Trying My First Detox Green Shake

So confession time (once again), I did not work out yesterday. My friend Nicole saw me at a dinner last night and asked me if I worked out, I was like, uhhhh....

This dinner was at a Mexican restaurant but I did not just eat chips mindlessly, I tried to keep a count and I think I kept it to two servings. I did have two margaritas (they were $1.99!), but I choose a salad with grilled shrimp for my dinner.

But despite not working out, when I weighed in this morning I was another pound down, whoo-hoo!

Which brings me to another confession. I used to joke I ran so I could eat what I wanted; and that was at least what I wanted to do. However, the majority of my weight loss over the past six weeks have been the result of my diet, not how much I'm working out. I'm beginning to realize that if I want to lose weight (and keep it off) just running or working out alone isn't going to do it. Now I'm not saying I'm never going to eat another hamburger or piece of pizza again, but I'm definitely going to have to be more deliberate about my food choices and when and how often I indulge in those kinds of foods. Sigh.

So, in the interest of "clean eating", I tried my first-ever Detox Green Smoothie. I will post the link to the recipe at the bottom. I had to cheat a little, I didn't have kale, and I didn't have a lemon so I used lemon juice instead. I also used only one celery stalk and about a third of a large cucumber.

This shake isn't awful, but it's not my favorite drink ever. To be honest I was a little concerned I'd feel like this after drinking it:



I don't feel like that, but I definitely prefer our homemade fruit smoothies. I can't see myself drinking these every day, but once in a while isn't outside the realm of possibility.

http://skinnyms.com/super-detox-green-smoothie

What I Need... Is a Good Montage

So I have been less than motivated over the past few weeks. My work-outs have been sporadic at best and I've been tracking what I eat maybe 60-70% of the time. I need something to get me motivated again; so I thought a motivational video would be just the thing:



What really has kicked me in the butt was my weigh-in this morning. I am down three pounds since the last time I blogged, which was almost four weeks ago. See, this is why I need you guys to keep me on track. I also won the first dietbet, I put in $25 and got back $38.85 (for those who don't feel like doing the math, that's a profit of $13.85). The next dietbet ends next week and I need to lose 1.5 lbs to win that one, and I need to lose 3 lbs in two weeks to win the first month of the 6-month dietbet. 1.5 lbs a week for two weeks is completely doable, but I need to stay on track to make it.

The positive thing for me is I'm still trending in the right direction, even if it is a little slower than I would have liked. Though I can't blame a stalled metabolism or anything else, it's simply I haven't been working out and some days I eat more than I should.

So my plan is to work out today. It's not supposed to get warmer than the low 40s (Farenheit, that's 4-6º Celsius for my Canadian and European friends ;) ) so I'm not going to run, but maybe I'll do a Jillian Michaels video. I'll see how much I can do of the "Banish Fat Boost Metabolism" video. The entire thing is about 50 minutes long and it's a good workout. Even if I only finish 30-40 minutes of it, it's still a butt-kicker.

So three pounds more to lose in two weeks. That's not my end-goal by a long shot but it seems to be a reasonable short-term goal. We'll see how I do. =)