Good week so far

Nothing much to report lately, but I'm still doing well. Eating has been very good, and I attended bootcamp Monday...although it was a bit lame in my opinion (substitute instructor). Oh well...it was still a workout.

I went clothes shopping this weekend. I really just needed an overcoat. I haven't bought one at all since I've lost any of this weight. I just refuse to wear my XL coats. They look sloppy anyways. Well, this time I bought medium size. This is nice, AND I didn't have to try on like 15 coats before I found one that "didn't make me look fat". I bought the first one I tried on, and it's cute.

I was also browsing through the juniors' section, and found a great pair of stretchy cords that look really great on me (except they are a bit long). Oh, size 9 - and they were loose after I wore them for a little bit.

hmmm...ok...I thought this was going to be short, but I just remembered some compliments that I've received in the past week. First, at the Halloween party this past weekend. Everyone kept saying how tiny I was and they were adamant that I shouldn't lose any more weight. While this is cool to hear, I know it's not accurate. I do need to lose about 5 - 10 pounds of fat, but you guys know I care more about toning up at this point anyways. The other cool compliment came yesterday. I was talking to my friend on the phone, and she said something like...so, you're in what...6's now? and I said...no no...8's...not even close to 6's yet. Then she said...well, you look it. You're really tiny.

I know we talk about this all the time, but I don't feel tiny AT ALL. I feel average at best and sometimes I even feel huge. I wish I could see what everyone else is supposedly seeing.

This week is particularly bad, because it's TTOM (even though I don't actually have that anymore). I still have the hormones behind it though. It's amazing how fat it can make you. I swear everything just looks flabby for a few days. It really sucks when eating right and exercising is so tied to the emotions for most of us. I just feel fat, so I don't want to eat right? That's just stupid, but it seems to work that way. Luckily, I'm pushing past those bad urges for now. It really helps to know that I'll be getting assessed in 6 days now.

I do have to apologize to everyone. I swear I haven't read any blogs since last week. This is unlike me, but I've been a little preoccupied lately. I'll be back on it soon.

Final Halloween Weekend

I was pretty good overall this past weekend. I didn't eat too poorly, and I went to the gym once.

I really have to buckle down this week though...Monday is my next assessment.

Goals for this week: Eat well, 4 days at the gym, more sleep. What's new...

Good Day

I ate well today. I also woke up to a lower weight this am. That always makes for a good day.

Bootcamp tomorrow morning...rescheduled from Wednesday since it was Halloween. One more week till assessment time.

Vanishing Blogs

Is anyone else having trouble with their blogs vanishing? Just kidding...some of you noticed that a couple of mine are gone. It's really no big deal. I know they went to the feeds and all, but I took them down for different reasons. The first was my skin pic, and I just plain chickened out on it. As far as the second one goes, I was afraid that a certain person might have been kinda hurt or offended had they read it, because I think they were included in the group of people I was referring to. So...it's gone, but that should be the last time.

Anyways...back to business. I missed bootcamp tonight. boooo. Sometimes kids' school projects have to take precedence. So far, I've eaten a small bag of doritos and 1 peanut butter cup from the Halloween stash. That's really not too bad yet. We have a HUGE thing of candy though.

Seriously...I just have very little to say today. Hope everyone else is doing well.

You ask for more blogs?

I will try to blog every day even if it's just a one-liner :)

Some exciting news from me today. Remember that suit I bought right before I returned to work October 1st? I wore it on my first day back, and it was entirely too tight (after a terrible eating weekend). I remembered it today and tried it on. It fits rather nicely now, and the waist even has some give. Yay!

I've been trying so hard to make every bootcamp session and go in an extra day for cardio, and I am seeing rather nice improvements in almost every part of my physique (arms, torso, butt, thighs, etc...). I really would like to see 20% BF or below at my next assessment (in just under 2 weeks). I haven't lost much weight, if any, but I really don't care too much about that right now.

I feel like things are almost exactly as they should be right now.

Next challenge: halloween candy. I think I'll only allow the kids to go down our street. No need to get greedy. Plus, the less candy in the house the better. It's already going to be bad enough to have it at everyone's desks at work.

Just couldn't seem to go to bed without blogging

Nothing to say really. Bootcamp tonight. Same same. Eating was fine. Hamstrings are feeling a little better. I have two more days to relax them before the next trip to the gym. I'm glad to have a couple of days off though. I really hope the next assessment yields the results that I've been working hard for this month.

Ok. Going to bed fa rayl now.

Weekend Fun

What a great weekend I had. Lots of fun with friends.

As far as eating goes, I think I did very well. Went to a Halloween party last night and barely looked at the spread of food. Plus, I only had a few drinks. I consider this a success. I had friends over on Friday night, and we just had a nice meal. I drank quite a few calories of red wine that night though. Still...

I went to the gym and ran 4 miles today...mixed it up with some different intervals. 10 minutes around 4.5 - 5.5. Then 1 min 7.0, 1 min 3.0 (3 sets), 3 minutes 5.5, 1 minute 3.0 (3 sets), 45 sec 8.0, 75 sec 3.0 (4 sets).

I am still very sore from bootcamp last week, and my run didn't really make me feel better. My hamstrings are just killing me. I'm kind of feeling where I'm just sick of being sore...although it's one of those good sore feelings.

I have bootcamp tomorrow night, and then I have 2 days off. Hopefully I feel better by Thursday.