Laila: Finally.

Finally an end to my hellish week. I am an eternal optimist and like to look on the bright side of things, but for me this past week was just horrible.

Nothing good came out of these past few days.

Perhaps I'm overstating it, but I have never been so stressed / on the run in my entire life.

And it's OVER!!! Well for the weekend atleast. Let's hope things start looking up or else my memories of my last five weeks in Vancouver won't be happy ones.

I haven't been able to have a moment to myself this week, do anything that felt like exercise which in turn affected my food choices. I'll just say this: I did bad. Hopefully things will get better. Or I will start to pull all of my hair out.

Food: 1 protein bar, 1 pbj sandwich, 1 cup yogurt, 1 package 100-calorie cheese-its, 1 chocolate chip cookie (notice that the number is not higher....I am gaining SOME self-control), 1 granola bar.

Water: Not enough
Vitamin: forgot
Exercise: of course not
Calories: 1350

Laila: arghhhh!

So today is over.

It seems as the days go on, I keep asking myself the questions "REALLY??"
This schedule I'm on is officially kicking my butt. All I want is rest. But no.
ARGGGG.

I am in no way proud of my eating today.

I ended up being at work much longer than expected, with only an hour brake. So I headed to Wendy's (the closest food place around) and got a burger and fries. I had planned on working out later in the evening, but my friend invited me to her birthday dinner at the Olive Garden. How I miss the gym!!!! ( I realllllly do! Haven't been in WEEKS). So I went there and then on a couple arrends before cfomming home and finishing up some stuff for work tomorrow.

Food:
1 protein bar, 1 burger + small fry and diet soda from Wendys, 1 plate of 5-cheese ziti from the Olive Garden (plus 2 breadsticks).

Calories: off the charts I'm sure

Exercise: None. Again. I will go stir crazy if I can't get any soon....

Water: NOt nearly enough

Vitamin: yup

Laila: Needing a Change of Scenery....

Another day another dollar. With my schedule now, the weekdays are blending all together, kind of frustrating. But more housesitting this weekend! Yay!

I FINALLY got a chance to get in the pool today (to swim, not to teach lessons). It's been...oh atleast 3 weeks-ish since I've been. It sure felt good. I'm gearing up for a big meet the first weekend in August- going to try to tackle the 1650 again (66 lengths of the pool). So we'll see how that goes.

Food: 1 protein bar before work, a sandwich (BLT), 2 cups yogurt, I'd say about 4 cups of blueberries / strawberries / watermelon (not all at once, but spread out thru the day), 1 string cheese, 2 granola bars, 1 100-calorie ice cream bar.
Calories: 1590
Vitamin: Yes
Water: 6-ish glasses. I'm slackin
Exercise: 25 min swim. Not nearly enough, but it's better than nothing.

Claire: Truth Be Told

Like Laila said, we hung out a bunch this weekend. But honestly, I choose to abandon my healthy choices this weekend. And I'm ashamed about it. Here I am trying to live a healthier life and make better choices as well as the fact I'm doing this with Laila and then I come up with the "great idea" of getting ice cream and making a cake?!? I let my stress and frustrations derail me. I don't know why this happens, but it's like I sabotage myself every time. I get to the same point in my weight-loss and it stalls for a little bit and I go off, by %$# choice! I hate it....

I didn't count today and haven't done any exercise for a WHILE. Been eating junk too. I won't let this be like "every other time" because I'm going to stick with it, I won't let this temporary setback keep me from success. I know, without a doubt, that I can do this, that I can reach my goals.

So starting tomorrow (technically today now) I'm going back to counting my calories, exercising daily, and keeping track of my water too. I need to set up a reward system or something for the little goals that I achieve. Right now I'm just really really mad about the stupid decisions I made this weekend. I had lost 11 pounds and now I'm back up 5.6 pounds. Thankfully I still fit into my new jeans and my old pants are all still too big. :)

Laila : Day 28

I've been a real butt about counting my calories lately. I don't think it's that I'm losing motivation....in fact I've been seeing results (on the scale, in workouts, and how my clothes are fitting). I'm not too sure what it is. All I know is that I need to get back on track.

Swim suit season is almost here (well it would be if this dang weather would cooperate), and I'm ALMOST ready!!! I'm workin hard to fit into some clothes from last year. I'm feeling really good about my results so far.

Water : 8 glasses
Vitamin: yes
Exercise: 30 min bike (burned about 350 calories), 15 min treadmil walk, 1/2 mi walk around the track, 30 min weights.