This Week

Gosh, I have not written a post for a few days. I don't even have a good excuse. Anyway this week as been a good and busy one. I am glad tomorrow is Friday! We are on our 8th week left till summer. That's an extra plus! ;) When I get cards like this from my students it definitely shows me what a wonderful job I have.

Monday, which was weigh in Monday was a good weigh in so that always puts me in a great mood. I have been working this week on keeping my snacking in control. I have been pretty successful at it this far. 

My new lunch I am really digging right now is a turkey sandwich. Simple, but for some reason it taste extra good to me. Plus, it's only 4pp! I got some good dijon mustard that I like and with that on it, it makes it tasty. When I eat something that I really like I will eat it till I get bored of it. I have never had a problem eating the same thing.

After my weigh in on Monday my points went down another point. I now have 31 points a day. It always kind of bums me out when my points go down because I just got in the routine of the points I currently had at that time. I started at 40 points a day and have worked my way down. You would not think that 9 points is that big of a deal but it really is if you like to eat like I do. :) It is always a good sign though when your points go down because it means you are kicking booty at losing weight! ;) I have noticed that I use a few more of my extra points a week because when I want a treat it usually has to come out of my extra points instead of my daily points. 

I must say I have never been in that "hungry" stage when I have lowered my points though. That tells me that this program is truly designed in a way that is realistic and will help this weight loss last for a lifetime. That is exactly what I want!

I was thinking yesterday that I have not ran since last week. I have gone to Zumba everyday this week, which I am very proud of myself for that, I usually only make it 2-3 times a week. This week I have gone 4 days.

I have been thinking of signing up for a 5k in May. The thing is though, is if I am going to do the 5k I need to be running, not just Zumba. Tomorrow I am going to go running and we will see if I can go farther than 2 miles. Depending on how much farther past 2 miles I can run will probably help me decide if I will do the 5k in May or not. It is hard for me because I put so much energy into losing weight that it seems a little hard right now to put a lot of energy into running. I honestly am not really motivated to run right now. I don't however, want that to be the only reason I don't sign up for the 5k. Zumba is "easy" for me. I don't have to put a ton of thought or extra energy into it. It is a wonderful exercise for me, but it doesn't challenge me near as much as running does. I am definitely going to sign up for a 5k in September called the Color Run but I need to decide about the May 5k.

Tonight for dinner is hot dogs. I love these things! I just cut them up in 3oz size hot dogs. They make great thick hot dogs. Plus, it's only 4pp for 3oz!