Level 2 - Snow Emergency

HELP! I'm stranded in my house and I want to eat everything in sight. I'm bored...work is boring when I don't have co-workers to chat with. When I'm bored, I eat to break the monotony. And there is an alarmingly large amount of bad food to eat. My mom made my favorite sugar cookies with frosting for V-day. They are extremely tasty, but I want to eat them all. Boo!

Non-Scale Victory

I posted 1/2 lb. gain this week, which was a bummer. But on the upside, I had a non-scale victory this week. I tried on a pair of jeans last night that are a size smaller than I currently wear and they fit! Well, they fit much better than they used to. I've been able to get into them and zip them up for a while. But now I look more like a girl wearing a pair of jeans and less like a stuffed sausage in a jean casing. Apparently, the past 4 weeks of 1/2 Marathon training are paying off. I'm not quite ready to debut the jeans yet; maybe after a couple more weeks of training and a couple less lbs.

Pleasure

I have discovered the BEST treats ever! Keebler 100 cal. pk. Fudge Stripe Mini cookies. They are so tasty. They look and taste like the actual real Fudge Stripe cookies, which I adore. It's official, I'm addicted. And the best part is, 1 package is only 2 points.

In addition, here's the recipe for my breakfast oatmeal. It sounds boring, but I've finally hit on a combination for oatmeal that is Core and not completely repulsive and/or baked.

1/2 c. Quick Cooking or Old Fashioned Oatmeal
4 tsp. Splenda (or 2 pkg.)
1/4 tsp. Cinnamon
1 c. Fat Free Milk
1/4 tsp. Pure Vanilla Extract

Mix together in a microwaveable bowl and cook according to directions. Approx. 3-4 mins. in the microwave.

Note: Sometimes I substitute 1/4 tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice for the Cinnamon.

Crime & Punishment

The Crime: Skipping my 5 mile training jog on Sat.

The Punishment: The worst workout EVER this morning. At least, it was the worst workout since my first week of training, which admittedly, wasn't that long ago. I managed to struggle through the workout; but it was painful. I thought I was going to die. My calves felt like they were going to explode, along with my lungs. Like I mentioned, it was a bad workout.

Maintain

Sorry I'm so late in posting for last week. I've been really busy at work or in the alternative, extremely lazy when I'm not at work or the gym. In any case, I maintained this week, which didn't really surprise me. I didn't have the best week foodwise and it was TOM. Hopefully, I will see a loss this week on the scale.

Now I must confess my dirty little secret - I didn't do my 5-mile training run this weekend. I feel horribly guilty right now, but I definitely didn't feel guilty this past weekend. It all started out that I needed to go over to my parents' house on Sat. to watch my little sister, when I was supposed to be at the gym. I figured that I would just do my run on Sun. But yesterday, I was really lazy, like didn't get out of my bed except to get food and drink or get dressed until like 5pm, when I left to go over to my parents' house (again) to watch part of the Super Bowl. So I'm bad. I need to get back on track with my training and I will, starting tomorrow. Today is an off day.