Tuesday, November 08, 2011

My little journey




So 9 months ago in the beginning of February, I decided to make some serious changes in my life.

To start, I began a couch to 5K running program. The picture above is me on the morning of my race which was April 30. The race did not go as well as I wanted it to, but that's a different story. I have dear friends who ran it with me and it was a good way to start. I did not like running. I still do not like running but I do it and I can do it which makes me feel good.

The picture below is what I look like now. It's taken 9 months to lose 32 pounds. It has been such a rewarding experience.
I have chronicled all this on a different blog.

It started because I had my fortieth birthday coming up. It started because I felt low on energy. I still have a long ways to go but I have done it I believe in a smart manner, where it won't come back again. I am so proud of my sister Susie who has done this too! I have lots of opinions on what has worked and what hasn't but the basic premise is you have to eat less and exercise more.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Halloween!







It was a nice halloween, other than that we had a major snowstorm on the Saturday before! We did all our normal fun things. Pumpkin picking at Stews. Trunk or Treat. Decorating sugar cookies. Making Jack o' laterns. School Halloween Party. School Parade. Halloween Activity Days. Trick or Treating with the Fuori's. That's the best part.

Thomas didn't go out on Halloween night because of the croup. I have one picture on my iphone of him in his doctor outfit from the trunk or treat. Sam had a total of 3 costumes. 2 minutes before we left for trick or treating, he decided to abandon the ninja costume and wore Matthew's buzz lightyear from kindergarten. He also wore Matthew's skeleton to the school halloween party. We had all of them already, so I didn't mind that he changed. It was funny. We blew the wad on Red Riding Hood, but she wore it at least 5 times and it could fit next year too. Josh stole my heart with his secret service agent costume. We ordered the earpiece and black tie but everything else he had.