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End of week 6 today. I ended it by not going to work out this morning, ha ha. :) But really I do feel guilty. A little. Maybe. I do have a legit excuse for not going this morning. Truly. I was up yesterday at 4:30 am, worked til 2, did the 3:30 kickboxing class with Chris (who's workouts seriously make you cry, lol) then worked again from 7-11pm and didn't get home until almost midnight. So, there. When 5am came I said no gracias 5am. Not today. Travis went though, so, yay Trav. Plus I have to work all day today too. See, legit excuses, right? :) It only took a paragraph for me to explain myself. I really should have went.

So, technically you aren't supposed to weigh yourself while doing a 10 week challenge...only at 5 week testing and final testing are you able to weigh yourself. And I NEVER break the rules. NEVER. Somehow though this morning my scale found its way under my feet. Hmm. If only the number on there was the real number. I had to do a double take...it read 172. Sooooo by my scale's standards I have lost 15 ish lbs....but, of course, the only scale that matters in this challenge is scale number 4 at FXB. I hope that at the final weigh in it is in the morning, ha! Now if only I could be laying down until the exact moment I have to stand on that scale...I swear I gain a pound or two the second I stand up in the morning. :)

My cravings have really been under control this week...although I felt sabotaged by Valentine's Day! :) Mister Travis, being the amazing boyfriend he is, couldn't stop at the roses for V-day. I also got my favorite kind of chocolate ever...mint truffles. Mint truffles that cost me 270 calories for 4 of them.  Which I guess isn't THAT bad considering they are only about 65-70 calories a piece. But honestly, who can stop at just ONE? Only a crazy person. So, duh, not me. :) Oh well, they are gone now so no more worries right? ha! I did stay MOSTLY within my calorie goals for the day though, despite those nummy little things.

Speaking of calorie goals, what do you do to track your food? You are tracking your food right? :) I thought so. Tracking food though is so important when it comes to weight loss goals. It is just important in general to know what we are putting into our bodies. There are lots of different ways to track food, from using just paper and pen to using an app on your smart phone. I use the "myfitnesspal" app on my phone. Or, I go to www.myfitnesspal.com. I mostly use it to track my calories and my protein. I don't pay too much attention to fat content but I look at carbs and protein ratios. Try to anyway. It is a nice program because you can put in your goals and it adjusts the recommended calories to meet  that goal. Currently I have mine set at "lose a pound a week" so my caloric goals (for my current weight) for the day are 1530 calories per day. You can add in exercise too and it adjusts calories for you again. Handy little tool, especially at the end of the day when you are sitting at 1500 calories and are wanting that last snack of the night...hmm... is this snack worth going over my calorie goals for the day? It is a nice visual. Then, when you end your day, it gives you a projected weight if you have the same intake for 5 weeks. Good little motivator!

Tonight is our "free night". I am PUMPED. We are going to Buffalo Wild Wings to gorge ourselves on wings and beer. Or maybe just beer. Either way, yum. I am getting the parmesan garlic boneless wings. Holy mother of all that is holy those are so good. SOOOO good. Plus they leave you with amazing clear-the-room breath. Then, I sweet talked Travis into taking me to see "The Vow". I can't wait! Love me some Nicholas Sparks romantical crap. :) So after I binge on unhealthy crap, tomorrow I am learning how to eat clean. Lauri, the wife of the cry inducing Chris that I previously mentioned, is teaching a group of us how to eat clean. I am excited. I am not quite sure what is in store for me, but I am more than willing to learn. It is truly amazing when you stop and think about all the processed and over processed crap we put into our bodies. It's a wonder why we have more of the diseases that we do these days. We are doing it to ourselves. I won't go into that for now though, but I do believe we as a nation have caused our own problems by eating chemicals. Anywhoo, I will post some tidbits from my cooking session with Lauri. She is awesome. So is Chris. Honestly two of my inspirations. Those two do anything for anyone that is wanting to get on track with their health and fitness and I couldn't be more thankful!

Alright, I guess I am done rambling in this untitled post. I wish I had some sweet pictures to post. Something to make this a little more exciting to look at. Words will just have to do I spose. I will leave you all with some funny weight loss quotes from people who are wittier than I.  :) Enjoy and have a wonderful weekend!!!

“Food is like sex: when you abstain, even the worst stuff begins to look good.” -Beth McCollister
“I’m allergic to food. Every time I eat it breaks out into fat.”-Jennifer Greene Duncan
“I’m on a seafood diet. I see food and I eat it.”- Author Unknown
“You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She’s 97 today and we don’t know where the hell she is.” –Ellen Degeneres
“The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight, because by then your body and your fat are really good friends.” -Author Unknown
“Stressed spelled backwards is desserts. Coincidence? I think not!” -Author Unknown
“I’m in shape. Round is a shape… isn’t it?” -Author Unknown
“Inside some of us is a thin person struggling to get out, but they can usually be sedated with a few pieces of chocolate cake.” ~Author Unknown
“Bigger snacks mean bigger slacks.” -Author Unknown