Another Yummy Tea Alert

I really like Stash brand teas because they're so flavourful, and many of them are herbal, meaning no caffeine! 

It's hard to pick a favourite, but I must say that their Vanilla Nut Creme edges in front of the others.  With a little almond milk and some stevia (which, if you don't know, is a sweetener that's made from an extract of the stevia plant, and better for you than some of the other ones), it's fantastic.

A Little Contest

Last week, before one of my training sessions, Trainer approached me and asked if I wanted to participate in something.  He's been a little quiet on the "you should run a 5K" front lately, so I thought he had one to suggest, and I would have even said yes to it because my biggest obstacle is picking one out of the many going on this year.

However, it turns out it was a contest for the trainers to pick one (or more?  I didn't get all the rules) client that they train, submit before and after pictures of them, and one of them would win some money based on whether the client lost the most weight or looks the best or still managed to not quit the gym after all the torture (the criteria was never explained to me).  The client would win some training sessions and/or membership time, and could end up on a flyer advertising the gym that gets mailed out to the public.  They'd have to write a little blurb about how the gym and their trainer has changed or helped them.  I agreed and he had his manager take a picture of me, and she asked me to email her a before picture. 

This was Thursday, and that was the deadline (nothing like waiting until the last minute, typical male!) so I am still waiting to hear who won.  I would think  Trainer will message me when he knows something, but I train with him again tomorrow night and will ask him if he's heard anything.

In a way I don't really want to win because I'd rather not have my fat-ass before picture spread out around the Greater Toronto Area and I hate writing things about myself, but I think it would be a nice reward.

I'll keep you posted!

Getting Somewhere!

I usually have a weigh-in with Trainer weekly or every couple of weeks.  My last one was a couple of days ago, and I was 2 lbs and 2 % body fat away from my goals, give or take.  That's pretty darn close!

I attribute it to my current abstinence from almond over-indulgence.  It's been hard, I know, but the only way is to turn a blind eye to them completely.  I know that if I don't, I can't control myself.

Hey, if it's working, I can keep it up.  I almost bought some last night, rationalizing in my head that if I've done this well, I can afford to have them, but I always have them after my work-out, pretty much negating all the work I've done.

Until I can figure out a way to stop at a handful or two, I need to avoid them.

Now if I can get to full-body pull-ups without help or crying, I'll be getting somewhere!