Hanging in there

I'm hanging in there with diet and exercise. I've been alternating my days all week between walking 2 miles and the Bob Harper kettlebell workout. Last night was the dvd. I finally tried the parts that I couldn't do before (pushups, mountain climbers, cliff scalers), I still couldn't do them right but I did what I could and I guess I will build myself up. My arms aren't strong enough to do those moves. I couldn't even do a girl push up on my knees. Baby steps. I do like using the kettlebell alot though.

Last evening after I ate dinner I wanted something sweet (of course) so I went for a skinny cow ice cream bar that I had in the freezer. I took two bites and decided that they weren't good enough to spend my calories on and I threw it away. In fact, I threw the entire box away. I don't need any trigger foods in the house. I also had a big bag of dehydrated mini marshmallows (like the kind that you put in hot chocolate) that kept calling to me so I pitched them in the trash too.  Today is payday so I'm going to stock up on produce and try a new fruit or veg that I've never had before. I always have the urge to snack in the evenings so I'm going to make kale chips again. I saw them in a magazine and made them a few times before and liked them. I am a chip girl. I would rather eat chips than a piece of cake or candy. I like putting garlic powder on my kale chips. If you've never tried them before you can check the recipe out here. So easy.

Since my daughter moved out 3 weeks ago and I now live alone I don't know if meals are harder or easier for me. In one way harder - it is easier to grab something already prepared or processed since I have nobody to cook for and that's not good. I have nobody to sit down and have dinner with so I want to eat on the go and so on.  On the other hand it is easier, I don't have to cook if I don't want to, I don't have to worry what someone else wants to eat - I can eat cereal for supper if I feel like it. Of course my grocery bill went down too. So, I'm really not sure about it yet. I do know that most of the time that I don't want to mess up the kitchen cooking for just me. Maybe I can make alot of things on the weekend that I can just heat up and eat through the week. I also find myself wanting to snack more since I'm home alone with nobody to talk to. I need to do a little exercise every time I feel like snacking.  I think I also need to try a few new recipes to switch it up a little.

I lost a little on the scale  - this morning I weighed in at 136.2.  As long as I'm moving in the right direction I'll take it. I have also gotten through the whole week with no soda! YAY!

My daughter and her BF started the Insanity workout 5 days ago and he has already lost 7 pounds and she has lost 3. Damn! They both said that it's the hardest thing that they've ever done but they are hanging tough. I'm anxious to see the results. Do any of you know anyone who has completed Insanity?

Here's to a great weekend! :)