Gym? Huh?

I soooooo did not go to the gym this morning. Nope. I had ALL the alarms going off multiple times, but went back to bed anyway. I was so nice and warm and cozy...it just didn't seem right to leave the bed. I will try AGAIN tomorrow.

Ate pretty healthy today:

• oatmeal
• strawberries
• chicken and wild rice soup
• grapes
• apple
• meatloaf and mashed potatoes (soooooooo good!)

Watched Baby Mama tonight. It was pretty funny. I've been really busy at work this week, so I feel kind of exhausted.

Was thinking of having a snack, but I don't know what to have and I feel too tired to eat it anyway. Going to go to bed.

My Weight In Pears?

My wonderful partner made pear preserves on the weekend and they turned out so yummy that she went back and bought more pears to make more pear preserves. She started out with 3 pounds of pears, which made 3 jars worth of preserves. Can anyone guess how many more pounds she bought? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

15

pounds

of

pears.

So...tonight I had a pear as one of my snacks! It was pretty good and it took me FOREVER to finish eating it! I cut it up and then had pieces in between songs...we were playing guitar hero. I can officially say that I officially SUCK! She is the master...she plays on Hard, while I barely manage on Medium! :-)

Tried...as usual...to get up for the gym this morning. Actually DIDN'T say, "I don't want to", like a little kid. Instead I thought, "yes, I'll go!". Then...I have no idea. Must have laid back down...the rest is history. So, I am trying another trick...I currently have two alarms. One beside me and one across the room. They are old cell phones, but are different models, so they have different alarm noises. The one across the room is obnoxious, so I turn it off and get back into bed (kind of annoyed). The one beside me is not horrible, but I still turn it off and go back to bed (less annoyed). Perhaps switching them may help. I am at a loss as to what else to try. I'll have to also turn on my back-up back-up alarm (number three). I'll post tomorrow with the alarm success or failure to get my butt out of bed and to the gym.

I keep staring at the last piece of pear on the plate in front of me...I am worried that I will forget that it fell on the floor and actually put it in my mouth. Probably not too bad...if we didn't have a dog and two cats. Ewwww! No matter how much you vacuum, the reminder of them is always there.

I was pretty proud of myself today in the food area of my goals:

• oatmeal
• strawberries
• gazpacho (cold tomato, cucumber, onion, tomato juice, hot sauce, etc. soup)
• big piece of bread (to go with the soup)
• apple
• grapes
• omelet (tomato, mushrooms, cheese, egg whites)
• half of a banana
• pear

I'm also blogging...another good effort for the day. Now...if I could ONLY make it to the GYM!!

Been Awhile...

So...yeah...haven't posted in awhile. Haven't been to the gym in awhile either. Have been eating WAY too many chips and such. Trying to get my lazy ass motivated again. I sure lose motivation quickly. It seems like as soon as I get tired, I lose the desire to exercise and/or eat healthy. All I want to do is lay on the couch...which usually leads to snacking...which usually leads to feeling worse about myself...which usually leads to me not going to the gym. A vicious cycle.

I feel like in my younger days (20's), I would be losing this weight much more easily. It really sucks. It seems like I can keep it up for a week or so and then once I see that I haven't lost anything or have even gained something, I think what the heck is the point. I can't do this for ANOTHER week and not see results! That's what the dumb brain tells me, anyway. I forget the fact that despite the tiredness from getting up early, I feel good about myself and my body feels good from the exercise.

Anyway, this morning I made myself a 8 week challenge. I used to do things, just to see if I could do them (i.e. cutting out caffeine - did that for a few years; cutting out swearing - did that for about a year; etc.). I don't know if I have it in me anymore, but I'm going to see.

This is my 8 week challenge:

• start date - Sept.8; end date Nov.2
• exercise at least 4 times per week
• eat MOSTLY healthy
• blog every day
• no chips

Today was my starting date for my personal challenge. While I did not exercise, I ate healthy all day, am currently blogging, and at NO chips! A decent start, I think. I plan to go to the gym tomorrow morning. Part of my motivation seems to come from reading various blogs and forums online. When I'm feeling super unmotivated, I try to read a few threads to remind myself that it's possible to lose weight and that exercise makes a person feel good.

Food for the day:

• oatmeal
• strawberries
• chicken and wild rice soup (made a HUGE batch in the crock pot on the weekend!)
• apple
• grapes
• chicken fried rice
• half of a banana

So...tomorrow is another day. I WILL get my lazy ass out of bed. I WILL go to the gym. I WILL eat healthy. Then, at the end of the day...I WILL blog!