Damn you Burger King

So today was... super stressful to say the least. I got to my new job at 8, as I was supposed to, and my new boss called to say that I didn't need to be there until 9. At 8 when I got there. And then she didn't show up until 9:30. So I ended up with Starbucks. And then I only got a 30 minute lunch when I was told I'd have an hour, so I ended up at Burger King. And the worst part was, I didn't feel crummy afterward like I had thought I would. Apparently, I'm still completely able to to devour salt fat and sugar without problems. Grrr. So then I got home, determined to go running, and my ipod had no battery.

So I did something awesome, and just moved for an hour. I turned on White Collar, and just walked, did jumping jacks, knee bends, arm lifts, all sorts of hings. And literally just kept myself moving for the full episode. Then did stretches. I sweated, I huffed, I had my heart pumping. Then I had squash for dinner and strawberries for dessert. So hopefully, I will keep myself in the green. I am focused. And tomorrow, I will bring my own lunch.

So Far, So Challenging

It's Sunday. My Friday was... complicated. I did well at breakfast and dinner, but lunch was harder. It was the last day of my training, and I had set up a precedent of getting people together, so as much as I tried to say, "I'm just going to go to Jamba Juice" it didn't turn out that way. I ended up getting pizza, since that's what everyone else wanted. But I limited myself to one piece. I did really well yesterday, which is especially awesome since it was my usual once a month excuse to eat salt and chocolate. I had scrambled eggs for breakfast, Jamba for lunch, popcorn for a snack, and graham crackers and peanut butter for dinner. I had a plan for dinner, but I wasn't hungry until 8:30, and by then I just wanted a little protein. So far, I'm right back down to 250 even. 3 lbs in a weekend ain't bad!
I'm going to brunch with a friend today. I'm very excited, I love brunch and I rarely ever get to go. I plan on allowing myself to indulge, but in severe moderation. Because I don't want to be that girl who doesn't get to enjoy brunch. But I do want to be a girl under 200 lbs. It's all about compromise.

As many times as it takes

It turns out that I have to start over again. I needed a new plan, or perhaps to just re-instate my old plan. Because this, what I've been doing, isn't working for me. Not. Even. Kind of. So, I'm sitting down, making a new plan, and implementing it! Because, yeah, that's the part I've been missing. So here it is: I've got a food plan, and more importantly I have an exercise plan. M, W, Sa, run. T, Th, Su, videos aimed at tummy and arms and more cardio.

Current: 253
Goal: 243
By: Sept. 1

My other goal is to be able to run 3 miles by then.

One last thing! I'm back to blogging, because it was truly helpful. I'm hoping that it's the blogging that was helpful, not the reading. I'm worried that it was the accountability that was important. We're about to find out.