Wheatgrass and getting after it

Wow. This week has had its ups and downs. After my first thought of juicing and no alcohol I ended up having dinner out every night this week and enjoying 1 glass of wine or cocktail each night. The best laid plans....

But here's what I DID do this week:
- I worked out every day (except Tuesday) and on Wednesday I worked out twice
- I had a spinach smoothie every morning for breakfast
- I did my first "grand slam" at Arden's Garden
- I didn't eat much on Friday as there was an event

And I'm back down to my lowest weight. 201.7. I've set a VERY realistic goal to get down to 199 by Monday the 13th so I can be in the 100's for my birthday on the 15th. I've GOT THIS.

Back to the Grand Slam.

I've found a little slice of heaven in Atlanta called Arden's Garden. It's a juicing/smoothie place that is about .5 mile from my office. I used to look at people drinking green stuff and think they were CRAZY. But it turns out it can taste good. There's this one smoothie called a Spinach Slam that is heavenly and if I'm in ATL then that's my breakfast almost every day. BUT....each time I'm at Arden's there are these people asking for the "Grand Slam". It's a mix of 4 small shots of liquid that turns out to be Wheatgrass, Ginger, Lemon and Cranberry. All in its purest form. The wheatgrass detoxifies you. The ginger is good for digestion. The lemon is high it vitamins and folic acid and the cranberry is also high in vitamin and can help detox.

This is hardcore shit. And to be honest, there's very little hardcore about me...unless we're talking about cheese or REM knowledge. But. I've gotten to know the awesome woman at the Arden's by my office and she convinced me to give it a try. HOLY SHIT. For the record if your body is "toxic" the Wheatgrass can cause instant puking and sweating. I put the wheatgrass in my mouth and I knew we had a problem. Can you believe taking a shot of this is worse that taking a shot of Jack Daniels? (which I told everyone in the juicing place-- they looked at me like I was crazy). But, I battled it back and immediately got fuzzy and sweaty. I got up my courage to down the ginger-- woah-- intense and hot. Then the lemon and cranberry were easy after the first 2.

I was so proud of myself but I was also, ahem, not feeling great. For the next 2 hours I kept the puke down and by about 1:00 PM the taste of wheatgrass was mostly out of my mouth. THE CRAZY THING? I'm going back for more this morning!

Being a pussy ass bitch.

Some days aren't yours to win. It's bad when you know it's going to be one of those days before 7:30. AM. You know that whole not drinking alcohol and juicing for the week? Well, that ended. On Tuesday. One day. It was only 1 drink and light food but still. Jesus Emma.
Then this morning I went to work out with my PT and I had to apologize to her at the end for being a pussy ass bitch. I didn't give it my all. Not even nearly my all.
Then I fell UP THE FUCKING STAIRS and busted my knee while leaving the gym. True story.
Gonna wipe this nasty off my face and put on a smile and be on with it. I CAN turn this day around.

New Car, stomach situations and hip flexors

So much going on. So little time. Just got back from a week of vacay where I did...OK. Ate pretty well, worked out a few days, didn't drink too much wine. Got back yesterday and did a hike with Whitney and then did Sport class (like a baby) today with Ash. Couple of notes....left hip flexor is no good. Hurts and I'm not sure how to fix it. Argh.
I know I also need to drop some LBS on the scale too so I've decided that this week I'm going to do 2 meals a day juice and 1 meal a day non-juice but am going to stay mostly vegetables and organic. Today I was successful and was never hungry. Hoping this will help keep my energy up since it's not all juice but today was a struggle on the energy. Think it was also getting back into the swing of things from vacay.
Last and certainly not least-- I bought a car and got to take it home today. I've named her Jazzy and she's awesome :)

I gained weight.

So, I knew this was going to happen. I was bound to gain weight. I certainly wish it wasn't right before I got to the (one) hundred's and now I've got a ways to go again. BUT....I still feel great. My cardio is great, I'm working out hard, feeling good, eatings lots of veggies and still having plenty of fun too.

This past weekend I visited some friends in Arkansas and may have been over served both nights but made decent food choices.

On Tuesday of this week I head to the beach for a few days and I'm going to take this time to get back on the serious food plan and eat a considerable amount of veggies, seafood and stay away from processed and chill out on the wine.

The Color Run

Alright. So for 2nd time this year I ran without someone chasing me. This was the first time where I really enjoyed myself. A group of us from work decided to sign up for The Color Run...what is billed to be the happiest 5k on the planet. After battling some serious traffic and a much longer trip than anticipated we took off. My goal was to run most of it while staying with our group so we could experience the race together. I jogged the first half and then ran/walked the 2nd half and think I could have run the entire way. Super proud of myself and of my girls, Ashley and Whit. We had a blast...the color aspect is so much fun and it breaks up the race quite nicely. THERE WERE SOOOO MANY PEOPLE THERE....it was a little insane actually. Big shout out to the half of Red Bull that I had pre-race that definitely boosted both my energy and endurance for the race.

Shit ain't easy...but it's necessary

I'm scared to get on the scale. There. I said it.

The last time I weighed I hit a big mark (20lbs) but then I went to Nashville for 6 days and then had our VP of Marketing come visit. Needless to say my food and drink choices were a little suspect. I did, however, continue a decent workout regimen.

Yesterday I got in a training session with my trainer but almost puked multiple times from the Fox Bros. BBQ I had for lunch. In fact, I don't recommend eating this (really ever) but definitely not on days where a hard workout is in the picture.

Today I got up and headed back to the gym and got my ass kicked in a cardio class (think mountain climbers for an hour with some weights thrown in). Tomorrow is the color run where I'm going to attempt to run for at least half of it if not more. Thinking about doing a juice cleanse on Sunday so I feel OK about the stupid scale on Monday AM. ARGH. My clothes are still feeling much better. One day at a time.