Valerie, I never understood why we forget how good it feels to get in a good workout. Each time I came home drenched in sweat after walking on the treadmill and lifting weights, I felt probably the best I'd felt in a long while. Yet, it's still a challenge to get my butt in gear to get the exercise done. You'd think that we wouldn't have such a problem being motivated to do the things that make us feel good. Go figure.
Nancy, I'm sorry that the yoga instructor made you feel that way. I think Valerie pretty much summed it up. As far as the 3 point turn goes, they taught it to me in driver's ed, so I think that makes it a common knowledge type thing.
Meta, great job on fitting into those clothes! An ever expanding wardrobe is always welcome in my book. Also, despite its many health benefits (haha, I have no idea) I don't think I'll be dining on squirrel anytime soon.
Losingjusme, congratulations on your great success with your lap band!! Whenever the going gets tough, the ladies (and gent!) here will get you going. I know they've been a great motivation to me.
Debbie, I think you're right about giving into your cravings every so often. I think that if we don't allow ourselves to have a small portion now and again, it'll eventually catch up to us and we'll end up doing something crazy like eating an entire cheesecake. The key is, like you said, getting right back on track!
Catherine, the only kind of dirt I think I've ever craved is the kind made of crushed Oreo cookies! Good luck with getting all of that sorted out.
Brandnewme, you certainly are in a tough situation with your parents and their food preferences. I don't really have any advice on that, because I know it's almost impossible to try and convert some people over to the healthy side (or The Dark Side as some probably think of it). Best of luck in figuring out something that works for you!
Today was a pretty uneventful day. With my eating, well, I did what I could. I didn't overeat or go over my calories, but some choices that were out of my control weren't what I'd want them to be. I didn't really feel like eating breakfast today, but I forced myself because I figured I'd be pretty hungry by the time lunch rolled around, and it's a good thing I did. I remembered that I needed to visit the Student Activities Fair today, which left me with all of 10 minutes for eating. Not enough time for a real sit down meal, so I opted for an Odwalla Soy Chai drink. Pretty high in sugar, but at least it had some good fats and protein along with it.
I don't think I mentioned it, but I had a wonderful NSV yesterday. For those of you that have ever been in any sort of lecture hall, you'll know what I'm talking about... you know those writing surfaces that fold out of the arms of the chairs? Well, I could never ever use those before I started my weight loss journey. They simply would not lay flat. It wasn't a matter of them cutting into me... it just wasn't going to work. Well, yesterday, after carefully observing the person next to me, I decided that I'd give it a try and.... I FIT! It sat perfectly flat and didn't cut into my stomach at all! It's so nice to not have to be hunched over while taking notes and not to have to worry about what I'll do come test day.
I also experienced an "unfortunate" side effect of my weight loss the first day of school. I have these shoes that fit perfectly about 40 lbs ago and were very comfortable. I didn't wear them too often because they didn't go with much, but I decided to pull them out Monday. Very soon after starting my trek from the parking lot to the main campus, I realized that the shoe was sliding on my foot and was going to rub several blisters. I didn't have time to go back home and change, so I just went on and tried to ignore the pain. By the time the day ended, I had a trail of blood leading from the open wound on the back of my ankle (popped the blister and went straight for rubbing it completely raw) into my shoe. If people looked at my feet, they must have thought something was incredibly wrong with me. I also have those types of wounds on both of my big toes and the sides of my feet, so needless to say I've been riding the shuttle until it heals up. I'm usually the only one actually going to the parking lot (the shuttle also goes to off campus student apartment complexes), so I'm sure people think that I'm just horribly lazy...
Well, it's getting late and I should hop in the shower and get to bed! Here's wishing everyone a wonderful Friday!