Rachel Recommends

First, I will report an additional one pound of weight loss as of Monday. I'm hoping for one more pound this week, and then off to Borders I go!

Also, I would like to take this opportunity to declare (the rest of November and) December "Move-It Month." The holidays are a tough time to be die-hard about healthy eating, although I'm doing pretty well, so far. However, I still plan to eat a hearty Thanksgiving dinner and to do some holiday baking. And that is why I am dedicated to moving my body.

For anyone interested, might I recommend Denise Austin's Personal Training System? We've had this DVD for several years, and it is a blast. Up until this week, I hadn't done it since we lived in Syracuse, on account of being pregnant and whatnot, but I am back at it. Two days ago I got through six of the 10 minutes in the ab workout (after which Clara could not take me doing it anymore) and I am FEELING IT, even two days later. So the ab workout is faboo. My favorite thing about Denise, other than that I can exercise indoors in the winter, is that you can customize a workout on the menu page. For example, you can choose to do a low or high-intensity aerobic workout, followed by either upper or lower body (or both!) at different levels, followed by abs, followed by stretching--or any combination of any of the workouts. It's a good time. And it kills, so it must be working. :)

Work it, girl!

So, I bought a new tub of animal crackers at Costco. When they're fresh, they're SO crisp and nice. Mmmmm. So yes, this is not my best day for avoiding animal crackers.

On a brighter note, yesterday I did 30 crunches, and on Monday evening I rode our stationary bike for 10 minutes. It's a start...

Down Five!

Hello, where is everyone? I'm down five pounds! This means I get to officially count my fabulous bracelets as a Healthy Living Prize! I think I owe my success in part to the delicious Kirtland Brand Instant Oatmeal. Delicious and nutritious, which is a food-y way of saying classic...and classy. Now I have to think of a new gift...I think it shall be Kung Fu Panda, which was my favorite movie this last summer. If you haven't seen it yet, it's well worth a rental. The kiddies (and their aunties) will love it.

Three Pounds.

I'm pretty sure I'm down three pounds. The scale I have is sort of old and analog, so sometimes its tricky to tell, but I'm pretty sure. So, hooray! Also, I ate some of the delicious Kirtland brand instant oatmeal for breakfast, on recommendation from Rachel. And for dinner, and in celebration of our delicious snowy weather, I partook of some organic tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich. Lovely!

A two-fold announcement

I neglected to post on Monday, after my official weekly weigh-in, that I have lost two pounds. Yay! I feel good about that. I really need to start my core strengthening, though, so I can start getting reshaped and stronger.

Also, I am sadly opting out of NaNoWriMo again this year. I've been working on it, but because of Jonathan, I have very little free time in the evenings, and I've decided I don't want to spend my only free time feverishly trying to pump out words into a project I'm not that excited about. And while this may sounds cheesy, I am actually excited to use some of that time to refocus on my gospel study. I think that'll be more meaningful and impactful to me this year.

So there are my announcements.