iwant2beaskinnybitch

I was 8 years old when Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977.   Just three months before his death I saw him in concert at the Saginaw Civic Center in Michigan.  The day after he died I was in was in Memphis, Tennessee surrounded by crying fans outside the gates of Graceland.  You bet I will have some Elvis content this week.  But not today.  Today I was inspired by the song title above to focus more on my Skinny Bitch ACTIONS and less on TALKING about it.

I have done okay in these beginning days of my “lifestyle change”.  I am eating tons of fruits & veggies, not drinking soda or taking in any caffeine.   

I felt like crap on Thursday and Friday.  My stomach was so bloated I felt like I was carrying a basketball in there.  And this migraine!  It is killing me, as is the rage I am feeling off and on!  My family took me out Friday to try and help me shake it off.  I stayed completely within my food limits at dinner.  Hubby ordered me a mojito and insisted I drink it immediately.  Just SAYING “mojito” makes me smile, so you can imagine how much I enjoy drinking it. :-)  Today is Sunday and my disposition is a bit better but the headache is still present. 

I had four main components to Project Skinny Bitch.

1. Good sleeping habits
2. Drink lots of water
3. No meat
4. Exercise daily

This is where the less talk, more action comes in.  I sit around with my damn notebook so much making notes for posts and coming up with ways to improve things that I don’t DO half the stuff I am writing about!  I am not exercising or drinking water, and I sleep from about 2:30 to 8:30.  Not terrible in amount of hours, but the quality must not be good because I am dead tired during the day and I have big bags under my eyes. 

Therefore I am taking a new approach with Project Skinny Bitch for the moment.  No more planning, note taking, food journals, etc.  I will focus on my 4 things and blog an occasional progress report.  Done!  I’m not talking about it anymore. 

I wonder today if there are any crazy Bernie Mac fans, like my parents were crazy Elvis fans, whose lives changed today when they heard the news of Bernie’s passing.  I bet there are.  What a cool guy.  So fun to watch and just a great guy.  Our world will be less funny without him.

Did anybody else experience any melancholy today (sunday)? Between John Edwards wife’s incurable cancer, Bernie Mac’s passing, and the tragedy at the Olympics I was glad to come across this video. It’s an Elvis remake that I LOVE! You can’t help but feel good watching it. Enjoy!