My first V-LOG...

Next time, I'll (a) clean up behind the camera and (b) wear something other than my pajamas (lol)!!! Hope you enjoy... and thanks for watching!

ONE picture is worth a Thousand Words...

YIPPEE!!!

I honestly never thought I would see this day. It's a good day! I am shaking right now - don't even know what to do with this... (the date on the scale is wrong - this was this morning) So I am going to get my coffee, sit down and process... Thanks for all the encouragement! Tomorrow is a 5k and then, hopefully, adventures in V-Log land! Happy, HAPPY Friday!

200.6

SO CLOSE!!! Onderland is getting so close!!! I am very hopeful that I will see it tomorrow or Saturday... And as promised a few posts back, once I get to it, I will do my best to figure out how the whole vlog thing works, and post a Onderland vlog! I have a 5k on Saturday and should have run this morning, but was feeling kind of funky (stomach flipping, a bit wobbly on my feet). Hopefully it is nothing other than a slow start this morning that will go away and I can get in a quick run tonight, rest tomorrow and then the 5k on Saturday. And HOPEFULLY 199 or lower will show its face in the next day or two!!!

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Thanks for all the words of encouragement on the girl scout cookies. Our Hot Water Heater went out yesterday, so I had to work from home while it got replaced, so I was able to box up and ship out a bunch of them yesterday, a few more to go out today and then all the local ones distributed. Hopefully all but 10% will be gone by Saturday! And just a thought for those of you who don't want to be tempted... the girls only get $0.50 per box - so if you don't want to buy any, TRUST ME - they would love a dollar or two donation to their troop instead! (It disgusts me that all they get is that amount for their troop, but that is a soap box for another time)

T-E-M-P-T-A-T-I-O-N!!!

How do you spell it????

Well, a picture is worth a thousand words....

or 200 boxes of Girl Scout cookies (and you aren't even seeing all the cookies in the picture... there are many more boxes on the floor).

Thank GOD I have them sorted and ready to get rid of... although at the same time, I did have 1 Tagalong tonight, and although it tasted okay, I was completely satisfied with one. I have NOT, however, opened the Thin Mints. YET.

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*** And yes - that is my internal voice you hear screaming: "Remember the goal of getting below 200... thin mints are the devil, thin mints are the devil!!!" ***

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Update as of Weds AM: I had 1 Tagalong and 1 Thin Mint last night. They were good, but I had no urge to have any more - YAY! And as of this morning, I am down to 201... so only 1.2 more to get below 200 - if that isn't motivation, nothing is!

March Resolutions and a product to share

Time for March Resolutions...

I decided, since it is March 1st and I can't seem to get below 200, that I need to re-focus (again) and really figure out how to get past this hurdle... Sally mentioned in a comment on someone's blog, that we can do anything for a month (4 weeks, 28 days...), and she is right! Here are my goals for March:

1. Measure my food (1/2 cup serving)
2. REALLY listen to my hunger cues... i.e. head vs. true tummy hunger
3. Cut out my daily glass of wine (at least during the work-week)
4. Increase my water intake and make sure I'm getting in at least 64 oz. per day
5. Make sure I'm getting at least 60 grams of protein a day (see below)
6. Regular exercise to include getting in at least a third of my official race miles (3 out of the next 4 weekends I am signed up for a race)

As an effort to move toward more protein intake, I just tried a new protein product this morning... Special K has a Protein Water Mix (you add the mix to 24 ounces of water)... It wasn't bad! I bought both the Lemon Iced Tea mix, and the Strawberry Kiwi mix... I'm using the Iced Tea right now and it surprisingly decent (a little fibery, but easily ingested!). It has 5g Protein and 5g Fiber, PLUS you get in 24 oz. of water. Not a bad way to kill a few birds with one stone!!! I also like their Protein Shakes - not as chalky as some other ones! ~*~*~ We're going on a Cruise for Spring Break, so in 5 weeks, I would LOVE to be at a solid 195... I think I can do it! Fingers Crossed.