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Good Morning lovelies,

I have so much to share with you and I apologize for not getting to it sooner. It was an extremely stressful week. But enough about work.

I actually don't know if I lost weight this week because I am at the man's house and he has no scale, I will check tomorrow morning. I do have my own ways of judging, like whether or not I can see my belly when I have my pajama pants on and if there are rolls under my bra. HA. Right now that is not happening so I think we are still on the right track.

This week I was shopping at TJ Maxx to prepare for our New Zealand trip (less than 2 weeks away). I found that they have hand weights, yoga pads, work out balls, resistance bands and all that good stuff for great prices. I had been looking around for 3 pound hand weights, two is too little and five a bit too much, and there were versatile ones there that you can wrap around your wrists or your ankles depending on what your working. These, in addition to my Wii fit, my resistance bands from Tony Horton, and my Yoga Ball is all the workout studio I can fit in my little apartment. Now when I'm doing step on Wii Fit I ad the weights and when I do my leg exercises from different websites I've come across I do the same. Baby steps. I was also pretty excited because now I can eat the soup in those cans I've been using as weights...

I live in an apartment complex where there is a full gym available to me, there is also a small gym at work but I prefer to work out at home. Being a girl who has never been in great shape I have always felt immediately inadequate when I walked into a gym. If I am going to start breathing heavy from working out I would much rather have the man and the cats witness it than a bunch of sweaty people I don't know. Is this the same for anyone else? Maybe someday I will get over this complex but until them I will continue to build my little gym.

No matter how much we weigh we are all different shapes. I found a phenomenal website that determines your body type and finds clothes that flatter. They also try to get you to buy the clothes, but you can always take their basic advice and find less expensive versions. MyShape

I also found a PDF you can use on a diet related website Women to Women, to track what you ate, how you were feeling that day, if there was any stress involved, if you pooped, if your having your period, etc. So if you really want to figure out what's going on with your body I think this might be the way to go. I'm not sure that I'm this dedicated right now but I thought some of you might be into it. wellnessdiary

I've discovered a lot in these first few weeks of better living. Here are the things that aren't as healthy

- Every once in a while (say once a month?) I need a cheeseburger.
- Ice cream and I are friends during stressful times (luckily there are a lot of low calorie options now)
- Detoxing from alcohol just for a little while has made it so I get sauced off one glass of wine. Talk about a money saver!

On the more positive end of the spectrum

- My skin is a lot better (I have psoriasis and eczema so that's a big deal)
-The stressful week was a lot easier to deal with, though I still want to invest in a punching bag
- Healthy food is really good! Well, most of it.

How are you all doing? I've missed you. Anything new to share? Vacations planned for the year? New Health discoveries?

Love you,

Lula