Day 11

I can't believe I'm typing this, but I got full from a spinach and feta salad. I just can't believe it. I mean, I know that spinach is full of nutrients, and they aren't empty calories, but holy crap. I can't believe I got full from a few handfuls of spinach leaves, with a few sprinkles of feta. I got full on less than 50 calories. If I keep eating like this, I'll be skinny in no time. At the risk of sounding cliche', no wonder people eat healthy lol :)

Day 10--Vegetarian Pizza (yum!)

Since beginning this journey, I've started to explore a whole new world of flavors. Today, I made vegetarian mini pizzas for dinner, and they were YUMMY :) (Spinach, a tiny bit of mozzarella, and tomato on half of a whole grain english muffin). Honestly, I never thought of eating pizza this way, but I really didn't even miss all the other crap that I would normally put on it. Today definitely felt like a small victory. I'm hoping to explore other healthy foods that I've overlooked over the years.

Day Nine--Kettlebells

I got a kettlebell for Christmas after hours of promising my husband I would actually use it. Three months later, I am actually keeping my promise :) yay! Let me just say that all of the hype about kettlebells being effective seems to be true. I felt like I was going to die after about a half hour. I hope that it will continue to kick my butt and aid in my quest for hotness.

3 Pounds Down!!!!!!

I got on the scale today, prepared for the worst, hoping for the best. To my surprise, I've lost three pounds--yay!!!!

Dr. Seuss' Hungry Song (I found it appropriate and Entertaining). Enjoy :)

Hun-gry, hun-gry, I  am  hun-gry.
Ta-ble,  ta-ble, here I come.
I could eat a goose moose  bur-ger,
fif-teen pick-les and a pur-ple plum!
Oh, the things that I could eat!

I could eat three bowls of  goo-lash,
half  a  pound of  wuz-zled wheat.
I could eat a peck of  poo-bers, 
then I'd real-ly  get to work and eat!
Oh, the stuff that I could eat!

Oys-ters, noo-dles, straw-ber-ry stroo-dles,
French fries, fish  hash, one red beet.
Lamp chops, wham chops, huck-le-ber-ry mish mash, 
Do-nuts, dump-lings, blue-ber-ry bump-lings,
choc'-late mush-mush, su-per sweet.

Clam stew, ham stew, wa-ter-mel-on wush wush, 
Deep dish rhu-barb up-side-down cake, 
I could eat a frit-tered flum.
Hun-gry, hun-gry, I  am  starv-ing!
Ta-ble, ta-ble, ta-ble  HERE I COME!
 

Day 5--I'm Starving, but Hanging on (Cue "Eye of the Tiger" Theme Music)

I just have to put this out there--I'm hungry, I'm hungry, I'm hungry! Oh, did I mention that I'M HUNGRY?! I could (and probably will) have a nice, boring, healthy salad, but I am dreaming about almond joys and french fries...I'm taking this as a good sign, though. If I were giving in to temptation, I probably wouldn't be craving them so badly (sorry about the adverb, but I'm blaming it--and anything else I possibly can--on the hunger). I'm looking forward to the day when I no longer crave crappy food, and the answer to a growling stomach is to munch on veggies, rather than heading to Carl's Jr. or Wendy's. I can also assume that my grumpiness is coming from detoxing, and I will one day become the more cheerful, but always snarky, girl I once was. I'm hanging in there, albeit by a thread, but hanging in nonetheless. I WILL DO THIS. I WILL!!!! I'M THINKING SKINNY THOUGHTS!!! HAHAHAHA!!!! (I may be starting to crack lol)

On a brighter note, I exercised today. It's funny, but I thought dieting would be easier than exercising. Even though right now I am flabby and out of shape, there is something rewarding about wheezing and huffing and puffing (even if it sounds slightly masochistic). I'm trying to imagine fat cells being blasted away by the huffing and puffing and wheezing. The harder I wheeze, the bigger my fat blasting gun. Maybe my hunger has made me slightly delirious, but this is sounding more and more like a kid's show on pbs..."Captain Chauntel The Wheezing Fat Blaster"....hahahaha...I'm demented :)

Day 4--Spring Break Here I come!

Today is the last day of classes before Spring Break. This year, I'm going to make it count. I have made a goal to exercise for at least two hours a day during spring break. Do I have any volunteers to help keep me accountable?