Accountability

Some may wonder why I am throwing out my personal resolutions on our blog...
Accountability. I am hoping it makes me work just a little harder.


I read alot of fitness blogs to that inspire me and sometimes they even come comment on mine :)

Another goal of mine this year is to get a bit healthier which I assume you know from my 500 mile challenge! Well I also want to do that by eating....so I stumbled upon a great list that I think I can fit into my life style from

www. fitnessnyc.wordpress.com

She has a fabulous blog go check it out! Here is her list she is trying to fit into her lifestyle that I like!

–decrease portions 15-25%

–drink more water

–1 treat meal and 1 treat dessert a week still being mindful of portion size (I am not going to lie...this is going to be hard for me)

–fruits and veggies at every meal

–focus on healthy carbs

-don’t skip meals

-food journal

–keep alcohol in check. She said 3-4 drinks a week or less is fine. For those drinking 6-12 or more, cut 25-50%.

–cut back on processed and artificial foods and sweeteners as much as possible.

–increase exercise by 15 minutes a session or increase intensity

**I already have a head start since I have been keeping a food journal, I have been trying to drink more water and I am trying to eat more fruits and veggies!!

I resolve to...

Well 2010 is here and it is that time to think about what you want for the new year.
I have a huge list of things I want to accomplish this year and I am very hopeful that I will accomplish them before 2011 :) One thing that is on my list this year is, I resolve it get more fit. This is a traditional one for most girls I think :) I decided instead of saying I need to lose x amount of pounds, or I am going to work out every single day in 2010 (ya right) I would try a different approach. Because in the end it is about getting healthier.



So, how am I going to accomplish this? Well my inspiration came from this blog entry from a blogger that I like to read.
http://www.runningfarstrong.blogspot.com



In this blog she said that she ran 1230 miles in 2009! Wow that is a huge accomplishment!! Now, I know better then to think I can start off running over 1,000 miles in a year. However I don't think 500 miles is that out of line. However, I am going to switch it up a bit. I am going to log runs, walks, cycling, stepping, etc. in to my 500 miles. If I go by just running I will never accomplish that because I will get incredibly bored. I have been trying to convince Cory to join me to make it a little more competitive so hopefully I can get him on the bandwagon too!

Now, why am I sharing this you ask? Well I am hoping that if I put it out there and have a somewhat "cheerleading" section it will be a little more motivational. I will be 'checking' in periodically with updates on how many miles I have gone!

Wish me luck!!!

2010

It is right around the corner. A new year that is. What do you have planned for the new year? Any resolutions?

Kramer at Santa Paws

The RS Humane Society had a "Santa Paws" benefit~so we took Kramer to get his pic with Santa to help all the animals out at the Humane Society.

Christmas is around the corner!

I was very excited this year to put up our xmas tree~In the past, our house was so small we hardly could have a tree and it was always tiny. Well now that we have moved this year we bought a 12ft tree! I had so much fun decorating it~

My New Friend

What a cutie pie face!

Australia Trip

Hello! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! We have returned from Australia and it was a fabulous time! We were on the go the entire time traveling from Sydney, Brisbane and up to the Great Barrier Reef. Here are a few pics out of the 500 I came back with :) (I love to take pics, LOL)