Rock it 'til the wheels fall off

After a LOOOOOONNNNNNNGGGGG vacation from working out, I have to decided to re-attach the wheels. Last year, I participated in "The Biggest Loser" challenge at So Be Fit personal training in Broad Ripple. Sadly, I only lost 7.3 pounds after 12 weeks of 6-day workouts, 1500 calorie days, and lots of chafing. My clothes did fit differently and I felt stronger, but I was hoping for a higher number of L.B.Z.'s lost. I am approaching this next attempt at weight loss with a better game plan. Here it goes:

Four days a week at the gym
No more than 40 minutes of cardio with each gym session
MORE STRETCHING

While my new commitment to fitness excellence does not necessarily have a pound-lost-number, my goal is still the same: Drop a pants size.

So, here we go. Wish me luck. If you would like to join me on my quest for physical perfection, go right ahead. My push in the gym will include LOTS of Van Halen, Flock of Seagulls, Runner's Glide, my size 7 Nike Lunarfly sneakers, and my trusty 1995 insulated squirt bottle.

**Warning: Working out at Cardinal Fitness in Bloomington is NOT apart of this fitness quotient. I don't need to see a bunch of sorostitutes on their IPhones, wearing leggings, side ponytails, off the shoulder tee-shirts, and brand new Shox OR skinny-fat meat heads that hog the Smith Machine. My pursuit of excellence will be taking place at a new location: Twin Lakes Recreation Center. I need all the middle age support I can get.
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Four Legged Prozac

Trying to keep things light, I have found peer recommended websites a must on this blog. I often try to keep up with my friend Kady's blog, which indefinitely helped illustrate her coupon obsession. Well, I am about to unlock my pandora's box:

PUPPIES!

Whenever I am sad, bored, angry, depressed, scared, anxious, etc., I have a small collection of puppy websites I visit. I refer to these sites as "porn porn," as it often results in several minutes NOT doing what I am suppose to be doing. I invite my blog followers to take a few minutes, step away from Excel long enough to enjoy a four legged friend peering through your computer screen:

www.adoptapet.com
www.petfinder.com
www.dailypuppy.com
www.puppyfind.com

WARNING: Images posted on these websites may result in an adoption of a new four-legged offspring. NAVIGATE AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Let's try this again.....

So it has been a while since I did the blogging thing. I found it to be too much when I initially started. After much reflection, I am going to take a stab it is again. I want to keep things light and funny. I love following my friends' blogs, they are truly the highlight of my day. I am hoping to have the same effect.

A few updates.....
Dave got a job! He is working as an analyst at Cook Medical. I am thankful everyday that he has found something that he loves. There is a bonus: He plays on the Cook softball team, "There ain't nuthin' like playin' under them lights!" I suppose this is Bloomington's corporate version of 'Friday Night Lights.'

I have a new position with Indianapolis Public Schools. I am supporting the School Improvement Team with data collection for Language Arts and Math. I enjoy all of the new teachers I have met and look forward to learning more about the process.

Beans just celebrated a birthday. Our little princess is 6 years old. Biscuit is no longer a puppy, sporting her two year old muscles.