It's OK Thursday

I'm linking up today with Amber and Neely for It's OK Thursday!


It's OK...

... that I broke down and weighed myself yesterday.

I definitely shouldn't have because now I am discouraged (like I always get when I weigh myself so frequently)  But, I won't let it get me down this time.  My pants feel looser and that's good for now until my next real weigh day on Monday...or maybe I should just have someone hide my scale...

...that I'm still waiting for my yarn shipment to come in

I only ordered it on Monday, but I am just too excited to be patient for it!

...that I cheat a little bit doing Insanity.
I am cheating a bit because it is a bit intense for my fitness level, but also I injured my wrist 2 weeks ago- don't ask me how, because I have no idea!  I literally couldn't move it for 2 days!  You should have seen me trying to type out posts for this blog with one hand! haha!- and some of the activities (like push-ups and tri-cep dips) really hurt it.  However, I don't just sit there doing nothing...I've subbed in other moves that don't involve my wrist...so that's better than nothing, right?

...that this song currently motivates me to workout.
who am I? lol

Kanye West- "Clique" ft. Big Sean & Jay-Z (Explicit) 

 
...that I'm looking online for a Birthday dress already.
My birthday isn't for another 30 days not that I'm counting.  I can't help but look for a cute dress to wear to the dinner party I'm throwing for it! 

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I'm absolutely miserable.

Oh my goodness.  I ate SO much food yesterday!  I should have stopped before the point of misery, but honestly I don't think I ate too much.  Let's see if I can recall everything I ate:

two cream puffs 

thats actually pretty good because I think I usually eat three or four, yikes!  

a bit of 7 layer dip

not very Thanksgiving-y but we have it at every family gathering

stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, a roll (I didn't even eat the roll, I was too full!), and a small portion of fruit salad (I didn't even eat all of that either!)

A small sliver of pecan pie

YOU GUYS!  My pecan pie turned out amazing! It was so delicious...I wanted to eat more, but I could barely finish the few bites that I had!

A few pieces of fudge

My meemaw's fudge is the most delicious thing you will ever eat!

2 glasses of wine

I'm not sure if this is a lot of food, or a little, or just enough (who am I?  Goldie Locks?)  I'm going to say too much because I was absolutely miserable for the rest of the night.  Why!  Why do I need to eat so much!?


In light of all this, I am back on to eating healthy (because I don't like feeling this way after eating!!) and exercising and getting into shape.  I'm really excited about this and I'm hoping to lose about 10 more pounds before my birthday (If I do, then I will finally be in the "healthy" BMI category...how awesome will that be (now that would be a fantastic birthday gift to myself!)!!  About 35 days until my birthday...I think that's enough time to lose 10 pounds, about 2 a week.  That's realistic, right?


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So this is what is feels like to not have worked out for 6 months.

I went on the same walk today that I have gone on many many times.  Please, tell me why it was so hard!?  Yes, I do live around hills, but earlier this year I could almost run up the whole thing.  Today?  I could barely get myself to walk up it.  Starting back at ground -5 is in no way shape or size what I would call my idea of fun.

I had big plans for my work out today too.  I was going to do this new running app that I bought, and be right back to where I was.  Yeesh!  Not at this rate!  I've revised my work out strategy and I am just going to ease myself into it with just walking this week, and then next week I can start doing interval running.

The funny thing is that as I was doing this walk (that's right, only walking!  Well, maybe one day I'll get a photo of the hill I have to climb!) I thought about how before I thought I was sooOOoo out of shape.  I would kill to be back to where I was!

The good news though?  Thanks to losing 10 pounds, I fit into my work out clothes!  Holllaaaa!  No excuses for this girl!

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You wanna know a secret?

I haven't told this to anybody!  Are you ready?  Are you sure?  Really, are you sure?  Maybe you should have a seat.  Oh, you probably are sitting! (ok, enough stalling!)  Since the beginning of the Summer, I have gained 10 pounds!  yikes!  Can you believe that!  How completely embarrassing!  Who gains weight over summer?  Isn't that something that happens in Winter?  Or maybe it is just more "acceptable" with the holidays? I just wasn't keeping track and didn't really care.  And look where that type of thinking got me.  I had this mindset that I would start exercising again once I got back down to the weight I started at- what kind of thinking that is, I cannot say!

But, I am proud to say that I am back down to my pre-summer weight...and even one pound lighter than that!  I still have quite a bit to go to bring down my BMI to a healthy number, but I am feeling a bit more motivated to get on out there and moving.

 I bought a running app (ok, maybe I bought this app a couple months ago- thinking it would help me be motivated), so I am looking forward to trying that out- and I am thinking that I will probably review it on here as well.  I have changed up my diet and eating much healthier (and drooling all over my sweets pinterest board so I don't go out and eat every delicious thing that I see in person! lol) and that is what I attribute to the weight loss so far.

Maybe I will get out for a run (ok, walk) today!  Here's what's on my playlist:

1.) The Hives: Tick Tick Boom 

2.) Labrinth: Earthquake 

3.) 3oh!3: Richman 

4.) Peaches: Talk to Me 

5.) MSTRKRFT (ft. N.O.R.E.): Bounce 

6.) Family Force 5: Cray Button

7.) David Guetta (ft. Kid Cudi): Memories

8.) Kid Sister: Pro Nails (Rusko Remix)

9.) Static Revenger & Richard Vission (ft. Luciana): I Like That

10.) YACHT: I Walked Alone

Such a random mix of songs (and kind of old because I can't afford to buy new music lol)- apparently I like to get a little crunk when I workout. lol  What music do you like to listen to when you workout (or even in general!)  I'm dieing for some new music!  Also, what kind of workouts do you enjoy doing?