Day 2!

Day 2 - usually the day I struggle with willpower. Today, not so much! I woke up feeling like a new person. For once, I didn't want to go out to eat at McDonald's or sneak food. Today I changed my lifestyle, and it felt really good! It may be the outpouring of support from friends and family that I have received since I started this last night. Thank you to all of you that have supported me already - it has truely helped!

I took Julie's suggestion for breakfast this morning and had whole wheat bread (I don't say "toast" because basically I warm up the bread - with whole wheat I can't toast it or it hurts to eat with my braces... yikes!) with peanut butter on it, and a banana on the side. I ate breakfast around 10am, and I gotta tell you, I wasn't hungry until about 1:30 this afternoon! Usually breakfast doesn't last me that long! So thanks for the suggestion, Julie! :) Lunch was pretty light, I just had a salad with some mixins in it, like orange peppers and ham. It was SOOOOO good! I had a light snack (cut up apple - again with the braces - and a 1/2 sandwhich) because I had Zumba tonight (more to come on Zumba later). Dinner was really good - I had a lot of leftover calories. I was originally just going to have a turkey burger without a bun and broccoli, but I wound up having cheese and a bun on my burger because I had the calories! :) This whole working out thing while on a diet - wonderful! I haven't really found myself "hungry" without calories to be able to eat.

An update on the weight, because I estimated yesterday. But I was really close, actually. I weighed in like a week and a half ago on my Jillian Michaels Wii Game, so I couldn't really remember what my weight was. But I weighed in again today, and it said 269, which is pretty much where I thought I was. Again, yikes! I can't believe I let myself get to this point... they say it all the time on The Biggest Loser at the initial weigh-in, but really. Knowing how big you are is SO DIFFERENT when it's put into number form. Not the part of weight loss I enjoy. But the good news is - that is DEFINITELY the last time I will see that number. Scout's honor ;-)

I have had some friends from school talking about working out on the Wii. I do enjoy working out on the Wii, especially Wii fit, but I don't like to use it too often, because I don't feel the intensity with that workout that I get in the gym. Granted, tomorrow I am going to Wii Fit because I think my body is going into shock between counting calories, change of diet, AND working out. So tomorrow will be less intense, and that's what I like about the Wii Fit. I can still get a workout in, but it's not super intense (unless you want it to be). But ladies, if you want to have a Wii Fit night during student teaching, I'm game! It would be fun, and a definite break from grading papers and planning lessons and all that jazz. Just let me know! I would love to be a part of your journey, as well!

Now to Zumba. I really enjoyed it tonight! I have to admit, all day I was nervous about it because I didn't know what to expect, I wasn't going with anyone, so I was halfway considering not going. But then I thought of how well I'm doing so far with my lifestyle change, and I decided to at least give it a try, and man oh man am I glad I did! My instructor was awesome, she talked to me before the class started about what Zumba is all about, and about halfway through the class she told me "You're catching on really well!! Great job!" and I really felt the sincerity of it. Mostly because I do have a background in dance, so I knew some of the terms she was using better than other people in the class. ;-) It was nice to get into the music and not feel like a total idiot, which is what I love about the gym I go to. People there are wonderful! So don't be surprised if I randomly start speaking spanish or doing figure 8's with my hips. It's just so fun! hahahaha... just kidding just kidding, yeesh!

I am now at the point where I have nothing left to say except I can still have a snack tonight! Yay! I tell ya, I wish I would've had the willpower to do this a lot earlier, it would have been a lot easier on me and my body. Oh well, I dug my own grave! Now it's time to reverse that and make the changes I need to make. For instance - pop is out of the picture now. No more pop! I also am cutting way back on coffee (at least until student teaching starts... wink wink). No sugar, no cream in the coffee anymore. Small changes that add up, right? Well tomorrow brings nothing major. Like I said, I'm going to do some Wii Fit or Jillian Michaels tomorrow, and I am going out to lunch with my favorite cooperating teacher I ever had (so far). Panera. Suggestions? Feel free! I've already started looking at nutritional facts... not pretty. Julie? HELP! That's all for today. For those also making a change - stay strong! It's all worth it when the skinny jeans fit!