Well, today I am feeling good.

I don't think I have lost anything really but I do feel good. I am keeping up with my treadmill although some mornings I don't want to get up at 5:45 to get the workout done. But then by 7 when I wake the kids up to get ready for school I feel satisfied that I have done what I should. I have kept my promise to myself.

So even if I don't lose anything this week I know I am a healthier person for myself and my family and that makes all the early morning workouts worth it.

They are really being good about this whole new way mom eats around here. Although there are times when I think they feel sad for me that I can't have something like candy corn that they know I LOVE! But instead I will have a cream cheese cloud and I feel good about the choice I made.

I do my 10,000 steps on the treadmill but I have recently been getting them out for a walk in the morning either right before school or after a couple of subjects to get the ole brain juices pumping again. The walks are nice and the weather has really been lovely. I am looking forward to seeing all the trees changing and the smells of fall. We sometimes take our walks on the air force base here through the woods. We like to take some binoculars so we can look for different birds and other critters. We call that a "science field trip".

Soon Mark (dh) might have to move away to find a job in another town, possibly in Alabama. We wish he didn't have too but there is absolutely nothing here for him and money doesn't stretch as far as it used to when it was just the two of us or us with only one child.

Anyway, it's been a good day and I am glad with my exercise program. I hope I can be a strong enough person to continue with this like I know I should.

GOD Bless!


Donna