Happy New Years Eve!!!

10, 9, 8, 7....just getting ready for 2008!!!! We've had a heck of a 2007 and are welcoming 2008 with open arms. I've already done my exercise for the day...a fantastic PNP cardio workout called the Rump Buster and boy does it live up to its name. The kids are spending the night with grandpa and I am going deer hunting with my dear husband. We'll top the evening off with friends enjoying a little pizza, a little beer (lite), and a lot of Wii playing. I figure bowling and boxing on the Wii offers a little exercise!

So, good bye 2007. I can't wait to see what 2008 offers. I know one thing, we will be healthier and fitter. We've already started down that road!

Happy New Years Eve!!! Enjoy and be safe!

Exercise:
12/30/2007--20 minutes of strength training followed by 20 minutes on the treadmill.
12/31/2007--35 minutes on the treadmill doing the PNP Rump Buster workout

It's that time of year again....Resolutions!

It is nearing another New Years Eve. What does that mean? Resolutions. Turn on the tv, open a newspaper, log onto the Internet....everywhere you look you will find things to help you with your New Years resolution. And due to past history of mankind, most of those resolutions have to do with diet, exercise, lifestyle changes, etc. As I thought about resolutions today it dawned on me that we are all focused on a specific date we are going to change our ways. Maybe it is Monday because it is the beginning of the week, maybe it is the 1st of the month, or as most people do it...it is January 1st since the slate is clean for the next year. I actually started on December 20th. Yup, a Thursday. Not just any Thursday but the Thursday before the holiday week began. Why did I choose this day? Well, I knew I was going to be home for the next two weeks and I could exercise each day at a time that was convenient for me. Also, if I could succeed during these two hectic weeks of no schedule, I would have the start of a pretty good habit going by the time our "normal" schedule was back. I've vowed to not do a New Years resolution this year. Instead I am going to exercise everyday until January 31st (which is the day I leave for Vegas). When I get back from Vegas, I'll set another short term goal. I received my Weight Watchers and Health magazines in the mail today. Both are focused on exercise, diet, lifestyle, etc. and both talk about short term goals and the reality of making resolutions. Success is measured different for everyone. However, short term goals are easier to measure and are stepping stones to long term goals. So I am making my short term goal to exercise every day for the next 33 days. After that goal is achieved (and it will be achieved), I will make another goal.

Exercise: 36 minute high intensity butt and quad workout on the treadmill.

Hello. My name is Cori and I am....

Starting all over. I'm going back to day one (with PNP) as my last month as not been what I needed it to be. To no ones fault but mine. My father-in-law passed away last Wednesday. He lived a long, wonderful life. But you see his death was the icing on the cake, the dozen cookies I made on Thursday, and the sweats I stayed in on Friday. I know it is all excuses but.....this year has really sucked. My mom died on Christmas Day last year, my mom's sister on January 3rd, my mother-in-law on April 20th and now my father-in-law. They each were very special people in my life and each died due to health conditions that could have been avoided (except my father-in-law...he just went real peacefully). So....as I mourn and grieve my father-in-law, I grieved all over again for the rest of our losses. However, my husband and I have realized that we have a chance to change our lives and hopefully not suffer from the diseases they had (or push them out further). We've made meal plans and healthy snack lists. I've started my journal (again) and maybe he'll think about starting one. So....my tennis shoes are laced, my iPod is charged, and.....

My name is Cori and I am a Phit-N-Phater!!!

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!!!!