Fitness icons

So I've decided to add fitness icons to my blogs. This will tell me at a glance from day to day what fitness I did. I have one for weights (like today), one for the elliptical, one for bike riding, etc... Good idea, I think!

I did weights for the first time in eons today. Omg my arms are absolutely SHAKING but it's a great feeling.

Last night made stuffed green peppers for dinner. They were delicious but I forced myself to only have one. I'm very proud that I stuck to that because I surely could have scarfed down a second. Now I get to enjoy it for lunch today instead. Also, since I had some mashed potatoes with dinner last night, I didn't allow myself to have my nightly popcorn snack. Small changes, right? Step by step. :)

I'm feeling GREAT about myself right now. I feel in CONTROL OF MY OWN LIFE!

Monday Monday

It's 11:30am and I'm already run down. It was a very busy weekend, complete with a visit to the water park and getting back to the gym, plus a bike ride in the horrid Alabama heat. I got up at 5:20am today and hit the gym after dropping Michael off to school. I could barely keep my eyes open while driving but felt pretty regenerated after exercising. Now I'm back to feeling dead.

I'm noticing something right now. When I feel this tired, I feel a bit more like eating. I wonder why that is? Maybe my body is saying "feed me!" and that's why I'm so tired? I don't know. I don't have much here at the shop to eat except a cucumber. I need to bring some healthy snacks up here for times like this so that I don't end up overly hungry and tempted to "run for the border" on my lunch or something.

Can't decide if I want to continue on with this Slimfast thing or switch back to diet meals for lunches. I need to pick something and stick with it.

Why Wait for Monday?

..So then I thought to myself, "Why am I waiting for Monday?" Kicking this off TODAY! Nothing is going to change until *I* change it! Drinking a Slimfast and then off to the gym! Happy Sunday everyone :)

I posted this today in my friend Nessa's FB group. What a MOTIVATING group it is! Actually Nessa herself is very motivating for me. She's lost 89 pounds and when someone has to lose that much, they UNDERSTAND the struggles I go through. She's 'been there, done that'. So it gives me hope. If she can do it, I can too!

So what is the difference between me and Nessa thus far? The main difference I can see is that she made up her mind to do it and didn't give up on herself. THAT is where I'm gaining inspiration from her!