Friday March 12

Today was a good day! It is my son Kaden's 11th birthday. We had a fun time celebrating and I even refrained from cake and ice cream! :)

I also reminded myself today that I am capable of anything if I put my mind to it. My treadmill was acting up this morning. My husband just replaced the walking belt on Sunday because it was over stretched and slipping as I tried to walk. It worked great on Monday and Tuesday, but then on Wed. and Thurs. it was starting to slip again. This morning it was horrible. To the point that I didn't feel safe walking/running on it. But I didn't want to miss my work out. So, I just went and got my husband's tools and fixed it myself! :) I know that doesn't sound that significant and it really was not a very hard process, but there are certain things that I depend on my husband to take care of for me .. fixing things around the house and fixing anything electronic, especially computers. In the past I would have just got off the treadmill, and because it was 5 am and not wanting to wake him, I would have just gone back to bed or something. But I didn't. Again, I know this does not sound all that significant, but I guess it was just a reminder to me that I am capable of doing it, whatever "it" is.

So, I did 3.5 miles on the treadmill this morning. Walking 10 min. and sprinting 3. I also went on a 3 +/- mile walk with my kids as they rode bikes. I am exhausted tonight and my foot hurts. I have 2 huge blisters in the strangest places! One is in between my big toe and second toe and the other one is on the ball of my foot just below my big toe?!?! What is up with that? Why am I getting blisters there? Maybe I need new socks?

I have been feeling nervous about my "weigh in" on Sunday. I haven't felt like I have lost any weight .. and I realize it hasn't even been a week yet .. so what am I expecting? But still, I have been dreading it. However, today I put a pair of jeans on that have been quite tight recently, and I actually think they fit just a tiny bit looser .. it may just be in my mind, but that is okay. I will go with it! :) One more day until weigh in!

Food Log for today:

Access Fat Conversion bar
1/2 grapefruit
8 oz ProFlex protein shake with 1 scoop Fiberwise drink mix
1/2 grapefruit
2 oz of grilled steak
4 slices of ham (thin lunch meat style)
handful (about 10) toasted wheat thins
1 oz pork rib
2 oz grilled salmon
1 ear corn on the cob
fresh veggies (peas, carrots, grape tomatoes, broccoli)
I also took my AM pack of vitamins and will take my PM pack here in a minute before I go to bed.

p.s. in the spirit of full disclosure .. I did lick icing off my finger twice as I was decorating Kaden's birthday cake .. which my 20 month old actually got to before we had a chance to serve it! She was covered in blue icing! What a spaz! lol

Well, I am off to bed so that I can get up nice and early for my "last chance workout" tomorrow! :)