I Think This Is Eleven Weeks In??

Yeah... it is.

I'm down 1.2 pounds. So, I lost the 2 pounds I gained 2 weeks ago. It's amazing to me that it piles on so quickly (even with working out) and it is so dang hard to lose!!!

I just want to say... and this may be a little too much info for some of you, so I apologize... but two things happen when I "diet".
#1 - My hair gets all dry and brittle. It's gross. It's because I don't eat enough delicious fats to lube it up. I think. So, I get a little coconut oil and gloss it up on the ends. It helps, some. If any of you see me and my hair looks fried OR greasy - please tell me!!
#2 - My digestive system gets all backed up. Even more gross than dry hairs. Seriously - I was at the point of using my 'post-baby stool softeners' to get things going. :) (See, a lot of info. Sorry. I'm not done.) I bought some Benefiber pills... not a lot of help. I was miserable. I felt like a lumpy turd. (A PETRIFIED-HARD lumpy turd.) Someone told me about Probiotics (you know the stuff in the green yogurt Jamie Lee Curtis talks about on TV... I can't remember the name of it. And because I got 2 hours of sleep last night, I don't have the energy to really think hard about it nor look it up) but I found it in pill form because I didn't want to waste my points (calories) on a yogurt I may or may not enjoy?? Halla-freakin-luia!!! It works.

So there ya have it. A successful week, a couple of tips and too much information from Sheral.
Have a great week ladies!!

Shin splints.

So, pretty much my whole life, I've heard people say they had shin splints and I'm like, good heavens, that's TERRIBLE... because you just know by the tone they're saying it that it is indeed terrible. But in all honesty, I had no idea what they were. Anyway. This Wednesday I found out! And it was weird. My right shin was just twanging with every impact and I was HYPER aware of it, like I shouldn't put weight on it. I finished my run/walk/interval/training thingy, and then Googled the heck out of it.

Apparently, shin splints are classified as pain along or just behind your shins and are the result of extreme impact or pressure activity - like gymnastics. Yeah... I'm not a gymnast. But it's a pretty common running injury - about 10-15 percent of running injuries are shin splints. In the world of all the wild things that can go wrong when running, that's actually a high percentage devoted to one thing!

Anyway. After researching that, I found a great article via Pinterest (oh, Pinterest) about how to prevent shin splints. If you're going to be running on our fitness journey, you should totally read it here: http://www.shape.com/blogs/working-it-out/no-more-shin-splints

Today was my last training interval thingy... "run" (but not really a run yet) of the week. I really, really didn't wanna go. I became a woman today - okay, in sixth grade, but today I was reminded of the fact - and I was feeling large and in charge, and also like someone was setting off fireworks in my uterus. Oh, TMI? Deal with it. :/ Sorry. Basically, does feeling like that doesn't really make me think, "Oh, I want to go hop on a treadmill now." But I went anyway, and I followed all those instructions beforehand to prevent shin spints! Not only do I feel fine, I feel soooo good now. Am I surprised? Majorly.

So I just wanted to say that working out really does make you feel better! Even if your couch and that brownie beg to differ. And. I reached my goal for the week, and followed the first schedule perfectly! That NEVER happens, people. I am hoping I keep this up!

I hope everyone else is kicking trash! First weigh ins, HOLY COW! You guys are so stinking amazing. :) Thanks for inspiring me and being such fabulous examples!

Sheral's Treat Of The Week

I love chocolate. I NEED chocolate. It's hard to find low point (Weight Watchers) chocolate treats.
This is a good one!!

This is a moist, delicious, CHOCOLATE-Y, ONE POINT snack!! It's only 90 calories, 3 grams of fat but it also has FIVE grams of dietary fiber - Making it only ONE POINT!! Woo Hoo!! (According to the points system I used in 2008 - apparently they have revamped their points to a points+ system and I don't know how many points it is on the new program!! Sorry!)

There is a Peanut Butter Brownie too - Joel doesn't like it as much, but I do! Or I'm just not as picky because I have never lived in France/Switzerland don't know any better??

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