Oh MAN!

I completely forgot I had this blog! Ha! So, I guess that tells you how well I have been doing on getting skinny again. Ugh. I'm such a dork.

Today was Thanksgiving and we have a lot to be thankful for. I am blessed with good health, a great family, a nice warm bed to sleep in and so much more. All good things come from Him, my maker! So, I went in to Thanksgiving with the attitude that I was NOT going to gorge myself and I did pretty good! I had a little of everything and only one piece of pie - not bad I'd say!

As far as exercise goes I have not done too well. My usual day to go to 'boot camp' was Monday and I had an appointment, then the other day would've been today. We are at our 'vacation home' (wink wink) and I need to commit to doing something physical while we are here, whether it is walking or jogging or SOMETHING! I have got to do something to get this flab off of my body!

Here is a funny video to make you laugh:

Where Did That Come From?

I've never had back fat before! Why do I have it now? HOW did it get there? HOW do I get rid of it?

Off to boot camp in an hour to sweat LOTS!

Dinner Was . . .

Really good and I probably ate too much of it, or at least too many carbs. I am not sure why carbs are a big deal for me, but when I was pregnant with #3 I had gestational diabetes. I was taught how to count carbs at each meal and snack in order to keep my blood sugar stable. That was the only pregnancy where I actually LOST weight (and still had a 7 lb. baby). It was amazing to see what carb watching could do. So, I watch my carbs and know what most food's carb count is. We ate dinner at church tonight, it was brisket, salad with tomatoes and cucumbers with a smidge of Ranch (I love Ranch), seasoned baby potatoes, and a piece of buttered french bread. I had a small piece, OK, it was medium sized, piece of this pumpkin crumble cake thing and it was goooOOOOD! It is now a little after 10 pm and I haven't had anything else to eat AND THAT'S HOW I AM GOING TO BED! Good girl.

Resistance

You know what sounds good right now?

French fries

dipped in

Ranch dressing

at

Red Robin

I'm On a Quest

I have this friend. She's skinny. She has a lot of kids. I have a lot of kids. I want to be skinny like her real bad. I know it will take a lot of work and self-control because I REALLY like carbs A LOT. But 'I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.' Phil. 4:13

So, what am I doing to get to my goal of being in the single digit size category? I go to "Boot Camp" twice a week and the trainer there absolutely works me to the ground. It's a free class at this church near my house and there are about 30 women on average that are in this class. I have not sweated this much since I was in high school in basketball. We are running sprints, lifting weights, running stairs, jumping, hopping (do you know how HARD it is to jump back and forth across the basketball court on ONE LEG? There's a reason God gave us two legs!) But after each one hour class I feel like a million bucks, someone hand me a string bikini because I am ready! Well, not quite . . . I am also watching what I eat. Our family is trying new vegetables which is HUGE at our house! My husband refuses green food, but even he is being adventurous. I am not getting myself a chicken, egg, and cheese biscuit at Chic-Fil-* after I drop the kids off at school anymore either (I know what you are thinking, that I must weigh 300 lbs. and I do not). And I try real hard to not eat anything after dinner. Somedays I do better than others. So this is my blog about my quest to be a healthier me because this is not MY body, God just loaned it to me.