I really don't understand it...it's been another week since I posted last. LAME.
I guess I have been hitting the workouts pretty hard this past 2 weeks. I feel like I've sort of hit a wall, or a plateau, if you will. I've been losing less than a pound a week for the last month. While that's ok, any loss is a loss, I want to expedite this process a little bit so that I can actually reach my goal. My goal is to be unafraid to show off my beach body this summer and that will include some serious ab definition. I'm getting closer at just over 10 pounds lost but I've got another 10-12 to go before I get to my real goal weight. I can already visually tell the difference in some parts of my body. Last weekend I actually went out running a couple of the evenings. I was surprised to find it was easier than I remember it being. It was more like interval training since I don't have the best endurance (never have). But Sunday, while I was working, my dad brought my bicycle over. I ended up going for a ride Monday morning before work, and Tuesday and last night after dinner. Hopefully the change in my workout will be beneficial this Saturday on the scale. I've still been doing yoga and some P90X (like kenpo x, cardio x, yoga x) here and there. My main struggle is with the diet. I'm not willing to totally give up all of the things that I love. I've done really well at cutting out most of the sugar I used to eat. But my biggest bugaboo is cheese. I love love love me some cheese. I've been working on eating slowly, often and in moderation.
Another project I've been spending a lot of time on is my handbook for my crochet class. It's going fairly well, though I wish I could work faster. I've put together most of the first lesson, which includes how to hold the hook and the yarn, how to make a slipknot, chain stitch, turning chains, single crochet, double crochet, half-double crochet and gauge. I'm working now on finishing the pictures for all of those instructions as well as a resource section that includes an abbreviation list, a crochet dictionary, and information about yarns and hooks. I'm also including a tutorial on how to read crochet patterns alongside each stitch's instructions. All in all, I think it's going to be a great tool for my beginner students. And honestly, if I had had a handbook like this when I was first learning to crochet I could have easily taught myself, and quickly at that.
On to a totally unrelated subject, today is my niece Ella's 1st birthday. One year ago tonight I held my newborn niece for the first time less than an hour after she was born. Next Wednesday is Zidane's birthday so this Saturday we're having a double 1st birthday party. It's gonna be a lunch cookout on Aaron and Terri's new grill. A good time will be had by all. Also, Saturday is Mom's 10-year cancer-free anniversary. The whole family is going out for dinner to celebrate. I'm sooooo excited!
Well, I think that's all for now. I can't guarantee that it won't be another week before I post again, but I'm hoping and I'll try...
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