Healthy Food Chart

The beginning of September has to be the all-time best time to start a new exercise program. Here are just a few of my reason why… 1. For many of the northern states (countries) the temperature has already started to…

I had lunch at The Cheesecake Factory this afternoon because we took a trip to the mall and were there at lunchtime. I had the lunch-sized Cobb salad which was huge and I only ate half of it. I made the mistake of not asking for my dressing on the side so I am not sure if my leftovers will even be good to eat if I don’t eat them today. I got to take a trip by myself to the sewing store later in the day and after much deliberation (which is why I had to go without a 10-month old) I picked out my materials for a new project.

I am up to the last step of my skirt but I actually don’t really like the style so I don’t have much motivation to finish it off. I am three-quarters of the way finished with Will’s Halloween costume and that will have to be be done for next month so I figured I would get started on something new. I am making a little quilt which says “EZQuilter” on the pattern but looks pretty complicated…we’ll see how long this takes me! Have a great weekend!

Equals about 2 million pounds. That’s about what The 50 Million Pound Challenge estimates Americans will lose after participating in the country’s first National Walk-a-Thon Saturday.

IPods are out during the race! That means my pre-game tunes need to psych me up and carry me through a morning of swimming, biking, and running. Last night I stayed up late and made a few last minute additions to my playlist. Here’s what I’ll be jamming to before the big race. And yes I’m still a Celine Dion fan, so be warned. What music gets you race ready? 

“How Do You Sleep?”-Jesse McCartney 3:41

“Please Don’t Leave Me”-Pink 3:51

“My Life Would Suck Without You”-Kelly Clarkson 3:31

“Forever”-Chris Brown 4:39

“Just Dance”-Lady GaGa 4:02

“I Gotta Feeling”-Black Eyed Peas 4:49

 “I Know You Want Me”-Pitbull 4:46 (My Zumba favorite),

 “Fire Burning”-Sean Kingston 4:03 (Another Zumba hit)

“Boom Boom Pow”-Black Eyed Peas 4:11

“Sweet Dreams”-Beyonce 3:28

“Battlefield”-Jordin Sparks 4:01

“You Found Me”-The Fray 4:02

“Use Somebody”-Kings of Leon 3:51

“Come Back To Me”-David Cook 4:08

Best of luck to my training partner Kelly, The NJ Tri Gals, and to everyone competing in the Danskin NY Metro Triathlon this Sunday morning. See you at the raceJ Have a great weekend.

Flickr: illuminating9_11 About one third of Americans are “very or extremely” concerned about food safety, with this percentage of people holding firm since 2007. National food scares, like the salmonella-peanut butter outbreak, are blamed for propping up America’s uneasy feelings. That’s why a new bill, on its way to the Senate, seeks to improve U.S. food safety. …