

I love stickers! You'd think I was still in grade school.

I felt really tired all day long. I got home. Laid down for thirty minutes. Then I got up and did my work out. I earned that green smiley face!

Day 13 & 14

DAY 13
I managed to stay on my meal plan on Easter Sunday at my Grandmother's house surrounded by candy, chocolates, and sugar saturated foods!

I've deemed Sunday a Rest Day. It was hard to not do any exercise because I want the results. But I chilled. I could feel the work I'd been doing -especially in the abs.

DAY 14
Started Monday off right with my first FIRM workout in years! I love those Southern belles.

"You only want your hand to wave bye, not your whole arm."

I love it! I burned nearly 500 calories with that one workout, which included my 100 ab exercises for the Abs Challenge. Still gotta get in a 15 minute walk for my half marathon training, which is another 80 calorie burn. Its going to be a good day!

Day 12

Went a few calories over today. Began my monthly chocolate craving, if you know what I mean.
But I shaved 30 seconds off my mile run!

Day 11

Can you believe I made my exercise and diet calorie count, but not my writing word count!

Spent the day watching Torchwood while doing my daughter's hair. Then ate dinner at a girlfriend's house. I was worried that the pasta dinner would be a huge calorie dent, but it was only 280 calories!

I got the 120 Abs in by doing the bicycle. Had to break at 60, breath, and start again!

Day 10: Week in Review 1

I've done pretty well this week, if I do say so myself.

My Fitness Pal

This is my net daily calorie diary, which means it adds up my food intake and deducts any exercising. That Monday, March 30th, was our first night of vacation when I spent the day in the room with a fever and a mini-fridge full of food.

Does anyone else crave potato chips? I dream about chips. I buy the healthiest kind. Organic Kettle chips. Doesn't matter. A handful is still about 100 calories! And I can't have just one handful:-( That day, I had half the bag. But then I opened up the second bag...

On a bright note, My Fitness Pal says that if I continue on this streak, I'll loose close to ten pounds in five weeks. We'll see...

I also started a Multi Vitamin today. Mainly because I haven't been feeling well and didn't feel like cooking a balanced meal.

Exercise

I'm enjoying the Abs Challenge. Sure its only the second day, but I like having a numerical goal to meet.

I ran today for the first time in months. And I nearly cried. I ran an 18-minute mile! That's horribly awful. I was doing 12-minute miles last Fall. That's a priority now. Getting my speed back.

Day 9: The Return

Woke up and got my sit ups on!

Then walked the underground caverns of Luray for 60 minutes.

Also did really well on the diet!

A great day!