Treadmill. Ice Cream. Thanks!

Last night I was really tired and did not want to go exercise at all. After some grumbling I got off my butt and got on the treadmill. I started at 3.0 and stayed there for 12 minutes which was already an improvement. Then I started to slowly increase to 3.1 then 3.2 and then 3.3. I went up to 4.0 twice and finished a mile in 19:27 which I feel is already a huge improvement from the 21:14 I did two days ago. I expected to Improve some but not as much as I did. I also did 10 minutes on the bike and improved a little there also. I had so much more energy after my workout than I did before it.

Today I decided to get on the treadmill again and I started at 3.0 again and got up to 4.0 five different times. I really pushed myself and finished a mile in 18:50. I only did 5 minutes on the bike today because honestly I'm very tired. Tomorrow is my day off of exercising which I really feel I need right now but I'm also afraid a day off will get me off track. Hopefully the fact that I am weighing in on Tuesday will give me the motivation I need to exercise on Monday.

I've been doing great staying within my calories. However today was the first day I was tempted to eat something I shouldn't. Ice cream is one of my all time favorite foods and I wanted a Diary Queen cone dipped in chocolate so bad tonight. I checked Diary Queen's website to see how many calories it would be and I didn't have enough left for the day to get one. So when we went to the store I got some  Eddy's Slow Churned 1/2 the fat French Silk ice cream. It is only 130 calories for 1/2 cup and it is so very yummy. I had enough calories left to have 3/4 cup and I enjoyed every bite. It felt good to over come my temptation.

I want to thank everyone who is reading my blog. It helps keep me motivated when I see how many people view my blog because I don't want to fail in front of everyone. I feel the same drive to lose weight that I did 6 years ago when I lost 50lbs. I also want to thank Alysha and my cousin Jaime for telling me about MyFitnessPal which has been a great tool to keep track of my calories and exercise. I want to thank Heidi V. for being a huge inspiration to me beginning this Journey of weight loss. And a Huge thank you to my husband Jimmy who is always supportive and takes care of the kids so I can exercise. I love you Jimmy!!!