A beautiful day

Yesterday was an absolutely beautiful day. The weather was in the high 60's and really motivated me! It began with a great walk/hike with a couple of friends in the gorgeous Percy Warner Park. We've been dying to get Brooklyn to kick around her soccer ball and the rain has been preventing that from happening, so it was a must. A trip to our new favorite park to take her, Owl Creek Park, including some soccer, swinging, tricycle riding, sliding, and some relaxing in the beautiful sun. Here are some

pics from the park:

These are the moments that life is about. We hope to take in every single one of them.

I also broke the routine and kept Brooklyn up late past her bedtime to go to the dance recital at SCA. She was enthralled by the dancing and it was worth every minute of it!

Small victories

A week back into the journey and we have some small victories to celebrate!

• last weekend we ate every meal at home (actually a big accomplishment for us, but small in the big picture)
• three workouts over the week--extreme muscle pain prevented more later in the week (maybe went too hard too quickly?)
• over the whole week we only had one meal out due to Brooklyn's soccer practice on the other side of town after work, making it impossible to come home to eat dinner--kept that meal healthy by grabbing low calorie subs at Subway
• thoroughly enjoyed Brooklyn's first soccer practice and hope she loves it

Goals for this week: Lent starts, so we are going to do something together to better our lives. Drink more water and less diet drinks (Diet Dr. Pepper has been my vice these days). Research more recipes for healthier cooking like this.

Re-commitment

March 1 was our re-commitment date on this journey. We had gotten a little off track, but not too bad. Our goals are to exercise more and return to eating at home as much as possible. Many things have happened since August, but we are still striving to have a healthier lifestyle. We have plateaued in the weight loss, so we know that we have to kick up the physical activity if we want to lose more.

My official goal is 40 lbs. by Sept. 1 (6 months from start date). I have the honor of being a bridesmaid in my sister's wedding and really want to rock the dress I'll be wearing. Now that it is getting warmer, I hope to be motivated by the sunshine and get it done! Tom bought me Zumba! for the Wii for Christmas, so I also hope to incorporate it into the routine. I've worked out with it twice now and I definitely felt the burn in my muscles!

So the update since 3/1:

3/1: 30 min. Zumba! for Wii

3/3: 45 min. Zumba! for Wii

We have to learn from our past, right? Well, I wasn't really that involved in many physical activities as a child or growing up, so I hope to change that for Brooklyn. I want her to enjoy sports and other activities. We're starting her young. Last night she had her first soccer practice! I hope she has fun and learns to enjoy playing with her teammates.

I appreciate your feedback and comments as we venture on down the road. Here we go!