Yes. I just can't moderately eat ice cream every day.

I didnt step on the scale this morning!!!!
I usually weigh myself several times a day, but i decided im only going to weigh myself every other day from now on. This is my first day in months that i havent weighed myself upon getting up.
I did weigh myself at night, but hey, im taking baby steps.

Managed to get past the display case at starbucks. I think it also helped I had just finished a pear so I wasn't feeling hungry any more. I do know tomorrow I am making something good for breakfast...egg white omlet or something. All this starbucks will end since I am out of training and I won't have to be up so early every morning.

Early Happy New Year to everyone.

Neither can I, one downfall is my boyfriend. He LOVES ice cream and one of out past times is buying a pint of ben and jerry's (for each of us) and sitting in front of the TV watching movies. Yes, you can see how helpful this is for my weight loss. All the excercise lifting the spoon. Also we tend to eat out alot.

I've realized with this thread alot of little choice make up the big one of trying to lose weight. So I am going to focus on the mini wars and not the big battle.

Completely off topic. Did anyone see Night at the museum. What did you think.

I think you're right. When I think about all the unhealthy choices I've made over the last couple years to get where I am now, it really makes me mad. Now I have to retrain myself to make good decisions that will benefit my health automatically.

Is that the Ben Stiller movie? I haven't seen it.

I got a manicure for the first time in, I don't know maybe 15 years, maybe more. I've always said what a waste of time and money, I could do them perfectly (almost) on my own and what not. My 3 daughters get them all the time. And today I don't know what it is..... I just went and had it done. I think in the back of my mind I was too self-conscious sitting there in the chair, taking up so much room. I know that's absolutely absurd, but why else would I suddenly do it now, weighing 70 lbs less then before? Being obese really does very strange things to the mind that have absolutely NOTHING to do with weight at all.

It really does.

Yay for the manicure!

ran to the gym, lifted weights, ran home, made a super yummy omelette

I dyed my hair. I've been wanting to for nearly 2 years now, but because my "stylist" aka my mom hasn't had time to come here to do it, and I haven't had time to go there for her to do it, it just didn't get done. The last time I'd dyed my hair was in July of '04. So, today I decided I'd just do it by myself. If I end up with green hair, I will say I did it for the holidays :P

I'm also going to do my nails, because they need it and because *I* need it!

Instead of sitting on the couch vegging...I cleaned...a little, LOL. now I going to start the packing process for my trip this weekend rather than wait till tomorrow and end up running around like a chicken with its head cut off.

I made healthy split pea soup for dinner from scratch and bread from a mix that wasn't too healthy but only had one small slice. Yum!

I've been feeling a bit stressed the last couple of days. Yesterday I didn't get a chance to work out. I worked on my house for about 6 hours (remodeling, etc.).

Today I decided that I would not eat just because I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed, AND that I would stop working in time to have the energy to work out.

I was successful. I ate healthy all day and did a WATP 4 mile work out. Yay!

Would you mind sharing the recipe. I am trying to cook at home more and that is my favorite soup.

Split Pea Soup Recipe:

1 bag (16oz) of green or yellow split peas rinsed
8 cups of hot water
1 tablespoon chicken bouillion paste (brand is "Better Than Bouillion")
2 meaty ham hocks or 1 cup lean chopped ham
2 bay leaves
2 cloves of crushed garlic
1 small onion chopped or (I just added two halves for flavor and then removed before serving because my family doesn't like it in the soup)
1 rib celery chopped
1 large carrot chopped
dash of red pepper
1/4 cup of chopped fresh parsley or 2 tsp dried (optional)
salt to taste (I didn't add because bouillion & ham has salt)

Throw it all in a large pot to boiling then reduce heat and simmer, stirring occassionally until peas are very soft and soup thickens about 2 hours or so. Take out ham bone-let cool then cut off any meat that didn't fall off the bone and add back into soup. Remove bay leaves before serving.
Optional: puree 1/2 of the soup in a blender to make creamier but I didn't need to tonight it was thick enough just by cooking long enough.

You can also put all of this in the crockpot in the morning and let cook all day (about 8-10 hours on low or 4-5 hours on high) but I started too late to do that.

About 200 calories for 1 cup serving.

Enjoy!!

Finally finished my 100 mile walk goal. Got up this morning and knocked out the last 4 miles. Also posted my goals for the year in my blog.