Daylight savings = Longest Week Ever

I know how strange the title must sound but seriously, I didn't think Friday would ever get here. Time moved ahead on Sunday (#1 reason the week should have seemed short) and I took off work on Monday (#2 reason), there today should be Saturday...LOL!

So I started Jillian Michaels 30 day shred and I've come to the conclusion that she is satan! I was sore for 3 days and have moved on from being sore to just plain exhausted! My endurance is definitely getting stronger but I'm still gonna stick around for another 5 days on level 1.

 

 

I've been staying on track with my diet and trying not to get too carried away. This weeks guilty pleasure was "mashed potatoes"! I just had to have them! So we grilled some chicken and some corn to balance it out....Ha!

Sunday I spent a lot of time taking some pictures with the new camera since it really hasnt been nice enough to play outside with it.  Now that it it I took advantage.  I got some really good (I wont say great, it's still a work in progress) pictures.  Mainly of nature but there was a few of actual humans.  I have been looking at 2 new lenses, one being a wide angle lense and the other being one a photographer on a website suggested.  I'm still not comfortable enough with people and/or my skills to photograph strangers.  I will get there one day I hope.  Here a just a few randoms:

 

I'm hoping at some point to get in a photography class and maybe make time to read a book or two! There's a crazy thought!

This weekend we have a birthday party which means cake, pizza, friends, family and tons of pictures.  I will honestly try to minimize the cake and pizza but we will see how that goes!

Frustration!

Why do the weight gods hate me!?!? Seriously! I have been stuck between 174- 178 for 3 months now! I've up'ed my calories, I've up'ed my workout and I've even up'ed my water intake,still nothing! Is this it? Am I done? Does my body refuse to move forward? I refuse to believe that I won't make it to the 160's. there is something I must tweak and I just haven't figured it out yet. I have decided to add -hahaha- running to my routine!

I'm thinking if trying Jillian Michaels 30DS and see how that goes. Can't hurt, right? Can't hurt anything other than my muscles which will be good. Maybe I will start that this weekend and ill make sure to try and take measurements. We will see how we'll that goes...LOL!

Soccer season has officially start, so no free time for me. There will have to be lots of planning the next few months!

I'm an addict.....

Yes that's right. I'm an addict and my drug of choice, FOOD! All food! It's my comfort zone. It's there for me when I'm happy, when I'm sad, when I've had a bad day, when I'm celebrating, hell any excuse. I'm an angry addict, you know the type, the one that gets hungry and if you like living I suggest you get me something NOW before I snap and take at minimum of 6 innocent bystanders with me! I kid, I kid.....kinda.

In May if 2012 I started the journey to break this vicious downward spiral. Time to take my life and health by the horns (little Texas reference for you)! So I started low carbing and walking. When I say walking what I mean is 15 min a day. Yes a mere 15 min and I would be exhausted. Slowly it increased and got easier. Now, 9 months later and 55 lbs lighter I'm doing 4-6 miles a day (no not at 15 min speed) in 2 hours. Yea I'm kinda a big deal now!

So why this blog? A place to put my thoughts, perhaps? A place to voice my opinion (without pudding of the people closest to me), a place to share my accomplishments ( without annoying those closest to me about the small things, and a place to seek motivation and support. Basically, just about me and my small journey in this rather large place we call earth.

A progression photo for you, thus far.