Exercise really DOES work!

Weight (as of 11/21/11): 396
Total weight loss: 9lbs

I don't know who this new person is, but I LIKE her!  From somewhere deep inside of me, I have made a full, 100% commitment to myself, and to getting healthy.  I'm still going to the gym 6 days per week, and logging many miles on the good ol' treadmill.  I think there's a big part of me that's afraid of sliding back.  It would be SO easy to stop going, or just skip a day her, skip a day there.  But then I tell myself, it's getting even a little bit lax on myself, especially at the beginning, is what's going to keep me fat.  Yes, there are days when I'm tired, and  want nothing more than to veg on the couch.  If I let myself get too hungry and I'm out and about, I almost find myself with a compulsive urge to pull in to a fast food place, for "just a little bite" (which ALWAYS ends up being at least 600 calories or more!)

Tuesday I was too busy to make it to the gym, and by the time I made it home, I was legit exhausted from a full day of shopping and prepping for Thanksgiving.  I found myself feeling guilty for not going, because I've made this such a priority for my life.  I found myself slipping back into the old moods, old ways of thinking.  I almost felt like the endorphins that have had me feeling SO good were wearing off.  Wednesday, I felt sluggish again, and found myself making excuses to avoid getting exercise.  But you know, in the end I went.  Not only did I go, I kept to my routine of a full hour, and double the intensity.  Yes, I was dead exhausted and probably over did it a bit. On the other hand, I felt AMAZING!  My mood was back up and those endorphins, those GLORIOUS endorphins!

Now, I'll be the first to admit that today I TOTALLY blew my diet (which isn't anything concrete really, mostly just reading labels, watching portions and doing some rough calorie counting/exchanging).  Yes, it's Thanksgiving, and yes I did go to the gym this morning (only for half my workout), but still - the calorie and salt intake is well outside my norm.  And man am I feeling it!

So tomorrow I'm back on track - no matter how many yummy leftovers there are in my fridge! LOL!