Maybe I CAN Do It....

The weekends are notoriously hard for any dieter. I have found myself in the past avoiding wanting to go out with people because I knew it would throw my momentum off. Let's face it, there is a real world out there. A whole world where you have to participate and everyone isn't obsessed with weight loss and eating healthy like many "life style changers" are... and it makes it really difficult. You have to roll with the punches, forgive indescretions and TRY to make it work. Sometimes it's the trying part that is really difficult. You know what, I CAN DO IT, and you can too!

This weekend in Richmond I actually did REALLY well. I wasn't perfect, but compared to how I have done in the past.... I think I get a pat on the back .

And talk about food porn... I should've taken pictures. We ate at an AMAZING Tapas bar both nights because the food was so good. If you're ever in Richmond hit up Europa. And definitely try the crab stuffed shrimp wrapped in bacon. It's orgasmic (or pretty close to it)!

I went on a 3-4 mile hike on Saturday. The James River area is really pretty and there are lots of trails and everything was soooo green. Fortunately the weather was perfect (70s on Saturday, upper 60s on Sunday after being 90 on Friday) and it was a really, really nice time.

To assess the damage I had done over the weekend I weighed yesterday morning. 186.4 (or 186.6 I can't really remember), which is not THAT bad (up MAYBE 1 lb). Plus I'm really sore from the weekend so maybe there's a chance of a little bit of water retention? Maybe not, but still....

I started another 3 week work out challenge on 3FC. From April 19th (yesterday) to May 9th I commit to working out 15 times. Meaning, another 3 weeks of 5 work outs per week.

Unforunately because I was tired and lazy, I didn't work out at all yesterday which means I get to sub my normal rest day of Friday for Monday. I'll let you guys know how I feel about that when we get there.

Last night I had buckwheat pancakes and turkey sausage for dinner. I ate way too much turkey sausage and knew I did when I was eating it and talk about paying for it today!!!! I woke up and my hands were sooooo swollen. I knew I really shouldn't weigh in today, but I wanted some accountability for my official weigh in tomorrow. Yup, up to 187.something.... thank you salt block.

I could also tell I was really dehydrated this morning. Usually on the way to work I drink part of a caffeine free diet coke, have a cup of coffee at work then switch to water. This morning I drank the whole can of Diet Coke, all of my coffee and am switching over to water. UGH! So water, water, water today... flush, flush, flush.

I do find that I have a hard time on the weekends making sure I drink the amount of water I need, especially when out and about or hanging with friends.

Today is the 60 minute work out challenge. I don't know if I mentioned this in my blog or not but Jen over at www.priorfatgirl.com and Tony over at http://theantijared.blogspot.com have a work out competition going (they're both doing 99 MINUTES ON THE STAIRMASTER because apparently they've both lost their minds along with their weight!) and have asked people to work out for 60 minutes today. They are both donating money to charity based on the amount of people that committed to doing this challenge.

I will be working out for 60 minutes (and posting a picture since I have to email it over to Jen) this afternoon. I am planning on hitting up the Stairmaster, Elliptical, Treadmill and if I still need more time the Bike. I have promised Haley and Stella that I will not set a certain amount of time for myself on the elliptical or stairmaster, but push myself until I can't do it anymore. They also let me in on a bit of a secret. When you first start working on the elliptical it's easier if you go BACKWARDS (or mix it up 4 times backwards, 1 time foward) while you're building your stamina. Who would've thunk!?

I encourage you - if you dare - to work out for 60 minutes today. You don't have to go crazy, you don't even have to do it all at once. But know that there are over 200 + people out there doing the SAME thing today and we are all in this journey to health together. :)