Last Day of School! Last Day of School!

Today was my last day of classes for summer term and my only final is at 3 on Friday. It will be nice to have a tiny break for a while; hopefully I can relax a bit, finish this diet and rebound from the detox. I start teaching on the 27th so that will be fun.

Not a lot to report today, I felt a whole lot better now that I drank a protein shake. I think I am going to drink a half of one every day for the rest of this diet. I don’t think I will lose as much weight as I would without them, but right now I am concerned with the health repercussions if I don’t.

My hunny is graduating with his Masters in Physics Education degree this weekend and we are having a get together with some friends to celebrate...and guess who gets to cook? ME. Its going to be so tempting, and I know I am going to want to snack and cheat a little, but I am confident that I have enough self control...I can be a good girl.

Anywho, like I said, not much to report...sleepy time!

It's a doozy when your dizzy

You know when you get up to fast and you get that funny head rush thing where you semi black out and you have to stop where you're at, regain your balance, and go "Woah, Head Rush!" Yeah, that was me all day today. I literally felt like I had a perma-head rush was about to pass out all day long. So, the boyfriend and I got concerned, called my doctor, and she said it was because it was a lack of protein in my diet. We went to Costco, bought some protein shakes called Muscle Milk (supposed to be really good stuff), and I am going to start having one of those every day or every other day depending on how I feel. I just hope I start to feel better soon because I've got finals this week and I need to be focused and able to concentrate. Yikes. Anyway, today is day 13 and I am right on schedule with 13 pounds down...woo hoo.

Boredom...nothing flowers can't fix

Today I woke up feeling like I was stuck in a rut...like I've reached a plateau or something. I'm bored with the diet, I'm bored with the "food", but at least I'm still losing weight. In light of these feelings...I decided that I deserved a reward for being suck a good girl lately, so I did two things...One: a reward of entertainment, and Two: a reward of pampering. What did she do, you ask? I went to the gun range and shot 100 rounds (not only entertaining...but a FANTASTIC stress reliever) and then I went to Market of Choice and bought myself a luscious, sweet smelling, beautiful bouquet of flowers. It was just the pat on the back I needed to perk up and see the light at the end of the tunnel.

So, to whoever is on this diet right now...Go buy yourself some flowers, you've earned it!

Take Me Out To The Ball Game...

Popcorn has never smelled so good in my entire life! Tonight we went to our town's minor league baseball game. It was super fun but freakin' challenging as far as testing my will power goes...BUT I am proud to say I was a good girl. I sat idly by and sipped my water (3 bottles total) as others around me ate popcorn, hotdogs, beer, nachos, ice cream, and everything I am supposed to avoid. It all smelled so good, but I really didn't have any desire to eat any of it...except for the popcorn...popcorn is my weakness...so to say NO to my vice was a BIG thing, very empowering actually! It’s interesting how important the SMELL of things have become to me on this deit/detox. My hunny got a hot dog and nachos, and all I wanted to do was smell them...not eat them, just smell...after I got a good long whiff of both I was satisfied...weird, huh?

SO, today marks the end of day 11...you know what that means, right?! I'm over half way done!!! WOO HOO (mini happy dance in celebration of me!) I think mid-days are the hardest for me right now, I usually get a little sluggish and bored...and dread having to clean my juicer...I really hate that. BUT there is a lovely juice bar right down the street from my place, pretty snazzy. Other than that, I feel great, I know I am losing weight because I can SEE it coming off, and I can certainly tell a difference in my attitude and the way I carry/present myself (I actually caught a [pretty cute] guy oogling me today at the Market of Choice (instant ego boost) :o)

STATS: Day 11, our contender is weighing in at 154...that’s 12 pounds down! aww, shucks...Im gettin' skinny!

Days 8 & 9

OOPS, look what I forgot to do last night...Blog! Oh well...But to sum up days 8 and 9, the words, stress, stress, more stress, and finally relief come to mind. My hunny is a teacher and some big career and life choices were made in the past 24 hours...all of which I think I slept one hour total. EEK, but we are happy with the decisions made and have some EXTREMELEY exciting things happening in the near future. (If you haven't guessed I am in graduate school to become a teacher as well)...Oh how cute...a little teaching couple...yeah, that's our life.

ANYWAY, I am glad to get that off my chest, he's accepted a job that is going to make us both very happy! Goodbye stress...at least I hope so. Needless to say, with all of this stress surrounding my life lately, I haven't kept a regimented eating--ok, more like drinking schedule. Its been pretty sporadic for me as far as when I drink the supplements, when I juice, and have soup, etc. BUT I have not cheated, and I have stuck strictly to the diet. If anything I have been consuming less than recommended...which I suppose may be a bad thing. The stress is gone now and starting tomorrow I am going to be able to get back into my normal routine, which I am very excited about.

Days 8 & 9 proved to be very energizing days...and that says a lot considering I haven't gotten much sleep. I feel great, I am definitely noticing a difference in my body, people I know are starting to make comments, "My gosh, have you lost weight?!" "You look incredible!"---all I can do is smile and think to myself..."oh yeah? This is only the half way point...wait till you see me 11 days from now!"

This diet really has been a huge confidence booster for me, and the results that I am seeing make me even more motivated to press through and continue with even more healthy weight loss. There is something about this diet that just makes you feel good about yourself, your will power, and it really makes you evaluate your personal relationship with food itself.

Right now I feel like I have reached a point where I am thinking clearly, I am excited for the next 12 days, and I am more than confident that I can make this a successful and positive experience...even though it was touch and go for a while... :o)

B Monster

Stress, stress, glorious stress! That's all I have to say for today.

Just kidding, but seriously, stress...I think that's why I haven't been very hungry lately...which I guess could be considered a good thing. In efforts to counteract the insane fatigue I've been experiencing in the past couple days I tried Kate's suggestion and drank about half of an Odwalla B Monster drink...honestly I feel a lot better. So THANK YOU Kate for the advice, I really appreciate it!

Well, it is the end of day 7 and I am down 9 pounds...pretty good if you ask me!

Not much to report today, just stress...oh so much stress.

6 days down, 15 to go!

Today I felt extremely fatigued, depleted, and sleepy. I had a headache and stomach ache all day long, because of that I was only able to get down one berry drink in the morning, one green drink in afternoon, and a few bottles of water. Probably not the most healthy for me, but you live and you learn.

Anywho...tomorrow is another day, right?! and it has to be better than today...because I have class all day tomorrow--eek!