Motivation

I am my own worst enemy.  I have been doing this for 10 days.  10 days of healthier living and I have been feeling great, for the most part.  Motivation has come in many different forms and from many different people since I started this journey, and I have been overwhelmed by the amount of support, be it a virtual high five, a like, a blog comment, or a real life hug.  When I was sitting on my couch at 9:50 Friday night, trying to convince myself I didn't need to go to the gym, it was that support that got me off that couch.  I ended up burning nearly 600 calories that night (not that I'm counting ;)).  And today, when my husband and daughter ordered barbeque, it was that support that kept me from partaking.  I had two slices of pork, 2 slices of beef, and a salad rather than devouring potato salad, cornbread, baked beans, and banana pudding.  So thank you to everyone who has given me a word of encouragement or a like or a hug.  It has given me the strength to say I can do this.  And I will continue to do this.  I will not give up when I try to convince myself giving up would be easier, so thank you.

Today I ate:

8 ounce green smoothie
10 almonds
8 ounce green smoothie
2 slices of rhubarb bread (I made four mini loaves using my no oil, no sugar, no gluten, whole grain recipe this afternoon and they were all gone by the end of dinner.  Lily and Ernie LOVED them.  Best recipe ever!)
Pork and Beef
Cucumber, tomato, and feta salad with balsamic vinegar

Exercise:

1 hour stationary bike
20 minutes running (my ankle has felt good today, so I did a test run.  No pain, so whatever I did appears to be healed.  Hurrah!  But now I'm kinda hooked on the stationary bike.  I think I'll do half and half)