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Woot!  I made it through the first week, and I feel really good about it.  Now on to week two, which, doesn’t look too tough at all.  I’m still struggling (a lot) with eating better, but I’ve been diligent this week about working out.  So, score one for fitness.  I’m hoping the food thing will come in time…a long time…

Okay, so I haven’t been…perfect… when it comes to eating.  (They had fried chicken in the dining hall… that’s my FAVORITE!)  But, I went back for day 2 on the C25K.  And for that, I’m proud of myself.  Also, Velveeta 2% shells and cheese in the microwaveable cup, 4 points, 100% delicious!  I recommend!  Anyone else have other suggestions?

That means, in terms of my friends at the Couch to 5K, that I completed the week one, day one running plan.  All this means is that I was on a treadmill for 30 minutes, alternating 90 seconds of walking with 60 seconds of jogging.  I felt a little silly, but all in all I’m just glad to have gotten started!  W1D2 is Saturday!

Just weighed in for our first week of the Biggest Loser here at work.  I..am…not…happy.  Thankfully, that just means that I am at my heaviest today, and it can only go down from here.  Today I start my C25K (I had to look it up at first too, it’s the “couch to 5K” running program), because my stupid self agreed to run in the Pittsburgh Marathon relay.  5 miles.  May 2nd.  Bring it. 

A year later…heavier…and still not healthy.  Crap.  So, here I am…back again.  Trying yet again to stop being such a lazy fatty.  Must…stop…eating…crap!  So, here’s to all of us who fell off the wagon, and who came back.  I’ll admit, I’m mostly back because it’s the new year, and because it’s just what people do…but, I’ll take whatever motivation I can get!

Has anyone every tried the special k challenge?  I keep seeing commercials (stupid new years and it’s disgusting influx of diet aid/pill/book/etc… commercials and ads).  I feel like it might be a good way to kick-start an overall program of better eating & exercise, but it might just be all hype.  Anyone have any thoughts?

Seriously, I lose the battle EVERY SINGLE TIME I eat at a restaurant.  And here’s the kicker, I never cook.  I can’t cook.  I suck at cooking.  So, I go out to dinner.  Often.  I have other single, non-cooking friends.  We all go out to dinner.  Often.  I get chips and salsa before my meal.  I say things like “who wants to split dessert?”.  I take my friends down with me.  I have a serious weakness for sweet potato fries, which seem to be all the rage lately. 

I have lost 4 pounds in almost as many weeks.  And I am not happy.  So here’s my question, how do single people, living alone, cook for themselves?  And secondly, how do I make better choices at restaurants?  Oh, and thirdly, and perhaps, most importantly, how do PICKY EATERS GET SKINNY?!  My overarching issue here is that I’m a seriously picky eater.  I eat chicken.  Some red meat (really, just ground beef), and that’s about it.  Fruit and veggies, I could maybe name a dozen or so I’m actually fond of.  And luckily for me, most restaurants cater to the picky-eater crowd. 

 So dear buddy slim friends, help a sister out and tell me how you’ve overcome obstacles like mine?  (Or, at least let me know I’m not alone in my non-cooking, restaurant-loving, picky-eater-ness). 

Okay, I’m not at all going to lie.  I’ve been, less than successful with my eating right initiative.  I will say that I’m doing better than I have in the past (I’ve refrained from the candy sitting on my desk), but my wonderful coworkers keep bringing in bagels for breakfast and I just…keep…eating…them.  Oh, well, baby steps I guess.  I will say that even my smallest of steps (cutting out desserts all but once a week) and making sure dinner includes more veggies and less carbs, have helped me lose two pounds!  Hooray! But let’s be real, shall we?  The real reason for the loss of those two pounds is the new love of my life…Zumba.

For those of you who do not have the extreme pleasure of having Zumba classes near you, let me tell you, it’s the greatest thing of all time.  I LOVE going to class.  I bust a move, shake my butt, and sweat A LOT.  I was told that you can burn 700-1000 calories every hour of Zumba.  I don’t know if this is true or not, but oh man, it sure feels like it.  This is the first fitness class I have ever looked forward to attending.  I find myself trying to get there twice a week instead of my original goal of once a week, just because I love it so much. 

 So, thank you, Zumba, for my first two pounds!  I’ll try to work on that bagel thing…

I just came home from absolutely overeating at a local BBQ place.  Ate myself sick.  Lovely.  And as I sit at home, wondering if I still have those thin mints in my freezer, I realize SOMETHING MUST CHANGE.  I’ve been lying to myself for the past few weeks, telling myself that I was really going to stick to my points.  I’m supposed to have 22 a day.  I probably just had 22 at dinner!  Ugh.  So, in my boldest move yet, here I am on buddyslim.  I am telling myself, and the world, that I’m going to try and do better.  Now, I’m not just lying to myself, I’d be lying to the world.  I’ve always been one for accountability, so here it is.  I’ve started and abandoned blogs like I’ve started and abandoned diets, so in an effort to make a total change, I’m embracing this new eating habit AND a new blog.  No more diets, and no more trendy blogs.  I’m going to eat WELL, exercise MORE, and write about every day things, not the fact of the day, or the latest scandal, or the latest thing I’ve learned in school (which is good, I’m out of school). So I’m putting it all out there, for all to read.  Comment, lurk, whatever…but hopefully you’re reading what is the first step in my fitness journey!