Something I'm proud of.....

12/1 - today i ate my snacks and lunch as packed with no additional snacking at work.

12/2 - today i completed a 3 mile walk even though i ran so short on time i couldnt make it to the gym to work out due to errands after work - instead i did a walk from the jenny craig parking lot to the mall, 3 loops around the interior of the mall - THRU THE FOOD COURT 3 TIMES and back to my car at the jenny craig lot. when i got to my car i was only at 2.8 miles so i walked around the lot twice so i could complete 3 miles for today.....only stopped in the mall to pee once and to drop off and pick up my watch at the battery replacement place....

12/3 - today even though i was faced with a very stressful LENGTHY conversation with someone that i dont enjoy talking with anything about especially my kids and/or my life and choices i choose to come to work, not stop for crap food, eat my morning snack of oatmeal and 1/2 a granny smith apple and then my jenny craig lunch and a salad and this afternoon i will eat the other 1/2 of my apple and jenny craig pumpkin spice muffins and then i will go home and have chicken for dinner with my family....it's nice that i am changing the way i deal with stress.....eating well does not have to be a punishment - it actually is a wonderful reward that gets paid at the ENDDDDDDDD of the "day"....

12/4 - today i did 3 workouts - walked while the kids were at gymnastics, completed group step at the gym even though i am soooo uncoordinated and hated every minute of it, jumped on the treadmill to get more miles in only to find out that they were still going to hold the group power class that i absolutely love even though it wasn't on the schedule for saturday's at 11 until after the holidays...i felt so awesome - burned 940 calories with my 3 workouts...

12/5 - today even though i was at the mall at lunch time while doing some christmas shopping i chose a subway sandwich for my lunch...

12/6 - today even though my 3yr old daughter ended up coming to work with me for the day due to vomitting in the early morning hours and was not quick to go back to sleep - hence i was really really tired, i still went for a 3.25 mile walk in the 55degree weather pushing her in the stroller after work....

12/7 - today even though i dinner planned out i ended up taking the kids to denny's for kids eat free so my husband could work (he works from home) uninterupted with kid noise and such...i reviewed the menu (which sucked by the way) and looked online at the nutritional info on their site and MFP too...made a good choice and had the chicken cranberry salad and was very happy with my choice...no french fries, no greasy food, no junk....ohhhhhhhhhh, trust me i was soooo craving a cheesy mess or a burger or a buffalo chix sand or wings BUT i didn't, i made a conscious decision to eat a good meal with the calories i had available to me and i worked out twice today as well....

12/8 - today i did a two mile round trip walk from work to the grocery store to pick up a few things for bunco instead of driving there....

12/9 - today i planned out my meal choice for my mom's group dinner by researching the restaurant's dinner menu online; i chose grilled mahimahi, steamed rice and steamed veggies and entered it into my food diary right then; then i went to the gym right after work & burned 382 calories which put me right where i needed to be if i ordered what i planned on; at the restaurant i ordered what i planned plus a cup of tomato bisque soup - 185 calories and a cappuccino - 150 calories for present time. ALL 5 OTHER GIRLS ORDERED SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thai pizza, chicken pot pie (a whole friggin pie, i am not kidding), orange peel chicken, Mediterranean sandwich with fries, chinese chicken w/noodles...when i told them what i was ordering they were like, "wellI'M NOT BEING GOOD, i'm definitely getting whatever i want and damned the calories pretty much...i was VERY PROUD OF MYSELF for making a "good choice" but not having to "suffer" because of it....it was delicious and just what i wanted....no sacrifice....

12/10 - today i went for a 2.6 mile walk in the time i had after dropping my son off at school until his holiday concert....i knew i wouldnt have time later to do my walk so i used my time wisely.....

12/11- today even though i knew i was going to be WAY over on my calories i still choice to "squeeze" in a 45 min walk on the treadmill even though time was tight with all we had planned and it didnt even make a dent in my deficit for the day.....i still make working out a priority because that is why/how i am changing my life....making better choices when i can and sticking to it even when i don't.....

12/12 - today we went out to lunch and i didnt have a "healthy option" BUT i still logged the foods i ate...tomorrow is a new day...

12/13 - today i did a 3.33 mile walk during my "lunch" break even though with the wind blowing here in "SUNNY" florida it was like 50 degrees with the WIND whipping off the water....i got my "burn" on and stayed within my calories for the day once my exercise was recorded....

12/14 - today i made the choice to have a subway sandwich while my kids had happy meals at the mall....

12/15 - today i...oh what the heck am i proud of today??? well i guess i'm proud that i did group power and completed 2 miles on the treadmill at the gym to try to make up for the overage of baked BBQ chips i ate earlier in the day...was not able to balance out the overage but i gave it my best effort and sometimes that is all you can do....

12/16 - today i busted my ass to burn 300 calories on my lunch walk and instead i burned over 400 cals....yup i'm proud...

12/17 - today at my work luncheon i chose tomato soup, turkey sandwich and fruit salad...not a french fry in site.....oh and i played wii EA sports with my son for over an hour on my "rest" day and did a great 350+ calorie burn....

12/18 - today i walked in the rain with an umbrella while my kids were at gymnastics....i could have said screw it, i'll fit something in later but i didn't...got a nice 300+ calorie burn too...

12/19 - today i ate well for the morning and the afternoon even without a plan for the day.....not so happy about my night time eating when we got home but i wrote it down anyway and am only a little over my calories for the day....just water for the rest of the night....no heaven on a stick for me tonight :-)

12/20 - today even though i feel like shit AGAIN....i ate well all day and after the kids were in bed i did the leslie sansone walking 2 mile dvd for the first time and then level1 of the jillian michaels shred dvd....got a nice 300 calorie burn in just under an hour..

12/21 - today i am proud to say i weigh less than 200lbs....jumped on the scale when i got home and officially have entered onederland - 198.4lbs - never to see 200 again....

12/22 - today i'm proud to say that i have lost 25lbs since my last visit to my dr (march 2010) - when i jumped on the scale today for my sick visit the nurse started on the 150 notch and built up instead of the 200 notch....it felt absolutely amazing......i was grinning from ear to ear even though i have bronchitis and strep throat LOL

12/23 - today i had chinese takeout but chose to eat light as i was not feeling very well and didnt have the extra exercise calories to make up for the heavy meal....

12/24 - today i chose to eat a light lunch so i could enjoy christmas eve dinner with my family at my in laws house...had small serving of veggies, potato, ham and skipped the biscuits...

12/25 - today i ate a deliciously cooked christmas dinner and had one plate....just a small scoop of everything and i was satisfied....i made a light pie from hungry girl to bring to my cousin's house and i had probably 1/2 of a serving of that but marked the full serving anyway just to be safe....

12/26 - today i took the "day off" from life to recoup with my sick kids....

12/27 - today i did 3 sessions of netflix exercise workouts, a 5 mile walk and ran around the playground with the kids for 20 mins....burned over 800 calories....

12/28 - today i walked 5 miles while i waited for my car to be serviced instead of just sitting in the waiting room...

12/29 - today i stayed on course even though i had a very stressful day (rear ended the vehicle in front of me coming off I95...

12/30 - today i tried a different chinese takeout dish but still choose healthy - not fried or battered or heavy sauced...

12/31 - today i pushed myself to finish my 75 mile move my ass challenge for december.....very proud of myself...