Day 17

What is the determining factor to convince someone to start living a healthier lifestyle? Are we that lazy that it takes something on our body to stop working before we decide it might be a good idea? I can speak from experience when I say, sometimes that doesn’t even help. Why are we so hard headed about it? It does take more work. It does take more time. Trust me when I say, your body & health are worth it. Don’t take for granted what you have right now. Today is the first day of the rest of your life.

Haven’t you ever heard the saying “You only have one body so take care of it.”? Don’t look back 2 years from now realizing you are 30 lbs heavier than you were two years ago. Do you know how long it takes to sweat off 30 lbs? It takes a long time. Get off you bootie and do something about it now!

P.S. - I got this advice from a really good friend. I thought I would pass it along because it seemed to work with me.

DAY 16

Well, I started doing my jumping jacks last night. It definitely got my heart rate up. I am pretty sure it kept me awake for awhile too.  I will continue to do them regardless. One of my co-workers suggested doing 5 sit-ups for each commercial when watching TV. I figure there are 5-6 commercials between shows. If you just started doing 25-30 sit ups during commercial breaks, you would look great in no time. I am not sure I am ready to take on that challenge. We can revisit that at a later date. If anyone else decides to do this let me know how it works.

I am very excited that you have decided to take interest in my blog. I think there is something to say for blogging. It has given me a sense of responsibility for my actions. Check out the link below. It is an article about 8 people who lost a lot of weight with the help of blogging.

http://health.yahoo.net/articles/weight-loss/8-amazing-blogger-weight-loss-transformations

Day 13, 14 and 15

I was reading a magazine over the weekend and read something interesting. It recommended getting your blood pumping before bedtime. It suggested 30 jumping jacks to get your blood pumping and help burn fat while you are in bed. I think I might have to try this out. I will let you know if I see any difference. If you try it too, give me your feedback. I’d like to know what you think.

I had a good weekend over all. I did go to a birthday party on Saturday. They had all kinds of good stuff. My husband and I decided we were going to eat before we went. That way it wasn’t so tempting. They had pizza, salad, cake, candy, beer and soda. I didn’t have anything to eat while I was there. It really wasn’t that hard because my belly was full.  I did have a glass of cranberry grapefruit Sobe Lean.

I exercised on Saturday and Sunday. Two weeks and I have only missed 2 days of exercise. Not bad for someone who doesn’t like exercising. Speaking of exercise, I had a conversation with my father over the weekend. I said, “This year at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, I may just run it instead of walking it.” He said, “No, you won’t. You don’t even like to run.”  Although he is right about the running thing, I think it would be good to make that my goal and work towards it. So mark my word… I WILL RUN THIS YEAR! I may not run the whole thing but I’ll run as much as I can. Do you have any goals you’ve made or would like to make?

Good luck this week.