oh my liver!

Well, more like my legs. Yesterday I went to Julie's at 5:30 am for CardioX. I was a little nervous about how the day would go, but it went really well!! I loved being able to get in the shower when I got home and still be in the timeframe/routine for getting Jared to school. Aaron was able to sleep in and I didn't have to take time out of my productive hours to shower. I was able to work on a project in the house most of the morning. I thought I'd crash - especially during piano lessons when I'd be sitting, but no! I was mentally alert and attentive the whole and still felt great later in the evening.

I must have done a pretty good job with the workout because I started feeling sore by the evening though I wasn't so sore that I couldn't move. I felt so good all day that I thought about getting up again this morning, but I decided I ought to sleep in and get the rest. I felt like running on the treadmill this morning, but decided to try out one of the exercise videos I found on Netflix. I chose the shortest one: Self: Bikini body fast (30min) It's a strength training/cardio workout. The first half uses weights and the second half has plyo moves. Despite using light weights for all the arm exercises, it is my legs that are so sore. I'm not sure I'll be able to move tomorrow! The video went really quickly which was nice. I found myself missing some of the P90x stretches though. I think I will be tired by the end of today like I expected would happen yesterday. I have to sit a lot longer for piano which may be my downfall because I can't keep moving and workout the muscles. We'll see though.

Tomorrow's exercise plan is Just Dance.

Today is the official start of the Lettuce Eat Cake contest. Matthew has decided to do it with me. YAY!

oh the cravings!

It's amazing how quick we acclimatize (sp?) to change. Today's weigh in was 162.0 for the Wii and 160.6 on the bathroom scale. Ahh the water weight release.

For the most part it has been pretty easy to revert back to a WW diet, but yesterday and today the cravings have been bad. We ate at the Guenther Mill House downtown and enjoyed a hearty lunch. Despite all that I ate, I could have eaten even more. I still felt hunger pains. After we left and continued on in our outing I started feeling more full, but the pangs were still there.

Today I am trying to resist the temptation to eat a bunch of junk. I think I'm going to have to really stock the fridge with fruit and yogurt to make smoothies until I can tame this craving beast. I am so tempted to go in the kitchen and bake some brownies or a cake or cookies - something! but to do so would be a devastation to my sensabilities. There will be a baptism this evening and I'm expecting refreshments will be served. I'm trying to assuage the cravings with the hope that I can have a treat at that time.