Okay so for two weeks I've not worked on the weekends.  UGH...it's so difficult to stick to that one!  But it's giving me more time with my family!  So time with family, check.  Went to the gym this morning after breakfast and will be going again this afternoon before supper.  I'll be doing that at least 3 times a week...so time for me check. 

I wanted to paint this weekend but decided to wait until the end of March....I've got too much I want to do on the weekends these next couple of weeks.  Hopefully I'll get to write some time this evening.  I haven't written in a very long time - almost 2 months.  I'm planning on taking a week off after WIM this year to just write.  See if I can't pound out a few books so I can get them all submitted before the end of summer!

Been walking the dogs alot more.  It's a five minute walk down to the part and back and they really enjoy it. Usually twice a day.  In the other direction, It's a 15 minute walk down to the end of the sidewalk and back.  My normal walking speed is 3 to 3.5 MPH.  Sometimes at night, Marshall Dillion and i will jog down to the park and back....I'm horrible at running and jogging because I've not done it since I was 13.

I met with a trainer at the gym today...my gym is Anytime Fitness.  She gave me some good exercises for abs work and upper body strength which are two of the things I wanted to work on. For the record....I feel silly rolling around on a ball.  I'm so not used to trusting some toy holding up my butt.  LOL

There are two ab machines at the gym that I will be working on...to strengthen the muscles in my stomach and abdomen.  And then I'll be walking at least 30mins every day (not counting the dog walking.)  My goal is 30 mins to an hour every day for exercise.   I've already done one hour today but have a friend who wants to meet with me this afternoon, so it'll be good to get an extra 30mins in.

So I know you are wondering why I'm not so sore i can't move....I do get sore...every day...but when it gets to where I get stiff, I get on my treadmill for five minutes or take a dog for a walk to work that stifness out of my muscles.  It's working pretty good for me.

I'm sleeping better now.  YAY.  I went to sleep last night at 1:00 a.m. and got up at 9 this morning. It's been a long time since i got a full night's sleep!  So even though the pounds aren't coming off as quickly as I want, I am really feeling great!

So I eat three meals a day making sure that my calorie burn is at least 200 over my calorie intake.  The meal before I exercise I make sure I get good protein for energy.  I bought some frosted mini wheats and Kellog's fruit and yogurt cereal for mornings.  2% milk.  Lunch, I usually eat some kind of sandwich - usually onion and mustard or tomato and light miracle whip.  Always on wheat bread.  And then supper, I balance meat and vegis for a normal supper and just watch my portions.  In addition I allow myself snacks - Special K bars, Yoplait fat free yogurt (they have a Boston Cream Pie one that I would fight my own mother for), or wheat thins.  Wheat Thins - a serving is 15 thins and I really like the dried tomato and basil and the Parmesan and basil ones.  These usually give me enough salt fix too that I don't start craving meat and cheese like I used to.  I also drink 6-12 glasses of water a day.

I bought a water at the gym on Friday....a dollar and twenty five cents...WTF?  For water?  Screw that.  AND they only come in plastic containers.  My husband and I are really trying to cut down on our plastic use and look for bottles or cans instead.  So I have this plastic bottle from Friday that I'm just refilling and putting in the fridge.  If you drink cold water, your body burns more calories by working to warm it when you drink it.  I have about three other bottles that I keep water in the fridge that i go through.  They usually hold 2 cups of water per container...so it's easy for me to keep up with how much I drink.

So talking with the trainer today....she said that I had 23% body fat....and that was average for women my age.  To be in good health rather than average, I should be at 8-12% body fat.  I thought that losing 25 pounds by June was a realistic goal but apparently it's not.   LOL.  So I told her I would be happy between 15 and 25 lbs.  LOL  I'm still shooting for 25 though. 

 Aside from my diet, I'm working on a few covers that I should have ready by the end of the week and will upload for you guys to see in my designs section.  I'm hoping by fall to have my store up and running so I can get some page designs and pre-designed covers ready for you guys.  :D  The store will be called Trader Grey and my perfume will be available as well as my designs.  I'm hoping to have some more products by the end of the year available as well - including some self published books.  I'm interested in all types of publishing and decided I would self publish this year to support that type of publishing as well as electronic and print through publishers. 

That's all I have for today.  I hope you all have a wonderful week!

-Sable