Day 25 - 26

Checking in again. Now feeling like work is under control again, I can spend time writing some more. :)

WORKOUT

Thursday: Walking - 20 minutes 

Friday: Rest day

 

FOOD
Thursday Total Calories = 1460 

Friday Total Calories = 1693

 

MOTIVATOR OF THE DAY
Music. :)

 

SONG THAT MAKES ME SMILE

"Drive Your Truck" by Lee Brice

Day 24

Struggling to find the balance again. I've found myself exhausted after work the past couple of days, both mentally and physically. I'm off my game, and need to pick it up. Positive thoughts... I can do it. I WILL do it!

 

WORKOUT

Walking - 20 minutes 

 

FOOD
Breakfast: Homemade breakfast sandwich with egg and cheese on english muffin, coffee with sugar-free vanilla creamer

Lunch:  Stuffed chicken breast with pepper jack cheese, skinny vanilla latte

Dinner:  Shredded beef burrito (date night with a friend)

Snacks:  Banana, apple slices, oatmeal

Total Calories = 1785 

 

MOTIVATOR OF THE DAY
My passion for learning. I'm so happy this never goes away for me.

 

SONG THAT MAKES ME SMILE

"Sun Shinin' On Me" by Jerrod Niemann

Day 23

Yowza! Work is crazy busy lately! But it makes the time go by fast, and keeps me from being distracted. Running on fumes from the long weekend, but energy is slowly creeping back up.

 

WORKOUT

Walking - 30 minutes 

 

FOOD
Breakfast:  Hard-boiled eggs, oatmeal, coffee with sugar-free vanilla creamer

Lunch:  Stuffed chicken breast with pepper jack cheese, oatmeal cookie

Dinner:  Chicken breast with almond sauce, cream cheese wonton

Snacks:  Banana, apple slices

Total Calories = 1730

 

MOTIVATOR OF THE DAY
Shopping in my own closet

 

SONG THAT MAKES ME SMILE

"Should've Known Better" by Richard Marx

Days 20 - 22

 What a whirlwind weekend! I ventured into a much more populated place, but feel like I lost more touch with people. HA! 

I never doubted that it's easy to get off track when you don't log your food and/or workouts. I'm sure it can be guessed that's what happened to me the past couple of days. Dangit! But I'm back on track today and ready to focus again. I'm lacking severely in the sleep department, but I can catch up this week! 

Back to the logging tomorrow!

MOTIVATOR OF THE DAY

Not giving up after an off day or two

SONG THAT MAKES ME SMILE

"Only God Could Love You More" by Jerrod Niemann

Day 19

Busy busy day! Another meeting out at one of mines and an accidental nap after getting home. Oops! Had dinner with my family and girl's night at the movie with my mom and sis-in-law. Fun!

 

FOOD
Breakfast:  Hard-boiled eggs, coffee with sugar-free vanilla creamer

Lunch:  Steak and chicken kabob, vegetable fried rice, strawberries (catered lunch)

Dinner:  Baked lemon chicken thigh with asparagus, potatoes, and carrots

Snacks:  Skinny vanilla latte, banana, popcorn

Total Calories = 1620

 

MOTIVATOR OF THE DAY
Getting to visit family in November

SONG THAT MAKES ME SMILE
"Fighter" by Christina Aguilera

Day 18

It seems like the more sleep I get, the puffier and darker my eyes are. What's that all about? 

 

Anyhoo... I had lunch with my bff Jenny and her baby Hudson. Love them! Then I went straight to the gym after work to get some cardio in. I'm a fan of the arc trainer at this point. Run/walking is frustrating me this week, so I'm trying out different machines to continue working on my endurance. Good tunes on the iPod are key too! 

 

FOOD
Breakfast:  Hard-boiled eggs, apple slices, coffee with sugar-free vanilla creamer

Lunch:  Sirloin steak with onions and mushrooms, broccoli, red potatoes

Dinner:  Hamburger with no bun, green beans, a few bites of tator tots

Snacks:  Skinny vanilla latte, oatmeal cookie (naughty Toni)

Total Calories = 1701

 

MOTIVATOR OF THE DAY
Snapping out of a funk.

SONG THAT MAKES ME SMILE
"Born to Be My Baby" by Bon Jovi

Day 17

Okay, I realize I don't run a very exciting blog around here. But it is helping me to stay more focused knowing I have to check in every day. Thanks for anyone who still reads and for the support so far!

 

After my emotional outburst on Monday, I took on Tuesday with a new attitude. I had a meeting out at one of our mines, so it helped to have a change of scenery from the daily work routine. It's nice to do that once in awhile.

 

I didn't get a workout in with being out of town and then more salon spoiling. But that's okay. I'm not being lazy, I'm re-charging. :) Plus, I'm walking like Frankenstein from Monday's strength training session with Rachel. HA! 

 

FOOD
Breakfast:  Spinach egg bake, coffee with sugar-free vanilla creamer

Lunch:  Chicken enchiladas with green chili, refried beans, spanish rice (Catered work lunch)

Dinner:  Italian chicken

Snacks:  Bananas

Total Calories = 1667

 

MOTIVATOR OF THE DAY
A tweet I saw from Bill Crutchfield, of Crutch Camp in Nashville... "If you have the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed."

SONG THAT MAKES ME SMILE
"Hey Jude" done recently by a number of country artists, actors, and St. Judes doctors and patients. :)