i wont eat that. i promise.

…but got A LOT of exercise in the process.  Holding up that heavy bike strengthened my legs very much in two days of riding and I can feel it.  It’s not a pain, but it’s a soreness but not a bad one and it’s subsiding as I’m typing this.  Thanks to the 30 Day Shred, my legs are IN SHAPE!!!  I actually lost about 2lbs. this weekend alone doing motorcycle exercises and what not.  I also had to bring my own lunch and drinks to the course so there was no need to go out and get any fast food so this means that this weekend wasn’t a total blunder as I thought it was. 

Friday night, the boyfriend told me (yes, I call him that haha) that I’m losing all of my a$$ and that I need to stop with the weight loss because I look good the way I am.  I told him I wanted to be “skinny” and that means healthy and in shape.  He told me to be myself.  Well, I am being myself honey.  Like…what do you mean?  He said that I’m sexy and slim the way I am and that I don’t need to lose anymore or I’ll be too skinny.  He says he likes me meaty.  I say I don’t so I’m going to take it down to 173lbs. because it’s my goal and I’ll see how I look at that number.  I think I’m in denial about how tall I am.  My man says he’s 5′8 which I know he’s not, he’s shorter and I say that I’m 5′8, but I’m thinking I may be taller is why people think I don’t weigh this much to begin with. 

So, in saying all of that, I may look funny being tall and skinny, but I want a tummy like Holly’s (you all know Vermont Mom on 3FC right? well, I want to look as good as her when I reach her age).  I have to burn the fat in my belly in order to achieve rock hard abs and if that means burning fat in other places then so be it.  I have a bikini to get into on my cruise coming up to the Carribean.  Doing strength and toning workouts will not get anyone great abs without cardio.  Everybody knows that.

Anyway, I’m on my way into a new weight loss “decade” (as I weighed in at 184lbs. today) and that decade is going to be the 170s!  I can’t wait to be out the 180s.  I feel so good.  Who would have thought I’d lose this weight?  Who would have thought I would take the time to make me healthy?  Who would have thought I’d be skinny again?  Not me, but I’m doing it!!!

I’m not sure why but I am seriously craving M&Ms like I’m some kind of addict.  I’ve had this craving since yesterday and I still have it today.  I just got back from vacation, Aunt Flo left town last week and Halloween has been long gone and I’m craving candy.  I don’t know what this is about, but I promise I won’t go and buy a little pack.  It would make me feel totally guilty if I did that.  Anyway, I’ll just look at the picture and tell myself it’s the Devil.  Think that will work?  I sure hope so.

I’m not really tripping about this, but everyone who is trying to lose weight and who have lost AND is who trying to maintain should know how easy it is to gain weight back fast.  It’s totally amazing.  I ate about 4,000 calories on my vacation to D.C. this past Saturday and ate about the same on Sunday and didn’t exercise since last Friday.  I really let myself down, but luckily I know how to get back on track.  Tonight, I’m back on track.  I need to reach my Thanksgiving Goal and fast.  I haven’t been taking the time to cook dinner and that’s really killing me.  I get home late after work because I have stuff to do before I get home. 

I guess the dieting and fitness moral of the story here is to NEVER go on vacation.  LOL!  I will never make that mistake again.  No, but seriously, I didn’t even want to eat like  pig on vacation.  I did it all for nothing.

I’ll be OK!

(10/2/08-pic of me at College Park Metro station in MD on my way to Union Station in Washington, D.C.)

I also updated my mini-goal thread in the 3FC community forums.

Here I is in my Nightmare Before Xmas shirt.  I love Halloween!!!  It’s my favorite holiday. 

Speaking of Halloween, I’m taking my kids on a Disney Cruise next year during Halloween weekend.  Boo!  I’ve read so many things about the festivities during that time that go on on the ship.  Here is my ticker!!!! (I love tickers).

 On to my weight loss news…I have lost a total of 11.2lbs for the month of October!  I have exceeded my goal of 10lbs to lose (SBD_Sass).  Woot!  My new goal for the month of November  is to lose 7.5lbs.  Wish me luck!

I went to Walmart last night and bought a slimming suit (I love it - it makes me sweat more when I’m working out) and a pair of 5lb and 3lb hand weights. I didn’t use the 3lb weights so I’m going to take it back. I think I’m OK with the 5lbs each. Doing those Lying Down Chest Flys with 5lb weights is hard. Doing Anterior Dumbell Raises w/ Lateral Lunges with 5lb weights is NOT easy after coming up from Lying Down Chest Flys…whew.

I’m also getting better with my modified pushups. I wish I could do normal ones but that’s going to take some more time. I am getting stronger and I can see the difference. I can do modified pushups with no problem. I think I can get 10 out OK but then I start to struggle after that.

I still hate Static Lunges, but it’s the only way the pain in my quadraceps is going to go away and it is going away slowly. I just have to keep up with doing them everyday.

I also went food shopping two nights ago so I’m back to bringing my own lunch and eating more veggies like I was a month ago.

Aunt Flo is in the building, but I don’t have any bloating or water (knock on wood) so far this time. She did me real dirty last time, plus those extra carbs I was consuming wasn’t helping me out either. Weight loss is moving downward still. Yay!

That’s all for now!