Shelley's Week 3

I had a great week.  I ran 9.4 miles and lost 5 pounds.  Yeah!!  I actually found that it was much harder to drink a gallon of water every day than I thought; I got better as the week went on, but it definitely takes effort.  But I think that it helped me feel satisfied much more throughout the day.  Also, I've been eating this:

Carrot and Cauliflower Soup
1 head of cauliflower
3 carrots
1 stalk of celery, including any leaves
1 onion
4-6 cups chicken broth


Cut all the vegetables to 1" pieces.  Pour the chicken broth over-- this should just cover the vegetables.  If not, add a bit more chicken broth or water.  Simmer until the cauliflower is soft (30 minutes) and puree.  Season with salt and pepper.  

Yum.  I think it was the secret to my success this week.  So simple and delicious and satisfying and warm.  Plus for me, it's 0-points.  It's been so cold here, I've really needed something that is warm and comforting.

Carrie-- I'm wowed by your master cleanse.  You say you feel energized-- but I think I would feel absolutely famished.  Good for you.

Melona--thank you for your idea of short term goals.  It definitely is easier mentally for me to wrap my mind around doing something smaller.

Marianne, welcome.  I'm totally impressed that you are going to run a 1/2 marathon in 6 weeks now.  Maybe I'll do one someday-- but maybe not!

Lindy, congrats on you weight loss.  Every pound counts.  Well done.

And for what it's worth, this is what I've been doing to fit exercise in; it's taken a few weeks to get the kinks out, but I was able to exercise 5x this week:  My husband and I rotate nights to put the kids to bed.  On the nights that he's in charge, I leave at 7:30 (when the bedtime rituals begin) and exercise for 45 minutes or an hour.  On the nights that I'm on, I put the kids to bed and then when he gets home at around 8:30, I'll go for 20 minutes.  Then we each get an hour on Saturday morning-- we are just going to rotate who gets up earlier.  Right now I'm running, walking and doing yoga.  I'm only able to run about 2 miles at a time now-- the rest is walking, but I hope to improve that to eventually be able to run the entire 45-60 minutes.

My stats:
Weight:  145
Waist:  36"

My goals for this week:
No eating after 7pm
Run 10 miles
Drink a gallon of water everyday
(They are the same goals-- I didn't quite hit them this week, so I'm going at them again).

Also, has anyone tried Jillian Michaels 30-day Shred?  Because I'm in Japan, I'm limited to what I can get by way of exercise programs, but that one is available on Apple TV.  I wanted some feedback before I commit.