Doodie Days

Yep, today is a duty day for Chase. BOO. That means I pretty much sit around all night, twiddling my thumbs and waiting to get sleepy. Another downside is that since I'm usually bored on duty days, I eat. HOWever, Tobi gave me the bright idea of creating a meal plan for the day. Why didn't I think of that? So, I've eaten something every 2-3 hours, and it's been wonderful. I've already had dinner and a snack AND I still have 2 points left over :) ... I might eat a popsicle. Mmmmm.

As far as the workout went, I taught combat all by my lonesome for the first time in FOREVER. The other instructor hurt her knee, so I had the pleasure of subbing. It was intense! It takes so much more energy to teach than it does to take the class, and even more energy to teach by yourself. I've been team teaching, which is still a crazy awesome workout, but I prob burned about twice as many calories. And I feel GREAT! All in all, today has been a success. I have my next weigh-in Wednesday, AND the workout with Jillian Michaels (and Bob Harper) is Wednesday, so I am pumped!


So, I've been recruited by others for WW, and now I've recruited a couple of people. Paying it forward, right? Is it working for anyone? Anything else working? What's up?

Thank you for your patience.

And THANK GOD for Weight Watcher's cheat points. We get 35 a week, and I used 30 of them last night. Chase grilled out and we had beer. And it was wonderful. Still, I ate a burger without the bun and skipped the dessert. My downfall was the Hawaiian rolls. Womp womp. I had 3 (or 4), but I still counted, and I'm proud of myself. I cheated, but it was within sensible limits. Hooray! Small victories.
The only problem is, I only had 5 more cheat points, and I was STARVING all day, so I used 4 of them. Only 1 left. Uh-oh. Good thing they start over on Wednesday. But Chase has 24-hour duty tomorrow, so I've got to fight getting lonely and eating my feelings.
In other news, does anybody have suggestions on filling foods I can eat? I keep hearing fruits, but I swear my body doesn't think so. I'll eat an apple and be starving 30 minutes later. It's ridiculous. I've thought about getting those full bars, but I need to look them up. I'm sure it's a load of shit, but it sounds like a good idea. Y'all know the ones I'm talking about?
How did everyone else do over the weekend? Anyone else hanging on by a thread? Talk to me.

P.S. Whitney, I'm sorry I went a few days without posting. Can you ever forgive me? A roo roo.

And Emmy, this cartoon made me think of you. You're on the left and I'm on the right.

I'm a loser, baby.

So why don't you kill me? Day uno of the Weight Watchers plan, and I'm feeling really good about it. The main thing I'm gonna need to start doing is eating more healthy, filling foods so that I don't get hungry every hour. But baby steps, right? I'm a carboholic, so in order to keep from going insane and just giving my weight loss the big middle finger, I'm going to have to slowly add in more vegetables and fruit. Up until now, the only thing green in my diet has been margaritas. :)
I attended my first meeting today, and I have to say that it was... ok. It left something to be desired, but I think it's just because I was the only one under 50 there, so I felt slightly out of place. Guess I'll have to meeting-hop until I find one that's more me.

Now, on to the big news....
*drumrooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-ooooooooooooooooooooollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll*..........


I am doing a group workout with Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper from the Biggest Loser!!!!!!!!!!


ZOMG!!!!! They are coming to Camp Pendleton next week and offering a free workout for military and their families. EEK! I am so freaking stoked. I have a total girl-crush on Jillian Michaels. And when I say girl crush, I mean I'm willing to propose to her next week. I'm buying the ring tomorrow.


What a sex pot!

But really, I'm hoping that they kick my ass. It would be an honor to pass out/throw up. And I better get a picture with them, by God.

So, that's the latest scoop. How are we doing, sexy people? Anyone seeing numbers go down? Anyone's clothes feeling baggy? Hmmm?

Stop dieting, start living.

Soooo, I enrolled in Weight Watchers today. Hooray! I am so freaking pumped about it. Like I've said before, I've tried pretty much everything, but the tools and tips they gave me today were so encouraging and seemed so simple! I think it'll actually be fun. I've never really minded counting calories, so I don't think the points system will be a big deal for me. I'm going to my first meeting tomorrow. Eeeek! I'm kinda nervous, but everyone there will be in the same boat as me, so I shouldn't feel too awkward, right? The lady who signed me up was a total doll, too, so she made me feel pretty comfortable. I think I just picture it as like an AA meeting, but for fat people. Am I right, or am I missing the mark? Though that hungry monster on the WW commercials is freaking adorable.

Anyways, I have a confession: since I'm starting the Weight Watchers way of life tomorrow, me and Chase had a cheat meal tonight. It's better than a whole cheat day, but then again I probably ate enough calories (or points) for a day. I felt like I deserved to get a farewell meal in there, since that's what they do on Celebrity Fit Club on VH1.

