Ice, Ice Baby: A Weight Loss Update

Well kids, here we are, almost halfway in to the 30-day Shred.  Its day 14, and I am still sticking with it.  There were two days were I did not do the Shred due to time constraints, but I made those workouts up by doing 2 on other days.  I don't have a scale at home, so I have to wait until I get to work tomorrow to weigh in for the official halfway measurement.  I can tell you that I weighed in last Wednesday (day 9) and I was down 3 pounds, so right on track.  I honestly have been trying to eat healthier, which is working out.  Tim worked late pretty much every day last week, so my meals weren't at very regular (or healthy) times.  That's ok... we're pressing on.  The Jynxer still needs her exercise, and she is not willing to do the video with me, so I go on walks with her about every other day, which is good additional exercise.

In addition to sharing healthy...er recipes, I wanted to share with you two of my weight-loss secrets.

Weight-Loss Friend: Ice Water

When my in-laws were visiting a while back, Tim and his dad hooked the water up to our fridge, so now we get cold water and ice from the door of the fridge!  We have not had an ice maker since we got married, so I feel like we are rich people now, living a life of luxury.   I can have a nice, cold glass of water pretty much whenever I want.  And I want it a lot.  The Mickey Mouse glass is also important.  It holds more water than our regular glasses, and I am very lazy.  When I am sitting on the couch blogging or reading my book, assuming I get up the same number of times to refill my glass, I drink more water with the pink cup, because I drink more in between refills.  It quenches my thirst, fills my tummy, and helps ward off attacks of the munchies that I am so prone to.  I have heard that drinking water also increases your metabolism.  Burning calories while sitting on the couch?  I am all over that.

Weight-Loss Foe: Ice Cream

We have this thing with ice cream at our house-- we just love it.   We used to have some in the freezer all the time.  This was mostly for Tim-- he eats it for snacks, dessert... and breakfast.  And then I started joining in on the snacking.  Then earlier this summer Tim suggested that we not have it constantly... I think he was concerned about gaining weight.  We went for maybe a month or two without having it in the freezer, and then we caved last Sunday.  Tim was coming down with a cold, and he is convinced that when he feels sick, eating ice cream makes him get better.  I know it sounds crazy, but it seems to work, mental thing or not.  So I got some ice cream.  Last night we were discussing how GOOD it feels to have ice cream in the house again.  I kind of never want to be without ice cream again.  And actually, Tim GAINED WEIGHT when we stopped buying ice cream.  Like anything, it is important to enjoy it in moderation, and that is what I have been doing.

So, that's where I am with the weight loss project.  I guess the moment of truth will be tomorrow when I weigh in.  But until then....I think I want some ice cream.