A Scary but Necessary Decision March 11, 2008

This is a bit scary for me, but I have decided to make my fitness efforts public as a way of accountability. I am sick of watching other people get healthy, while I stay unhealthy. Usually I ask my husband to keep me accountable with this stuff (and he always does) but when he checks me on something, I get kinda defensive. We have decided that this is not the best way to bring more love into our marriage , hence, I am going to be accountable to all my blog readers. Honestly, I am not sure if I am brave enough to post before pictures of me and tell you my weight. I will tell you that I have had 9 and 10lb babies 2 years apart and love food…hehehe. Also, right now I don’t have a regular exercise routine and I lack energy.

Now let me explain that the reason I want to do this is not because I want to be some skinny stick figure like the women who are protrayed to us on the media, but rather I want to be strong & healthy so that I can be a better servant to my family and others…and to be able to bench press like 250 lbs .

 Well, I just had one of those little defining points in my life. If any of you want to send a little encouragement my way to kick off my journey to a healthy me, please leave me a comment. Thanks!

Awesome Meat Storage Idea March 11, 2008

For Kitchen Tip Tuesdays I found the most awesome post on meat storage by a fellow blogger named Roni over at www.weightwatchen.com. She lost like 75 lbs on Weight Watchers and has kept if off for a couple years. She also has another blog named www.greenlitebites.com where she posts recipes she has invented (all very healthy and diet friendly) along with recipe & kitchen tip video posts.

Definitely check out her video on meat storage. It is so awesome, especially if you don’t have a food saver. Also, using her method, you can defrost the meat much faster! I wish I could take credit for this, but I can’t . All credit goes to Roni and her clever mind.