Welp, I have a crap load to go through as far as WW materials go. I know the basics, but the lady gave me like 3 different books, plus encouraged me to go online and peruse their website. Sounds like I have some studying to do. Wish me luck!

Another little update, in case you didn't see it on Twitter or the Book of Face: I am officially a paid employee of Gold's Gym in Temecula! I've been team teaching Combat there just to kinda get back in the game since I haven't really taught in like a year and a half, but now I will be getting paid for it. YEET! Talk about accountability.

So, are we staying strong, kids? How's it going? Anyone fall off the wagon? Here's the place to let it spill :)

Give peas a chance.

Welp, just had a healthy dinner with whole grain brown rice and sweet peas. Om nom nom. It was de-ricious. Speaking of dericious, this makes me LOL every time:


And we launched the new combat release today, too. I have to say, I've been kicking ass lately. How 'bout y'all? Too bad my metabolism is a P.O.S. and I'm losing like 0.00001 lbs. a day. Ef. Makes me wanna punch all you naturally skinny bitches in the mouth. I'm talking to you, Kristen Stewart.

Another thing I'd like to bring up is this: if you ever need motivation, but don't feel comfortable posting it as a comment, feel free to email me or message me on facebook. My email is haley.hardin@yahoo.com. I know that I need a pick-me-up every now and then, and I'm pretty much always by my blackberry, so I'd be more than happy to talk you out of those oreos or talk you into getting off your ass.

Only 17 more days until I have to post another bikini shot. Oh NOEZZZ! Better start throwing up after meals (kidding). Oh, and I almost forgot, I'm going to try out my first Weight Watchers meeting Wednesday! Eek! I'm excited! And nervous. I also want to try this place in town called Pole Kraze. It's an aerobics place where they teach you to pole dance and do burlesque dancing and all that raunchy mess. Seems out of the box. I've tried pretty much every fitness class out there, but nothing like this. I'm intrigued. Thoughts? There's no nudity involved, just cardio and toning in a fun, unique, and feminine way. It's pricey, though. Of course. But I have a feeling Chase wouldn't mind.

How we doin', team? Find any motivation that you'd like to share?

Workin' on my fitness.

He's my witness. Anyways, I did power yoga yesterday and it kicked my ass. THEN I went to Body Pump this morning AND had to practice the new Combat release. I am barely moving. The main problem with this is whenever I work out (especially in the mornings) I want to eat everything in sight all day. Since it kick starts my metabolism, I get hungry so quickly. I have to try really hard to not undo the work I did in the morning.

The good news is, I'm losing! YAY! It's not much, but you have to start somewhere. I want to look like a different person next time I visit Albany. And I'm going to. Seriously, I want to look like Jessica Biel. That's my ideal body. She's not too skinny, but she's lean and toned like whoa.

Isn't she a babe?

So, how's everyone's weekend going so far? I know weekends are the hardest. I want to cheat so bad cause when you're relaxing around the house it's so easy to just eat and eat and eat. Not to mention the weekends are when we always go out to eat, and it's ridiculously hard to eat right when you're not fixing your own food. But I'm staying strong! Stay strong with me!

On another note, have y'all seen the Carl's Jr. commercial with Audrina Patridge? What a twat. It makes me wanna punch a baby.

Ouch.

Man, I was SO discouraged this morning when I weighed myself. I started at 179.8, as you all know, and after this weekend with the family I'm at 181.2. I mean, I expected to be punished by the scale after my indulgence, but this is just ridiculous. 3 days of eating bad and it takes a whole week to undo. It's bullshit, but that's the way it goes.

On another note, my ass is so freaking sore from Zumba yesterday. It hurts to move. I mean, it's a good thing cause I'm trying to get that onion booty. You know, the kind that makes grown men cry? But ow. I did go to the gym today, and I'm tempted to go back tonight or run or something. I also think I'm gonna start doing the 6 small meals a day. That's what the Group Fitness Manager at the gym told me to do. Also, in the future I'm gonna write a book containing all the advice I've gotten over the years for losing weight. Some of it's helpful, but some just made me giggle. But I digress. I love to eat, so the 6 small meals a day thing will be good since it's so continuous. I'm going grocery shopping tomorrow, so I need to make a list of good-for-you food that I'll actually eat. I really need to cut back on the carbs. Not do away with them, but I need to limit myself. And the Coke Zeros. I drink like 6 a day, seriously. I'm going to start cutting back on that and start drinking water instead, like a good girl. Y'all have to keep me in check.

I heard one of the best pieces of advice I've ever heard today. It was from the Group Fitness Manager, and she said "Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels." WOW. That's so true. She said to say that to yourself when you have cravings and want to binge or just if you want to eat something you shouldn't. I want a freaking t-shirt that says that. But then people would be like "how would you know?" and I'd have to punch someone in the mouth.

SO how are we doing? Anyone lost anything yet? Getting discouraged? Staying motivated? Tell me!