luxe skinny

A good family friend of ours is letting us temporarily borrow her treadmill (Sandy, thank you!). I tested it out this morning and it was really nice to just run while watching TV. I’m excited to think that this spot in the house will be where the pounds are going to burn off! This way I can work out more if I wanted to in the evenings after working out at the gym with my Dad. He refuses to leave me alone at the gym after he’s done with his work out. He will even stand next to the treadmill and cheer me on for an extra 20-30 minutes!

This week I didn’t even go to the gym at all. Horrible, I know! I’d like to blame it on Super Mario Bros! I also was sick on Wednesday night and all day Thursday. I still managed to lose 1.5 pounds this week which brings me to a total of 8.2 pounds that I’ve lost so far. Slow but steady!

I’m tempted to buy Just Dance for Wii. I suck at dancing and this looks like a lot of fun to dance along to with friends and get Tyler bustin’ new moves! Maybe we need to cut back on video games and go hiking instead.

Here’s to another successful month!

Normally I’d give up by now if I wasn’t seeing the pounds coming off. I’m glad I haven’t gained weight though.

This week I’m going to count calories! I know it will be frustrating and painful to count calories but I’m hoping I’ll get used to it. I’m bound to do this sooner or later so I just might as well as start now. For breakfast I have been eating Special K cereal and I admit there has been some days where I skipped breakfast because I was running late (no excuse I know). I have been trying different lean cuisine meals for lunch at work – I have figured out which ones I like and don’t like. I’m looking into alternatives for lunch since I don’t want to be living off lean cuisine meals.

I have not been snacking in between meals. When I do crave for something in between meals I chew on sugarless gum. My favorite is Berry Pearadise by Extra, but I haven’t been able to find them anymore so I get Sweet Watermelon. It really helps curb my cravings.

I just ordered a FitBit. Thanks, Rachel, for mentioning this to me the other day! Can you believe this thing tracks the calories you burn, how many steps you take, and how well you slept? I can’t wait to receive mine and see how it works. This would be a great way to really see how many calories I am burning and eating. I was thinking about getting a Bodybugg before but it’s more expensive on top of having to pay monthly to use the online management system to track calories. FitBit is only $99 one-time fee including access to the online management system.

If any of you already have FitBit, please let me know how you like it so far. I’m hoping it won’t take months to receive mine (expected shipping date is February 19th) like I’ve heard it took other people 3-4 months to receive theirs.

Here’s to another great week of exercising & eating healthy!