Oh, the Flutter Kicks..

I did them.  I did a total of 120 seconds of them!  To be quite honest, it wasn't as hard as I remembered... perhaps it was the atmosphere this time that helped me along?  I was working out by myself today, my friends were unable to make it, but I still did the workout in its entirety!  I'm already sore from what I did today, and still sore from what I did yesterday (and the day before).. so needless to say, I'm walking around like a very old man with some serious arthritis issues and a little gas pain.  (But it's a good burn!! :) )
I'm having a very difficult time with the nutrition.  I totally cheated at lunch yesterday, and I'm not at all proud.  Rather than eating the lunch I brought with me, I decided I wanted something warm. (it's super cold at my desk!)  So, I went to the Grandview Tavern and got 1/2 Turkey Club and a Cup of Chicken Tortilla Soup and it came with a small side of Sweet Potato Fries.  Was it delicious? Absolutely. Was it worth the guilt? Nope.  I've been coming across this craving for 'something warm' quite a bit lately, so to try and subside my tendency to go get something, I bought some Lean Cuisine lunches last night.  Those are warm and all under 350 calories. (at least the ones that I bought are)  They have an exorbitant amount of sodium but for now, they'll do. 
I think I made the final decision to stick to my nutrition today.  I was dressing for work (currently my least favorite time of day) and came to the realization that I had literally nothing to wear!  I have 10 pairs of pants, none of which fit right now.  It's really frustrating.  So I ended up in a pair of jeans that are far less than comfortable.. I told Branden that I HAVE to find a pair of pants this weekend (and a pair of shoes :) )
When I was working at the weightloss center, the first week I just ate my regular food and started working out a ton.  I ended up losing 2-3 pounds the first week.  Second week, I STRICTLY stuck to their general nutrition plan, along with working out and I lost 9 pounds!  This just goes to show that nutrition is just as important as exercise... but I'm a total foody and this is definitely my biggest pitfall.  I can't wait until it gets WARMER!  The summer forces me into healthy eating.. I crave nothing but grilled goodness and tons of fruit and crisp veggies.. Winter makes me want heavy/saucy Italian food and breeaadd... it's time for all of that to go! 

Okay, my Menu Plan today that I am going to STICK with:
Breakfast:
Chocolate Protein Shake w/ Skim Milk
Whole Wheat Bagel w/ Peanut Butter

Snack:
Low-Fat Vanilla Yogurt w/ 2 crushed plain Graham Crackers

Lunch:
Lean Cuisine Chick w/ Spinach & Artichoke sandwich

Snack:
Baby Carrots w/ Organic Salsa Cilantro Greek Yogurt Dip

Dinner:
TBD

Today's workout went really well so I think I'm going to go ahead and hit the gym tomorrow (Saturday) as well, doing Thursday's workout!
Thursday's (Saturday) workout is as follows;

10 MIN	BIKE	MEDIUM	1
	STEP-UPS	10 R LEG / 10 L LEG	4
5 MIN	ELLIPTICAL	FAST	1
	RAISED PLANKS	30 SECONDS	4
5 MIN	BIKE	FAST	1
	WALL SITS	30 SECONDS	3
	BALL CRUNCHES	20	2
10 MIN	ELLIPTICAL	MEDIUM	1
	FLUTTER KICKS	30 SECONDS	6
10 MIN	ELLIPTICAL	FAST	1

looks like it's going to be a good one!  Hopefully I can get a friend to join? (hint hint!)

ALSO - I have discussed this with a few people, I totally love chocolate and I'm not prepared to give it up forever.. SO I'm determined to develop a healthy cake/icing recipe.  I'll keep you posted :)

Thanks so much for all of the support that I'm getting with this blog!  You're all wonderful :)

I'll try to post over the weekend.. if not, Monday it is!

By the way, my heart is totally breaking for Japan and all of the earthquake/tsunami victims right now.. God help us all.