I'm in love with a woman.

So, many of you know that I've been fighting myself in a weight loss battle royale, and that I've been winning.

Officially 40.5 lbs down! 14.5 lbs to go to my first goal and then we'll see how it goes from there.

I have to say that I majorly sabotaged myself this last week (and the week before due to all the birthday celebrations!) through pure ignorance.

Although I was tracking my calories, carbs, fat, protein and fiber, I wasn't paying attention to my sodium intake.

Since Cush and I roasted a turkey last week, I've been eating left over turkey ever since. It's low in fat, carbs and calories, high in protein and I thought it was pretty healthy.

As it so happens the 4 oz of turkey I was eating for dinner has over 1,100 mg of sodium. That's terrible. And just so we all know, 4 oz of chicken breast (boneless, skinless) has about 74 mg of sodium.

That's well over half of my daily allowance for sodium, as it so happens after I researched it.

I was shocked. Now I'm going to have drink my way out of, with water and herbal tea.

So anyway...back to the woman I'm in love with...

Ms. Jillian Michaels.

She's amazing. Amazing! I can't say enough good things about her and I often wonder what she smells like. Is that creepy? It is, isn't it? I want to touch her tummy.

Since I'm in love with her, I watch her on YouTube (a lot) and came across this clip that made me love her just that little bit more.

I can totally relate to the woman in the audience, only, I did give up my glass of red wine. If only I could give up Diet Pepsi and cigarettes...the only 2 vices I have left. I gave up sweets, bread, salty things, Indian, Chinese, and fried foods with no problem..why are Diet Pepsi and cigarettes so tough for me?

So if you can, or are interested, watch the video to see why Jillian Michaels is so freaking smart and awesome and not just in the gym.

In this 8 minutes clip, she gives so much weight loss advice and it's just so practical. I'm telling you, she knows everything about weight loss.

So that's the softer side of Jillian Michaels.

Now for the harder side. And I have to admit I love this side of her.



She's so badass and mean but she makes it work.

So here I'm sitting today with pulled muscles in my back and stomech all thanks to Ms. Michaels.

I have moved onto the hardest level of her 30 Day Shred dvd and it was really hard going yesterday but I did it. All the way through. I thought I was going to quit but she just has this way about her that makes you want to keep going.

It feels good though, just because I know I've made an impact on my body.

I can't wait to go home and buy all her other dvd's.

She's just so awesome!!