Part Two: Finding The Good...

Friday was like an excerpt of the children’s book:  Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day! Poor kid, he knew it was going to be a bad day when he woke up! If you have never read the book, it’s about a kid who woke up with gum in his hair and by this, predicted that he was going to have a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day! As the story continues, his best friend demotes him to his “third best friend”; there was NO DESSERT in his lunch box, lima beans for dinner, and kissing on TV!  I can relate to poor Alex with the no dessert in his lunch box! =) However, at the end of the story his mom reassures him that everyone has a bad day, even people who live in Australia (he wanted to move there to get way from all the horrible things). 

The moral of the story: Alex had a bad day. I had a bad day. Everyone has bad days. And I’m sure throughout this journey there will be more bad days! It’s just how you react to those bad days! How you recover!

Well… I recovered from my bad day, jumping back on the horse, once again! I woke up early Saturday morning, put on my walking shoes and walked to the weight loss center to weigh in. Of course, hubby came along for the journey! LOVE HIM!  I lost 1 lb since Thursday. Initially I was discouraged and annoyed, but after I thought about it, that was a 1lb loss in 2 days! So in total I have lost 5lbs in two weeks. The counselor thought that it was remarkable… But I think she has to say things like that, so I will keep coming back! =P I can’t seem to make my mind understand that this isn’t going to happen overnight! I didn’t gain it overnight and I’m not going to lose it overnight. I however was rejuvenated and was determined to stay on plan, despite it being CINCO DE MAYO! I even had a successful trip to a restaurant. And to fix the bland boring food, hubby and I looked through the Quick Weight Loss cookbook and picked out some interesting meals to try. I’ll be sure to post on how they turn out!

On Sunday, I made good decision! I am a big TV person and love curling up on my couch to watch “my shows”. I was all curled up with my favorite blanket, all nice and comfy, only to jump up and say “I need to get my fat butt up”! I decided to put on my tennis shoes and get on my elliptical that was collecting dust to watch.

I PROMISE TO USE HER MORE.. BUT WATCH THAT "B" WORD HUNEY! LOL 

The goal: workout throughout the show and rest on the commercials.

I think 20 minutes in I was regretting I made this revelation, but I kept going! After a while, I was so into the show that it didn’t seem so much like work! I think this will be a permanent fix for when we don’t get to run. My next goal is to not have to take so many breaks in between. I hope to find a more entertaining form of exercise once school is out. I’m really interested in boxing, but hubby gets all moody when I talk to him about it. He’s so overprotective! It’s not like I’m going out there to fight Laila or Floyd, geez, CHILL! I think I can wear him down though! Stay tuned!

All in all I’m learning that this is a process. I have to take it day by day. I’m just waiting for the day I get on the scale and it says, 199! This will be the first time in maybe a year or two, I’ve been under 200. I can’t wait!

In the last couple of days, I have been reading several blogs and it appears to be a current trend to make a page for your goals and progress photos. I think this is wonderful idea and will be soon adding my own!