Weight & Weights

I weighed in this past Monday at 217.0 which is a gain of 0.8 pounds.  I'm not worried though.  I stayed within my points and don't really have any explanation for the gain so I'm not going to feel bad about it.  I haven't been doing great with the water so I really kicked that up over the last few days so I think that gain is gone already.  Phew!  

I've been doing really great with the activity too.  I went to barbell class on Saturday and did 40 minutes on the treadmill.  Tuesday evening, I did 30 minutes on the treadmill and I went to boot camp class!  My friend Lindsay came with me again.  Yay!!  There were some tough moments but I felt awesome after.  So great when I know I'm meeting someone because then I know I won't change my mind and couch instead :)  That brings us to Wednesday (today).  I had a horrible day and more than anything, I didn't want to go to barbell class  and I really just wanted to grab some crackers and a block or wheel of cheese and settle in with the remote.  I thought about it all afternoon actually.  I knew that I would feel so much better after barbell class than I would after a block of cheese.  That's the ONLY thing that got me out the door.  Tonight I did 20 minutes on the treadmill with really loud Girl Talk playing on my iPod, then did barbell class.  My arms feel like jello :)

I've been doing great with eating & tracking.  Yesterday I started making my own salad dressing using the Epicure seasonings & mixes.  Good timing because I think all the ones in my fridge are past the expiry date.  It really tastes so great and is so much better for you.  I love that it will be fresh every week.  Spinach salad with mushrooms, red onions, red pepper and the vinaigrette has been delicious.  I really want to get a little more adventurous and creative in the kitchen to avoid the boredom. Boredom leads to blocks of cheese.  NOT GOOD!  

Off to enjoy my Vanilla Rooibos tea before bed . . . Zzzzzz.