Day 8 of 142
Pic is of my quasi-new haircut & me enjoying an apple SIMULTANEOUSLY!! I was eating it while I did my hair. Actually, I like it so much it may be my new profile pic! lol

So today is an ugly Saturday. It's misty/raining outside which is never fun. I am having a great day though! My 50 lb reward was to get a new shirt, but because of my $$ situation I decided maybe I shouldn't get one. Well, then, I was combing my hair this AM and I was shedding like a dog in winter so I decided I need to get my hair cut so it can grow. I went to Master Cuts and I was a little nervous because you never know how much experience they have with "ethnic" hair, but the lady did a wonderful job! I kept most of the length at the top and she just cut the back. I need to go do my hair but I'm too lazy. Doing my hair is like working out, the first step (the first step in this case being plugging in the curling iron) is the hardest. But once I start, I'm in the groove. Last night I was on the phone with a new "friend" until 3am and it was a fabulous conversation. This too would be a risk to jump into, but i like to be able to make my own dumb decisions. Besides, I'm honestly not trying to be in a relationship right now. I'm not ready for commitment. Maybe on my birthday (in April) I'll be ready, but for now, I'm just focusing on me. OH! I went to Kohl's today and decided to try on some 17's and they ALMOST FIT! I knew they wouldn't quite be there, but i got them just over the thighs (i've got thunder thighs) so I was content with that! I was happy to see I'm close. Probably in another 10-15 lbs I'll be there. I can't wait! Today I am making a goal to
a) not booze
b)limit my sodium.
Yesterday and the day before I was in the 3000 - 4500 range for salt alone and the AM scale has been showing water retention like know other (this AM I was 246.6 - hows that for salt?!). Today I'd really like to keep it below 2000. That's good for me. So that pretty much means no deli meats & no cheese & no fast food today. That's doable. I had chili from Wendy's last night (& a chicken sandwich w/no mayo) and it was REALLY filling! I was stuffed afterwards (I hate feeling like that). I like Wendy's chili. It's not bad in terms of nutrition content at all, well except for sodium. I need to go work out today, but I'm just not in the mood to go to the gym. I'll feel much better afterwards though. We'll see if I make it there. Anywho, maybe I'll blog later, maybe not. If I don't: HAVE A FABULOUS DAY MY CK s!!!

6:21pm
Great workout! I didn't feel like it was great while i was doing it because I wasn't hot and/or sweaty. I usually like to see the sweat on my forearms as an indicator that I'm actually getting some work in. So, when after 20 mins & i was barely out of breath AND no sweat, I was like, "alright, maybe you need to kick even more ass". So I really pushed myself the last 25 minutes. When i got off, I was kinda tired but now that I'm at home in my hoodie, I feel the sweat coming out. It was really good nonetheless. I'm really glad I took my lazy a$$ to the gym. Workouts always give me a sense of accomplishment. Besides, no excuse is good enough to not work out if you have the ability to do so. So anywho, i may go to my brothers' school tonight to hang out with them. It will be huge if I go and don't drink. HUGE! I've never really gone out and not boozed so if I do go it will definitely be a challenge. Three months without a drink seems like SUCH a long time. But then again, why do I need the empty calories so I can be crazy and feel like crap in the AM? The costs certainly outweigh the rewards in this case. I just hope I stick to it. Maybe i'll just stay home again. I dunno what I'm going to do tonight. Anywho, I need to get my black butt in the shower. Later ers!