Happy 2008!

Wow, we can't even believe that it's a new year. Unfortunately, a lot of things have been going on in both of our lives that have made it difficult to really start writing our book. So, while I have nothing to report on the book, I'd like to take the time to talk about our New Year's resolutions for this year. Both Melinda and I have decided to loose weight this year and get back into shape after having our kids. We've both joined the Oprah/Bob Greene One Million Viewer Challenge. I'm not sure what Melinda's goal is, but my goal is to get down to 130 pounds, which means loosing about 25 pounds. My exercise of choice is walking, so my husband, my daughter, and I went sneaker shopping since I was in desperate need of good walking shoes. I've been wearing my pedometer for the past 3 weeks and have been shooting for 10,000 steps a day. If I haven't been able to go outside to walk, I set aside some time to walk in this loop pattern that I've created inside my house. Starting tomorrow, I'm going to do start doing the steps in part one of Best Life diet (you can read these at: http://www.thebestlife.com/ms/mvchallenge/challenge_1.html). I already do a number of these steps, but I need to start doing all of them (like skipping the weekend glass of wine and stopping the late night snacking!).

While my husband and I have been eatting more healthy options over the past year, I want to go even further, plus start logging what I'm eatting. I also need to get my daughter eatting healthier as well - I'd actually be happy if she ate anything other than chicken nuggets, fries, and pizza! She is the finickiest eatter and I need to find some way to break that.

I also want to get exercising more - both with and without my daughter. A new family yoga studio opened up in our development that has classes for parents & children to go to together. My daughter just loves yoga and is so excited about going to an organized class, so we will be trying that out this year. She will also take swim classes this summer & fall. Not sure what else we will do with her, but I'm going to be looking!

Hope everyone had a wonderful New Year's celebration and is looking forward to an exciting 366 days (leap year this year!).

Take Care,
Kara