Day 3!

Things are looking up! Day 3 was a huge success, and I mean HUGE! :) Despite the snow, which was a minor setback, but all is good.

Yesterday I mentioned lunch with Cheryl at Panera, and I thank you all for the suggestions. I found that a you pick two was a good option, a more filling option. And I believe I made a positive influence on Cheryl :) I got a pick two with the Smoked Turkey Breast and Broccoli Cheddar Soup. Super yummy AND filling. I did order an apple for the side, but didn't end up eating it because I was full! I had water to drink (staying strong with no pop or caffeine in general). Cheryl wound up ordering pretty much the same thing, she said it sounded "healthy"! Overall we had a good time - talked a lot about my exciting week coming up! (Student teaching begins Tuesday in classroom!)

However, while we were at Panera (15 min away from my house, this will come in handy in a minute), the snow began. Ugh. I love snow, but not when I have to drive in it. First of all, I had to brush off my car before I could go anywhere because in the 1 hour we were at lunch there was at least 1 inch of snow on my car. Grrrrrr! I was totally considering going to the gym to work out, which quickly went downhill when I turned onto Central Ave. and my car didn't want to move. Lovely. So needless to say, I went straight home and haven't left the house since. So I decided to do my workout on the Wii today, which was actually really good! I got my heartrate up like I'm supposed to. I did some boxing, strength training, balance, aerobics, etc. It was a lot of fun and I was actually sweating! It was a good workout, but low impact. Tomorrow it's back to the gym for a high impact workout since Saturday I won't have any time for a workout - Saturday will be dubbed my day off from working out.

So I just finished putting in my calories for the day (so far) and with my calories burned earlier I'm sitting just under 1000 calories. Looks like I get a snack again tonight! :)

I was telling my mom earlier today that I really feel confident in this approach to weight loss. I really feel like I have a solid support system on here and I actually want to eat right and work out, and I think that's thanks not only to my willpower but to the support I have received so far. The first week is usually hell, but I haven't had any obsticles so far. So I know this is going to get really old really fast, but THANK YOU for reading my blog, I hope I entertain you enough that it's not super boring to read and you stop reading. I have a long road ahead, and I hope to keep you all here throughout it.

One interesting question was from a coworker, and she asked me if I was going to be posting pictures of progress, and the answer is yes. I am going to take pictures as I lose weight and change my blog picture so that you all can see the changes if we don't see each other often. Any other questions, feel free to ask! I love getting feedback! :)

Tomorrow will be an interesting day - I don't really have anything going on. I do think I need to work on some things for school on Tuesday, so that will probably consume a lot of my day. I would like to make it into the gym, though, and get in that high intensity workout that I need. I do also have to paint our tarp for winter guard, bringing a pizza party with it. :( Looks like I'll be eating BEFORE I go! And that's ok with me! Hope you all had a wonderful day! Talk to you tomorrow!