the longest journey begins with the first step. today was my first day, my first step. i have had a great day today. i am proud of myself. for breakfast i made pancakes using heart smart bisquick with splenda, pecans, and oatmeal. they were very yummy. for lunch i had a tamale from trader joe's. they have cheese and green chili tamales that rock my world. for dinner i made one of my favorite salads: raw spinach, dried cranberries, toasted almonds, feta, turkey, and light basalmic vinaigrette. I really wanted some bread with the salad, but i went for some flatbread crisps. they were super yummy.
as far as exercise, i walked at home. i used the leslie sansone dvd. i did three miles in forty-five minutes and it was actually a really difficult workout. the great thing is that i do not have to go anywhere to do it. i can just put on some tennis shoes and go for it in my living room. my roommate and i have a couple of the dvd's. one is really difficult and the other is not so hard. i really recommend the "5-day slim down." i am sore but it is not so hard that i never want to do it again.
tonight the youngster i babysit asked me if there was a baby growing in my tummy. the beauty of children is that they always speak the truth because they do not know the taboo things they are not supposed to say. he reinforced my decisions today.
Sounds like you had a good day!! Way to go!
ReplyDeletei did! thanks, friend :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the invitation to the blog. You are the second person I know this year that is blogging their adventure - Whitney Shanklin Bell being the other (http://2lbsaweek-whitbell25.blogspot.com/). I appreciate your honesty and it motivates me to care more about what I put into my mouth and the lifestyle I live.
ReplyDeleteI wish you nothing but the best!
Cindy
Well it sounds like you had a good first day! Keep up the good work! Your such a great writer. I look forward to reading your blog everyday. Love you!
ReplyDeleteAlicia
We love you Terra and look forward to seeing you and encouraging you through this process. I really respect that fact that you have decided to be so vulnerable with all of this. We will be praying for you. And if it makes you feel better, Andrew asked me today if I had a baby in my tummy! He's really into that for some reason right now.
ReplyDeleteaw, i love y'all too! it does make me feel better that andrew is asking other people if there is a baby in their tummy! haha. it was so sweet the way he asked, and yet so sad all at the same time! thanks for your love, prayers and support!
ReplyDeletenetflix has a lot of work out videos, too!
ReplyDeleteWhen faced with working out, I always fight the thought....."what gorgeous people will be there, looking and judging me?" Therefore, your plan is perfect -- at home, wearing whatever you want, with a trusted friend nearby. No judging; no performance anxiety. It's also perfect because you don't have to leave your house and brave the sometimes deadly elements in Joisey.....:):) As you know, I'm going to Curves where mostly older, quite round women-only go. That works for me. :)
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