Day Five--WTF?!

DAY FIVE, Wednesday, 5/8, -3.0 pounds total

Woke up at 6:15 a.m. (thanks, dogs...), stepped on the scale as usual and WTF?!!  Damn… how could I have GAINED a pound yesterday?  By drinking smoothies instead of juices?  Feels discouraging but I am going to STICK WITH IT today and keep on juicing.  However, if I gain MORE weight tomorrow, I'll be pissed.  Here comes the challenging day… going to stay busy before the work get-together, then be prepared for resisting the picnic goodies…  Lord, help me.

7:30 p.m.--HOORAY—I survived the work team-build!  Thankfully, I think Mother Nature intervened on my behalf—we were supposed to have a picnic at Chatfield, full of sandwiches, chips, sodas, and assorted yummies.  We got there and it was pouring rain and windy—we stayed for about 45 minutes, FREEZING, then drove to Einstein Bros (where we could not bring in food) and finished an abbreviated team-build.  I did treat myself to a hot cup of coffee—I should have just taken decaf since I’m now wired at 7:30 p.m., but I needed to thaw out badly.

Feeling good, no headaches, plenty of energy today.  In fact, I started doing squats and lifting free weights for my arms since I was feeling energetic and it was raining.  50 squats today, 3x 10 reps for arms. I had 3 juices and 1 smoothie today.  I just wish it was easier to make these juices—time consuming and tough on the hands since I’m constantly washing fruits/veggies, along with the juicer and Vitamix.  My hands look like hell--but I'm feeling healthier, so that's a good trade.