That's Not My Name

:-D Today was a really amazing day. I ended up skipping breakfast once again, but had lunch at noon with my mom, uncle and cousins at home on my break. I had a half of a hot dog with a 100 calorie pack of chex mix. When I came home from work I was STARVING... but I didn't give in! I waited for dinner... which was a Jimmy Buff's sandwich. It's a pita roll with sausage, onions and potatoes... I know I know... but I didn't even eat half. I filled up on salad and threw the rest in the trash. I was so proud of myself. Last week, I would have at least TRIED to finish the entire thing.

After dinner, I listened to some music while waiting for Dani to come over to work out. I didn't snack on anything, which was such an accomplishment for me. Boredem= food. Instead, I made a playlist for us to workout to. So we got a late start to our work out, but it was a great one! I taught Dani some kickboxing basics and she caught on really quickly. This type of workout really tones your arms and definitely your legs. A lot of times in kickboxing, you are working your core without even knowing it, but we did crunches too. We are going to work up to partner sit-ups. I am really sore right now, and I love it! I can't wait to see the transformation. :)

On our drive back to Dani's house we had a discussion about our childhood and adolecence. *sigh* I feel like we both went through so much that we never talked about. After our discussion, I put the radio on for the drive home and "That's Not My Name" came on, which just happened to be the first song that we worked out to. As I sang along on the way home, I was still thinking about middle school, going through a big move from school to school and that whole tumultuous time. As lame as this may sound, I remembered this boy named Pat who would call me "Fat Girl" in eighth grade. I couldn't believe he was talking to ME! I wasn't even "FAT" it was puberty for GOD'S SAKE! From then on, I had a complex about my weight. That's all going to change- ONCE AND FOR ALL. "Fat Girl" is NOT MY NAME.

Three things I'm thankful for:

1) The children at my work, who bring a smile to my face everyday
2) My lovely iPod, which helped us workout today :)
3) My mom, who continues to inspire and help me <3