My Weekend

So I had a pretty fun weekend. I got the house cleaned on Thursday and Friday, all the laundry done!!! Then after working out and packing I got Emma from school and headed to O-Town. I got to go to dinner with Kristy and Aimee ( a cheat night but I did pretty well, got a chicken fajita wrap, yummy, no pop!) Then Saturday I got a girls day out with Kristy, we went to see "The Women" which I really enjoyed, I was bad and hadn't had lunch so I got a soda (small though!!) and a pretzel, then we went shopping out at the Legends so we worked off some of the junk food walking around out there. Then we went to dinner and she and I split this yummy plate of chicken nachos and we both had water, we couldn't even come close to finishing that plate between the two of us, so I felt like I did well there. 

Then today we had a birthday party for Marcia (happy birthday!!!) and we had tacos and I was very proud of myself, I had one taco and a little taco salad. In the past I would have gone back for a whole plate of seconds and today I had no seconds!! And I was full. I have figured it out; in the past when I still felt hungry right after eating I would just continue to eat, but now if I wait a while I feel full ( I know duh, right!) Also as yummy as it looked I didn't even eat a piece of cake!! 

Then I made my lazy bum dad go with me up to OE to see how we did walk/jogging a mile on the track. We walked the curves and jogged the straights and got it done in 13 minutes and then walked another half mile after that. I am feeling it now, it is very different to do my work-outs here at home vs. going out and jogging, I have a lot of work to do. Eventually I would like to be able to go a mile in under 10 minutes. That way when I do a 5K (hopefully in the spring) I can do it in 30 minutes or so. Otherwise it was a great weekend, gorgeous weather, and I am looking forward to another week of hard work, gonna try to get out and walk more around the neighborhood, I need to see if their are any walking trails here in this area. 

I so greatly appreciate everyone who has commented, emailed, called or talked to me about this, it really keeps me going strong! I have nothing in me that wants to give up. I feel the changes already but then I notice how far I have to go and it can feel frustrating but I have to take it one day at a time. 

I have a question, I love the show "The Biggest Loser" and I have it recorded and was going to watch it but I don't know if it would help or hurt me. I know it would help to see people losing and get tips and such but I also think it would be frustrating to feel like I am working so hard and losing slowly while they lose 10+ pounds in one week. Should I watch or not?