Diary: March 25, 2010 (DAY 15)

I would like to lovingly subtitle this post, "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly".

The last few days have been tough. I haven't exercised according to my scheduled rotation and that makes me crazy. I won't go into the gory details of why, but let's just say that I have not been a happy camper. What I will say is that my Metformin is messing with not only my blood sugar, but my hormones too. I am currently the PMS queen, except unrelated to any kind of menstrual cycle. From the last time I started this medication, I know that this is temporary, but it still sucks. This would be "the ugly".

Moving on...

I weighed in this morning and was really surprised that I lost 2 more pounds! Yay! That brings me to a total of 4 pounds lost in 2 weeks. Love it!!! This would be "the good".

Unfortunately, here comes "the bad". I decided to push myself really hard on this rotation since I slacked the past few days. That means Bootcamp --> Run --> Bootcamp --> Rest. Well... I hurt my foot. I think I was balancing on it and I all of a sudden wobbled and felt pain. It wasn't bad, so I kept going. After the workout, I realized that it hurt quite a bit. I could move my foot, but anything touching it HURT.  Looks like I'll be going for xrays tomorrow. *Sigh*

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EXERCISE: Denise Austin Boot Camp, Strength Training - 25 minutes (2 lb. weights)

FOOD:
Breakfast:
1 bowl Honey Nut Cheerios
1/4 cup skim milk
1/4 cup fat free cottage cheese
1/2 berry smoothie

Lunch:
Filet-O-Fish

Dinner:
Plain hamburger
Chocolate milkshake

Diary: March 23, 2010 (DAY 13)

I am SO tired and I can't figure out why. Fighting getting sick? Need more vitamins? Need more water? I don't know. I do know that I need to give my body a break tonight though. To be fair, I did go to Magic Mountain and walk around a  bit, so I got *some* exercise. *sigh* I'm going to bed early.

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EXERCISE: Walking (Intermittent)

FOOD:
Breakfast:
1 bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios w/ 1/2 sliced banana
1/4 cup skim milk
1 cup of coffee + 2 tbsp. half and half

Lunch:
Banquet Chicken Pot Pie

Dinner:
Grilled Chicken Quesadilla

Diary: March 22, 2010 (DAY 12)

I'm feeling very lazy today. I really had to push myself to exercise tonight. I opted for yoga since it's relaxing, yet a great workout.

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EXERCISE: Wii Fit Yoga - 35 minutes

FOOD:
Breakfast:
2 bowls Honey Nut Cheerios
3 tbsp. skim milk
1 cup coffee + 2 tbsp. half and half

Lunch:
1 cheese enchilada

Dinner:
Slice of Vegetable lasagna

Dessert/Snack:
Strawberry Shortcake (1 slice angel food cake + 1.5 fresh strawberries + dallop low fat whipped cream)
Lowfat yogurt

Diary: March 21, 2010 (DAY 11)

Today was nothing short of exhausting. I went for my run early in the morning. Anyone who runs knows that there are good runs and bad runs. This was the bad variety. My chest was killing me (maybe from my lingering cough from when I was sick two weeks ago???). The cold air killed my sinuses. My muscles were totally sluggish. Honestly, I didn't think I was going to make it, but I forced myself to.

After that madness, in a spur of the moment decision, we decided to get season tickets to Six Flags Magic Mountain since it is practically in our backyard. We got to the park around 1 and stayed till around 6 or 7 which meant LOTS of walking.

My legs are SO tired. Not sore though, just tired. My HIPS are sore. I keep having Sciatica in my right butt cheek every time I walk long distances. It started yesterday in Ventura and started again today at Magic Mountain. My hubby figured out that my balance is off. I'm walking on my heels instead of the balls of my feet. I made a conscious effort at Magic Mountain to walk correctly. That helped my backside, but man are my calves and shins killing me now!

Oh well! I need the exercise! LOL

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EXERCISE: Run 1.75 miles & walk theme park for 5+ hours

FOOD:
Breakfast:
1.5 bowls of Honey Nut Cheerios
3 tbsp. whole milk (ran out of 2%!)
1 Cottage Doubles

Lunch:
5 piece chicken nugget
Small fry
Small chocolate Frosty

Dinner:
FUNNEL CAKE!!! (WHAT was I thinking?!!!!!!)

Diary: March 20, 2010 (DAY 10)

The hubby and I managed to convince my mom to watch the kids for the day, so we took off to Ventura. We walked along Main Street and looked in the shops. We then headed to the Harbor and walked those shops. Last stop was Target to pick up the kids Easter basket stuffers.

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EXERCISE: Walking - 3 miles

FOOD:
Breakfast:
Sausage Biscuit (no egg or cheese)
Coffee + 3 creamers

LUNCH:
Crabcake sandwich
Fries

SNACK:
Sweet Potato Fries

Diary: March 19, 2010 (DAY 9)

I had only a short window of time to exercise today before I had to leave for my monthly Girls Night Out with my high school friends. Given the lack of time, I chose to put in 35 minutes of balance exercises on the Wii. It's amazing how fast time flies on the Wii Fit!

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EXERCISE: 35 minutes on Wii Fit - Balance Games

FOOD:
Breakfast:
2 bowls of Honey Nut Cheerios
1/4 cup 2% milk

Lunch:
McDonald's Filet of Fish
1/2 Hot Fudge Sundae

Dinner:
Various Appetizers
Ice Cream Sandwich

Drink:
1 1/2 Newcastle beers

Diary: March 18, 2010 (DAY 8)

Tonight was kind of a bust. It took me three hours to get my hair done and I still hadn't eaten at that point. There was no way I could eat and still have time to exercise, so I just gave myself a freebie.

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EXERCISE: None

FOOD:
Breakfast:
2 Bowls of Cheerios
1/2 Red Machine Naked Juice Smoothie
2 cups coffee + 3 tbsp. half & half

LUNCH:
Stone Oven BBQ Chicken Sandwich minus cheese & bacon

DINNER:
Lean Cuisine Pizza Snack Rolls

DESSERT:
2 cups fat free ice cream