After work and today

Well after work, when I got home at 4:14a.m., I fell again for my most common problem. It was my first day back to work from a 4 day weekend and I needed to relax. How do I do that I tend to watch tv for an hour or two and snack. The biggest problem is my portion control. It went out the window again after work. Had way too many chips and dip. I have begun to switch my dip from ranch to salsa which I think will help. I had a mix last night.
I finally fell asleep around 7a.m. and slept way too much. I woke up around 4p.m.. I had a lot of things I wanted to get done, including running. My legs were very sore though from running on Monday. No excuse though. Still wish I got some things done.
Food so far for the day:
4p.m. Chips and Salsa, only one plate though
7p.m. Vanilla shake with a little bit of ice cream
9p.m. Half a plate of vegetables, a quarter plate of pork and a quarter plate of mashed potatoes with gravy

I plan on running when I get out of work since I didn't do it earlier today.

Weigh In for Mondays Challenge

Today I weighed in at 170.1. The lowest I have been in months. Talking to my coach in the middle of the week and having lots of shakes and running made a big difference for me this week! I feel soo much better than I did last week. 7lbs in one week not bad at all!

From Dr. Luigi Gratton on facebook

"Hello and Happy Saturday to you!I am sending you warm wishes from Bucharest Romania where this morning we had a group workout in the park for 500 people. Both Thursday and Friday, I appeared on the major morning shows to promote nutrition and exercise. The hosts wanted to talk about David Beckham the whole time but I explained that I act as the nutrition advisor to the Galaxy Football Club in Los Angeles, and not the personal advisor to Beckham. One thing i did talk about was David Beckham's commitment to nutrition and training. It is well known that Beckham uses Omega 3 fish oil for health in exercise, particularly to protect his knee joints. All of you know how much i love omega 3 Fish oil, so be sure to get your omega 3's everyday...if you are a vegetarian who doesn't eat fish, then you can add Flax Seed to your program. I am here in Romania until Monday, and then back to Los Angeles!all the best of healthy to you,Luigi"

Friday

Well today I talked to my coach and she encouraged me to watch the videon on www.livingherbalifelean.com and then consider signing up. She said it is great for people that struggle with emotional eating. They coach you through it online. I'll check it out and let you know what I think.
I struggled to get out of bed today, but knowing she was going to call got me up. Then after the call I decided to go for a 5K run. I just got back. I did it in 24:24. Ok but not as good as I want. I set a goal a couple of months ago to run the Boilermaker 15K from my hometown of Utica, NY in 65 minutes. Right now I am not close. I heard on a personal development CD the other day- "what the mind can consive, the mind can achieve". I believe if I am diligent and push over the next month I can do it.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Cool Prayer

I know this is off topic, but with all my struggles, it is hard to fall asleep lately. I got to thinking what I did as a kid. When I was a child, I remember saying this prayer with my parents before I went to bed at night. I like the prayer and it reminds me of a happy place in my life. I thought I would share.

Disappointment

Well today I weighed myself again. 178lbs. Two weeks ago I was down to 171lbs. It seems like when life is tough for me I resort to food and inactivity. TV, computer etc. This week was terrible for me. I kept eating crackers and dip and in large excess. I know I was doing it partly because I am frustrated with many things in life right now.

As many of you know. I am a full time casino dealer and I do a business on the side with Herbalife . I got into Herbalife when I was 200lbs(picture about) and I lost over 30lbs in 4 months on the program(picture above). My lowest weight was 164lb. I am struggling with getting my website exposure. I am struggling with keeping the weight off because I am down in the dumps about my lack of business success. I am also in the dumps because I looked at it as a way out of the casino business. I am not giving up but I am very frustrated. I paid $900 for my website and not one sale and its been 6 months. I think part of it is I have to work on it more, but I still thought by now I would have some sales on the website. I still get some small orders with Herbalife but not as much as I was hoping for.

My house is upsidedown by 100K, I am single and 28yrs old- can be fun but I wish I found the right one, I miss family they live in Utica, NY and in the casino industry I can't get holidays off and I owe over $60,000 in Credit Card debt. Daily all of these burdens are getting to me and its hard to get out of bed and deal with them.

On Friday, my mentor in Herbalife Rachel Ostler, who lives in Salt Lake City, I live in Las Vegas is going to call me and see how I am doing with my weight loss program and my business. She is the best, soo supportive, I couldn't have asked for a better mentor. I feel soo bad that I am letting her down right now. I know she wouldn't say that but I feel like it.

I'll let you know how our appointment goes.

4lbs one day?

I weighed into my Sunday challenge at 173lbs. My Monday challenge 177lbs. I eat a big dinner on Sunday night and I didn't take my Herbalife tablets on Sunday, but still. I can't describe how terrible I felt. All week being pretty good and one day throws it all off, ugh. I left the challenge pretty frustrated but I decided in my mind to let it motivate me. I left the challenge and ran hard for 20 minutes. Had one good meal and work and now I am home, 4:35a.m. and plan on having one shake and one piece of cheese, 300 calories. Thats it!!