Update Day 19: Friday 7.8.11

Websters dictionary (and when I say dictionary I mean Websters.com cause who actually uses a dictionary anymore) defines the difference between reason and excuse as such

Reason: (noun)
1. a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
2. a statement presented in justification or explanation of a belief or action.

Excuse: (noun)
1. an explanation offered as a reason for being excused; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault or for release from an obligation, promise, etc.: His excuse for being late was unacceptable.
2. a ground or reason for excusing or being excused: Ignorance is no excuse.

But I realized today the true difference between a reason and an excuse is perspective. I'm tired, I don't have time, the kids keep me busy, I work long hours, gym memberships are expensive. To most people these are REASONS to not workout. When you become fed up with feeling uncomfortable and unhappy with yourself they become EXCUSES.
 
Day 19 Stats

Exercise: Hip Bun and Thigh Yoga
Healthy Choice: Skipped the chocolate cake at the team luncheon
Weight Change: -2.4lbs
Measurement Change:

• Waist = - 3/4 in
• Hip = -1/2 in
• Thigh = - 1/2 in

Update Day 18: Thursday 7.7.11

Are there days when you feel like you are juggling flaming batons while riding a unicycle on a tight rope over and endless black hole surrounded by hungry tigers and everyone you know is trying to distract you?

Yeah, that's today.

Day 18 Stats

Exercise: Abs 20 minutes
Healthy Choice: Salad for lunch and fruit for snacks
Weight Change: -2.4 lbs
Measurement Change:

• Waist = - 3/4 in
• Hip = -1/2 in
• Thigh = - 1/2 in

Update Day 17: Wednesday 7.6.11

So the 30 year old me decided to put a whoop'n on the 6 year old me that has been having a pity party for the last few days. Told her to get a grip, put her big girl panties on and stop being a whinny baby. Because the truth is I haven' been completely honest with myself. Yes, I've done some sort of workout/exercise/activity every day for the past 17 days, and yes I have made at least 1 healthy choice each of those days as well. Which was the rules of the Pants Vs. Pie Challenge. But am I really do everything I can do?? The answer is a resounding no. So, if I'm not trying my hardest, then I have no reason to complain or feel bad about myself for not seeing better results.

Diets are like birth control. If you don't use it right it doesn't work and you end up fat.

Exercise: 30 minutes treadmill
Healthy Choice: Smoothie for dinner (had a big lunch)
Weight Change: -2.4 lbs
Measurement Change:

• Waist = - 3/4 in
• Hip = -1/2 in
• Thigh = - 1/2 in

Update Day 16: Tuesday 7.5.11

Feeling hamster-y again today. But more like the hamster that just lays in the corner of the cage and sleeps all day. 

Exercise: Hip Bun and Thigh Pilates
Healthy Choice: lots for fruit and high fiber for snacks and lunch
Weight Change: -2.4lb
Measurement Change:

• Waist = - 3/4 in
• Hip = -1/2 in
• Thigh = - 1/2 in

Update Day 15: Monday 7.4.11

Guilt. Guilt is the fitness worlds skeleton in the closet. It's dirty little secret that everyone shares but no one talks about. Like pregnancy and gas. Guilt is what you feel when you see that skinny girl leading the Zumba
class and you remember that you had french toast for breakfast. Guilt is what today is.

Day 15 stats

Exercise: Yoga
Healthy Choice: Salad for dinner
Weight Change: -2.4lbs
Measurement Change:

• Waist = - 3/4 in
• Hip = -1/2 in
• Thigh = - 1/2 in

Update Day 14: Sunday 7.3.11

Ribs, baked potatoes, green beans, warm buttery rolls, and a big ol' bowl of nanner pudd'n. Bellys this full should not do crunches. Week 2 measurement are in and I feel like a hamster in a wheel. Working Working but not getting anywhere.

Day 14 stats

Exercise: abs (begrudgingly)
Healthy Choice: light on the snacks
Weight Change: -2.4 (no weight loss this week)
Measurement Change:

• Waist = - 3/4 in
• Hip = -1/2 in
• Thigh = - 1/2 in

Update Day 13: Saturday 7.2.11

Tip of the Day: Don't do 20 minutes of cardio then sit down in a moving vehicle for 5+ hours. The results are unfavorable.

So Pants Vs. Pie, the travel version is much harder than the home edition. We are only at my parents house with the fam, no big plans for the weekend, but finding time to workout is even harder than at home. Not to mention that my parents kitchen should come with a Surgeon Generals Warning for dieters. That little 10 X 10 foot space is a mine field of chips, ice cream and string cheeses. A wonderland of deceit and lies where chocolate covered and cheese filled use aliases like "100 Calorie" and "Skinny Cow".

** Did you know that Lance Brand Toasty Peanut Butter Cracker 100 Calorie Packs do in fact have only 100 calories per pack, but they also have 6 grams of fat. 6 WHOLE GRAMS! A fact that I did not realize till I put the last little peanut buttery cracker in my mouth.

Day 13 Stats

Exercise: Sit ups, push ups and leg lifts with Taylor
Healthy Choice: Successfully navigated the Snack-topia that is my parents house.
Weight Change: -2.4 lbs
Measurement Change:

• Waist = -1/2 in
• Hip = -1/2 in
• Thigh = - 1/2 in

Update Day 12: Friday 7.1.11

Sisterhood of the Pants (vs. Pie). We headed southbound to pick up the rugrats from Grandma and PaPa's today, but not before I hit the treadmill for a quick 20 minutes of cardio. It's was a long 5 1/2 hours sitting on my butt in the passengers seat and we were destined for a drive-thru dinner so I planned ahead and made sure I got my exercise in before departure. Very proud of my self right now.

Day 12 stats...

Exercise: 20 minutes cardio on the treadmill
Healthy Choice: No snacks today.... not even in the car!
Weight Change: -2.4 lbs
Measurement Change:

• Waist = -1/2 in
• Hip = -1/2 in
• Thigh = - 1/2 in