241.8: today marks 10 pounds down!

time for the dancing banana!!!

happy holidays

Belated merry christmas, happy kwanzaa, and all around happy holidays to everybody! so, i over ate on the 24th and 25th, and i didnt do any exercise either, but hey, the past is the past. i walked a good chunk to work today, i think i walked about an hour or so, and then got on the bus. i'm going to try v8 today since i seem to have trouble getting in my daily vegetables. and check out these fresh sneakers my poppa bought me for x-mas! they're magic sneakers; all that walking i did today and i couldnt even feel the ground. im hype to walk at least two more times this week. a couple days ago i bought my plane ticket and i'm leaving for south korea on february 16th to start my new job, so that can be my self challenge: how much can i lose before i leave for Seoul. im in a super happy mood right now. i think i'm just happy to have internet, it's not been working at my house for like 4 days, i was going through withdrawls.

thanks, brother!

this is my Aerobic Rider my brother's neighbor was giving away. My brother took it off her hands and gave it to me. i've been using it on and off for like 30-40 min in the morning. "On and off" b/c i stop when im tired, and then a couple min later, start up again. i really like it. you pull on the handle bars while pushing with your legs at the same time. i like this machine, i can do it at home, and home workouts are dope. i wont use my excuses of not having a gym membership, or not having a car to get to the gym, or not having the time to get to the gym. I'm gonna make it work. oooh, and i cant wait for my step set!

coming up on my first BIG deal

guys, im 9.2 lbs down. im coming close to my first 10 full pounds down. that's so friggin awesome. i definitely have to do a non-food reward. i've been doing much better on the exercise. for the last two days, i did leg lifts, crunches, and push ups with the balance ball, and i've got this aerobic cycle machine thing my brother gave me that i've been doing 20-40 min (on and off) on. i ordered a step workout set from amazon, should be here sometime after christmas. 10, 15, 20, 25, this is so friggin awesome.

get those veggies in

you're supposed to have a daily salad with a jc menu, but i never do. spoiled kid, i dont know, never got into salads. when i do eat them, they're covered im ain dressing, have plenty of corn or fried chicken strips or tuna with heavy mayo. pero anyways, i haven't been eating salads w/the jc program, instead i eat sides of steamed broccoli, sliced raw red bell peppers... that's it! so lately i've been trying to add vegetables to my jc meals. i friggin love these cans of diced or crush tomatoes, y'all. today i added half a can of diced tomatoes & sweet onion and half a cup of frozen spinich to my jc spinich and cheese tortellini. earlier in the week, i mixed the tuna salad with extra chopped celery, onion, and diced tomatoes. eat it a'top slices of red bell pepper. last week i did the same thing, but mixed it in with a can of green beans. does that sound gross? it wasnt, it was really good. i'd read another blog where a person made a huge salad, topped with jc chili con carne and taco sauce for a low cal taco salad. i dont really care for the jc chili con carne, but do try it out yourself and let me know how you like it.

my balance ball

at my last appointment at jc, i bought two balance balls, on for the office and one for home. I'd read somewhere that if you use a balance ball to sit on instead of a chair at work, you can really strengthen your core. i dont really know what my core is, but im all for making it stronger. i watched the workout dvd it came with. i'll actually DO the workout tommorrow! im trying to think of exercise that i think would be fun. and things i can do at home. i took a step class once and i liked it, i ordered a set w/video today via amazon.com. should be here a couple days after christmas. alright, let's kick this weight loss jazz into high gear!

i cooked this! sort of.

look at this, guys, i made it myself! mostly... partly. it really is exciting, i never cook. i microwaved the jc part, but i steamed that broccoli myself. :) that's the jc southwestern chicken with rice and beans, along with steamed broccoli and a dollop of vegenaise. doesn't is look like a big ol' plate of tastee goodness?! i dont eat out of the jc packaging, i always put it on a plate, makes me feel like a real person.