Brooke G.

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Lets just say my eating yesterday/last night was pretty bad!!  I felt really bad when I finally went to bed.  It was like I couldn't control it, I just wanted to eat everything in the house!!

Today has been a lot better!  My eating was fabulous and I made it to the gym and even made a strengthening/weight routine.  Woo hoo!!   I got up to over a mile and a half on the treadmill (when I first started I was at around a mile and a quarter in the same time period).  

I got to visit my camp today (the one I'll be at during the summer).  It's beautiful... I really love it!

I'm feeling all hormonal... or maybe I just want to blame my pissyness today on something.  Got a little overwhelmed at work this morning and found out I had a meeting tonight I didn't know about.  There went my plan to actually cook dinner.  I put together crock-pot veggie soup during my lunch break.  I went to the gym right after work and did the treadmill for 30 minutes, but I wanted to do it longer.  I think I might go again after my meeting tonight.  I definately want to get aquainted with the circuit machines.  I'd rather do it late though, when no one else is around.

I'm kind of bummed today, wish that I had a friend that I could just call up and be like.. hey lets go do something.  Sigh... I'm sure I will eventually.

Sometimes that word says it all... Monday.

I'm sitting here eating my toast and eggs for breakfast.  I've got plans for the gym tonight.  Today is going to be a good day.  

My Goals for this week are 
- No more than 1300 calories (each day)
- Drink at least 40 ounces of water (each day)
- Work out at least 5 if not 6 times this week

We'll see how it goes... heading to work..

It looks like it's going to be a dreary day out... but it's ok cause I have to get my work "homework" done!

I can feel PMS coming!  I'm so bloated and my entire body just aches.  I know that means that constant hunger is coming and emotional turmoil.. ahh the joys of being a woman.

I've give nup up caffiene... yesterday, totally caffiene free day!  We'll see how today goes.

Tomorrow starts my new fitness routine and my strict healthy eating.  It's going to be hard, especially with PMS just around the corner.  I'll have an increased appetite and I know that I wont see the numbers like I would on a different week.  The menu is planned, the groceries are bought.  The fitness and vitamin routine are also in place... Life... here I come!

You know, I got on the scale today (as I do everyday) and it said 182.4!! Thats ridiculous!! The past week my eating has been horrible... I had fast food TWICE... which is totally against the rules that I set for myself!!  I have also been eating things I KNOW will make me sick and throwing up.... I do not want to get back into this habit!

Today I am really holding myself accountable!  I have my orientation at Anytime Fitness this morning and there is no more crap for me!!  The Fast food rule only 1 time a week on Saturday (if I haven't messed up big time) is going to be strictly enforced!!  No more eating or snacking on crap!!

The thing is that I've also noticed this week I've felt, tired, sluggish, sore even... though I think that part of it is the early onset of pms I know part of it is because my body is crying for healthy foods again!!

I recorded my weight for today (and my measurements) and we are going to see how this week goes.  I plan on working out at ATF every weekday and on Saturday.  Three days of week including strength/weight training.  I want to be thin, but I also want to be strong!

I've also decided I'm going to give up caffiene!! This I know is going to cause a lot of headaches... literally, but it's got to happen!!  I drink way to much pop/caffiene!   I used to be an only water girl, but somehow I got switched over to pop.  Now I am so addicted to the caffiene!!  I think it will help me sleep better and maybe even help me get rid of some of my head-boredom hunger.  We shall see.  Plus Starbucks is soooo expensive!

... thats a good song huh?  Sometimes I wonder if anyone reads this blog of mine.  Doesn't really matter I guess, I write it more for myself than anyone... just a thought.

Well today was a good day.  I was in the office for the morning and finished the volunteer newsletter I'm going to email out on Friday.  If you know anyone who would like to volunteer to help Girl Scouts let me know because I have opportunities for you!

I met last year's assistant direct for lunch.  She was super cool and I like her a lot.  I hope that she decides to return this year, but if not I'll understand.  We ate at Cebolla's which was really yummy!  I love Mexican food!

I joined Anytime Fitness... I was sold as soon as I walked in.  The facilities are really nice and the owner was really nice as well.  He showed me around and I loved it.  There is a cardio area, a free weight area, and a circuit machine area.  

I am hoping to get the tour of the circuit machines this weekend because I want to include them in the routine I am building.

Well I'm getting tired so shower and bed for me! 

