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Well, I'm finding out I'm not a very good blogger. I have good intentions, but I don't seem to get it done. I am much better about working out and that's good!

I'm still on the journey to get fit! I'm much farther along than I was. I am taking it one step at a time. Good things are happening. Especially since one of my 2012 resolutions was to drink Shakeology daily! 

I will admit I missed it 2 days in a row last weekend because we were out of town, and what a difference it made NOT having it. I was bloated and lethargic. Back at it again and it is amazing how much better I feel already. 

I've been trying different recipies, too. Today's yummy recipe was:

• Chocolate Shakeology
• Frozen Strawberries
• Almond Extract
• A squirt of chocolate syrup
• milk

Three great days of walking with my husband and our dog.  Already my stamina has improved and the pace is picking up.  The weather has been great. We wait until evening and walk over two miles around the lake, up and down hills, and through the state park. Peaceful and beautiful.

Shakeology has been my lunch each day and I see great benefit from that, too. I have more energy, I'm not bloated, and my nails and hair continue to be stronger and longer!

Ever get discouraged?  I'm a pretty positive person most of the time, but there are occasions where I get a bit discouraged. Whenever I am discouraged, I just talk to the Lord and He helps me through.

For a while now, I have been discouraged at the weight I've put on. It's been a slow and gradual thing, over the last two years. I could pin it on a lot of things--death of parents, retirement, new job, stressful changes, children graduating and moving on, cleaning out four households, and so much more, but I won't. I did it to myself. I stopped exercising, I stopped watching what I ate. I stopped going to bed at a decent time every night. I stopped taking care of this wonderful body God has given me.

Well, it is time to take action! God and others have been trying to tell me what I need to do, but I wasn't ready to do what I know I should... until now. I know I must exercise, choose foods more wisely, and get more sleep. If I don't do something, no one will. So, today, I begin again. I do this for me.

It is time to exercise. One day at a time. 

Time to push Play and exercise!

Well, I haven't been the best at doing the Body Gospel workout each day, but I am doing SOMETHING. I've been alternating the stretching and the Full Body workout.  Body Gospel is still kicking my backside!  Each time I do it, I get a little stronger and can go a few minutes more.  There is a lot of aerobic marching and arm work.  I haven't gotten much sleep the last few nights, so I am especially tired today, but HAPPY that I DID the routine!

The countdown to my kids' graduation begins... My daughter will graduate from Truman State University in December and my son will graduate from High School in May.  I want to look much healthier and slimmer!

"When we think we need to lose weight, our minds store the self-image of being overweight. We need the image of the desired weight we want to attain, not the pounds of fat we want to discard." —Denis Waitley

Wow, what a powerful thought!  We need the image of the desired weight...  Now, it is time to conjure up that image and plant it in our brain.  We can do this!