Hidden Veggies???

Did you get a chance to watch Oprah yesterday??? Jessica Seinfeld is so cute....but can this new book Deceptively Delicious really be, well, real? I have two small children. One of which loves and I mean loves veggies and fruits. However, my daughter would starve before she would eat broccoli. So if I can in fact smuggle veggies into say pancakes, cookies, chicken nuggets.....I would be one happy mama. I am going to check out from the library before I pay $24.95 for it. I have many cookbooks that were supposed to be wonderful in my basement. We'll see if the recipes taste as good as Oprah said! And just a decorating note, Oprah's stage did look cute in pink plaid.

I have walked the last two days at lunch for a total of 6 1/2 miles. Just that little bit of a commitment has motivated me. So I came home tonight and looked in my closet aka....the exercise dungeon. I have multiple and I mean multiple videos that haven't been opened. Oh, I watched the infomercial and had to have it. Most of these spontaneous buys were due to late night breastfeeding or snuggling with a cranky baby. But that gives me no excuse not to exercise in the morning. I have videos from 10 minutes to Yoga videos that are 1 hour plus. My agreement with myself is that if I show a commitment to one of them...I can purchase the Zumba videos. But to commend myself I have opted to try those before I buy them by checking them out from the library (there is a waiting list so it will be a week or so before I get them). So what is my new Zumba obsession??? I had a test class last spring during one of my work exercise classes and liked it. However, it was offered this fall at the same time as Yoga/Pilates which I really like. So I opted for the Yoga. But...there is a Zumba certification class coming to Rockford next month. I am thinking that if I like these videos and can feel confident enough, I might go for the 1 day certification. It is $199.00....but if I teach classes for community ed....I could make that up pretty quickly. Our community ed. is not offering any exercise classes at this time which is really disappointing. Zumba seems to be all the craze so why not make a buck off of it. Plus, if I taught 2 times a week, I'd be getting my exercise in too!

Tonight is The Biggest Loser.....another TV obsession of mine. I TiVo it and don't start it until it has run at least 1/2 hour. That way I can zoom right through the commercials (though I have started to notice that more and more shows are featuring name brand items....new marketing since DVRs). I checked out the Body Bugg they have been wearing..... It is $499.99!!!! Now that it an expensive piece of, well, ummm, exercise equipment?!? Any how, I am ready for a Bob fix!!!! If only he lived here in Michigan...now that would be motivating.