Thought: watching is not doing...but it is mental preperation.

Weight: 274.0

I feel: a little less bloated

okay so I haven't started working out yet...we have just kept banging away at the house. all the clothes go out tomorrow!! but I did put in the 30 Day Shred DVD and watched level 1 of a 3 level video.

Jillian is going to kick my ASS!!!

I am scared...push ups, crunches, lunges, jumping jacks, butt bumps, JUMPING JACKS for God's sake!!! What happened to level 1??

And yeah...just when I am thinking...awww hell there is no way I can move my ass like that...

the bitch says, "and don't think you can't do jumping jacks. I have 400 pound people who do them all the time. You can too."

You know what? She's right.

During one of my earlier crusades to shape up, I was participating in a workout program at my job. Every week the instructor stepped it up...and I shocked myself by doing jumping jacks and jumping rope too. I can do it.

I need a yoga mat or 2 but for now I am going to use towels. And I need some hand weights. I may use cans or something until I can get a set.

Thought: work, my allergies, the holidays...all good excuses but not very good reasons

Weight: 276.6

I feel: like a rogue chorizo trying to fight it's way out of the casing

 

I am back homepickles. All those excuses have been plaguing me since I came back from California on 10-3. My allergies went all out of whack when I got back into town and I ended up sick most the month of October...which sucked. I used alot of my sick time too :( On the upside...I bought a Neti Pot just to see how it worked for me and so far so good. I am using it weekly and hope to stay clear thru the holidays. 

 

I bought it after I got sick in Albuquerque, NM at the beginning of November. I was there for a conference and had a really good time. I was healthy the entire time as well until a cold front blew in the last night we were there. I ended up with a horrible runny nose the entire trip back. ugh!!

 

The holiday was really nice. We ended up spending it with samurai's parents and family. On Wednesday evening we went over to help his mom cook and prep the turkey. She taught me how to make her stuffing and let me butter the turkey. We had alot of fun that night and a really good time the next day as well.

Spent most of my vacation stuffing myself and grazing on leftovers, hence the rogue chorizo comment. I am expecting Aunt Flo, so I feel extra bloated and puffy. Tomorrow is the start of a new week...Jillian Anderson 30 Day Shred has been waiting for me. I made chicken soup to feed me for lunch all week. I am ready to hit this again. So ready to change...so hard to go thru with it.

 

Yesterday and today we attacked the house which I am sorry to say is in a sad state. I have so much STUFF...clothes, books, art supplies, shoes, coats, dust...CRAP...all over the place and so I decided it was time to do a clean sweep. I started with my closets. I put everything that I hadn't worn in a year or that I knew did not fit me in a bag for the "Arc of Texas" pick-up on the 1st. It will be nice to rid myself of that anchor around my neck of going thru my closet every morning and being sad so many things don't fit.

 

I have alot of clothes my mother has given me over the last year that do not fit well. Because it is brand new, I am putting it into my 'go shopping closet' where I can go try on clothes as I lose weight and things start to fit again. Incentives right?

I also got a book from a great friend and weight loss inspiration. I am planning on using it...reading it already...going to work thru the exercises. write it out...work it out...sweat it out.

onward and upward...