Fantasy Shopping Spree!

So, I thought it would be fun to do a little online "look" shopping and pick out things that I would love to buy once I reach my goal...or maybe even along the way!

First off, I really think I NEED a Lilly Pulitzer dress sometime in my life...

I'm thinking these shoes would be perfect with the dress...

I would love to have this complete outfit...

with these shoes...

Obviously, I'm loving the one shoulder thing right now...

Another one shoulder...

So, that's all I've got for now! Pretend-shopping keeps me motivated. :)

Ohhhhh the pain!

My soreness has gotten progressively worse throughout the day. I went from feeling a little stiff, to really stiff, then to sore, and then extremely sore, and now I just moaned in agony as I crawled into bed. I hoping that I'll loosen up tomorrow before I go to Crossfit...if I'm still this sore, it is going to be HELL tomorrow.

Aside from the excruciating pain that I've had to suffer through, it's been a pretty good day. My eating was perfect. I was super proud of myself when I didn't take a bite of this thing that was calling my name when I opened my freezer:

I was easily able to justify making this purchase because it's dark chocolate (you know, it's healthy-errr chocolate) and because I'm doing my part to help endangered species. Ummm, yeah, that's the only reason I bought it.....

Anyway, I feel pretty good tonight and I'm ready for tomorrow - at least I think I'm ready. We'll see how bad Crossfit gets me...

Everything hurts today...

Seriously...everything from like my neck down is stiff and sore. Getting up and down from my desk is a challenge...walking is painful...Crossfit definitely kicked my butt yesterday! It's that good kind of pain though -- the kind where you know you did something that works. My eating has been good so far today. I had scrambled eggs, a banana and a handful of almonds for breakfast. For a mid-morning snack I had some grapes and then for lunch I had a salad w/ stir-fry steak strips (cooked in olive oil and seasoned with salt-free tony's and a little lite soy sauce), sun-dried tomatoes and balsmic vineagrette dressing. So far, so good. :)

I just needed a little jump start...

Hello everyone! I know I have been M.I.A. a lot lately. I've posted several entries with empty promises of getting back on track, back on the wagon, blah, blah, blah. I'm not going to ramble on tonight about what I am going to do, or what kind of changes I am going to make...I'm going to talk about what I did tonight and the small success I've had over the past two weeks.

First off, without putting in much effort, I am happy to say that I have lost 2 more pounds...so that brings my total to 25 lbs! Woohoo! Now, I know, that had I been doing everything that I was supposed to be doing, that total would most likely be much bigger BUT I'm happy to have moved forward - not backwards.

Sooo, let's get to tonight. I tried something new tonight called Crossfit. If you haven't heard of it, check it out, http://www.crossfit.com/. Lately, I've been getting bored with my workouts which has lead to finding EVERY-EXCUSE-IN-THE-BOOK to not go or to go and half-a$$ it. Not good for reaching my goal - not.good.at.all. Anyway, I had heard a little about Crossfit before (via Facebook) and everything I heard sounded pretty scary...picture extremely sweaty people throwing up in the parking lot and going back for more...needless to say, it did not sound like a good time. So, last week I was getting my hair done and my hairdresser said that she had started going and absolutely loved it! I still wasn't sure about it, but I figured that I would give it a try. I am so glad that I did! The workout tonight was exactly what I needed to get myself going again. I was so worried that I wouldn't be able to handle it, but I surprised myself - I was actually able to do a lot more than I thought. My motivation is back and I'm ready to jump back into reaching my goal!

Ok, now for a brief explanation as to why I have been so off and on with my blog, my weight loss and healthy living. It always seems that when I get going on something good, life tries to butt in and screw everything up. When I first started this journey, I was so focused on getting Myself back and I was proud of that. I felt like this was going to be the time that I actually set a goal and met it - I wasn't going to give up. Let me rephrase that - I AM NOT going to give up. Did I lose focus for a bit? Yes. Without realizing it, I started to focus on other things going on in my life that seemed more important - but really, what is more important than yourself? How can you be any good to anyone if you don't take care of yourself first? The answer is simple....you can't. Putting all of my energy into trying to control things that are out of my control, will get me absolutely nowhere. Taking care of ME has to be my priority - everything else will work itself out as it should. Life's complications will always be around, I am just having to learn how to balance it all.

Thanks to all of you that have continued to follow me through out this journey and I apologize to those who have stopped because my recent lack of motivation and determination.


P.S. The soreness in my butt and legs just hours after my workout is insane...and I like it. Watching me hobble around the office tomorrow should be great entertainment for my co-workers. Thank you, Crossfit.