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Today I ran for 40 minutes without stopping. I have never run for that long in my entire life! I feel strong and healthy, and it feels great!!!

 Six months ago I asked myself: “How am I ever going to get the motivation to get my diet and exercise back on track?”. I seriously doubted that I could do it. I was feeling so low, so disgusting, and so tired. Then the holidays hit and that set me back even further. I was back to my starting weight and back to square one-after 4 months of being on BuddySlim. Pathetic!

Well, no more!!! I am so determined this time NOT to waste my efforts and discipline. I’ve been doing great for 3 weeks and I don’t want to throw that all away for a doughnut or a piece of pizza!

Quote: “You’ll never regret NOT eating something that you know will throw you off your diet plan, but you WILL regret it if you DO eat it!”

 My new mantra!!!

I read Oprah’s latest magazine last night, trying to ramp up my motivation. It’s the one where she talks about her personal struggle with weight-on newsstands now! Anyway, there’s an article in there by her trainer, Bob Greene. He said something that really made me feel better: “Studies have shown that for 91% of people who have achieved permanent weight loss (and significant weight loss too), it took multiple attempts to finally reach their goals.” (That’s basically the quote, not word-for-word). He then went on to say that we shouldn’t feel bad when we fail and have to start again, because this could be the time when it finally works-when everything comes together and we actually DO it!!! So, I drew tremendous inspiration from that. I’m always so down on myself for not doing what I want! But that doesn’t mean I should give up!!! And I’m not!

You know how the day after a really intense workout your body will be a little sore? Well, the day after the day after is even worse!!! I wasn’t too sore after my spinning class from Tuesday night-until this morning!!! I can barely walk (the two miles I ran last night probably compounded the problem)! Oh well, that means it’s working, right?

I just completed my very first spinning class, ever! It was awesome!!! It was an hour long and I thought I wouldn’t make it halfway through-but I did! I got leg cramps a few times, but I worked through it and pushed my body.  I kept thinking about the people on The Biggest Loser and how much they push themselves, and I thought I can do that too! And I did!

I’m feeling great and I’m so glad I decided to push myself out of my comfort zone and try something new!

Well, it’s been a rough few weeks for me. I’ve just about thrown in the towel  so many times, but this site has kept me motivated. Thanks to all for the support you’ve given!

 I’m going to push myself out of my comfort zone tomorrow and try a spinning class. I’ve got to figure out a way to get in more cardio, and I thought I’d give it a try. We’ll see if I can keep up!!!

I’ve wanted to cheat today something awful!!! But, tomorrow is weigh-in for my group, so I need to resist!!! I think I’ll be all right. I haven’t gotten any exercise in this week, but that’s ok. My weight hasn’t gone up, and we’ll see tomorrow what the final number is!!!

It took me a while to get my motivation back-it waned for a few days, but I’m feeling good again! I’m excited to see my weight on Saturday! The weather has been so nice lately that it’s been easy to get out and exercise. I’m not looking forward to when the snow starts flying-it will be hard to get my butt out the door then!!!

Well, after slacking off a bit over the weekend (and a cheat meal of pizza on Saturday), I’m back to the grindstone of eating clean. Probably won’t get in any exercise today since I’ve got work all day, a test for school this afternoon, and then the hubby and I are meeting some friends for dinner. So, my challenge today will be to just eat right. My weight maintained over the weekend, so that’s good. I have five days to make a dent in that before Saturday’s weigh-in!

I’m down 2 pounds this week!!! Yeah! But the even better news is that I lost an ENTIRE inch in my waist and off my hips!!! That makes such a difference in the way the clothes fit! I like knowing that even though the scale may not be going down fast, but that doesn’t mean I’m not making progress!!!

 Another week starts now. I do plan on giving myself a cheat meal today, but after that, it’s back to the straight and narrow. I gotta stay strong for myself, my health, and my team!!!

Well, today was going great-until I got home from walking the dog! I discovered that our hot water heater had busted, and it had warped the wood floor in the kitchen, and drenched the carpeting around the wall. So I had to scrap my plans for an evening run and spend the night draining the water heater, pulling up rotton wood and trim, and peeling back wet carpeting. So, kind of a let down, I feel like I didn’t accomplish much this evening, but hey, life happens! So looking forward to tomorrow and getting in some good exercise!!!