3lbs Down!

Well, I officially lost 3 (or so) pounds this week!  It's not a huge achievement but it's definitely a good start!  I went to the gym yesterday (Saturday) morning and met Lauren.. we did legs and abs with a little extra cardio.  I'm definitely back into the gym swing, I woke up like 5 times after 6am because I was so excited to get my sweat on! 

I've done fairly well with nutrition this weekend, I'm happy to report.  Friday night was the worst, Branden and I went and got J. Gumbo's and I had Drunken Chicken over rice.  It's absolutely delicious and there's nothing fried which is good but I have a feeling there's about a billion mgs of sodium in it..
Yesterday, I actually didn't eat anything until almost noon.  (not a good thing to skip breakfast!)  Lauren and I took an impromptu trip to go buy a couple of extra gym t-shirts and to Kroger, and it just took a little longer than expected.  When I got home, I had a Chocolate Protein Shake with Skim Milk, 1/2 Whole Wheat Bagel w/ Peanut Butter and 2 scrambled Egg Whites. 

We took a family trip to the zoo, which was a great way to burn a few extra calories carrying/pulling Nora (in her wagon) up and down the hills between exhibits - not to mention a GREAT time with the hubby and seeing Nora's precious little face light up at the sight of the animals!  

My friend Andi came over last night and we cooked a pizza from scratch - Pillsbury Crust (wanted Whole Wheat but couldn't find it!  Shame on you Remke!), grilled chicken, part skim mozzarella, tomatoes, sundried tomatoes, green onion, banana peppers and a little goat cheese.. pretty yummy!  We also baked Mini Chocolate Cupcakes (read on before you judge!).. a friend of mine from work shared a great website with me - http://www.skinnytaste.com/ - they have a recipe for chocolate cake using Diet Cream Soda in place of the eggs and oil! See here: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2008_12_01_archive.html We didn't follow it exactly, we got a Gluten Free Chocolate Cake Mix and the ingredients it called for were a bit different.. over all, the flavor was good but the cake texture was a bit... rubbery.  So, just some tweaking is necessary!  We're going to try it again, but make the whole thing from scratch as opposed to using a box mix. 

Today has been a strange day of eating (timing wise).. I had a late breakfast of a Chocolate Protein Shake w/ Skim Milk and 1/2 WW Bagel w/ peanut butter.  Lunch consisted of a banana w/ All Natural Pnut Butter and Organic Guacamole w/ Organic Whole Grain Tortilla Chips.. Strange mix, I know!  For dinner, I'm having a Turkey Burger on WW Bun, WW Pasta Salad and a vegetable TBD... and possibly a rubber cupcake.

I'm excited to go to the gym tomorrow morning, starting with Monday's workout ON MONDAY! Crazy concept, I know. ;)

Overall, I'm feeling really great right now!  My exercise motivation is in full force, I just need to LOCK DOWN my nutrition this week!  There are so many options it can be a bit overwhelming, I just need to focus and decide.

Well, this is my Sunday report.. sorry if I was rambling! I'll report back tomorrow after workout, enjoy the remainder of your weekend, my followers. :)