Last night was a little rough.

I had decided to do my abs of steel video on Tuesdays and Thursdays because I don't work out those days. Well, I had a migraine all afternoon and after having a lean cuisine for dinner, I went to sleep at 7. I woke up around 10 and played on the internet for a little while. By 11, I was ready to go to sleep again. However, hunger kept that from happening. I had an oatmeal creme pie... not the healthiest snack in the world, but not the worst one either. That didn't hold me over so I warmed up a few bagel bites. Once again... I could have done worse. It just sucks that I got hungry so late.

To make matters worse, I couldn't go to my apartment for lunch as I usually do. I went to Subway so I did alright there, but I didn't have any of my vitamins with me. That definitely didn't help things at all.

Today has been rather stressful. Not sure if that has anything to do with my cravings or not, but I'm just hungry. If I wasn't at work, I'd be eating a little bit of everything in my apartment. I'm doing pretty good with water... I had 3-4 bottles yesterday and I'm already on my 3rd today. Now I just need to get my hunger under control. I haven't deprived myself of food... I guess I'm just not used to not having junk in my system to keep me feeling like crap for a few hours. I'll make sure to do a good workout tonight... I need it!

Okay, now that the disclaimer is out of the way... I didn't start my diet yesterday along with everyone else. I start my regular workouts today so yesterday was my last day of "freedom." I went to Walmart for some groceries. As I was stocking up on Lean Cuisines and Healthy Choice soup, I realized exactly why I only eat junk. Lean Cuisines are almost $3 a piece. Banquet TV dinners? $1. The soup was on sale for $1.50. I can get a can of Campbell's chicken noodle for less than a dollar. I got some 100 calorie packs for a snack at work too.. those were $2.28 for 8 packs. A bag of cookies that lasts me quite a while goes for only 22 cents more.

Once I got over the sticker shock, all was well. I spent almost $100 on food, but I'm stocked up for awhile. I did grab a box of fudge rounds. I'll need something chocolate in my house. I also decided on my workout schedule... I have access to weight equipment for free at work, so that's awesome. And since I'm already here... there's no going home after work and deciding that I'm too tired to work out that night. I'll be spending an hour in the weight room Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Since my biggest concern is my stomach, I'll be doing Abs of Steel on Tuesdays and Thursdays and at least once on the weekends. I may also incorporate a full body workout video on the weekends as well.

I've done really good so far today. I'm halfway finished with my 3rd bottle of water. I'll drink at least one more while I'm working out, and another when I go home tonight. That's 80 oz. of water, babes!!! I should be able to keep this up every day... lately, I just need all the water I can get. I ate a cereal bar for breakfast and made a chicken sandwich, cottage cheese, cheese cubes, and grapes for lunch. I'll admit it... I put a little bit of Miracle Whip on my sandwich. And it's on white bread because I have almost a full loaf... I'm not throwing that shit away!

That's all I've got right now. I think I'm going to pick up some chicken breasts and some wheat pasta to make for dinner. Maybe I'll go through Subway... ah, we'll see how motivated I am to cook after my workout. Either way, I'm proud of my progress so far. I've decided that my goal is to have a flat stomach by Christmas. I can do it!!!!