Update

Things have been going slowly but surely for me. I don't have anything fantastic to talk about, but I might as well post about what's going on. I've been working really hard to eat right and avoiding sugar/sweets/ fatty foods; basically anything that's been my downfall in the past. Uly and I went to Costco today and bought a huge bag of spinach, berries and restocked me up on Greek yogurt so tomorrow is the start of smoothies for breakfast, yum!!

I am biting the bullet and joining a gym. It doesn't have daycare, but is a 24 hour gym and Uly is always willing to watch Oliver for me if he's not busy himself and I can go after Oliver goes to sleep at night too, thus avoiding the whole "I-feel-guilty-for-leaving-my-baby-even-if-it's-for-a-worthy-goal-like-my-health-or-education" syndrome. It's a killer one, I tell ya. :P

Speaking of the gym, I went the other night with my friend Valerie and it was awesome. Our friend Vu showed up and we roped him into being our personal trainer for the night, and he took his job seriously. I'm battling a cough and every time I coughed or laughed for the next two days I was in pain, but it was so great to feel that pain!! I weighed myself at the gym and came in at 224, but it was at about 10 PM and I know that I flux about 5 lbs per day, so I'm pleased to know that I haven't really gained anything since Christmas. Also, after the workout and talking with Vu and Uly I've got a little bit more of a concise work out plan: At least 45 minutes of Cardio at least 5 times per week, and core work is all the weight training I want to do right now. I'll focus more on weight training once I hit my goal weight/body size.

Anyway, that's about all for now. Here's some random pictures, in no particular order, of the foods I've been eating over the last few days!

Greek yogurt and honey. My new favorite breakfast and snack! I stick with the plain since it's lower in calories and it gives me the option to sneak it in the place of sour cream or anything like that AND will allow me to control the sweetness (or lack thereof) of the smoothies.

This chicken was amazing!! I made it for dinner last night and it was gone. I think I'm going to make up a huge batch every Sunday to eat throughout the week. Maybe. I'll post the recipe and my adaptations in a different post!

Spicy Roasted Chickpeas from Our Best Bites. These are surprisingly good! I doubled the recipe, not realizing how many chickpeas are in one can, and so they didn't get super crispy in my little toaster oven, but oh well. I know better for next time, and there will be a next time! Again, I'll post the recipe in another post!

I'm working on having snacks between meals and making sure that they are healthy snacks! This was my snack/lunch the other day while doing homework - Almonds and green tea, yum!

Home made oatmeal. Sooooooo good and I love that it's super healthy!! I made this with milk and tossed raisins and a good amount of cinnamon in there, delish.

These are Oliver's fries from lunch on Sunday that I did NOT eat and I was quite proud of myself!

I've really happy with how well I've been able to keep up with eating healthfully and not giving in to my cravings/urges to eat all the crap I normally do, but wow is it ever on my mind a lot!! The few times I've allowed myself a bite of Oliver's cereal or something not so great for me (Never more than one bite, though!) I've noticed I savor it a lot more and really stop to taste it, so hopefully this will help me stop inhaling chocolate and sugar and learn to eat it in moderation and appreciate it, too!

On the 1st I'm going to do another weigh-in and take my measurements then, and do it on the first of every month. So stay tuned!