4:20.... Bake Sale day at work... coincidence?

^^ That's a joke, but really. It's Bake Sale day at work and today is 4:20.
That diet was awesome. I thought it would be harder than it was but it turns out I lost 6.5 lbs. on it and feel SUPER. I feel like one of those fat girls that wants to fit into her skinny jeans but still isn't quite there, so I will spare humanity :) ha ha.
I did happen to have a cupcake today, and Saturday I'm probably going to have another one... maybe I will just eat half? Half of a cupcake, is there even a point to eating it? Maybe I will three-year-old it and just eat the icing... that's the best part anyway. How awesome would it be to just have a clump of icing you just hand out and maybe dip graham crackers or something into it instead of cake? Well since we are about 26 days post birthday for me I will try it next year. 35---good year for just icing and no cake. Maybe a side of cake so I can put ice cream on it. *sigh* anyway.
I'm down 7 lbs total to today since I started that diet, that makes 10 for the year.

I found out one of my chickens is a rooster... so my friend is going to give me one of hers (she ordered twenty something and I ordered five) that way my rooster will have five hens. Hope that works out. He's awesome and loves me. Anyways... have a nice day :)

Day FOUR!!

Well yesterday was probably the best day for dieting... only Veggies and Fruit, but I got warm food and sweet food, ha ha. Today will probably be the hardest day for me--only bananas, milk/yogurt. So I got plain yogurt, I probably wouldn't be able to eat it without the banana's in it. Yikes. I also got almond milk because I'm not a huge fan of cow's milk. This will probably be a long day of muddling through. Hey, it's 8am, I've made it two hours so far and I'm still alive. My coworker changed her hours to 8 so I'm hoping she walks in sometime soon. The good thing is that today is the halfway point in the diet, that's the cool thing about a seven day diet. This is also the best I've ever stuck by anything. I'm excited for the changes it's making to me and the ability to know I won't starve if I eat food that's healthy for me. Another positive-Yesterday I walked 2.15 miles and did an hour of yoga! Woot wooT. Today is going to be amazing, no matter how much muddling I have to do :)

GM Diet, Day TWO.

Well today is day two of my diet... I'm far beyond the need to be on a diet so I'm glad this one seems to be doing pretty good. Yesterday was the fruit only day. During the day I really wanted something warm but by the time I was at home the melon I had in the fridge worked just fine and then strawberries while I was watching TV was a good evening snack. I lost 2.5 lbs so far. Horray me.
Today we got to start out with a baked potato--I added garlic and about 1 tsp. of butter. It was such a large potato it took me an hour to finish it. Morning snack I divulged in radishes. Delicious. The main point to me putting myself on a diet is the hopes to get off of diet soda and junk food. It's been a long seven years of gradual gain and horrible habits. And honestly if I stay out of gas stations and just get fruit to bring with me I can probably actually save money. Hmm... good plan.
I've upped my water intake by about 400% of what I usually drink... maybe more. I'm not a huge water fan. Today I'm at 4.5 cups already. Tonight I'm going to go walking because my coworker is about to outstep me (we are FitBit users and in a challenge together) by a lot. There's a little extra motivation to get me moving more. I also found that my dog (whom is now almost 4) was a great inspiration to get out more. He loves hiking with me. Well... better get back to the grind. So far-day two is being kind.

One.

First off- This blog will be used for many, many random purposes. Today I'm starting a diet and I think it's a good idea to blog. Tomorrow I might go hiking. Wednesday I will have yoga, will I blog about that? Maybe... Am I having a hard time drinking water? Is my hair a mess? Look at what my dog can do! Seriously--Random. 
Second- I'm a happy girl. Seriously. I love being happy. I love being optimistic--actually that's not really something I "love" as much as an accurate description of me. If there is any ray of hope at all, I will find it. Even if it's not a good outcome, it will be better than nothing at all. 

I'm 34. I have a daughter, son, one dog, one cat, and 5 chickens. I'm a new homeowner, *ultra yay*. I garden. I hike. I walk.  I do yoga.  I have a small car, my hair is almost always a mess, I'm not popular, I'm a people watcher. I do not expect anyone to actually read these ramblings but I'm doing it for the joy of it. Like it or not.