4th of July

Having a holiday in the middle-ish part of the week is always fun. On the 4th we went to Top Golf with some friends. Top Golf for those that don't know is an indoor/outdoor driving range. It is kind of like sitting on a patio, hitting golf balls. There are fans, tvs, and waitresses to bring you food and drinks. Even if you don't feel like playing, it is still fun. It is the bowling of golf, and we love it even if I am TERRIBLE.

I ordered a bloody mary (hey - had to get my veggies in, right?) while we were there, and it came with a Beef Jerky Straw!! Who doesn't like getting a free snack with their drink? I did not think I was a fan of bloody marys before, but I think I may be on the bloody mary wagon now. Check this thing out.

After Top Golf, Jimmy had a free ticket to see Iron Man 3, so we went to see that. It's been out for 2 months already, and I honestly had no desire to see it. I was pleasantly surprised and really liked it! After the movie, we came home and grilled veggies and hot dogs. You have to grill things on 4th of July! We have recently become obsessed with skewering and grilling veggies. It is so easy, fast, and really good. I finish my skewer and find myself wanting more vegetables. How often can you say that? Exactly.. And they're so pretty!

We did not go anywhere to see fireworks, but upstairs from our bedroom, we could see the fireworks in Kyle and Buda at the same time! So that was fun. We also had a patriotic dessert!

We didn't do anything too crazy because we had to get up at 5:15 the next morning to go to Camp Gladiator! Jimmy and I were the only 2 there!!! It was a tough workout that focused mainly on arms. I was sore ALL weekend. Edwin (trainer) said that he was going to do that workout again on Monday because he was really proud of it. He did put quite a bit of effort into it. It was all 4th of July themed. We did exercises including the Statute of Liberty, George Washington, Uncle Sam, Firecrackers, and Apple Pie. It is hard to explain each exercise here, but they were very creative.

SO, because I was thinking we were doing the same thing again this morning, I REALLY dreaded getting out of bed at 5:15 this morning. But I did it! Luckily, there were 2 other people there this morning, and we did not do the same exercises. Edwin is really tough, but I like him.

I have been kind of craving pudding lately. Weird right? (No.. I'm not pregnant!) Anyway, I looked at the back of the pudding box at the store, and I couldn't even tell you all the crazy things listed in the ingredients. I've started shying away from buying or eating products that have things that I couldn't recreate at home. I decided to look up how to make pudding!! Turns out, it is SUPER easy!!! I used this pinterest recipe. I added peppermint extract so that it would be chocolate mint pudding. I could not believe I made pudding. It was so easy, but I was REALLY proud of myself. One thing I will say is, the recipe says to stir until the mixture will stick to the back of the spoon. When the mixture got to that point, I did not think it was thick enough, so I continued to stir and kept it on the heat. Bad idea. It is SUPER thick. Other than that, it's good!

I'm not sure why, but Sunday and yesterday I feel like I've eaten EVERYTHING. I just can't stop eating. I'm starving! (Again - NOT PREGNANT). I'm going to assume it is because I'm working out. In the middle of eating everything, I haven't made the best food choices the last 2 days. Normally this would really bum me out. I'm not going to say I'm happy about it, but I don't feel like just because I didn't have a great day that everything is ruined.

I think I've decided that I'm going to get a spiral notebook, a really pretty one, and I'm going to start writing everything down. I'm going to write down what I eat, the days I exercise and what I do, my weight on the 1st and the 15th, and I'm going to start taking my measurements. Some days I get discouraged by the scale, but I can still tell that my body is changing. So if I keep track of all of those things, I'll be able to see it. I also think I need to start taking photos of myself at least once a month so I can actually SEE if I am changing.

Since starting to weigh on the 1st and the 15th, I find myself weighing every single day. Don't do this. I repeat, don't do this! Our bodies, especially for women, change so much each day. Weights go up and down each day. You can see a steady decline over a period of time, but on a daily basis, you are going to gain and then lose. Weighing every day can discourage you. Don't do that to yourself. I'm going to stop doing that to myself. I'm going to stick to the 1st and the 15th. I've got 1 week until my weigh in! Wish me luck! Have a great week.