Well, I decided to take a challenge….and I’m determined to see some results!  I will be taking measurements of the target areas and updating them again at the end of the month. 

I’ve only done cardio and circuit at the gym up to this point, and I’m not sure I want to do the routine at the gym that we are doing for the challenge, so I am off to buy an excercise mat at WalMart this weekend to do these at home with my daughter.  She is very fit but complains all the time about her tummy, so I think she will enjoy doing these with me. 

Here are my starting pictures:

Wish me luck!

Remember what I said about logging those points from my Chinese dinner last night and then maybe re-checking the guilt quotient?……OMG!

 GUILTGUILTGUILTGUILTGUILT…..it’s awful!  And I have a weigh in later this week…ARGH!!!!

Note to self:

Lay off the leftovers sister!!!

There is a lot going on in the school district I live in lately.  It doesn’t have a lot to do with weight loss or the reasons why I am here but it certainly has a lot to do with a recent post of mine about being true to myself. Read the rest of this entry »

Just stealing (borrowing) something I saw in Roni’s post…it’s a good idea… Read the rest of this entry »

Janis Joplin is far from my favorite singer from her era, in fact I don’t like her music at all.  But I’ve read a thing or two about her and I’ve seen those true Hollywood stories about her, and she was an interesting person.  Sure, she died young, but she did things her way, and didn’t allow anyone to talk her out of it.  I respect that.

I hope others see me that way.  I can compromise when it comes to certain things, but not when you’re talking about who I am, or what I stand for.  We all can learn something from her words I think.  A lot of women I know will mold themselves to what their husbands want them to be, or what their neighbors think they ought to be, instead of just standing up for who they really are.

I am going to make a true effort to be ME.

Thought for today:

You can be pleased with nothing when you are not pleased with yourself.
~Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689 - 1762)

I have a challenge for everyone today….we all are really good about telling others what we DON’T like about ourselves. What about the things you DO like?

Can you name 5 things you love about YOU? Here’s my 5!

1. I love my sense of humor

2. I love my eyes

3. I love my neck - call me crazy but I can really see my weight loss there!

4. I love being able to work out on the eliptical, I only recently started using it all the time, my feet used to fall asleep and I couldn’t get past 15 minutes, but I am up to 60-90! WOO HOO!

5. I love my experimental outlook on new things. I am no longer afraid to try new excercises or foods for that matter. I’m learning that new things are often better than expected!

I know this is hard to do. I was really struggling after number 3 but it’s worth it to look at yourself and make positive observations. After all, if you asked your kids or your hubby or friends they could probably rattle off half a dozen good things about you without any thought at all! So do it, you may be surprised by what you think of YOU!