Joy’s Weight Loss Journey

Hi all!!!

I’m doing pretty well. Slowly getting back on the wagon. Woohoo! I’ve been positive for a while now so I think it might finally stick again.. we’ll see.

So, I wanted to ask you all a question. Our one year anniversary is coming up next weekend (wow already!) and I’m racking my brain to try to think of what to give Joshua. I don’t want to spend much money. I had offered to buy tickets to a concert he was interested in but he ho-hummed that. He keeps telling me not to spend any money, but of course I want to give him something. The question is really, what. A poem, letter, etc etc I will try… but it’ll be hard LOL especially with Mr English buff over here!!!

Basically I was looking for input and ideas.. maybe things you all did on a limited budget, etc etc. Any input is appreciated!!

Thanks all!!

Well, I was trying to look up whether frozen or canned fruits and vegetables are better for you.  I always assumed frozen, since there is no salt.  In the process, however, I discovered something I wasn’t expecting.  Frozen fruits and vegetables are usually better than fresh.  Frozen vegetables are packed with the most nutrients, because they are picked when ripe.  Fresh vegetables at the grocery stores have less nutrients, because they are picked before they are ripe so that they can ripen during transit.  Who knew? Of course, if you’ve your own garden or a local farmers market, these vegetables are nutrient packed as well– but for most of us, I’d say we get ours at the grocery store. Also, apparently,  canned are just as good as long as you get it without salt or sugars.  Still– most have these, and frozen vegetables usually still have a crunch

Jamie, one of our HBRs came up with the wonderful idea of putting workotus onto notecards.  That way, when you find one you like in a magazine or such, you can just write it down on the card and have them all in one place.  I’m planning on doing this, and then picking them at random to determine my workouts.  I think it will be fun.  Here’s my list so far for my cards:

Cardio:

Workout DVD

Walking

Biking

Jump Rope

DDR

Wii Fit

Swimming

(when school starts back)

Treadmill

Elliptical

Stair Climber

Rowing Machine

Classes (depending on what’s available)

Strength:

Push ups

Crunches

Lunges

Squats

Leg lifts

Weights

Exercise ball workouts

Any other ideas?