how it goes

it's been about 6 days. i have lost 8 lbs. some of that is just the first lbs of flubber getting pooped out.

i've been on the treadmill 4 or 5 times, burning between 240 and 530 calories. it was way easier last night than the first night. my blisters are gone, my feet don't hurt as much and i can go higher, faster and longer, and still feel good at the end. part of me wants to just keep going when i feel that good. after all, hours and hours of cardio is what helps the biggest losers be big losers. but i have to be wife and mom too, and sleep is required for that. (i think sleep is also required for weight loss.)

i've not started any of the strength training things. so that's my new goal. i think it is possible to have the weights with me during school and do it while i teach. is that crazy? we shall see. i AM the amazing supermom.

i'm using sparkpeople.com for monitoring what i'm eating. it doesn't make it easy to enter anything you make yourself. but it does a good job of showing how all the little things add up. i've also found that it really helps to enter what i plan on eating ahead of time, tweak it to make the calories what i want them to be, and then follow that plan, rather than trying to remember everything i ate and report that. i tend to forget things that way - like a half banana that got left on the table.

tonight i'm going out with a friend. i know where we're going, so i looked up the restaurant's menu and figured out what i will eat - so pleased that one of my favs is among the lower calorie options. french dip and fruit salad. then i sent my friend an e-mail and told her ahead of time that i won't be having dessert (sometimes we split a dessert).

saturday i'm going to a birthday party, philippino style. i will eat very conservatively during the day, and have a free night at the party. beeko, baby!