I have been a little slacker!

This week has been crazy!! Would you believe it if I said I haven't gone to the gym once?? Oh boy. But you know, I'm ok with it for THIS WEEK ONLY. It's finals and I have so much to do that I just don't have time to use 1-1.5 hours at the gym. I must study, write papers, etc. It's been crazy, and I'm barely hanging on to my sanity by a thread, but it's almost over. I have one more BIG final on Monday, then another on Thursday that I am not so worried about. I am going to spend the entire day today reading a book about Deafness and the Law. Maybe I'll hop on the bike at the gym and do it...that's a great idea!! I'm a genius. Then maybe next week, if I am not curled up in a corner, I will clean my house. It's funny, I don't know why this semester's finals have been so stressful, but it sure has taken its toll. It will be nice to look forward to my triathlon, and then Little Red. I am taking classes over the summer, but it should be a little smoother. Right?
Her's a shout out to Devon. Yesterday she told me I looked like I was "doing great/looking great". I could kiss you for that. And to my client who asked me yesterday if I was pregnant, then when I said no they asked if it was just fat on my stomach---I might kill you in the night. :) Devon loves me. lol!
Oh, a few cool updates: I finally bought clips for my cycling shoes, and I had the brakes on my bike tuned up, so I am READY to go! As soon as the rain stops, I will be rockin' that bike! Who wants to join me?
15% body fat or bust!

I just burned 1041 calories. I feel better.

Feelin the burn...why am I still feelin the fat??

Today was not a good day for my ego. Nothing fit, nothing looked good, and I have gained a total of 2 lbs in the past 2 weeks. WHAT?? I have been working hard, eating well/within my calorie limit, and working with a trainer. Why am I not losing anything? I understand that after a while, the pounds come off a little slower, but I'm in the first few weeks of this. Grrrrrrrrr. I'm not gonna lie, I am pretty irritated. Not discouraged, not depressed, not mad at myself for not working harder (I guess I can always work harder). I am irritated. And I'm not losing inches either. My trainer has me lifting 30 min 3x/week with 30 min cardio after, plus an extra 2-3x/week doing 1 hour of cardio. I think I am going to up the cardio by 30 min everyday and see what happens. I have to burn more calories. I don't want to get out of control with this, but dangit, I WANT RESULTS!!
Anyway, I weighed in this morning at 190.4. I didn't want to ge back to the 90's EVER (and lets be honest, who would anyway--big bangs...really??) I need to set up a better menu plan. Right now I am just working on making healthy choices throughout the day. I have been doing really good so far. If I eat something that I shouldn't, I make sure that I only eat a little, and I don't exceed my calorie limit for the day. I have really cut back on the Diet Coke intake too. I limited myself to $1 per day to spend on soda (that was part of my agreement with myself to get a trainer) I have done really well with that. On Saturday I started my plan to cut out the caffeine. I bought fresca and lite lemonade instead. I was pretty sad to find that the lemonade has aspartame, which is part of the reason why I wanted to ditch diet soda. Oh well. One less option. No biggie. I'm drinking a lot of water in an effort to not want to drink so much soda. It's working well!
Ok, well enough rambling. I have to go to the gym. Here's to the treadmill...and the stair stepper...and the eliptical...and to 15% body fat.
OH!! 2 more things. I am doing the St George Triathlon on May 9th, and "Little Red" is 7 1/2 weeks away!! Yee haw!

Almost done with week 2

Ok, so this week has been great with my workouts. I went to a spin class on Saturday morning that kicked my butt!! I'm glad they let me "take it easy" for my first day. I am staying in my "fat burning" heart rate zone, trusting that Polar really does know what they are talking about. (except for that spin class...yikes! That one worked my cardio endurance) I was told to "trust the science behind the watch", so I am.
I must admit that this week has been a little rough in regards to my food intake. My first week I was really good about eating proper portions and often throughout the day, but this week...eh not so much. Friday was especially bad. I has this super healthy pita thing for lunch, but I just ate SO much. Oh, and it was my breakfast too-I finally got to eat at like 11 am. It was 3 servings of meat, and I ate the whole dang thing. I was really glad that I felt sick afterward. That'll teach me-until dinner anyway. Every year, Matt's Grandpa takes all his kids and grandkids to dinner. Last Friday we went to Los Hermanos. It was so yummy! I got shrimp fajitas, which were delicious. The only problem was all the tortilla chips I ate while waiting for my food. I was so so hungry when I got there, then they had to prepare food for like 20 people, plus I am mildly allergic to wheat, so you do the math. Again, I was stuffed (to the rafters!). So in the end I ate 2 very large meals, a few small snacks, and tortilla chips. Oh boy. The beginning of the week was better. Tomorrow's weigh-in might not give me the results I want, so to that I say "THIS WEEK IS GONNA ROCK!!!"
This Friday will be my first session with my personal trainer. I am really excited to start working with her...she's gonna kill me! :)
9 weeks til the "Little Red Riding Hood" race. Yeah baby! I signed up today for the St. George Triathlon on May 9th. I can't wait!!
Ok, I'm tired and going to bed. Oh, and I just re-arranged my living room. Just thought I'd throw that in there. Thanks all for your support. Muchos besos.