sunshine you get on my body!

           Um, first off how excited are we that the sun has decided to peek its head out and grace us with its glorious presence?? I was beginning to feel like I should just burrow deep down in my bed hole, since obviously it was gonna be winter til july!!! (over dramatic a bit?).  Well it has come out and it seems it has decided to stay out for the most part, except for the occasional cloudy/rainy day, which is fine by me!

        Okay down to business, I have been doing a diet/exercise program called the PINK Method. you can check that out here. I hate the word "diet" because it sounds so harsh and almost depriving, which is not the case, I love this program because it is food that is so good for you anyways. It comes with a book/journal to write down your progress/goals. It also has menu plans and a "pink outline" which is like a blue print of what foods to eat, recipes, what you should eat for breakfast lunch & dinner.  And it also comes with exercise discs that you can do at home. Of course you can always go to the gym to exercise any way you like.
You should be exercising atleast an hour a day, don't feel too guilty if you can't make it an hour, just make an effort! I can't tell you how long its been since I actually put effort into "working out" or "exercising".. let's just say a long, LONG time! I do need to keep motivating myself, everyday, because it does get hard, I mean those corn dogs and cheeseburgers look delicious, and I know once in a while I can have my cheat foods in moderation. When I slip up or "cheat" I feel the difference and my body is held accountable.
YES I want to lose weight, but more importantly I want to be healthy, I want to hike, and repel and run marathons and just feel so good and not have health issues!!

I have lost 6 lbs total since I started it about a week ago, and more importantly I feel GREAT!!! Just changing what I eat and making an effort to put good foods in my body and not over eat I can feel a difference!

If you want more info on my personal experience feel free to ask, I am not a Doctor or a professional just a fatty mcbutterpants trying to lose weight!  

On a totally unrelated note, We have been doing the "Money Challenge," you know the one where you save $1 week one, $27 week 27, $52 on week 52 (52 weeks of the year ;)..  But I got to thinking when it comes down to the end of the year with Christmas and all I don't know that we will be able to save that much money in a month.. Another thought was some weeks we have bigger paychecks than others, and different bills, I'm sure you can relate as well....SO... I Googled and Pinterested, to see if anyone else had any ideas and I found this little Remix on shemakescents   It's BINGO, You basically decide what amount you can afford to put away that week, cross it off and pick another amount the next week! It's Brilliant (: because at the end you will still end up with the same amount of dough $1378.  

Until next time,
XO

Kenz