So I know I wasn’t suppose to take all my stats until this Friday, but I just couldn’t wait. I felt so good this morning when I woke up and I wanted to know if that feel-good feeling would be reflected in the numbers. Now although I am six pounds shy of my weight goal, I have absolutely no complaints about the progress that I’ve made in the last couple of months. I’ve lost inches all over and the defintion is really starting to come out. And none of this would have been actualized if I hadn’t really gotten firm with my eating.

I know. Surprise, surprise. Everyone on here preaches that nutrition is 80% of the battle, but I still thought I could get a way with a couple of slips a week, (Okay, maybe closer to 4 or 5 slips) and have my youth carry me through. And yeah I didn’t gain a substantial amount of weight eating out all the time, but now I’ve truly come to understand that minimum effort yields minimum results. I’ve applied this to other aspects of my life, and finally it has clicked for this. Yea me lol. So anyway, I guess I should come up with some new goals. I think I’ll make this a shorter time frame. My birthday is coming up at the end of March so I’ll use that. Check em out, let me know what you think. Happy lifting everyone

So, I should have just found a way to get out of it right? Pizza is and will always be my weakness and when my boyfriend’s mother suggested we go to the buffet for dinner yesterday evening, I should have countered with something else, but I could tell that grilled chicken and steamed veggies was probably not going to win over the crowd. And besides, this is the path I have chosen so I shouldn’t expect people to yield to my craziness. I got online, found a veggie sandwich that wouldn’t break the bank calorie-wise and off to the buffet we went.

The smell was absolutely heavenly. I was able to ignore my boyfriend’s mom protestations that two slices of pizza would not hurt me, and ordered my sandwich and water :) While I was waiting for my food, I started looking around at all the people who were in there. None of them looked like they had done any physical activity in the last year or so and they were piling their plastes high with pizza and bread sticks to the point where those filmsy paper plastes were about to give. I looked at them and I looked at the grease-dripping pizza and knew there was a direct correlation between to two. So I ate my veggies happily and woke up another morning sans guilt. Still, I think I better stay out of the buffets just in case lol.

So the place where I currently reside is full of crazy characters. The woman downstairs likes to sing off key at the top of her lungs in the middle of the day. The couple across the way like to argue in the middle of the hallway, and yell everything in Spanish except the cuss words. The man down the hall had a sign posted on his door for weeks that told one of his friends to come back once he ‘got back on his meds’ and that he was still very upset with him for stealing his raisin bran. It can get noisy, but they keep me entertained.

Anywho, the other night I’m on my way to the video store and see this figure walking in circles around a tree. Instantly I thought one of my neighbors had really gone off the deep in this time. And it wasn’t a light stroll people, she was gettin’ it okay, lol. As I got closer I saw that she was all done up in her workout gear, complete with headband. I realized that she was getting her workout in and because it was so late, probably didn’t want to walk down the block. Of course, this didn’t stop me from laughing (She switched to another tree as I passed her and continued her revolutions, after telling this story to several of my friends, we dubbed her ring around the Rosy) 

After I composed myself I realized what a statement she was making about dedication. She wasn’t making excuses about not having enough time or it being too late. She got er done anyway. So from now on when I think sleeping in my bed on these cold winter mornings would be so much better than taking myself to the gym, I’ll think, What would Rosy do?

I’m going with some fellow grad students and one of my professors. I’ve never been there before, but I heard it was just bought out by Whole Foods, and if it’s anything like WF, then there shouldn’t be a problem eating clean.  I just have to make sure I keep my mind and nostrils away from the pizza section. Mmm, pizza.

So today Lent started and I made the decision to cut out all beverages except for water and hot tea. I’m already feeling the withdrawls. This morning when I woke up one of my first thoughts was which flavor of crystal light I was going to drink with breakfast. How sad is that lol. Oh well.

Speaking of breakfast. I found a recipe for making protein muffin thingies. They turned out okay, but I think I need to tweak it a little more before they become my new obsession. One of the other bodyspacers told me to look into cooking with protein powder more before it becomes a daily ritual. Something about it loses it’s power. I’ve heard smatterings on both sides of the argument, but because I’m a nerd I’ll have to do a more thorough investigation.

Workout went well today. Did back and biceps. I decided today that aside from legs, biceps are my least favorite bodypart to workout, although they are my favorite to look at. Go figure.

Hey all. It’s times like these that I really miss being in New Orleans. I barely even remembered today was Fat Tuesday. Of course everyone is a little more concerned with Super Tuesday, so I say party after the polls

So speaking of partying. I’m not Catholic, but I usually like to give up something for Lent. In the past I’ve given up chicken, coke, and most recently my Ipod. (Let me tell ya, that was a sacrafice, not doing that again lol) I’m not sure what to give up this year. Things I’m obsessed with right now are diet coke and Crystal Light, and those two may very well be the final contenders. In fact, I’m thinking of giving up all beverages except for plain water and tea. That would be awful. It just might work lol.

Yesterday I had a lovely cardio workout. I missed gym time this morning to get up earlier and finish a few things for the professor I TA for. I could go later, but it’s been raining all day, and I still have a lot of work to do , I’m in desparate need of groceries and I don’t really want to squeeze in a 2 1/2 hour gym trip. So, I think I’ll do my cardio/weight training dvd I have at the crib just so I don’t miss a day and give it everything I got. Hey, if DVDs are good enough for Chicken Tuna, they’re good enough for me

 Almost forgot, Laissez les bon temps roulez!

Okay, so some of you may have noticed that I have not written my food log for the past few days. That is because I completely abandoned everything I knew about clean eating Saturday and Sunday, oh and a little bit Friday night lol. I won’t give you the gruesome details, there may or may not have been alcohol, burgers and hotdogs involved But, I bounced back Sunday evening and all is well.

Since I’ve been keeping the log, I do see the benefit in writing down everything that you eat. After going over it earlier, I realized that one of the things holding me back from not making gains as quickly as I’d like is the fact that I’m not taking in enough calories. Because of school and class and the fact that some rooms you can eat in and some you can’t, it’s a little difficult for me to keep up on an 2-3 hour eating schedule. But, I’m gonna figure it out this week dab nabbit.

Oh, btw, Lean Dessert Cinnamon Roll makes the most fabulous protein pancakes.