Excuses...

My OCD skinny friend sent me this link yesterday.  It's a blog about excuse-proofing your workout.  Yes, she's that skinny bitch that eats healthy 99% of the time and exercises religiously.  I want to be like her...really I do.  Unfortunately, my excuses are legit 80% of the time...and the other 20% I'm just too damn tired to do anything.

I've done really well with half of my goals.  I've only broken the "no night-time snacking rule" once. and I've not had any fast food.  I did well with the walking until my clumsy ass legitimately ate it and has since prevented me from putting on shoes.  You can read more about that on my other blog....here. 

I've yet to go buy a new scale and take my measurements.  Yeah, I know...I said I was gonna do that last week.  Ya see, the thing is....I'm a single mom on a tight budget that just got tighter because of some unexpected school expenses, plus all the other fun stuff I get to pay for for my lovely spawn  children.  A new scale is no longer at the top of my priority list.  I'll get to it when everything else is paid for.  In this same chapter in my book of legit excuses is, I'd love to join a gym...but I can't justify the $30-40/month membership.  As a fall-back though, I do have some new pilates videos that I'm hoping to fall in love with....when I have an extra 30 minutes BEFORE 9pm.

So my lack of exercise is definitely gonna be a problem.  I swear I'm trying to find the time.  Once volleyball finally starts back in the next week or so, I'm going to force myself to walk the track during practices....even if it kills me or embarrasses my darling diva to death!!!

Until then, I'm hoping to try some new recipes for lunch, dinner & detox that won't break the bank with all kinds of gourmet ingredients.  I found this one on Pinterest and look forward to giving it a try. Day Spa Apple Cinnamon Water .  I'm also looking at new fish recipes.  The closest we ever came to eating fish growing up was fish sticks or popcorn shrimp.  I'm sure there are some tasty ways to cook fish...it's just not something I was ever introduced to and I don't want to make that same mistake with my girls.  I'll keep ya posted on that.

So my goals for this week are (in addition to last weeks):
1. Get acclimated with my pilates videos and my living room carpet
2. Find & make 2 new "healthy" meals

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Checking In...

I don't know what I was thinking.  Who decides to try to make life altering changes the week before school starts?  Whoever they are...they are STUPID!!!  Good thing I'm taking baby steps huh?  I've been doing much better with the night time snacking...not perfect, but better.  We've taken a few after dinner walks...but it's still been so damn HOT!!!  Breaking down that iron wall we call dad/pa...not a single bit of progress.

I've still got my list of things to pick up at Walmart...#1 on the list is the scale.  I know I'm making excuses, but when I haven't been treading water at work, I've been drowning in volleyball stuff (I'm now the president of the board for the high school's feeder team).  I've been trying to reinvent the wheel over here...and I'm finally making headway.  So today, I'm headed to Walmart on my lunch break.

So here are my goals for the next week: 
1. Weigh in and take measurements.
2. No night time snacking.
3. Walk at least 4 days.
4. NO FAST FOOD!!

Thanks to everyone that has read this.  I've had a few people ask how else they can follow me if they're not on Google Connect.  I wasn't planning on starting a separate facebook page, but here ya go.  You can follow me here. 

Have a great rest of the week!!!