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. :)