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The question of the week is.... (drum roll please....)

Question: In light of 11.11.11 and Veteran's Day tell us about your favorite soldier and how he or she is saving the world. Fictional or real life.

I don't just have one favorite soldier, I have many. When I was getting ready to graduate High School I had tons of friends who decided to go into the service, in various branches. In particular I would like to mention Danny (my bestest best best friend's husband) who serves in the Air Force, Stephanie (a long time friend) who also serves in the Air Force, Dave who serves in the Air Force, Jeremy who serves in the Army, Shelly who serves in the Army, Josh who served in the Air Force, Gary who serves in the Army, Jason who served in the Marine Corps, and many more whom I cannot think of right now, but whom should not be forgotten or appreciated.

Day 3 of 21 day fitness plan

Exercise
- 25 minutes elliptical trainer
- 15 minutes stair master
- 20 minutes bicycle
- 10 minutes rowing machine
- 5 minutes abs
- Weight training

Calories
- Total expended from exercise = 772
- Total consumed = 2012
- Total (2012-772) = 1240

Water
- 8 glasses (or more)

Notes

Just Closed... [Robopocalypse]

Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Over all this book was good and a good read, however, this type of fiction is not really the kind that I normally like to read. I gave it 3 out of 5 stars because the writing and stories fit together well, it was quite realistic in the descriptions and it held my interest and kept me wanting to read more. I like how the author was able to intertwine different stories from different people and show how they all connect in one way or another.



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Wednesday Weigh-In #1

So today was my first official "Wednesday Weigh-In"

Time = 11:20am
Weight = 164.6 pounds

Here are a few pictures that I took at the gym and will refer to as my "before" shots


-Front view-


-Side view (note fat tummy and big butt)-


-One day I woke up with a spare tire and would LOVE for it to be gone!-

My goal after all of this healthier living is to lose at least 25 pounds and up to 35 pounds

Day 2 of 21 day fitness plan

Exercise
- 30 minutes elliptical trainer
- 30 minutes stair master
- 30 minutes bicycle

Calories
- Total expended from exercise = 965
- Total consumed = 2116
- Total (2116-965) = 1151

Water
- 8 glasses (or more)

Notes
- Today I burned quite a few more calories at the gym and I only ate a little bit more in calories... Should keep this up!

Day 1 of 21 day fitness plan

Exercise
- Strength training with weights
- 10 minutes abs
- 30 minutes bike
- 30 minutes stairmaster

Calories
- Total expended from exercise = 638
- Total consumed = 2081
- Total (2081-638) = 1443

Water
- 8 glasses!

Notes
- Today was a good day. Probably went a little overboard with candy and sweets, but I still made it under my 1500 calorie goal!

21 days to get back in the habit of healthy living

Start date = Tuesday, November 8th
End date = Tuesday, November 29th

Ok, so I intend on using this as a "jumping off" point for my fitness and do not intend on quitting after 21 days, but rather continuing. My point of doing this in a 21 day time period is to start out with small goals, build habits, and then go from there.

Exercise Plan (weekly) - subject to change based on weather
Sunday - Run (or swim)
Monday - Run or walk in neighborhood and abs
Tuesday - 60-90 minutes cardio and strength training with weights
Wednesday - 1 hour yoga class plus 30 or 45 minutes of cardio of my choice and abs
Thursday - 60-90 minutes cardio and strength training with weights
Friday - 60-90 minutes cardio and abs
Saturday - Run (or swim) and strength training with weights

Goals
- Limit calories to 1500 per day (utilize myfitnesspal to track food and exercise)
- Find more healthy swaps and healthy recipes
- Drink 64oz water EVERY day
- No soda
- 1 cup of coffee per day (either at home or from shop)
- Limit snacks (mainly salty ones)
- Lights out by 11pm and up by 8am

**Weekly weigh-ins will occur on Wednesdays BEFORE yoga**