I have discovered that I like yogurt.

And for those of you who know me well, this will come as quite a shock. I have NEVER liked yogurt in my life. I've even tried to like yogurt because, you know, it's good for you. Calcium and all that. So how did this change come about?

I'm not quite sure. I think it started with seeing a Yoplait Chocolate Whips commercial on tv a few weeks ago. The next time I went to the store I thought I would try one. It being chocolate and all. What could go wrong with that? I picked up a chocolate Whips and a strawberry Whips and I ended up liking both! I still don't know how that happened. How could I like these when I haven't liked any other yogurt so far (besides frozen yogurt. Mmm...).

Then I went to the store the next week and picked up a few more Whips. But right next to the Whips were Yoplait Thick 'N Creamy Custart Style in Blackberry and I had to try that one. And it was good. I think I like the Custart Style even better than the Whips! I don't know if it's just Yoplait brand or just those two particular kinds. I haven't worked myself up to trying any other ones yet but this just might become a trend.

In other news, I got on the scale the other day and I have successfully lost TWO WHOLE POUNDS!!!! Only 8 more to go on this 10 lb challenge. I have for the most part been staying within my calorie guidelines, I've been eating way less sugar than is normal for me, being a sugar addict and all. It's interesting that once you know what is in the foods you are eating and how bad they are for you and what it's going to cost if you eat it you practically lose the desire for those foods. I slip up more on the weekends because I'm out of my normal routine. I'm gonna have to work on that.

And I've been exercising nearly every day. I go walking, work out on my gym ball, or dance around the apartment (I'm sure my downstairs neighbors love that!). Aphrodite comes walking with me on Mondays and it's so much better to exercise when you've got someone there to chat with while you're doing it. The time just flies. It's been really nice spending more time with Aphrodite. Neither one of us has ever really had a lot of girl friends but we just get eachother. We're so similar it's almost scary but just enough different that we don't hate eachother!

Anyways, that's the latest update on the 10 lb challenge. More news to come I'm sure.

Shut Up You!

Maybe it's because it is my last semester at SLCC and I just don't have time for this anymore.

Maybe I'm just becoming cranky in my old age.

Or maybe it's because I feel that people should learn to show common courtesy.

Whatever it is, I'm getting really tired of people in my classes who think the class is all about them. You know the type. They sit in class and can't stop talking. They have a comment for everything the teacher says. Usually having to do with themselves, "I didn't know that." "Oh, I got that one wrong." "Why would someone do that? I would never do that." To these people I say, NO ONE CARES! Not the teacher, not the other students, nobody. So why don't you just keep your mouth shut? The other day, I think one of my teachers had had enough too because after the first five or six comments of the day from this person the teacher turned and looked at them and said, "This is my time. I'll be doing the talking and if I want comments and feedback I'll ask for it." Wahoo!!! Teacher, you are AWESOME! The student shut right up and didn't talk the rest of the period. Well, I still heard them mumbling under their breath. They probably still couldn't stop commenting but at least the rest of us didn't have to hear it.

On another note, I think my office is cursed or something. We're all a pretty healthy bunch but lately employees have been dropping like flies. One guy had to have back surgery and was out for awhile, another had a freak motorcycle accident and was in ICU for weeks, 2 employees and the wife of one employee has been diagnosed with cancer, and just this week one guy had a stroke! He's not even 50! So, I'm wondering if I should start looking for a new job before this hex spreads to the rest of us...

Let Them Eat Cake

I love my nutrition class.

And the reason I love my nutrition class is that I can lose 10 pounds over the course of the semester instead of doing a research paper. What's not to love about that? I feel a little bad for those people in the class that have no weight to lose. They are stuck researching anorexia and hypertension and nutrition supplements.

As I may have mentioned before, I've put on a few unwanted pounds since getting married. Well, I have a few unwanted pounds BEFORE I got married, but after the wedding it seemed that all my clothes were getting smaller and smaller. I didn't want to admit I was getting bigger and bigger. (Ok, I'm not THAT big.) And I'm really NOT that big. But I'm big enough that half my clothes don't fit, I weigh more than I ever have before and I'm definitely not comfortable with that.

Enter 10 pound challenge.

A ray of hope in my darkening, ever-growing world.

You mean, I get COLLEGE CREDIT and I don't have to do a research paper if I do this? Where do I sign up!?!

But it's a little harder than you'd think. I'm beginning to realize that. 10 pounds that were all but too easy to gain are a lot harder to lose. But I know I can do it. I still have 13-14 weeks left. No problem.

I am cutting out carbonated beverages. I never used to have a problem with those I've gotten in the habit of drinking them entirely too regularly as of late.

I WILL NOT overeat. I figured out my desired caloric intake and I'm sticking to it. It may take a little while to get used to but eventually it will get easier.

I will exercise at least 30 minutes a day. That has been the hardest part. I'm finding it difficult to fit it in around work, school, housework, and homework but I will succeed. And I feel a lot better when I do it. This is my attempt at writing down my goals so I will follow-through.

It's harder than I thought it would be but at least I don't have to write a research paper about diabetes.