Nothing to report this week :(

Well, no weight loss this week, but that's to be expected, so they say, so I'll be patient. I still feel great and, for the most part, I'm eating much healthier! And, instead of another old, boring photo of me, I'll treat you to a photo of my exceedingly handsome grandson (he looks just like his Granny, don'tcha think?) ;)

I had my appointment with Heart & Wellness this week, for the Risk Reduction Program. I like the exercise part. I like the nutrition discussion part. I absolutely hate the relaxation techniques part. I've got an issue with keeping my eyes closed surrounded by a group of strangers. Weird, I know, but it's not a comfortable… and HARDLY a relaxing feeling for me. But I will endure. Maybe next week we can do something that doesn't involve closing one's eyes.

I was on an exercise bike for 45 minutes! My poor knees could barely move that night. I did well while I was actually on the bike, but that's just not a good thing for my knees. I could hardly walk the next day. Maybe I'll try the treadmill next time. :) And… the darn group class doesn't end until 5:30PM… which is when my Zumba class begins, so I can't go to Zumba anymore. Boooo! Anne, the leader, said that would be too much exercise for me in one day, anyway. I didn't tell her that I'd already been to the Y for water walking before the class. LOL :) But, I'm thinking… hey! They said we need to fit in 3 hours of exercise each week, at a minimum… I'm just trying to get it all done in one day. LOL I will stop by Zumba on my way home each week, just to cheer on my girls! :)

So, no exercise on Wednesday, because my knees were killing me. But, I did walk to the fire station on Thursday. That was a good thing. That's 1 mile… actually just over a mile… and I did it in 30 minutes -- 2 miles an hour. But, nothing on Friday and, unless we can count going from store to store to store, looking for an Intex pool filter cartridge, size A, as exercise, than I haven't exercised again, since Thursday. That's definitely NOT a good thing. I did buy some exercise stuff at Ocean State Job Lots on Saturday, while I was looking for the filter cartridge. I got a yoga mat and a box of those gigantic elastic body bands. They've got a lot of cool exercise stuff there, so I might go back and get an exercise ball or some weights, too. But I want to sign up for a class at the Y, so I'll get more exercise and I want to look into a trainer, too. Wonder if they have them at the Y. It's not that I don't WANT to exercise… I just need someone to push me. I need a coach. Yeah, that's what I need.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America came by this week to pick up clothing donations. They got a bunch of clothes from me! Already, I've got lots of things that I'll never wear again! I just LOVE that! What I love even more is that someday I'll need to buy new clothes! Wooohooo! :D Can't wait! But I've still got a lot of things that I can still wear without looking too frumpy. And I've got a few things that I have kept, because I love them, even though they're too small for me. So, I can wear those again, someday, too!

My grandson came upstairs to have me take a look at his "hair sut". He can't pronounce hard "C"… but I knew what he meant. His hair sut is just adorable and Granny made such a big deal over how he looks like such a big boy now! Then, off he went outside to run around. The boy loves to run! He loves to run and he loves to dig worms. Trouble is, my son (his dad) was having a fly problem downstairs and he couldn't figure out if these were new flies or those huge leftover winter flies that come to life as it warms up. Well, after a little housecleaning, he found a paper cup full of dead worms under a chair down there. I'm surprised he couldn't smell them! Yuck! No wonder there was a fly problem! So, now, Caiden's worms will stay outside. We almost had a huge butterfly in the house yesterday. He caught one and put it in a cup with a cover and came in to show it to me. As he took the cover off and I saw what was in there, I instantly pushed the cover right back on and shooed him outside with his catch, without trying to sound panicky. That thing was huge!! It was about the size of a luna moth, but beautifully colored. :)

Well, that's about it for this week. The kids have all gone home now. Granny's Adventure Park is closed until next weekend, so Kerry and I are going to head out to a friend's house for a barbecue. Have a good week everyone! Hopefully, I'll get more exercise in this week and have something to report next week! :)