21 Day Challenge - Day 14

*sigh*. What a week. It's been 14 days. That's it? Seriously? I've been depriving myself of the cadbury eggs along with no starburst jelly beans, and donuts and its only been 2 weeks?

Things started getting easier. But I am pretty sure sugar has a way of taming me, making me more calm than I would be otherwise. Emotions are running high as this is the third week without my parents and little sister. About 6 months ago, my parents sat six of us down and announced they would like to go on a mission. Ha. Yeah right. For years they had been telling us this, but no one actually thought it would ever happen. My parents are like the glue that makes this family stick together, there is no way they would leave us. As much as I begged and pleaded, they said they made up their mind and had already found one that would allow them to take Kenz. I've had 6 months to prepare for it, but nothing can prepare you for your parents being ripped away from you. I say that as if its a gross horror film, but that's because I feel so lost without them. Now, I am 25 years old, but its still so difficult to be away from the people you have grown so close to.

That being said, my emotions are a bit… on edge.

Back to the challenge. I've stuck to my eating habits. I've gone to the gym every day as promised, along with running sprints and riding the stationary bike we have in the office. I'm so out of shape that my quads tightened up so badly it prevented me from doing sprints for 3 cycles. Kind of annoying. Anyways, I'm definitely starting to see a difference. My muscle tone is coming along. I'm no Julian Michaels, but give me a break, its only been 2 weeks. One of the hardest challenges I've faced was within the past 2 days. On Sunday, we went over to Ty's parents house for Easter. It was great to be able to relax and visit with some family. As I've mentioned before, I love carbs. And sugar. And treats. Basically everything and anything that is bad for you. Well, his mom made gluten free chocolate chip cookies. I was DROOLING. This was totally and completely unfair. I thought if I ate dinner my craving would subside. So, I grabbed a plate. Taking a look at all the food was like being a homeless person invited to Chuck - A - Rama for the first time. Everything looked so lovely I couldn't help but be one of the first in line. I started with the vegetables, great! That's healthy! But then there was the dip. It looked so inviting and was literally screaming at me telling me to eat it! Then I looked over, there was corn, rolls, gravy, dressing. I had a small panic attack and thought what the heck am I doing??? Luckily Ty was there to save me once again. His mom graciously made us sweet potatoes because she knew we couldn't eat regulars so I made it through dinner with Roast, sweet potatoes, raw veggies and salad. Somehow I made it, carb-less and cookie-less.

Yesterday Tyson went up to the Ranch to work. He had a roast cooking all day and I was excited. About 4 pm, Tyson called and mentioned he received a turkey tag and wanted to go hunting. I agreed that he should go so he came home, grabbed his stuff, dropped off the dog, then left. After 3 hours, I got tired of waiting. I was trying to get ahold of him but was never successful. I was STARVING. I didn't know if he was planning on making something with the roast, or if it was ready so I didn't touch it! At 9:45 I got a txt from him saying he was on his way home. By that time I'd eaten enough egg salad to kill a horse and decided to hit the sack.

As I've mentioned before, this challenge is difficult for me. Being able to do it alone is impossible and I depend greatly on Ty. Well, yesterday he FAILED me. Needless to say, I never got any roast. He ate the entire thing by himself. Selfish. I'm hoping he learned his lesson, because nothing is worse than an emotional, HANGRY Andrea. But if you don't see Tyson in a few days, you all know why.