Week 1 December 26-January 1

Monday is the big day. I know that most people would wait until the new year to start, but, why put off the inevitable. Besides this means that once spring semester starts I will be a professional at this whole thing.

People may be thinking why now? Well there are many answers to that question:

1- I am not getting any younger
2- I have had great success in the past and KNOW I can again
3- It would help the whole knee situation
4- I would feel way better not only physically but also mentally

and so on.....

SO how this is going to work is every day I will post a "food journal", what I ate and drank for the entire day. Then once a week I will weigh myself and take new measurements. Although I won't be posting the actual numbers on here, I will be posting the "losses".

If this helps to motivate even one person then I will feel like a success!!

~If you think you can, you can. If you think you can't, your right~

Update, Summer Classes, Life in General

Ok summer is here although in MN summer looks a lot like this:

We would REALLY like it to look like this:

I am taking summer classes so all I do is this:

When I really WISH I was doing THIS:

All in all things are good BUT busy busy busy!!!!

First Semester Grades!!!!!!!

Well it is official folks. Semester One is OVER. Thank goodness!! I survived it.

GRADES:
Intro to Communications: A-
Community Psych 101: A
Community Psych Lab: S (pass or fail)
Psych 116: C
Psych 270: C
Math 193: C- (Worked my tail off for this one. Spent 6 hours in the lab every week!!!!!)

Well folks that is all she wrote...... now onto Human Biology next semester. (math and science are going to kill me before this is over!!!! OR at least my GPA)

Tomorrow a new chapter in my life begins!!!!

That is right folks, tomorrow is day one of finishing my bachelors degree. I have decided to go back and do psychology with specific classes in Children's Psychology. To say the least I am excited, scared, nervous, freaking out and every other emotion on the scale. I was able to print my psych 270 syllabus this morning, my only online class this semester and to say the least I am nervous. It is a social psychology class so I am really excited for it, however, there will be a LOT of reading and small papers.
On a side note except for my oldest, younger brother and his wife, all the rest of us are in classes this fall. Pretty scary huh?
Saint Cloud State, here I come whether I am ready or not!!

This post is for you Ashley..... A day in my NEW LIFE

A few weeks ago Ashley asked me to post what I do in a day for working out and eating so here goes:

Below are a couple of days of my "food journal":
day 1:
WW Chocolate muffin
2 mozz string cheese sticks
chef's salad with ff ranch dressing (on the side)
fruit (strawberries, pineapple, melon)
Tuna Noodle Casserole
Weight Watchers Ice Cream Bar

2 33.8 oz Sams Club Clear American Wild Cherry Water
3 cans of Diet Coke

day 2:
WW Chocolate muffin
WW bagel with turkey and cheese
vanilla yogurt waffle cone
Five Guys Jr Hamburger
Five Guys french fries (about 1/4 of an order)

2 33.8 oz Sams Club Clear American Wild Cherry water
3 cans of Diet Coke

Working Out:
90 minutes a day using the NuStep (a stationary bike that you push the foot pedals instead of pedaling)

30 minute swim (occasionally 1-2 times a week)

50-100 ab crunches

3 lb dumb bell arm workout

There it is in a nutshell. For me the secret was getting my metabolism to kick in. I think that it is safe to say that it has. I am feeling great and am LOVING the fact that I am fitting into clothes that are in the BACK of my closet.

Month 1 Weight Loss and Inches Report!!

So today marks the 1st month of working out and watching what I eat. Below are the results:

Weight Loss: 32 pounds

Inches Lost:

Chest: -5
Stomach: -4
Waist: -9
Thighs: -3

ALL IN ALL: I am EXSTATIC. Month 1 was awesome. here is to month 2. WOO HOO!!!!

3 weeks a gazillion to go......

Well I am three weeks into my workout routine and as those of you facebookers know it is going really GOOD. A day in the life of Mandy looks like..... sleep, eat, workout, eat, work, eat, some down time and the routine starts all over again.

I am down 22 pounds and am doing 90 minutes of cardio 6 days a week. I am also taking some awesome one a day vitamins and am watching what I eat. (And YES I am eating.)

I hope all is well with all of you!!!!