#90 Hump Day

Wow!!! Only 10 more till I reach the 100 blog posts. Who knew I had a lot to say. I realize that I haven't been posting; there are no excuses. I could say that I was so busy I didn't have time, but that would be a lie. Bottom line: I just didn't do it. Also, it has been a crazy allergy week. Sometimes I wish I could have a sinus transplant if that is even possible. Needless to say I have been in world of runny noses and watery eyes. I am slowly turning in to Rudolph.

Anyway; this blog will probably be long cause I need to catch up the world on whats been going one. I will basically have a few blogs in one. (Mini Goals, Confessions, Exercise Challenge, etc.)

Mini Goals

• Track Everything: I haven't done this at all, partly because I need to buy a 3 month food tracker or any tracker for that matter. At the beginning of the weight loss week (Friday) I started writing on slivers of paper, but obviously that didn't work. I need to make this a habit
• Exercise: If you read some of my blog posts last week, I mentioned that I was giving myself an exercise challenge every week until my Walt Disney World trip at the end of June that I would exercise at least 5 times during the week. Last week I only made it to 4 times. This week I am determined to make it to at least 5 not more. So far, so good. Both Monday and Tuesday I exercised my little booty off. 
• Drink more water; less DC (diet coke): I have kind of had an influx of DC since Easter. As most of you know, I gave it up for Lent. Since then I have kind of gone crazy, but I am trying to get back to having only 1 or 2 per week and only special occasions. This is really my goal for next week; to cut down on DC. 
• Eat more Veggies/fruits: Slowly but surely I am adding more and more of these.
• Finish The Great Gatsby: I am beginning to have a love hate relationship with this book. I love the time period and the characters, however you can tell that it was written in the 20's. I never had to read it in school. When I heard they were making a movie, I had to read it. 

Exercise Challenge

• Day 1(4.23.2012): Zumba live class; There is nothing like an actual class you go to. I sweat my tush off and it felt amazing. Looking forward to Day 3.
• Day 2 (4.24.2012): Yesterday I had a hard time deciding what Wii game I was going to do; Wii Zumba 2 or Wii Fit. I decided that I was going to try and attempt to do the Zumba 2 game; this time all the way through. It seems like, again that it was going to go on and on, but roughly a hour later, I got to the cool down. I felt like I truly accomplished something. The new Zumba game has the added feature of telling you how many calories you burned. I burned 718 calories. 
• Day 3 (today): Zumba class tonight. Can't wait.

Confessions

• I love being barefoot. Don't get me wrong I am like most women in that I love shoes, but I am a Cajun girl from the heart. As soon as I get home, I can't wait to walk barefoot. 
• I would give anything right now to be outside reading a book instead having to work. 
• My sister is my best friend.
• My house is always a mess. Thank God I don't have many visitors. So if you do decide to visit me, please call about 2 hours before.
• I am a jeans and t-shirt kind of girl; I love being comfy.
• It is hard for me to make myself exercise, but when I do, I feel amazing.
• I don't know if people actually read this blog, but if you do Thank-You.

How do you measure success? To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a redeemed social condition, or a job well done; to know even one other life has breathed because you lived- this is to have lived.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson