Thurs: quick workout P90 Sweat 1-2 & good news

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The kids are on spring break so I have to manage them and me to get myself into work and I decided to sleep in this morning (the alarm went off and I didn't want to move) so I only had time for P90 Sweat 1-2 instead of 3-4. This moves too slowly for me now and I have to increase my movements and, when I can, my pace to make it really good for me so that's what I did. I do have to find better music though. What I used today was too slow and didn't pump me up enough to really move as much as I felt like I needed to. I'm amazed at what an impact music has on my energy level. I really didn't realize it until I started playing my own music during these workouts (thank you for convincing me to try). I also did Ab Ripper 100 which I'm thrilled to say is just not much of a challenge anymore. I'm very glad I did SOMETHING anyway though.

I didn't workout yesterday. DH had a doctor's appointment I needed to be with him for and that took 3 hours (he's doing fine now) plus taking the kids to and from his parents' house for babysitting then I had lots of baking to do for a church event this weekend so by the time I was done and the kitchen was cleaned it was after 8 PM and we were doing bedtime stuff with the kids so... I'm going to try very hard to get it in Sunday so that I don't have to add another workout onto my makeup week. We're celebrating my father-in-law's birthday that day though so it might end up being a makeup day, we'll see. I think this is Day 78 or so of P90. I'm so close, I just want to finish!

And... good news! I made my goal of getting back to 108 (actually I went down to 107.8 as of this morning) after several months of struggling with 4 stupid pounds (which really is a lot on my small frame) and that means I can buy videos again! I lost 1.2 pounds this week which is HUGE for me! I actually have bought one video in the last month but now I can REALLY buy videos guilt-free! First on my list is probably all of Jari Love's videos, then there are some Cathe's I want and let's not forget P90 Masters Series! Woo hoo! I have to do some checkbook work before I actually place any orders but now I can at least seriously shop (I have birthday money to spend). I changed my food plan about 3 weeks ago and that made all the difference for me. I became MUCH more focused on what I was actually eating again and really journaled faithfully every bite. Being that aware of what I was doing helped me to make much better choices because I'd look at my points total (WW points, some others might look at calories or something else) and see that I was getting to having none left and then I'd say, do I really want that Easter candy or do I just need to do something else then I'd grab some veggies & fat-free dip or some sugar free jello & cool whip free (my secret weapon lately) or just go off and do something else entirely that didn't involve eating. At some point in the last few months I'd lost that focus, that edge on my awareness of my own eating habits and was starting to mindlesslely graze again. I needed to get it back and I really feel like I do now. I'm going to keep doing what I'm doing for now (I would like to lose 1 or 2 more pounds just to not have to be so aware of the numbers) and then add in more points (calories) and keep on this food plan for a while. Later, I'll go back to the plan I actually prefer to live on, when I can trust myself to be more mindful of my hunger/satisfaction levels and my behavior in relation to that. I have a VERY challenging weekend coming up though, with lunch out with my dad tomorrow, scrapbooking Friday night and Saturday afternoon/evening (which means lots of M & Ms plus my best friend is making us lasagna for dinner Saturday night, it is her National Scrapbook Day celebration crop) then my FIL's birthday celebration Sunday. I have to stay focused or those 4 pounds are going to be right back with me.

Alright, gotta get these kids ready to go (they're coming with me, it is just a quick class and they are fine with me bringing the kids).