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Day 23 is here. Day 30 is right around the corner and I have lost 4 pounds. I am done saying ONLY because 4 pounds is still an accomplishment. I am going to continue to track my food consumption and workout for at least 30 minutes a day. I am feeling better about myself and I really think that my clothes are fitting better. Weight loss is a journey and I have committed myself to success. No matter how long it takes! :)

For breakfast I had:

• 3 scoops of protein powder in a shake: 3 WW points
• Total for breakfast: 3 WW points / 22 WW points left for the day

It is my girlfriend at work's birthday, so we decided to go out to lunch. We went to an AWESOME Italian bistro and all got really yummy salads. Since I hadn't had a lot of points today, I decided that I could have something really delicious. For lunch I had:

• iced tea: 1 WW point
• Shrimp Caesar Salad: (350 calories, 12g of fat, 4 g of fiber, 32g of carbs) 7 WW points
• 1 slice of bread: 2 WW points
• Total for lunch: 10 WW points / 12 WW points left for the day

It's Day 19 and I am still only down 4 pounds! UGH! I am eating right and exercising but still not losing the weight. But I am still on board with this and still determined. My co-worker from Tucson was up here yesterday and we decided that we are going to help one another. Her name is Courtney too and she wants to lose about as much weight as I do. It always helps to have a friend on board with your diet and fitness regime. Too bad she lives in Tucson! Haha.  We decided that we are going to BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) each other on our success and when we want to eat something bad. Good thing for constant communication!

Courtney encouraged me to stop drinking coffee and to drink tea instead. I have heard this before, but if it will help with my weight loss goals, I will do it! Today for breakfast, I had:

• 2 egg whites: 1 WW point
• 2 cups of green tea: 0 points
• Total for breakfast: 1 WW point / 24 WW points left for the day

I've been in meetings all morning (story of my life!) so I am eating in spurts at my desk. What I am planning on eating for lunch is:

• 1/2 cup of cottage cheese: 2 WW points
• 1 chicken breast: 3 WW points
• Tomatoes: 0 WW points
• 3 peanut butter balls: 2 WW points
• Total for lunch: 7 WW points / 17 WW points left for the day!

It has been a long day and it's only 2:30! I am ready to bust on out of here and go home and nap. Too bad I can't do that. I am going to happy hour with some friends after work and then I am headed to the gym for some cardio.

I'm having a snack now, and guess I should go ahead and calculate in the beer that I'm going to have. I'm going to have some almonds before I leave to so I stay full and don't snack on chips. My snacks today include:

• 100 calorie popcorn: 1 WW points
• 11 almonds: 2 WW points
• 1 beer: 2 WW points
• Total snacks: 5 WW points / 12 WW points left for dinner!

I am going to make dinner for us tonight, so I am aiming at something healthy! :)

I had a great day of exercise and ate perfectly yesterday and I still didn't move the scale. Still down 4 pounds, but with only 13 days left and 6 pounds to go, I need to be on my game! Today I am going to stay motivated and keep on track. Whether I am moving the needle on the scale or not, I am still looking and feeling better and that's what ultimately matters. I would love to drop the weight - and I am still dedicated to do so - but getting healthier is the most important!

We had a meeting early this morning with the new Chief Marketing Officer, so it was a much needed coffee morning. For breakfast I had:

• some fruit: 2 WW points
• 1 whole egg: 2 WW points
• Starbucks, Caffe Americano: Venti (25 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber/4 g carbs) 0.5 WW points
• Starbucks, Flavored Syrup: 3 pumps (60 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber/15 g carbs) 1 WW points
• Total for breakfast: 5.5 WW points / 19.5 WW points left for the day!

