Drink Me

In an effort to reduce my gut, I've been following the not a diet diet teachings of "Eat This, Not That". And the little substitutions have been helping but I still have this lingering spare tire.

Enter "Drink This, Not That". I've been doing my damnedest to drink at least 64 oz of water or fresh iced tea daily. I learned this lesson the hard way when I nearly passed out at boot camp. FYI, do not eat pasta w/ bechamel sauce on a hot day and then try to do squat thrusts. I nearly booted.

Here's my latest and most awesome purchase! An iced tea maker. It works on the same basic principles as a coffee maker, tea goes into a filter (you can use loose or bags), add water & press a button. The only difference is you have to add ice.

I like to add fresh mint to my iced tea to give a hint of sweetness, I never use sugar or sugar substitute.

Another yummy low cal treat I've been drinking down is choco-mint shakes. Sweet and filling!

2 C Breyer's Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream (contains no yucky additives!)
1 C milk, I use skim and it's still tasty
2 chocolate mint cookies, or 4 100 calorie Grasshopper cookies (they're half the size of a Thin Mint)

Blend until smooth.

And most critical of all, I will no longer purchase Coke Zero. After reading "DTNT", I found out how harmful the sugar substitute used in diet colas can be. I'm not saying I won't ever drink soda again but I definitely am not going to bring 8 packs into my house any longer.

And I can enjoy fresh iced tea all year long.

Ass o' Steel

Ok Ok, I'll admit it. I've been in denial about how fat I've gotten. I have a problem w/ foods. I think I have reverse anorexia.

Anyways, I came home from a vigorous boot camp work out, wherein I literally have to drag my tired ass up the front steps. PAIN, people! It's hurts. So I'm gulping down water like it's going out of style and SB grabs my buttocks and says "Whew! Yr tushie feels like a rock"

And at the end of a very long 8 weeks, I got re-measured. Bad news first, my boobs are still gigantic :( No change. Good news, lost everywhere else and my pants fit! I have cheated, stupid vending machine in the basement. I have a daily craving for peanut M&M's. Oh, and by the by, they have cherry M&M's now. Nothing like a high dose of red dye #5.

Also, I went from 6 push-ups to 24. And that's called progress.

Another 8 more weeks to go....

Fatty Fatty

So, it's the end of first 4 weeks of boot camp work out. I've diligently been keeping a food diary. And, man, when you are staring at the words, "I drank a lot of cider and lambic. I have no idea how much.", it really makes you reflect on what you've been shoving down yr cake hole.

Class doesn't get any easier, I sweat, swear and force myself to lunge walk across the elementary school gymnasium. I try not to compare myself to the younger women in the class that are much better shape I.

The "drill instructor" informed the class that there we wouldn't see much of a difference in 4 weeks. But my calves and thighs are much more toned, which is fabulous. However, my big fat gut is still around and I have zits all my back, behind my ears and the top of my head. Sounds attractive, no?

I also found out that my caloric intake should not exceed 1875. 1875 calories per day! It's going to be an impossible task.

Onward to the next excruciating 4 weeks....

Fairies Wear Boots

My 1st day of boot camp was today. I did 17 sit ups in 2 minutes. Not bad considering I haven't done a sit up since high school (I think!)

I have to keep a food journal of every morsel of food and non water beverages I shove into my cake hole.

I feel uninspired, unmotivated and FAT. Not a good frame of mind to attempt to lose 25 pounds.

We'll see at the end of 8 weeks.