A pair of Jeans

You know that pair of jeans that has been tight for over the last ohh...I don't know...year! Well I put them on today and thought hmmm...they aren't as snug as they used to be. Then I went out to do some errands and every time I got out of the van...I pulled them up so they didn't feel like they were going to fall off. Then it hit me...I might need a belt. I think that's a good thing!

Week 2 Completed

Well I did it. I pushed through and got week 2 done. I did six days this week. There was one day I was sorely tempted to not do it. I pushed it off and finally got up and did it at like 9pm. I did the biggest loser workouts which have discovered muscles I never thought I had. I gained a pound but I hope it is from muscle and near that time of the month. I do confess to eating nobakes this week. Yes, it was not my proudest moment, but I have the munchie craving more now that I am working out so much. I hope to better control that once I have completed week 4 of the six day a week challenge. I hope to be in a habit by then.

I also read a book this week. Yes, me. That was the day I nearly did not exercise. I was needing a break from everything so I read a book. It was a great book and I highly recommend it if you like regency romance books. Sarh M. Eden is the author and she is LDS so the book is clean which is nice. The book is called The Kiss by a Stranger.

Catherine is a niece of a very brutal Uncle who beats her. She is penniless and her dress is the only one her uncle will allow her to have. Lord Crispin is evading a devious girl who is seeking him as a husband. To prove a point that he has no interest in the this girl he grabs a stunned Catherine and kisses her soundly in the garden at an inn. Before both realize what has happened, the Uncle demands Crispin marry Catherine. Crispin does so hoping to anul the marriage. Through the first few weeks of marriage both Catherine and Crispin start to know each other better. They discover many truths about each other. Their marriage is threatened from not only society but family. They find through all it's challenges that there may be a glimmer of happiness for them both.

Week 2

‎"It's good to be sore after working out...it's good to be sore after working out...it's good to be sore after working out." Click walking shoes three times. I need to keep it up and remain positive!

I discovered new muscles that I did not know existed. lol.

Creative Scrapbook

I have been drawn to scrapbooking since I came home from my mission in 2000. The first attempt at scrapbooking was of my mission pictures. It was crude but has looked okay for my first attempt. I have done our wedding album and Levi's baby album. I came across a wonderful concept of digital scrapbooking. I have since done our family albums in digital just because it is so easy and the programs allow me to be creative. I print off my pages on photo paper (Costco has the best deal) and put them in a binder album.

So for my blog, I have been doing a little bit of digital scrapbooking. If you look at the movie recomendations, you will see some of the pages I have done for fun. It dresses up my blog and gives me a chance to show off my new love of creativity. Keep watching, it may change every so often.

Ahh...sweet exercise

So I just completed my fifth day of working out this week and it is so nice to be back. I really missed it last week. There is just something about my body feeling refreshed from a bit of exercise. I am not expecting much of a weight loss this week because of Halloween. I have had my chocolate this week. Yes, we got more chocolate than we had trick or treaters. The holidays always bring out the worst in me. I will be happy if I happen to maintain through the holidays. I am hopeful that when I work out 5 to 6 days a week, it may not effect me to bad. Thanksgiving is never an issue with me. I eat, but not over stuff myself. It's my favorite holiday more the family time than the menu. So I am not too worried about that one. It's December that has me worried. I just need control. I do admit that had you caught me with Halloween candy two months ago, it would probably be gone by now. We still have over half of it left. So that shows that I am not eating on it constantly. Remember.... Control!!!! Now if I could just use that for the healthy food, life would be so much better.

Back in Motion

Last night I went to work out with Martha. She did 4 miles and I did 2. I was a little bummed that I did not do all 4 because of my tooth but I really felt it at the end of the 2 mile. I was in motion and that is a big accomplishment. I did my workout today with no issues so was excited about that. I just have to keep it up all week long so I don't lose my momentum.

Levi was so funny today because he started to workout with me with gusto. Then he lost interest and played. A couple of times he thought it was funny to crawl between my legs. I had to tell him no after a couple of runs because I was afraid of falling on him. It was cute. He is constantly evolving. I just love it.

Last Week

Well last week was a hard one. I wanted to keep up my exercising but it was not going to happen because of a double duty Root Canal almost. I had my dentist start a root canal and he found two canals but not the third in my tooth so he referred me to a specialist. He pretty much did half of it. Then the Specialist puts me on antibiotics and schedules the root canal for Friday. I was in so much pain after the numbness wore off that I could not stop balling. I don't think I had that much pain even when Levi was born. With a little help, I was able to get the pain to be tolerable. Mike was such a sweety. He stayed up and listened to Levi's monitor to let me sleep that night and a couple of nights after that. Friday came and I was pins and needles. I was nervous about the root canal repeat. Luckily the specialist was good and numbed me up real good.

I am now ready to resume my energetic exercise program. I have already been doing a lot of housework today which is movement. I am only pausing long enough to snack and then it is back to the fun.