We ended up eating lunch downstairs again today since there were so many people in the office. For lunch, we had:

• 1 slice of thin-sliced pork: 2 WW points
• 1 russet potato: 2 WW points
• mixed vegetables: 1 WW point (since I didn't know how it was prepared)
• small cup of tortilla soup: 3 WW points
• Total for lunch: 8 WW points / 11.5 WW points left for the day

For dinner, we were terrible! Andrew made dinner for me and it was ready when I got home. Too bad it was not good for me! :( But it was delicious. We had:

• 2 slices of pizza: 8 WW points
• baked sweet potato fries: 2 WW points
• 1 beer: 2 WW points
• Total for dinner: 12 WW points / over by .5 points, so in reality, not all that bad. But it was a lot of carbs at nigh! Blah!

Tomorrow is a new day and a new day to be perfect!

I can't believe that I am half way done with this fit challenge! I knew that it would be hard to lose 10 pounds in 30 days, but it just came off in the beginning and made me think that it would be so easy. I think that lead to me to not make the best choices and not follow my diet and exercise plan as well as I should have. Well, let's make one thing clear, losing weight is not easy. It didn't take one day to put it on, so it sure as hell isn't going to come off in a day either. It takes time, focus and a clear commitment to your goals.

I have been very honest to my friends, family and co-workers that I am doing this 30 Day Fit Challenge, and blogging about it for the world to see. I know that this is keeping me accountable, but it all comes down to the commitment and accountability to myself.

Yesterday I had a kick ass workout and I follow-ed my diet to a t. I've said it before, but how you start your week, is how you end your week. So I am going to stick to everything this week! Make sure I stay within my allotted points everyday and make sure that I exercise for at least 30 minutes every day! I've been good about taking the stairs instead of the elevator and parking farther away when I am running errands - all important changes to make in your life.  Here is to a great second half of the 30 Day Fit Challenge! :)

For breakfast I had:

• 2 cups of black coffee with splenda: 0 WW points
• 3/4 cup of my pumpkin and flax seed cereal with 1/4 cup of skim milk: 6 WW points
• Total for breakfast:6 WW points / 19 WW points left for the day

I actually ventured downstairs for lunch today and ate with my colleagues. For once, it was actually LUNCH and not DINNER. They typically serve very calorie laden foods that make you exhausted afterward and honestly consume most of your daily food allowance, if not more. For lunch I had:

• 1 chicken breast: 3 WW points
• vegetables:  1 WW point (since I did not know how they were prepared)
  
• rice, it looked brown, but I'll count it as white: 4 WW points
• jello mousse cup: 1 WW point
• Total for lunch: 9 WW points / 10 WW points left for the day

Lunch was overall pretty healthy and really did fill me up. I should stay full for the remainder of the day. I'll have a snack before I hit the gym. We are having fish for dinner tonight with some broccoli. It will be healthy and delicious. I am hoping for another perfect day of my nutrition and my workout. I will be working out with Andrew tonight. We always have great workouts together and I am exhausted afterward! I love it! :)

I am off to the gym with Andrew. He knows how much I want to reach my goal of 10 pounds in one month, so he is going to hand my butt to me at the gym tonight. I am going to grab an apple for 2 WW points before heading over there. That leaves me with 8 WW points for dinner. I can totally do that! :) Are you all headed to the gym tonight - you best be!!!

Andrew and I had a great workout! We did legs and shoulders for about an hour and then we did 30 minutes of cardio. I was definitely tired afterward, but it was well worth it! :) We went home and for dinner I made:

• grilled chicken with lemon pepper seasoning: 3 WW points
• we split a beer: 1 WW point
• couscous serving: 4 WW points
• Total for dinner: 8 WW points / another perfect diet and exercise day! :)

What I had for breakfast:

• 3 egg whites: 1 WW point
• 2 cups of black coffee with splenda: 0 WW points
• Total for breakfast: 1 WW point / 24 WW points left for the day

What I had for lunch:

• 6-inch Subway meatball sub on wheat:  (560 cal/24 g fat/7 g fiber/63 g carbs) 12 WW points
• Total for lunch: 12 WW points / 12 WW points left for the day

What I had for snack:

• 1 apple: 2 WW points
• 11 almonds: 2 WW points
• Total for snack: 4 WW points / 8 WW points left for the day