Day 2

Weight: 142

Today was the first day at work, which is the most tempting place of all with free samples at the Solutions counter and day old pastries in the breakroom.  I did triumph over them!  It is easier having Matt do this with me, writing it down where people can see this (although I don't think anyone is actually reading it), and for the athlete in me that wants to be in the best physical condition ever!

Breakfast:  2 scrambled eggs, Kashi Go Lean cereal
Lunch: chicken wrap and green beans
Snack: Blueberries, oats, greek yogurt, and a plum
Dinner:  Taco salad

Workout:  Jillian Michael's "Making the Cut" workout day two and 30 minutes cardio (machine unfortunately).

Several times today I thought about all the things I want to eat when this is over.  I can tell that I will loose weight, but possibly gain it back quickly if I give into every indulgence.  My mom just told me the wonderful, awful, decadent, sinful, refreshing, horrible chocolate thin mint cookies are in her freezer waiting for me.  AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Love you mom!

Day 1

Weight: 145

So far so good, but it has only been breakfast.  I am really excited to begin and to finally get rid of this weight.

The plan for food today...
Breakfast:  2 scrambled eggs and 1 cup of Kashi Go-Lean cereal with 1/2 cup skim milk
Lunch:  1/2 avacado, 1/4 cup salsa, mixed with 1/4 cup bay shrimp, 15 almonds, 1 apple, 1/2 carrot
Snack:  1/2 cup greek yogurt, 1/4 cup frozen blueberries, 1/4 cup rolled oats
Dinner:  Grilled Chicken breast, wild rice, salad

Workout:  Run 5 - 6 miles, wieghts, abs

Obstacles:  Jordan is sick so I can't take her to the kids club while I lift weights, which means I have to wait until Matt is home.  But then we need to eat dinner, so weights are pushed back again until after the kids are asleep, however that is the time when Matt and I catch up.  Thus weights are pushed back again until after Matt goes to sleep (early since he has to wake up at 3:30am).  The reason why this is a problem is because by then, I will have already have been on a run and will feel extremely gross and want nothing more than a shower.  Plus, I will probably want to go to bed too.

I am an athlete, I need to loose weight, I am committed.  I can do this.  Here I go!

Getting Started

Starting March 1st, I am going on a diet.  This is rather odd for me because all of my life I have been very active, in shape, and a fairly good eater (and yes, that means I have a good appetite).  I have never been on a diet.  Never had to.  I am addicted to working out and the few times a year that I minimize activity by sitting on my ass and watching movies is when I am sick.  


I have never had weight issues, and I still don't.  However, I am noticing that my body is not as tight, toned, or strong as I used to be.  I know, I know... a lot of you are shaking your head thinking, "What the hell, she looks great!".  Thank you, but when was the last time you saw me naked?  If you saw naked Jamie 4 years ago and compared her to naked Jamie today, you'd see the difference.  Unfortunately, age has been a huge factor in this.  I don't mind the idea of getting older, but I hate that I have to work so damn hard to look great!  Believe me, there is the sag, cellulite, and bulge under my clothes.  


Lately my pattern for my body not looking as good as I'd like is because I work for a grocery store that has samples of food EVERY FREAKIN' DAY and I have not been so good with my workouts.  I don't know about you, but I feel exhausted having to manage my house, a department, two kids, a husband, and somehow finding time to keep my ass from sagging and my arms toned.  Yes, I run, but it hasn't been helping.  I have to take things to the next level.


So, this blog is to help me do it.  I am going to commit writing everyday for 1 month as I go through diet and exercise.  Yes, I will include my weight on a daily account.  


Stayed tuned.  First blog post will be March 1st!

3 Months Catch Up

Okay, there have been some complaints that I have not updated this blog in three months and people would like to see some new photos.

Let me give a quick update...

* We are pregnant! Due June 8th. We find out next week what the sex is!!!

* Jordan was a pumpkin for Halloween

* Matt and I are coming up on 11 years together

* We went to Sunriver for Thanksgiving

* Matt and I took a small weekend trip to Seattle (so nice to get away together)

* We spent Christmas with both my folks and Matt's folks

Well, that is the basics besides work and my being sick (yes part morning sickness and part a bad cold that kicked my ass for 2 weeks).

Here are some photos.

Matt

The other night I made hamburgers for dinner and they were great! It was hamburgers with the works, including a fried egg on Matt's burger. Homemade fries and a side bean and corn salad. A nice tasty meal. Matt was so proud of his burger, he felt the urge to take a photo (the whole time I was rolling my eyes). Here is the burger he was so proud of.

Now, after Matt has a good meal, he gets...how do I put this...stupid. His full stomach made him hyper and then a big crash came about 15 minutes later.

New Kitten!

I don't know what I was thinking, but I went to the flower market for work, one of the girls that works there had brought in free kittens. My mistake was asking to hold one. It took about 2 seconds for me to call up Matt and say, "Honey, please she is so cute and we'll just try it out for the weekend. If Casper totally hates her, we'll give her back....p-l-e-a-s-e?" This is in my cutest voice that makes it impossible for Matt to say no. That day we brought her home and we tested it out. At first, Casper wasn't so found of her, but by the end of the weekend, they were playing together. And just the other day, I caught them snuggling. I guess she's a keeper. We've named her Rogue.

They're so happy together!

Tour De Lab

A few weeks ago Matt and I finally had a date!!! Instead of going to a bar to get a drink, we would bike 30 miles around the Portland Metro area to get a free beer. Allow me to explain.

The Lucky Lab Brewery hosted the Tour De Lab bike race to raise money for the 24 hour animal hospital in Portland. The choices were to be a "Puppy" or a "Big Dog". We chose the Big Dog because if you do, at the end of the race you get a free pint (and the glass too)! The tour went to all three brew pubs. We started at one in SE where they gave us quite a spread for breakfast, then road to the second at Multnomah village. At this restop we were treated with smoothies, cookies, and of course our dog tails. That's right, we had to dress like a dog to get the beer. Amazing what we'll do for a free pint.

Next stop was in NW Portland where we had pizza, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and dog ears. Finally, our last stop was at the starting point and we got hot dogs, beer, and, to complete our look, dog nose.

It was good beer, good company, a great way to spend a date!

At the start of the race

Restop #1: Tails Getting in a quick stretch before getting our dog ears

Ear and nose! The race is done and we sat enjoying our beers!

The complete dog look