How am I doing?

So, I was worried about how I would do with my eating and such while my hubby was gone. I did really well yesterday! I am so proud of myself! No major snacking, and no overeating at my meals! It was GREAT!! I felt like I had enough energy as well!
The best thing about yesterday, I got quality time with my kitty! It was so nice to get some one on one time with her again. She gets really cuddly when my hubby isn't around, and it's so fun for me! This isn't a picture of my kitty, but it's a good picture depicting how we both felt last night! Here's to another good day!

TRAINING GOAL

So, this year, I have a goal that I want to do. I AM GOING TO RUN A 5K ON THANKSGIVING DAY!! I am really excited to do this! I've got a group of friends that are going to do it, and I really want to do it with them! I know I can walk a 5K distance, so I want to get to the point that I can jog the whole thing. :) I'm really excited to do this, and I hope that I can get in great enough shape that it won't be a big deal to do! :)
Wish me luck! I'm going to start adding jogging to the walking right away!

What to do?

Ok, so my hubby is going to be out of town for 4 days for a funeral, and we can't afford for both of us to go. I'm kind of dreading it. I'm afraid that I will slip back into bad habits while he is gone. We have been doing this new diet thing together, and he helps keep me accountable, because he reminds me to track my foods the way I need to. He also reminds me not to bake treats and make super cheesy dinners. I don't know how I'm going to do while he is gone. I hope I can stick with my new habits. I've been doing them over a month now, so I hope that I can stick with them! We will see! This will be a true test of my will power, without my diet buddy.
Any suggestions on what I should do? Anyone? Oh, it's a good thing we are poor, so that I won't eat out the whole time he's gone too! That's helpful this time!

Zumba Today

Ok, so I need to do Zumba more on Saturdays! I love the new instructor we have, Ana. She's adorable! She has this great smile on her face all the time, and she keeps her routine the same at Curves, so that the ladies are always comfortable with her. We only had 4 people besides her today, but it was still so fun! I can't wait for more people to come and experience it! I'm going to have to make it as often as I can!
I am totally sweaty and exhausted right now from that workout, but I wouldn't trade it for anything!
Zumba+Curves= Happy Shae!

Not feeling well

So, for the last 3 days I have had a pretty severe headache, and I've been nauseated when I eat. My first thought after 2 days of it, "Maybe I'm pregnant." So, I took a pregnancy test last night, and as I always expect, it came up negative. So, why am I not feeling well? I wish I knew. I eat just enough to get me by. Not enough to where I throw up what I have eaten, but enough that I am not starving. I haven't even reached my 1500 calories the last 2 days because I haven't felt well.
Because I haven't been feeling well, I haven't really been working out. I need to get better so I can get back to working out! I feel flabby!

Success and Changes

So, I feel good after my visit with the dietitian! I have lost 2 lbs and 2 inches off of my belly in the last month on this program! I feel pretty good about that! I have no complaints whatsoever!

We decided that since I didn't have the results I was really looking for..(I want to lost 1 lb a week, which is 4 lbs in a month,) we decided to slightly decrease my calorie intake, and have my meals be a little smaller, since I felt like they were huge. I'm now eating closer to 1500 calories a day instead of 1700. I think I will be able to achieve my goals a little more closely this way. She said that if I have worked out a lot that day, and my body is still hungry, to eat a little bit more, but to make sure it's not too late at night.

I'm really happy with this plan. It's quite structured, but it's still flexible at the same time. Wednesday is my "On The Run" day, as I will be working all over the place tomorrow. So, I have to plan ahead.

Well, I am off to bed! Have a fabulous night and Wednesday everyone!

Birthday Cupcakes!

Ok, so my weakness this weekend was CUPCAKES! It was my 26th birthday, and I was thinking it would be better to get a cupcake rather than a piece of cake! In theory it's great, because it's a one time temptation. But I really should have been better about how I handled myself!

Sunday night, my parents had gone to the local bakery Flour Girls and Dough Boys to pick up my cupcake. IT WAS HUGE!!!!! I should have only eaten half! They got me the "Princess Cupcake" which had an extra tier of frosting on it. I really shouldn't have eaten the whole thing!

Then yesterday, my in-laws went to Cupcake Chic, which is another local cupcake place. I had 1 and a half cupcakes from there! I ate the whole Key Lime Pie one, and then a little more than half of the Red Velvet one!

Good thing today is a new day! The bad thing, I am going to see the dietitian in about 4 hours....wish me luck! I will report back in the morning!