Slacking

While I certainly have been slacking in the blogging department, I've totally been rocking in the diet world!!! Last week I lost 6.5 pounds in a week! I don't know if it was a fluke or if finally after six weeks, my workouts finally paid off. I really am thinking it was the later and felt good about it. It's awesome to lose that much after weeks of dieting and exercise! I didn't lose any this week, but I expected that. And was ok with it. I kept up with the exercise and wow, are my legs looking good! I can see and feel the muscles, and that is just a good feeling.

Last Sunday my hubby and I took a bus trip to the Twin Cities for a Twins game, and while I will admit to cheating a tad with ice cream (really, I didn't know they'd give me what looked like a pint), I managed to stay on track during the trip by simply taking along healthy snacks. I packed a container of fruits, crackers, and a snack bar. When we stopped at a bakery like truck stop on the way home, the fruit did the trick and I was able to not order that huge caramel roll. I will admit, I do want to go back and try it. Just not on a day where I've already treated myself to an ice cream splurge.

Another big difference I've noticed in myself is ENERGY! Wow. It feels good. Even on days I am tired, something makes me come alive to go workout. It's a really really great feeling. It has been hot here so working out is the last thing a person wants to do, but I got out my ski machine and bust butt on that. Some nights the 30 minutes just flies! I miss walking outside though, but I must be happy with the warm weather. Winter comes much too fast here to complain about it.