Yay!

So this morning I weighed in at 153.4 - Yay! So I'm now only 1.4 lbs away from my Christmas Eve goal of 152. Christmas Eve is only a week away.... HOW'D that happen!?!?! Ack!!!! Anyway, so I hope I can do it. I'm gonna just stick with what I've been doing and make up some excuse not to eat with my parents tonight and then make sure that I take snacks and dinner to work tomorrow. I find myself wanting to eat the animal crackers when I'm there :(

Here's what I think the differences are in when I'm losing good and when I'm not. (I know these aren't rocket science or something, but for some reason it helps me to write it down and have a concrete good vs bad.)

-- Exercising every day. I've gone and worked out *every* day this week. From my bodybugg I realize that I not only burn the calories while I'm there, but my metabolism is way higher throughout the day (or at least for a couple of hours afterward).

--- I think we all know this one, but eating at my parents' house. I was doing so good when I wasn't eating with them. It's nice to have the company though :(

---- Protein intake. I seem to lose quicker if my protein is high (maybe b/c all my calories go there and not somewhere else, lol!)

So, these are my goals, my normal ones with some new added:
- water, 3 bottles
- exercise (check, kickboxing this morning. I've also just decided that even if there's not a class I want to do at 9:15 - there only is 2 days of the week - I'm going to go at this time anyway. It's a good time for the kids, after bkfst, before nap, and it's a routine. If it's a routine, I'm more likely to do it.)
- calories between 1200 and 1300
- high protein, like over 100.
- don't eat at my parents. And if I do, take something over for dinner, eat first, or ask for my dad to bring something specific (he always brings home dinner. My mom rarely cooks anymore)


And in other news, my house is a wreck, my decorations still aren't put up, but Aaron will be home probably Sat morning so I'm trying not to care too much. He can help me when he gets home. Also, Sat night is our church Christmas party. I have to take a dessert. I'm really trying to figure out how I'm not going to eat everything in site there. BUT, where I actually was going with this (yes, I'm rambling, I know) is - Molly, do you want to come? I don't know if you're doing anything Sat, but if you're not, it starts at 6. Vanessa and Carrie should be there too. :)