Day One

So let's be honest. I haven't been doing too well about sticking with the diet. Today is "day one" again. It's about the 239,483,458,002,394 millionth time I've been on "day one". Seriously. That's a lot of "day one"'s.

I'm desperate, and it's time for drastic measures. Today, I made an excel spreadsheet of everything I will be eating this week, and what time I will be eating it all. I printed it out and folded it up so I can see it one day at a time. I plan to check off each meal that goes according to plan, and at the end of the day, I switch folds and prepare the food for the next day. Then I realized, I can plan to my little hearts content, but if I don't actually stick to it, I'm nowhere. So, for a little extra motivation, I printed off a picture of a really cute girl who happens to be skinny. Then, I printed off a picture of myself, shrunk it to size, and cut out my head. I then pasted my head onto the skinny body, colored the picture, and taped 2 of them on my computer monitors. I'm hoping that keeps me from reaching for a snack. I'd actually post the picture, but I'm too embarrassed, because who knows? Maybe the girl whose picture I stole reads this blog! You just never know... ;)

In other news, I got new running shoes on Saturday! Woo hoo! This has been a long time coming, and I'm very excited about it. I just have to make sure I don't wear them to the gym on the days we do a lot of heavy lifting - that will wear them out fast. Here is what they look like:

Josh and I went to Strider's in Layton, because they have a machine that analyzes the way you stand, and how you walk and it shows where you have the most pressure, where your balance is, etc. So we each got our feet analyzed and Josh said he was relieved he isn't a "freak". ha ha ha. Anyway, they brought out 7 different pairs of shoes for me to try on. Then, we went over to their treadmills and tried running in different pairs. It was interesting to see such a difference in each shoe. I am really happy with the experience and I would recommend going to Strider's if you are looking for a good running shoe that is right for you. They were helpful, patient, and it was awesome!

It's time for me to go eat my powercrunch bar, so I'm off!