My eating was really bad this weekend.  With my friend here all weekend (and his amazing cooking) and my busy work schedule to subsidize his visit I just ate whatever was available.  I'm a planning girl, I need to plan what I'm going to eat, it helps me to stay on track.  

I'm already working on the menu for next week.  I haven't thrown this week out as a loss, but the groceries are already in the house until the weekend.  Plenty of good healthy stuff available.  

I'm going to try and give up caffiene.  It's going to be hard... I love Starbucks!  I also am really addicted to Cherry Coke Zero.  I get really bad headaches when I haven't had caffiene so I know it's time to give it up.  I don't want any chemical substance controling my body.  I've pretty much switched to organic everything (except Lean Cuisines hehe) so why am I still drinking things that can be used to remove corrosion from batteries?

I have an appointment tomorrow evening to go check out anytime fitness.  I hope it's not too much.  I was going to join the Y, but it's $40 a month and you have to sign a year contract.  I dont know if I'll still be here in a year or if I'll still have a job.  Plus I will be at camp June and July.  I don't want to pay for two months that I wont be using.  If AF will give me the same price or lower without a contract I'm going to join.

Ok time to go get caught up with bills and life... 

Aww man... I just typed this long story about my rain boots and now it erased... sigh ok here goes...

I've been looking for a pair of rain boots for a really long time, but I haven't been able to find any that I like or that are in my price range. Well last night I was at the mall and I saw some at Gap that were PERFECT. So I went in my store and the only striped pair there were even my size!! So I looked for the price, but there was none. So I looked into this yellow pair that was next to them (there was about 20 yellow pair) and they said $39.50. Ridiculous! I was sad, but I really like them.

I did a loop around the mall seeing if there was anywhere else that had rain boots, but of course not. So I decided I would put my search to an end, suck it up and spend an obnoxious amount on some rain boots that I really liked.

So I took them up to the counter and explained there was no price on them and that they were next to the yellow ones and the price was 39.50. It took them a little while to look up the boots I had, but guess what?! They were from Thanksgiving and they were on sale for $15!! I was so happy. I wore them around my apartment all night!!

I'm going to try and post a picture of them... My mom thinks they're ugly, what do you think?

As I sit here on this Sunday morning my body is a little sore.  I feel like I've been going non-stop since Wednesday and maybe it's finally catching up to me.

Wednesday at work I had so much to do.  I felt like I was super busy all day! I had my first service unit meeting that night and my first career fair the next morning.  The we left for the SU meeting at around 5:45, it was in Auburn so it probably took us about half an hour to get there.  Before I moved here half an hour didn't seem so long, but now it seems like an eternity to get somewhere.  The meeting went well, but I didn't feel like I was as prepared as I could have been if I had more time in the day to work on what I was going to say.

Then we got home about 7:30 and I still had to go back to the office and run off some copies of things I was going to pass out at the career fair.  I woke up that morning at 3:45 to get ready to go because it was a loooong drive.  I got there around 8 and unloaded my stuff.  The Fair lasted until 2:00 at which time I reloaded and headed for Monmouth.  

Monmouth is about a 4 hour drive, but around Peoria the roads were really ice/snow covered so it took 6 hours total to get there!!  I was ready to pull my hair out by the time I got there.  I spent a few hours visiting with friends and family and before I knew it, it was time to head to Chicago.  

I picked up my friend and his wife and we headed to Chicago for their appointment... condensed version and headed back.. we got home around 3 if I remember correctly.  (at this point I had been awake for 36 hours)  So then I went to my mom's to say good bye took a 20 minute (exactly) nap and then it was back to my apartment (which is 5 hours away).  

I stopped by and picked up a friend that is moving to Ohio because I am the half way point and it was a lot cheaper and shorter for him to ride with me this far and take a bus the rest of the way. By the time we got to my apartment at 2:00 am I had been awake for 46 hours!!  I was so exhausted.  

Then Friday I had to go to work at 8:00am!  However, 6 hours of sleep was better than 20 minutes.  I worked until 5 and then came home changed and went back to work until 9 because I had a program event that evening.

Yesterday was a little more relaxing, but I had to do laundry and grocery shopping and all that jazz.  So today, I think I'm going to just lay around and relax. 

... what the hell was I thinking?  I mean seriously.... I'm so full right now.  I was feeling lonely tonight... so I overate... 


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