My birthday, and Christmas!

My birthday was yesterday! I am 34 and 1 day :) First let me tell you about Christmas! Gary and I had 13 of our family member's over for Christmas eve dinner! We served tri tip, twice baked potatoes, veggies and rolls. It was a GREAT time! Gary got me a pair of crocs. They are the most comfortable shoes I've ever worn! They are ergonomically correct and i would recommend them to everyone! For my birthday we just had a low key day. The best and most memorable part of my day was when Gary came into our bedroom with my favorite ice cream (Breyer's heath bar crunch) with a candle in it and sang me happy birthday! It was so sweet :) I will add pictures probably within the week. my laptop is in the shop but it should be shipped back by the end of the week.

I know i havent written much lately. Just wanted to update my pic! Gary and I went to Mt Lassen National park yesterday. it was a GREAT get away and nice to get away from it all :P)

Going at it strong!

Well i went to the doctor yesterday and I've lost 2lbs in the past 2 months (woo hoo). But i had him look at my weight a year ago and I've lost 28lbs since a year ago! Gary and I are going to hit the gym today which i am very happy about! My new goal is to be able to do 30 minutes on the elliptical by the end of November! I can do 15 now. I see the doctor again next week for an orthopedic evaluation. My knees and my left hip have been REALLY bothering me! My right knee i crushed in 95' and my left knee i broke at the tibia plateau. And my left hip has extra bone growth above it where they put the full length femur rod. I'm not sure what the outcome will be but I'm pretty positive that it will require surgery to fix any of my problems. Since I'm not a big fan of pain I'm not sure if i will just deal with the pain or have surgery. I guess I'll just have to wait and see.......i hope to have a new pic up by the end of the day.......til then keep smiling :)

Kicked the Elipticals booty!!!

Well today Gary and I went to the gym. I did 10 minutes on the treadmill, 15 on the bike and 15 on the eliptical!! I would like to be up to 30 minutes on the eliptical by the end of October. Gary is also benefiting from this new life style!! He is losing weight and inches! We have cut out ALL fast food and we barely even eat out. After watching Food Inc., we are VERY skeptical about what/where we eat! We are trying to eat only grass fed organic food. And it is paying!! plus our bodies will only appreciate it that much more as we age!! until next time........

Starting again.......

Well I have started tackling the Eliptical!! Today I did 15 minutes on the eliptical and 25 min on the recumbent bike! I have lost about 2 lbs in the past month or so, but I haven't been really watching what Ieat. I don't eat horribly bad but i REALLY need to start watching my calorie/fat/protein outlook! Until next time..........

I Know, I Know........

I know i havent been keeping up! Gary and I are going to the gym tomorrow. We've just been busy with life! Charlie's 5th birthday is at the end of this month, so we are excited to be having a birthday party for him. I will write more later!

Sorry............

Sorry for no update recently I've just been busy living life :) Today Gary and I are taking the kids to Bidwell Mansion, then hopefully to the gym!! Then it's enchilada's for dinner!! YUM! I know i havent updated my pic recently so i added a pic of Gary and I from our camping trip to Samuel P. Taylor park we took the kids on this last week. It's not the greatest pic but its a pic :)