Get Meagan Healthy!: DAY 4!! New goal!!! LONG POST

Day four:
Weight- 186 LBS STILL!!
Treadmill- 20 minutes, 1 mile and 95 calories burned
Elliptical-10 minutes, .6 miles, 70 calories burned

My first goal I have is a simple one. No exact numbers to keep in mind or sizes...I want to be able to wear my WEDDING RINGS!!! I haven't been able to wear my custom made beauties in over a year without my finger nearly falling off!! I keep thinking of buying a new one that I can wear for now but that is such a lame thing to do instead of just losing the WEIGHT!! Agree? So this is my first concrete goal. Not too much, not too hard. I hope LOL!

So today at the gym was great! Got in a good 30 minutes of pretty good cardio. Wednesday I want to start a beginner's fitness class that lasts 55 minutes. I don't know if I can do that but I have to try! We went on a mini trip this weekend to Waco, (kinda a weird place) and I pretty much blew my diet all weekend!! Sonic doesn't have salads and the Hilton room service is too enticing...but I am back on track and am determined to NOT let that happen again!!

Today we went to the grocery store and 1/2 of my budget was spent in the produce or organic sections!!! I have cut back our budget from $150-2$200 to $100/weekly. Amazingly, we are eating better than ever and are actually spending LESS!! My goal is to get down to about $80/week with occasionally more for toiletry trips, but I am impressed so far with all around improvements...

I expanded what I started doing about my snacking issues with the use of some friends' advice...There is a mix of crunchy, salty, sweet, nutty and sour....something for any hankering!!

Here is what I came up with:

This trail mix is a combo I made from adding dried bananas to what Kroger calls "Women's Vitality mix", a mix of pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, raisins, almonds, cranberries and cashews...Probably more in there somewhere but this is all I could pick out. Delish and for small portions is really good!

My husband and I love cucumbers...sliced thinly and soaked in something. He likes his in lime juice, I like mine in vinegar. Good memories of growing up in the South come from this tangy dish.

The girls love apples but I hate cutting them... These precut bags will come in handy!

This is my first time making or eating Kale chips...so good with parm cheese on them. All those who know me, know I love to eat seaweed and have on occasion eaten a whole bag at a time. This is very similar to that taste and the cheese just makes it that much better!