Slow start today

Oh goodness, it's snowing, and snowing, and snowing out today.  I only like snow for the holidays and then mother nature can put the snow where the sun doesn't shine!  H had an early out today from school so I had to leave work and pick the little spud up.  We have an afternoon of.... Star Wars.... again!  We do puzzles and play with cars and during the light saber scenes we have a sword fight.  He loves this movie and we watch it all.the.time!  Overall, it's really fun spending time with H lately.  There are less temper tantrums, more conversations, and overall he is more easy going.  Don't get me wrong, he still can throw one heck of a fit but it's less often.

While at work my whole department is on a kick to get healthy!  I am so proud of them.  Some of them don't have anything to lose while others, like me, have a ways to go but we started walking the 10 flights of stairs at work at least once a day, sometimes twice and let me tell you, my legs burn!!!  At the top of the stairs there is a sheet that you sign when you make it to the top.  It's fun to see who all has signed it since I last made it up there.  I am encouraged by their commitment. 

I also brought my blender into work today to let them try a green smoothie.  Overall, they liked it but thought it was weird.  I was actually surprised.  A lot of them wanted to add pineapple juice or orange juice to which I told them they could add whatever they wanted.  I choose to make mine the way I do because it is low carb and low sugar - two things that I have drastically cut down on in my diet.  I was what you could call a 'carb whore' so while I did not eliminate them, I definitely watch them and try to focus on good carbs like fruit and veggies and protein.  I don't eat breads or pastas but sometimes I sneak a bite of H's just to give me the taste and then I'm good.  I'm learning about moderation but I definitely have very little control so I try not to ruin a good thing.

This morning at the gym was a total struggle for me.  I know I need to add in some strength building moves into my workout because my legs were TIRED.  I got to 2.75 miles and had had enough.  At first I was disappointed because I was so excited with my results on Wednesday but then I reminded myself that I still got up and ran 2.75 miles while most of the world was asleep in their beds so that made me feel better about myself (hey, whatever it takes).  I really liked that at work my friend said she thought I looked a little slimmer in my pants today which made me feel even better about myself.  Small wins is what it's all about!