Good Choices

A few people have asked if I am on a weight loss kick? Nope.

If I was truly worried about weight .. I would own scales..LOL No... If you read the post below it isnt about weight loss it is about movement... But the emails got me thinking... it isnt even really about that. It is about making better choices for my body. About making my health a priority. Not THE priority..just one of them. I just need to stop being last.

Heading to the farmers market has had a wonderful impact and I am totally committed to going each week. We have had some lovely meals full of veges and fruits. I DO NOT LIKE FRUIT. I just don't! ick.. just not my thing... I love veges but avoid fruit at most costs.

I have been having lovely salad sandwhiches and some mango and ice cream... ok so the ice cream wasnt great but HELLO...LOL. I ate fruit. I also discovered a few years ago that I dont mind peaches. Fresh ones. So I stoked up at the market the other day and had peaches and wholewheat breakfast cereal today.

I also made some mashed avocado/garlic/lemon/pepper and salt.... YUM.. with some dry crackers.. Salad sandwhiches for lunch... fruit for afternoon tea.. (ack)... and.... wait for it.. I walked 2km today. I discovered that the treadmill means I walk faster than when we used to walk all the time. We used to walk at 6km a hour.. i was walking at 9km today.. OUCH... LOL and wrapped up my 2 km of walking uphill kinda quick..LOL but it was too much I would rather do 2km over twice the time.

I am aiming for 2km a day for 2 weeks, then 2.5 and then 3.. and building up to 5km a day.. 4 times a week on the treadmill. It is dreadfull.. i felt so motion sick.. but still I did it.. and will continue to do so.

I also got our christmas cards today.. WOOOOO HOOOOOOOT.. they are perfect. EXACTLY as I had hoped. The colours are slightly darker but even I think I am being picky.. haha. They are great.. and were so quick to send out.. as the inside had the same message for everyone. YAY.. So excited to start handing them out.

I also printed all of the calendars today. I will have to upload them to a gallery on typepad i think for you guys to see them. I used a HUGE spring paper collection from weeds and wildflowers... and plonked on the dates... kinda generic and fast. Worked well. I printed 17 copies of each month, and will trim to make CD case calendars. I personalised each persons by printing 4 more images the right size (I just made a template and then did a clipping mask of each photo to get them the right size). For Grandma's (ours and Lochies) we just added in photos of him, but for friends, I added photos of their family and children (see it is useful to never leave home without your camera and snap like crazy over morning tea at a gilfriends.

I have one photo left to get. hehe. I have left a spot in one calendar...I have ordered some wings from the states.. and they should arrive tommorrow *fingers crossed*.. I am seeing a friend on Friday and want to snap a photo of her gorgeou chubby 5 month old sitting naked with the wings.... and then.. I am done.

303 prints.... 4 cuts per side...

well at least my arm muscles will be well excercised!

Comments

[Leonie]

Lanne you could exercise my huge dog for me, I take her once a day but I am sure she would be happy to go a second time! Looking forward o seeing your calendars

[lisa (momy4him)]

you are so organized! i have yet to do calendars!