And Just Where Have You Been Young Lady!?!

Wow...has over a month passed since I wrote??? I love the John Lennon line from the song Beautiful Boy, "Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans." This has certainly been my life lately. Though excuses are like....belly buttons, everyone has one. Therefore, I am not going to give any excuses other than that time has gotten away from me.

So what has been happening? I have joined the PHP crew and love it! I am almost a month in and have learned so much from just the forum posts not to mention the exercise routines Corinne has developed. I have not been as dedicated as I need to be...but that is coming. I am going to start the Couch to 5K program. A co-worker wants to run a 1/2 marathon eventually and asked me to join her. At this point we are focusing on training for a 5k in the spring.

Grad school started last month also. Two more weeks and my first class is done! It hasn't been too painful other than cutting into my exercise a little.

We had our first Thanksgiving without my mom. My aunt and uncle came to help us make new traditions and memories. My first turkey came out awesome! We had a relatively healthy meal and great conversations. Now we focus on the Christmas holiday. This will be a difficult month...we lost my mom last Christmas Day. But she would have wanted us to move on and celebrate the day Jesus was born and the day she went to be with our creator. So we will do so.

I am going to make a new commitment to posting every single day between now and January 1st. They may be short posts but by January 1st it should also be a habit!!!!

Weigh In Day.....Tomorrow

I've decided to attend and weigh in at my old Weight Watcher meeting tomorrow with a friend. My Saturday mornings are now free from soccer games so I have no more excuses. I got my Weight Watchers magazine in the mail yesterday and it was for November/December. How can that be already!?! I don't want to gain...actually I want to loose. I know that I can be an emotional eater. Saying that, this holiday season will be very different and difficult. It is our first without my mom. My first Thanksgiving to cook as the woman of the family. And, since my mom passed away on Christmas day, it will be a very hard Christmas season for me and my family. Those things said, I think I might need the support of the actual meetings to get me through. I always had my mom at those meetings, expecting me to be there. Now my friend says she will do that for me. It will be different but I think it will be good. Heck, I attended meetings with the leader for over 5 years. I know she is good and the class has over 100 people who are incredibly supportive (a number of them actually came to my mom's funeral including the WW receptionist). So these darn last 10 lbs to get back to my WW goal weight might as well start crying....the 20 lbs I'd like to loose in addition better get scared. Because I am in a fighting mood. Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas are not going to add to my thighs. No way! Not this year!

Enjoy your Friday!!!! It is time to celebrate the Autumn...go on a hike or a color tour! Fall is by far my favorite season here in Michigan followed closely by spring, summer and even winter. Stop by www.puremichigan.org. It'll help you understand why I love the beauty of Michigan!