Well this week has been pretty good eating wise...with the exception of the pizza and half a beer a had for helping someone move furniture I've done well :) btw, I decided I really don't like beer. I'm going to stop trying to like it.

And I worked out yesterday!! Yay! I'm proud of myself. I am going to try to go for a walk later today. And tomorrow I'll be walking around all day. I'm going to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (for the absolutely wonderful BodyWorlds exhibit) and maybe I'll even go to the zoo again!

I've been feeling really good this week.

Dancing Queen

Dancing is really good exercise! I went out to a club Saturday night. My back, abs, and legs still hurt. But as good of an exercise it is, I think the alcohol might defeat the purpose a little. Unfortunately without a little in me, I will not dance in public, hehe, well maybe it really is fun. I got to dance like I do at home when I'm cleaning (and no one is home).

So I'm going back to my blood type diet, as much as I can. I need to go grocery shopping but I don't get paid until the end of the week, so I may have to cheat a little and just eat whatever is available. Which reminds me! I forgot to defrost my chicken. I'll have to do that.

I decided I should have some goals when it comes to all of this. I don't really have any set in stone. I think my first is to stick to my eating plan at least 80% of the time (to start with) and to exercise at least 3 times a week. I'll start there and see how it goes.

So now I'm back on the wagon!

baby steps

It's all about baby steps.
Today I had my oatmeal as usual, and instead of bringing leftover pizza to work for lunch, I had all-natural applesauce, turkey, and an apple. And I went to the park to walk! Woohoo! It felt good. It's really fun when I have my iPod except half the time I just want to start singing out loud.
I didn't really like the park I went to though, too many stupid geese. I hate geese. There's a cool park near downtown that I'll have to go to again soon.

My nephew keeps asking me if I've climbed any mountains yet....I haven't. But I decided that I'm going to plan on climbing one this summer. My roommate already said she'd go with me. It'll be fun. I'll keep on getting in shape and when it gets warmer I'll go on some short hikes.

That's one of the cool things about Colorado, there are so many places to go hiking. I have a whole book full of hikes just along the foothills. There's a ten mile hike I want to do; I need someone to come with me though. Five miles is the most I'll go by myself. I can't wait til it gets warm!
Until then, I will stick with walking at the park and using the elliptical machine.

ok, so. . .

I haven't been doing too great with the eating healthy thing. I've tried but it's just not working too well. Today after going to whole foods to get pineapple and soy milk I ate a chicken sandwich and curly fries at Arby's. Oh well.
Plus I just had a tooth removed so I deserve to live it up a little. And it's spring break. Too bad I have no money to actually do anything fun! :) That's what movies are for. And cosmos. Too bad liquor stores aren't open on Sundays here in CO.

I've been thinking about what goes on in me that causes me to want to eat junk even though I know its bad for me. Besides tasting wonderful, I must say, I think one thing is that growing up, every social function was centered around food. Church potlucks, going out to eat to celebrate something....we were never taught about eating healthy. I sometimes did; I was the vegetable eater of the family. I liked green beans, broccoli, okra (ok so it was breaded and fried), and salads. I just also like pizza, mexican food, and pasta.
hmmm, I know that I don't need to be obsessed about this. I mean, learning to eat healthy is going to be a long process. It's not natural for me. I will still have to enjoy some ice cream from time to time. :)
I'll get there. It will just take some time.

It's gotta be PMS

I need to figure out how to curve my cravings...earlier this week I had a couple of dr. peppers. . .some doritos, a payday, some oreos. . .cake. . .
I have no motivation to cook anything which I need to because I can't afford to go out to eat.

Last weekend I went out with a friend and had steak (i had broccoli with it and a salad)...and popcorn at the movies.

I did however work out twice this week, which is a good thing.

Overall I know I'm doing better. But I want to do even better. I noticed the day after I had steak I got grumpy. One of the things the blood type book says is something about eating foods that are wrong for your blood type affects your mood and things like your skin. (I've noticed my skin has cleared up a little since starting this)
So I really want to get back on track. I really feel better when I stick with it. Mentally and physically.
I'm going to try to keep up better with writing to help keep me on track. I didn't want to write when I wasn't doing well! Figures.

My legs.. .

are weakened and shaking.
I attemped to do fat-burning pilates earlier...I made it through 15 minutes of the DVD. It's hard! My legs feel like jelly! After 15 minutes! That's crazy!
Oh well, better than not doing anything at all. I need to get into the habit of going to the gym at school in the mornings. Maybe a few weeks on the eliptical machine will get me in shape well enough to do more than 5 minutes of pilates.

I've been doing pretty good with the food stuff. There have been times when I have a treat (like the brownies my roommate made) but I don't feel bad. Last night I had a craving for fries and a hamburger.....I went to Wendy's, got fries, a soda, and jr. bacon cheeseburger...only ate half of the burger. Next time I get a craving for a burger I'll either get a better Wendy's one or go to Burger King. A jr doesn't cut it! Actually after I ate it I was like "hmm not worth it." My tummy felt a little funny.
Oh! I should've gone to Arby's so I could get curly fries!

Anyway, I feel good about my getting healthy....I'm not doing perfect but I'm happy with the way it's going.
Ok time for lunch.