Untie those “nots”

Lee wrote a terrific post about achievements. Go read it! I’ll still be here. (Go!) See how she turns that “not” around? I love it! I was getting a little blue about the things I hadn’t done this year. Then I started thinking about the bad things I haven’t done either: I have NOT: regained the weight I’ve lost, returned to my crappy eating habits (for more than a few days at the max anyway!), abandoned my exercise, quit planning and preparing healthy meals for my family. All of a sudden, I feel pretty far ahead in the game.

Have I ever mentioned how much I love lifting weights? Like most working moms, I struggle with fitting in gym time, but when I go I’m in heaven! Like yesterday afternoon for example. I love working my back & chest – I feel so powerful moving around lots of heavy iron. I get a warm fuzzy Conan feeling inside. :-) Then I got on the treadmill. Stop laughing – yes I did! And thanks to the “Dirty Harry” marathon on the USA network, I managed to stay on board for 30 minutes! After that I went home, had a healthy supper (salmon patties, baked sweet potato, and salad), then plonked down to watch “White Christmas” while finishing up the cards with the hubster. He made me skip the musical numbers, but it was still good.

I slept in this morning – I was tired (I moved a lot of iron!), it was cold outside, and my Chihuahua was using her “Reiki paws of power” ™ to keep me warm & drowsy. But that’s cool cause the boy is with grandpa, and the gym is there for me this afternoon. Have I ever mentioned how much I love working biceps? It makes me feel like Conan. :-)