It was the Banana Pudding

It's the Monday after Thanksgiving. Who needs to get on the scale to know that they went just a tad bit overboard? Not me. All I have to do is look at the near empty pan of banana pudding and know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I need to kick up my exercise regimen! Good thing my Chris Freytag 10lb Slimdown DVD came in the mail over the weekend. With that, my walking DVD, my jump rope, and my hula hoop...Aww shucks! Somebody's gonna be fine as wine bringing in the new year!
Here's what I'm doing this week and beyond to combat the holiday pounds:

• 2 daily 15 minute hula hoop sessions
• Take the stairs instead of the elevator from the roof of my parking garage
• Using my workout DVD over lunch or before/after work
• Eating more veggies, drinking more water, & eating less sugar

What's your plan?

Confession of the Day: Questionable Motivation

"Mommy, I haven't seen you work out this hard in a long time." My daughter commented while we were exercising in our apartment's fitness center yesterday. And, yes, I was working out harder than I had in previous exercise sessions. Ironically, she had no idea that she was behind the intensity--her and her dad.

Yes. Her dad, of all people. Apparently, the Sunday before when he attended church he made a comment about me being a "big girl"! Had my loose lip daughter not felt the need to share this unflatterring information with me I would have been none the wiser, but that isn't the case. She let it out and I had a reaction that even I hadn't anticipated.

Embarrassment. For lack of a better word, that's the closest sentiment that describes how I felt. My ex-husband and I have a history. A big part of that history is him always finding me attractive. Don't get me wrong. This isn't about me wanting my ex to keep having the hots for me, but the last thing I want for him to be doing is looking at me, like "Uggh. She's letting herself go." I wouldn't want any of my ex's to view me like that. Just so happens that he's the ex I'm going to encounter on a regular basis because of our children.

So, yes. I was getting my physical fitness on BIG time to turn this situation around. PRONTO!

Improvision & Rewards: A Fit Life Must Have

I'd planned to hit Zumba class today, but that didn't happen for reasons I won't get into. However, that didn't stop my quest for exercise. Improvising, I call it. I pulled out my Just Dance Wii game and got busy for some about thirty minutes of intense dancing. It was great! I even broke a bit of a sweat, although nothing close to what would've happened at Zumba. Still. Then I rewarded myself with a scoop and a half of Tripple Chocolate brownie ice cream left over from my boyfriend's birthday weekend. Terrible? I'd say NOT. Everything in moderation, right? Right.

LaCharmine Jefferson,

Author of Unfinished Business, the story of one woman's addiction to the wrong man for the wrong reason & what she risks to get him out of her system for good!

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