Should I or shouldn't I?

 Here I was at walmart looking for my luna bars. My eye wandered over to the next shelf that had weight loss supplements. I have always stayed away from these because I have a thyroid problem and do not want to mess up my metabolism anymore than necessary. But I fell prey to advertising. I know Jillian Micheals encourages clean living and healthy eating. I decided if she was promoting this product it was fine. WRONG! I bought it and brought it home. I spent a little time on the web researching before I started taking it. I'm glad I did. I discovered there is a current law suit. According to ABC news "Biggest Loser star and fitness guru Jillian Michaels is being sued for endorsing a diet cleanse supplement that contains allegedly dangerous ingredients." ABCnews Micheals law suit I also found comments such as "Please ladies and gentlemen listen to me when I say these pills do not work". Woah this is too much controversy for me to want to try this product. I'm taking it back today.

Tip of the day: Research any supplement or program before you start it!

Stay away from....

Have you missed me? Haha. I've been so crazy with work, kids, stupid man, and all the insanity of my life. Good news: I made it through Valentine's Day with a little help from my friends who brought me a lot of chocolate. Between godiva and dove, I gained weight. Oh quelle surprise! Sometimes I think it is more important to make it through than kill yourself. It is probably that mentality that got me to the weight I am. 

I have had difficulty staying away from my treats. I will eat very well but then eat a few cookies I made for the kids. So my friend and I made a goal to stay away from any refined sugars for 24 hours. It was much harder than it should have been but I did it. I did it! I was frustrated with myself how difficult it was. When you look at my fat gain - you know that pretty tire around my stomach I carry around, it screams sugar problems. So I realized that it need to remember mind over body and focus on my goals.

The tip of the day is: stay away from yummy fatty delicious chocolates if you can't stop at 1!

I caught a glance

I am so mad at myself. My body feels like it hasn't exercised for 10 years. Reality is it has only been 6 months. I went to run 3 miles and had to walk/run and it took me forever. I have this stupid stomach that gets in the way of everything! I try to do cross overs or stretch and this stupid stomach is in the way. It is soo ugly! I caught a glance of myself in the window and thought who's that fat woman? I know this sounds cliche. The problem is it happened to me.

OK enough of the negative talk! Good news is I am doing something about it. This should only motivate me to work harder and strive for more results. I am doing my half marathon with my sister who lives in a different city. It is great motivation. I did my 30 day shred this morning but I still had to run my 3m. I didn't want to be the one who said I didn't do it. So after dinner while my teenagers were at activities, I took my younger boys to the local recreation center and I ran/walked on the track. My sister and I texted each other when we finished. I am so proud of myself. I forgot how exercising can be so invigorating!

lost 4.5lbs

Winter cold!

What sick again! I know winter colds and sinus infections stink. Good new is I drank A LOT of water this last weekend. Bad news is I didn't start my training program. With extreme snow storms and sickness, I did not run on the streets. I did however keep up with my 30 day shred and riding my bike on my trainer. Way to go! I also did well in journaling my food. I slacked on Sat and Sunday when I was sick in bed. But lets stick to the positives. When I stepped on the scale today I was down 4lbs. at 212lbs. I'm not sure if it will stay but I'm happy whenever it says I've lost a few pounds!

Well, another week, another goal. Hopefully I'll kick this cold in the but. I need to keep up my journaling and start running no matter what the costs. Less sugar is on my list with more veggies when I get in the mood for snacks. I ate too many saltines when I was sick. Hopefully I can run at the local indoor track. I don't look forward to it because it is only 1/8 of a mile but the half marathon is only 11 weeks away. I have to start training. Wish me luck!