14 days in

And still NO SODA!!!  Y'all have no idea how freakin proud of myself I am on this one.  Seriously..not even a sip.  I've even gone and gotten one for Freddy and there was some on the lid from the cup being too full before putting the straw in it and I put a napkin on top of it to soak up the excess instead of grabbing the cup and slurping it off the top.  Again, huge for me.  And feeling tons better in so many ways because of it.

One of those being so much more energy, and off the roller coaster of sugar highs and lows.  Compound that with my workouts that have been awesome, and other than feeling a bit worn out after workout number two after lunch.....its feeling pretty damned good all the way around.  Sleeping great, waking up for the early workouts no problem, getting after it, putting in the time and seeing the results.

Had a co-worker friend of mine that hasnt really seen me since I started getting serious about all this as of August 1st, well she saw me in passing in the hall today while talking to another co-worker.  So she sent me an email afterwards that said "BTW – I just caught a glimpse of you as I was trying not to be rude to Scott R, but looks like you've lost some weight? I know you said you've been hitting it pretty hard. Seems to be paying off. "

I was so excited to hear her say that, because let's face it...its only been 14 days, and just over 5 lbs lost. However, I can say that it seems that the biggest change so far is in the belly region (dreaded) and the fact that my skin is a lot happier now being off the sodas.  Im a lot more comfy in my pants I wear to work (they are getting a bit on the looser side once again)...but for her to already notice, it totally made my day. 

And probably motivated me a little more for my lunchtime workout #2 for the day today...I KILLED IT seriously on a new (to me) machine I had shied away from before, because I heard it was pretty tough.  Well it WAS, and I didnt let it phase me and I pushed myself thru my 30 miuntes and was a sweaty worn out mess afterwards.  And felt SO GOOD!!!  Nothing like the feel of a great workout, getting your ass kicked in the gym and feeling it afterwards....I can feel another "loss" coming my way this week!!  And made a new "best friend" at the gym....Im gonna start using that one for my morning cardio sessions cause I was a bucket of sweat afterwards......

Also had someone the other day tell me that I was NUTS for getting up so early to workout, why do I do it, when do I sleep, they just knew they could never ever do that, they dont have the time during the day let alone that early, and then me spending all that time cooking ahead like I do and planning it out and taking the same stuff to work for lunch all week and what not, etc etc blah blah BLAH!!!!  Good lord if I had a dollar for every time I hear that I would be rich, seriously.

Ok, I do what I do food wise because on almost a daily basis...there is something like this tempting me here at work in the breakroom...that I walk thru a million times a day to fill my water cup etc.

But I ignore it because yes, while it would taste good in the moment, it wont help me with my goal long term.  Im not saying I dont indulge in stuff (save it for my cheat day on Saturday)...but its THERE in my face almost daily, begging me to take just a bite of this, or a one of that, or whatever.  So yes, the cooking ahead, bringing lunch and snacks to work every single day...huge piece of the puzzle.

And what do I say to those that could never get up and workout before work, and god forbid go again at lunchtime since I cant get my weights and the amount of cardio I want to do daily done in the morning before work?  This is what I say.....

So DONT go early in the morning like I do.....go when you normally would plant your ass on the couch and veg out watching tv instead.  I choose to do mine in the mornings so I DO have time in the evenings to relax and time with my kiddo and what not.  But that's my trade off.  If you cant get up early, let your trade off be TV time...make it GYM TIME instead.

Because at the end of the day......

Just sayin.....  :)