17 Days Out!

Things are going really well. I'm quite surprised how fast I kicked the sugar craving. I think going cold turkey really helped. And some really great news, my mother just offered to pay for the hotel and part of airfare if Jeff and I want to go to Vegas this summer! She said that since her and the rest of the family are taking three vacations this summer, and that I haven't had one in over 4 years, that it was only fair to send Jeff and I on one!!! Woo hoo! Jeff has gone to Vegas every summer for the past 4 or so years with his family but he's always wanted to take me. I think I'm more excited to see the hotel we'll be staying in than anything :o) I know mom loves to stay in really nice places and I know she wouldn't put me in anything less than that. Jeff's content to stay just about anywhere but as for me, who's stayed in nothing but very nice hotels growing up, I expect something a tad over the top.

I'm also excited for our trip to Columbia, MO next Friday. I'm going there to get my tassel for graduation and we miss CoMo so much that we want to make a day or two's trip of it. My mother asked if we were spending the night so I took that as her offer to pay for the room. Hopefully we'll be able to so we can spend more time there....and avoid the 2 1/2 hour trip there and back in the same day--yuck!

A little more *hopefully* good news: when I went to the chiropractor yesterday he noticed my wrapped up foot (from the Planter Fasciitis) and asked what was wrong. He told me he's seen many patients with that and after using the subluxation technique on their foot, like he does on my back to realign bones and muscles, it's gotten rid of their PF! So yesterday was my first go at it. Hopefully after a few more rounds my foot will be feeling better.

And on a hurt note...I did something to my right knee last night. I was kneeling down in front of the pantry to get out a Ziploc baggie and it popped and I got a really sharp pain through it. It pops quite often (its the knee I had Arthroscopic surgery on 5 years ago) and get stiff on occasion. I figured it was nothing to worry about until I got up to walk and it hurt really bad and felt like it was going to pop again. I'm not sure if I'll do a workout today because I want to make sure it, my hamstring (yes still bothering me) and my foot are near 100% before engaging in any crazy Tae Bo or lower body workouts. I may do upper body training today because it puts no stress on any of those injured parts.

Meals for yesterday were really good. I think I've finally broken the need to have something sweet around late afternoon/evening and after dinner. I still get high carb/sugar cravings in the evening but if I make tea or chew up it usually helps. Anyways, I haven't planned out my meals for the day but I will when I get home for class. Here's what I've had so far:

CARDIO: OFF
TRAINING: Undecided
MEALS: 20-135-94, WEEK 1

M1: low carb tortilla/EW/ff slice cheese/ketchup, coffee/stevia/almond milk
M2: