STUPID SCALE

I am up this week, like 2 pounds!  I'm so stinkin' mad about it!  I followed the diet plan last week and every day I would see it tick up.  I'd do a harder workout and the scale would be up half a pound.

DROVE.

ME.

INSANE.

I am doing Jillian's 30 day shred right now and it's a but kicker (in more then one way).   BUT, since I feel like my eating is kinda under control right now I wanted to do more in the work-out way.

In other news, I've started using my hand blender to make smoothies and I am LOVING it.  Right now I'm doing:

• 1/2 cup of water (I hadn't used water before because I thought it would mute the taste but it's just fine, I don't miss the juice at all).
• 1/2 cup of frozen fruit
• 1/2 cup of fresh fruit
• 1/4 cup oatmeal (I saw this on someone's blog and I thought it would help add bulk and fiber, and it does both)
• 1/3 cup greek yogurt
• 1/2 cup spinach
• 1/2 of a bananna
• 1 t chia seeds
• 1 T ground flax seeds

Sometimes I add some ice cubes if I'm hot.  I have added avocado a couple of times, but I don't really notice it and it's so fatty and delicious on its own I'd rather just mash it up.  I was really feeling left out of the smoothie club because I don't have a blend-tec blender, but that is REALLY not in the budget right now and this actually makes clean-up a HUGE breeze!

I just zip it all together with my hand blender and throw a straw in the cup that came with it and whamo -- it's delicious.  I've made two today (P is sick so I'm really hoping the antioxidants are going to save me from her).

Then, to clean up I just put some hot water in the cup and I blend that with the thing, cleaning both the cup and the blender and I air dry.

Just don't stick your finger in the blade.  Only REALLY STUPID people would do that.

Anyway, I'm just going to stick with the plan and keep trying to eat right and workout hard.  That can only pay off, right?

TELL ME I AM RIGHT.