Sooooooooo....

I have not been updating.  There has been nothing major happening in my life that I felt the need to write about.  Sooo...I will just update what I have been doing.  I'm trying to lose this big band of fat I've accummulated since I've been married and had 2 little boogers.  BEFORE I turn 40, I'd love to lose this extra weight, and feel pretty on the outside again, and improve my health.  This is going to be a long drawn out process, b/c of course, as I age my metabolism slows...stupid little devil.   I've been doing this endeavor since mid Nov...lost 7 lbs, gained about 3 back thanks to CHRISTMAS and my DISLIKE of exercise.  However, I have been exercising about 5 or 6 times a week for 30 min a day (I bumped it to 45 this week..yahoo) since mid Jan.  To date I've lost 7.6 lbs and lost inches in my waist and hips.  I've dropped 2 pant sizes and I'm very MUCH excited about that.   I have been doing Leslie Sansone DVD's and let me tell you, she's kicking my butt!!  However, I do feel stronger, my body has more energy and I feel "sturdier."    I said that to my husband and he thought it hilarious that I feel "sturdier."

Funny story:  My boys like to exercise with me, and I have to keep getting out of their way.  They like to do side steps opposite me so we are crashing into one another.  ha! I finally got them to stand in front of and behind me so they are not in my way.  However, one fine night I had a tremendously insane idea to do crunches with Leslie Sansone in her Boot Camp workout.   She has you lay flat on your back and lift your legs high and straight.  then you crunch up with your stomach.  Ok well....I finally get my fat butt on the floor, and got my legs as straight as I could get them (now keep in mind LS gets her legs perfectly vertical and ruler straight, which is a whole other level of annoyance), and say out loud for nobody in particular, "wow this is hard holding my legs up like this.  what kind of dumb idea is this anyway??"  The next voice I hear is that of my 4 yr old Micah.  He chirps up in his cute little 4 yo voice, (as he too is laying flat on his back with his legs perfectly vertical and ruler straight) "it's easy 'fo meeeeeeee mommy.  it's easy 'fo meeeeeeeeee."   Thanks son for the encouragement.  I only have a few more years and lbs on you, but I'm so glad it's easy for you (and Leslie).  It was super cute though...I had to laugh.  Silly boy, oh to have a young and flexible body again!!

ETA:  After this little endeavor with crunches, I hurt myself and had to visit my AWESOME chiropractor.  He  likes the idea of me losing weight.  Between you and me, I think it's just because I do stupid things and hurt myself and have to pay $$ to get them fixed.  Just kidding CH, just kidding!!  ;-)