Things to Do Instead of Chowing Down

I created this list a few years ago and laminated it. I'm not kidding when I say that I really have referred to it when I'm bored and want to eat, which may or may not be all the time. Ha.

Off the Radar, but Not Off the Wagon

Well, if there's one thing I've learned over the last month it's that moving and blogging don't mix. At least in my life! I'm thinking my healthiness project should have more aptly been named “330 Days.” Moving is such a crazy, unpleasant endeavor! Packing and cleaning a house and moving a family of seven and then unpacking and cleaning a new house is something I hope to never do again. Anyway, although I haven't been blogging, I have been working. Since I started my healthiness project, I've lost 5 lbs. I know, I know. I said I wouldn't talk so much about weight loss, but it was no small feat to actually lose weight during such a stressful month! My eating was less than stellar on many days, but my exercising was consistent and that made all the difference. Here's to another blogging start and better days ahead!

Day 7/65

Great run this morning! My friend and I shaved several minutes off of our last run in the cold! Felt really good. I won't have much time over the next several days to post much because we're about to move, but I'll try to make up for it after we're settled. Suffice it to say that my 365 healthiness project is off to a great start!

Out with the Old, in with the New

When I look at the next morning's forecast and see a temperature of 15 with a "real feel" of 8: 

old me: "That's way too cold. I guess I can't run tomorrow. Oh well."

new me: "I can bundle up. Alaskans do it all the time."

When my alarm goes off at 6:00 on a cold, dark winter morning:  

old me: Sighs and pulls the covers over her head. "I'll just work out this afternoon."

new me: She doesn't jump out of bed, but she accepts that a half hour of extra sleep isn't worth putting off a workout.

On a run, when my eyelashes freeze, my butt is numb, and my hair is stiff with ice: 

old me: "I can't run in this! I might get frostbite. It's dangerous!"

new me: "Frostbite? Hey, I wonder if I could get some frostbite on a few of my fat parts and get them to fall off? That would be sweeeeet!"

So, today's forecast predicted a temperature of 15 degrees and I went out for 55 minutes! It felt super cold, but I did it! And I didn't get any frostbite on any of my body parts, for better or worse. But, the kicker was when I got home and looked at the weather and saw that the actual temperature was 8 with a "real feel" of -2. I felt proud. I like the new me.

4/365

P90X Legs and Back today. Kicked my butt! Those one-leg wall squats are killer!!!

January 3

My abs are SO SORE from P90X! It's a good feeling, but uncomfortable! Good day today. A friend came and helped me back a ton of boxes for our upcoming move, so I stayed pretty busy and wasn't as hungry as yesterday. Gotta drink more water though. I'll be chugging a couple more glasses tonight before bed. Good eating and an hour on the elliptical. :)

2/365

Great day! Started with P90X Chest & Back and finished with abs. Today, I was hungrier and had to focus on drinking my water. I'm always hungry when I first start counting my calories, but I'll get into a groove in the next week or so. :)