Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred Day 15-Halfway there!!

Ok, so I have a lot to share since my last post. To start with, today makes day 15 of the Jillian Michaels - 30 Day Shredfor me! Yay! I am excited that I am now halfway through my first month on level 1 of this workout. I must admit, though, it is still kicking my butt. If you are thinking of trying the Jillian Michaels - 30 Day Shred, I highly recommend it, but beware....if you are not in shape, it will kick your butt. Even after 15 days of doing it, I still sweat gallons, have to have water with me, and my muscles get flubbery feeling during the workout. Now on to my next subject: Food! I confess that I have NOT been dieting like I need to. I do however get a pat on the back for sticking to my exercise routine EVERY SINGLE DAY, no matter what I feel like, or how many calories I have consumed. But my downfall is that my diet has really suffered the past week. I will go ahead and confess my weakness...my number on weakness on the face of this earth, more than chocolate, more than peanut butter, more than ANYTHING....and that is BOILED PEANUTS. Yes, you heard me right, I said boiled peanuts. I absolutely LOVE them. I mean, I am addicted to them. I mean, I would do almost anything to be able to eat them. Especially the green peanuts I can buy at the supermarket then take home and boil myself. Those are the best. But totally loaded with calories and salt. And my job as a band director does not make it any easier, since every Friday night at high school football games I am exposed to their evil temptation. You can read about that aspect of my life on my other blog, Band Director Confessions-Our life as Band Directors. Anyways, those boiled peanuts have been my downfall this weekend. I bought some Friday- about 7 and 1/2 lbs to be exact, and boiled them that night. Lets just say that they are completely gone now. So I have made a vow to not buy them anymore, because if they are in my house, I will devour them and I cannot control myself. Sad, I know. Anyways, I plan on starting tomorrow by picking back up into some good healthy eating habits. I think I am going to have that banana oatmeal smoothie for breakfast and for lunch. It always fills my stomach, and it is full of nutrients and healthy foods such as oatmeal, almonds, and yogurt. For dinner I will just enjoy a smaller sized portion of whatever we are having.
Now for some pics...I meant to post these pics last week, since that is when I took them, haha. But I got busy and didn't make time. So I will share them with you now. I do not see any progress at all since the pics I put up on my first post, honestly. (View those here) But I will still post:

You are probably wondering to yourself, "Why on earth would she put such horrible pics of herself on the internet?" Well let me answer that question for you. Accountability. As a reminder. This is me. This is the me that I have become, that I have allowed myself to become through poor eating habits and not exercising enough. These pictures are the results. This is me, and I am not going to hide it. I already hide every day behind T-shirts. Its time to face reality: I have lived an unhealthy lifestyle, and its time for a change. So having to look at what I have allowed my body to become when I post on this blog really helps me think twice before eating that second helping, or swinging by for a burger and fries. It motivates me to keep going, to exercise EVERY single day, not matter what. No matter how I feel. I know that if I just keep going, keep trying, even when I fail, that I will succeed. That one day I will have some awesome pics to share with yall. Of the me I long to be..the me I actually used to be. Fit. Toned. Skinny. Healthy. Beautiful. So anyways, that is all for this post, thanks for reading, and hopefully I can stay away from the boiled peanuts, lol!