Pumpkin Pie or Exercise?

When one is faced with the question...pumpkin pie or exercise...I once would have said " Bring on the pie!"  I must confess it is my favorite pie.  But tonight, I swung in the opposite direction.  Although, I did not say "Bring on the exercise!" with either enthusiasm or passion,  I did manage to announce, "We must go home and exercise.."  So, home we went, and we walked 4 miles to a Leslie Sansone dvd.  One healthy choice leads to another...

One Healthy Choice

Healthy Choice is the name of a line of frozen food and snacks, but it is also a decision that is made on a daily basis.  We make these choices sometimes without even thinking about it.  Brushing your teeth, bathing, wearing clean clothes, getting enough rest, are choices we make without much effort and struggle.  However, making healthy choices about what to eat and getting exercise on a daily basis are choices we avoid.  I made a healthy choice today, sweating to Jillian's Shred dvd and doing a one mile walk.

Something Caught My Eye

Something caught my eye as I was signing onto the internet..."Pink Revels Her New Bod"...I had to laugh at the thought of "Nancy Revels Her New Bod"...I wonder how long it took for her to get her new bod?  What did she have to do to get her new bod?  She probably had a personal trainer and a personal chef/nutritionist,  and one thing is for sure,... her new bod will bring in the money and my bod won't!  My bod just got done dragging her Bootyville through a  3 mile dvd walk.  Oh!... I also have a cool name like "Pink" does....
my cool name is "Bling Bling"!

The Long Haul

I am settling in for the long haul and thats a good sign.  As a new year approaches, commitments to start the year with exercising and losing weight come pouring out of the woodwork.  I am so glad that I sarted this project Sept. 14th, 2009.  It seems like every other time I have made a commitment to get healthy it always starts Jan 1st and falls apart by April.  My husband has been a great encouragment and has joined in when he can.  Today we did exercise tv's  Make-Me-Over workout and its a challenging one.  I get excited by the idea that someday that workout will become a little easier and I will be searching for a harder one.

Exercising All the Way....

Yes, Virginia, there is exercise, even on Christmas Day....   When I started this project my seventeen year old son laughed, scoffed and stated "You plan to exercise everyday?... even on Christmas day??"....  "Yes" I answered, not really knowing if I was even going to make it to Christmas, exercising all the way...  But, here I am on Christmas night and my husband and I did 3 miles of a walk dvd, because my commitment is solid...everyday for one year!

Twas the Day Before Christmas

Twas the day before Christmas and in our house, two creatures were sweating and working out. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care and the Christmas tree was giggling as we bounced in the air...
My husband chose the workout and was feeling rather brave,  Biggest Loser levels one and three hoping inches and pounds to shave.  We are so glad its over and another day done, won't think about tomorrow and another day of fun!

Patience

Tonight was an exercise in patience.  I went to a Thai resturant with family and friends and we had a wonderful time story telling and laughing...and waiting....for food.  I drank tea while food was being brought to our table of eight an hour after we ordered.  Then I waited, and drank more tea.  Admittedly, it was good to drink all that tea and wait because I was full of tea when my food came out 2 hours later. Now, everyone at my table was finished with their food and drinking tea, while I ate my food.  Patience is good to have when you are trying to improve your health and lose weight.  When I came home tonight I walked 3 miles with a Leslie Sansone dvd....time for more tea....and patience.