No prob.. we won't know unless we share info!!

LOL.. very good plan.. HUUUM ? I guess I will...

1. ) When we have our work function party OOO GOD PLEASE HELP ME ...I will stay away from my co-workers triple delight no surprise triple layer cake!!
2.)  I will cook at home my own  healthy alternative meals for Thanksgiving and Christmas ... OOH MY GOODNESS DID I JUST SAY THATCOOK!!!
3.) I will increase my  strength training from 3 times to 4 times per week no excuse and continue walking every other day 2 miles.. and no more on Saturday****ting the snooze button!! LOL
4.) I will enter my dad's house on Christmas looking not FATABULOUS.. JUST PLAN Gorgeous!! LOL!! Give my step mom too much to talk about!!
5.) LASTLY on NEW YEARS EVE I WILL CHRISTIAN THE NEW YEARS WITH AN ADDI TONAL 
20 LBS LOST..AND END MY SPIRITUAL JOURNEY .. NOT GONNA HAVE SEX EVERY AGAIN  WILL END AT12:00 a.m...LOL DID I JUST SAY THAT OUT LOUD!!

So this morning, I was able to squeak in another 3 mile walk.  Woo hoo!!   Dang, I really have to motivate myself to do these longer walks sometimes.  "Oh, just to the next house" is what I have to say to myself.  "Just a little further."  "I did it the other day, I can do it again."

So anyway, I live out in the country and walk on my paved country road, houses are probably, on the average, 1/2 mile apart from each other, some more, some less, but that's a good average.  I worry about bears or mountain lions or bobcat (yes, that would be "lions and tigers and bears -OH MY!!"  - lol)  coming out of the pines which set  right off of the road in some places.  And of course, when I say country, I mean cow poop on the road too from the local farmer fertilizing the fields.  It really is a pretty picture lol and nice and crisp in the morning. 

So anyway, this morning on my 3 mile walk (dang, I still can't believe I actually did it again)  :-)  I came upon the cow poop in the road and didn't want to step in it.  That stuff gets to stinkin' if you get it on your sneakers (lol)  so I started dodging the piles as I walked and found myself weaving like a drunken solder (minus the booze    -just the virtual kind) back and forth, kind of like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, when they skip (I need to incorporate skipping into it) down the yellow brick road.  When was the last time you all skipped?  I'll have to do that next, just to say I did it.  So how do you change up your walking pattern or do you not dare for fear someone will think you're smokin' somethin?  lol

Also, before I got to the cow poop piles, I decided to "suck it in", my butt cheeks and my tummy, as I walked, from one house to the next and when I tried to relax, it didn't feel right to totally relax so I just kept up the squeeze.   I'll have to incorporate working more of my muscles when I'm on my morning walk.  Helps to break up the monotony to do something other than just walk.

Having that feeling of "being on that high" or a state of euphoria, call it what you will, we've all been feelin' it I'm sure (hope you are anyway), just being so darn happy that  I've been doing so well with my journey and feeling so much better about myself and my body (can't forget the body man!!).  It's just been a great feeling.  I'm smiling so much  more now, knowing that I have this tool within me.  Others around me are feeling the positive vibes too.  It's all good.

Today's music selection was:  ABBA's Gold Hits,   I find myself singing sometimes too when I walk..  Hmm, maybe that's why that darn beagle was howling at me  lmfao - sure explains it  lolol

So what types of things do you all do to break up the monotony of walking?  Do you have any favorite CD's which you play? 

We know that we need to make a plan, or we may as well plan to fail. And since I don't plan to fail here is my plan to celebrate the weight away!!!:
1. I will NOT go to any holoday function hungry, I will have a protien snack before I go and one in my purse in case I get to the party and it's a huge fried carb fest.
2. I will stay away from high calorie drinks. "No Uncle Earl I do not want a taste of your "special" (wink, wink) eggnog. (that hardly contains any eggnog)
3. I will excercise at least 3 times a week, even if I have to drag my lazy carcass to the gym in a bear skin suit to keep warm"
4. I will be the sexiest me I can be in a brand new sizzling hot dress that shows a lot of leg, arm, back and evrything else... I can't wait!!!!

What plan are you going to put in place????

Yes, it's super important to eat protein and carbs 30-45 minutes before a workout.  I like oatmeal with protein powder, fruit and milk added.  It fills me up without making me too full to exercise.