Books and Weight Loss

I have started an interesting phase in book reading, I discussed fitness memoirs and have been reading those along with my precious paranormal and urban fantasy books. It has been a lot of fun and some of the people are so amusing! Seriously Jen Lancaster would be an awesome friend!
So far, the weight loss plan is going good, I am down to my weight when I got married! Very excited! This week we are at a standstill due to trips and visiting with friends, but next week, back to the grind! I have been doing great with working out, I get at least 30 minutes most days of the week, and I feel stuff is getting easier!

It is going to be an awesome weekend, Girl's Weekend!!!

April 1

Well, it is April Fools Day, I don't know any really good jokes (just really bad ones!). I remember this day was huge when I was younger, especially in middle school, people got me a couple of times, it doesn't help that I am gullible about certain things! As I got older, I am still gullible at times, at other times, I just don't care what people are saying and just go along to get it over with. Probably a bit to much honesty at 0630, but oh well! Off to have coffee!

Workout Plan

I have worked out 2 days in a row! I am very excited about this. I have developed a plan, the next couple of weeks are going to be a warmup period, just to get my body used to actually moving again. Walking on the treadmill, doing some light weights, yoga, etc... I have several different options for home and work, so I am not set in one thing.

My only issue at work is that in the workout room, all the equipment faces a wall of mirrors. There is no TV or anything else either, so you are just going along watching yourself... I have no desire to watch myself on the treadmill, all sweaty and red faced, breathing hard, and hair sticking up like The Bride of Frankenstein, it just is not pretty. To overcome this, I pick the treadmill closest to the door, the door partially blocks the mirror, so I only see half the sweaty mess!

Good times.

Blah, blah, and more blah...

Here I am, sitting at work, wondering if 8 pm is too early to go to bed. Considering it was not a challenging day, I think 8 pm is a bit too early. I have a pile of stuff I should be doing, but completely lack the motivation. It is just one of those days that I want to do something, but I don't want that something to be anything I have to do. Ughhh.... it is a conumdrum.

Weight Loss Update

It has been awhile since I discussed the weight loss journey, I am doing pretty good. I love the new Weight Watchers Program, it is awesome to eat all the fruit and most of the veggies you want for 0 points! As of this morning, I am down 15 pounds!!! It is very exciting, I am almost down to the weight I was when I got married, that is not my final goal, but an important milestone for me!

I am also sticking to my reward plan and not reading the new books until I reach the corresponding weight. I am very proud of myself for this, I am not one known for delayed gratification (I believe it is highly overrated, I mean what good is it to be an adult, when you make yourself wait for something you want?! This presents an ongoing problem for my darling husband and gift buying, he is constantly stating that he can't buy me anything because I usually just buy it for myself when I see it. It is a flaw that I am working on!). Anyway, things are going really good. I am going to start incorporating working out into the program this week.

Speaking of food, I am off to eat a banana or something!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I am actually off today, probably the first St. Patrick's Day in years and what am I going to be doing?! Not much....at least not much party-wise. I am trying to remember some previous St. Patty's celebrations, but a lot of them are a bit green tinted hazy. Oh, college... good times. Tonight, I might make some green beer for hubby and me later, to go with our corned beef, cabbage, and potatoes, but that is about it. I am attempting my first ever corned beef, so far it is easy, I put it in the slow cooker and it is doing it's thing. Hopefully it will be good! So, whatever you are doing, have a great green day!

The Bane of my Life: Cleaning

Cleaning is a necessary evil for me. I am not one of those people who clean when they are stressed (not sure if they are blessed or cursed), when I am stressed, I like to bury my head in a book. I am also not one of those people who enjoy cleaning, cannot even fathom that one. I guess it just is a never ending cycle and that really irritates me sometimes. I mean take laundry for example, it is never done, you do loads and loads of laundry, think that you are finished, and then poof, you go to bed and there is more laundry to be done the next day. Same with the dishes, unless you eat on paper plates and use disposable silverware (I have thought long and hard about switching), there is alway more dishes to be done. I can't even get away from cleaning at work, I have to clean there too. Ughhhhh....

OK, rant over, back to cleaning.