Sweet Potatoes & the Simple Joys

So I'm on day one of my new eating regime for life. And I've been SOOOOO good! It's only 1200 calories and let's face it. I can easily eat 1200 calories in one meal...no, make it one snack! I've only cheated once...I had one pretzel. Yes, uno. I'm now eating dinner - grilled chicken (with salt), steamed broccoli and part of a steamed sweet potato. It does taste pretty good. I'm savoring each bite. :) And guess what?!? Later tonight I get to eat 1/2 of a Midnight Milky Way. It's all about balance and portion sizes. :)

In other news, I went to an audition tonight for "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" which will be playing at the Sundance Summer Theater. I sang the first part of "The Simple Joys of Maidenhood." I'm so glad they are doing shows in Sundance during the summer again! I went to a concert there once and it was such a gorgeous environment. A little on the cold side though...okay a LOT on the cold side. Mental note...do not go into the mountains (even during the summer/early fall) unprepared!! Otherwise you'll have to curl up in 1/4 of the blanket you are sitting on while still maintaining distance from the gentleman you are with, lest you give the wrong impression. :)

Getting Fit

Tomorrow is day one of my new eating/working out way of life program. I have my food all packaged and ready to go for work and I only have to work out three times this first week. Although part of that will be running for 15 minutes straight...oh help! It may be a VERY slow run. :) But I get 100 calories at the end of each day to reward myself. That's like 5 peanut M & M's or 1/5 of a pop tart or one bite of a Great Wall of Chocolate from PF Chang's. The possibilities are endless!

My personal trainer said that how well I stick to the meal plan and work out schedule early on will impact my overall success. So here goes to 21 days of sticking to it and not cheating! Will some willpower my way, will ya?