Candy

Yesterday I made a BOLD move. I threw out half a box (value size, of course) of Jujys and another half box (also value size) of Milk Duds. I figure that if I'm really going to dedicate myself to this, I cann't be snacking on sugary products like these. Right after I did it I instantly longed for the taste of my jujys...I have a special way of eating them. Orange. Red. Black. Round. Curved. Flowered. Spiked. I am not a fan or yellow and green so they usually sit in the box like the last kid picked in gym class. If you have to eat them you will, but they are not at all necessary. Ps- I would have been that kid.

I'm at work snacking on my real fruit strip, target style, and it has 9 grams of sugar......huh?? I am thinking to myself that these must be the 'good sugars' they talk so much about so it's ok. I wonder if/how I will suffice without my go-to sweets, but I'm pretty sure I can do it. Maybe around christmas I will treat myself to a box.

This does remind me that tomorrow is Friday!!! I will be having a few fun (aka not lite) beers for dinner and destressing from this hectic workweek. I love you, friday!

Day 8

I have made it a week with my new diet and exercise routine! Even though it really isn't that long it is definitely a big step and now I will not want to undo what I have done. Sunday was a splurge day and I had wings and some beer. I didn't feel too bad about it because I stuck to my plan all other days. I even worked out Sunday morning, something that I used to be against. Monday I ran with Erin around downtown. We did the same route that we did back in the spring and I could see a noticeable difference in my endurance and overall performance. I am on my way to 5 miles! I have started to incorporate weights into my gym schedule as well. Yesterday I worked out on my own and got legs and back machines in, making my total gym time about an hour.

Food has gone extremely well this week also. I have cut out all candy except for a few Jujys at night. I've stuck to my meal plan and it has been working out really well. Saturday and Sunday I will be eating poorly so I will definitely be upping my workouts those days.

I have to say that being aware of my diet has made me feel thinner, even though I actually am not anymoreso thatn 8 days ago. Better choices are making my body function better and, in return, making me feel energized and just great overall! I decided to not use a scale this time around and just to go by my clothes and how I feel. Numbers were too frustrating and can't really be depended on with fluctuations and such. When I get to the point that I want to be at, I'll hop on and see if I really lost anything or just oned up and I think that will be interesting.