Two more months to go 'til the Disney trip, and one week 'til my 28th birthday. All I'm asking for my birthday this year is spending money for the trip; I don't need anything else (although I may use some of that money to get myself some new sneakers). I would really love it if my friends in the area would join me to celebrate, though.
I feel like I haven't really made much progress on the pre-trip to-do list.
buy new camerabuy airline ticketsmake restaurant reservationsmake final trip paymentfind/get wheelchair cup holders- lose those last stubborn 15 lbs. (on my way!)
- find/get new bathing suit
- find/get new adult size arm floaties
- find/get new sneakers
I'm in week four of the SparkDiet, and I haven't lost any more actual scale weight since the four pounds I lost that first week, but my body fat percentage has gone down considerably, so I know I'm on the right track. I found an aerobic step on craigslist for $35 (sells new for $99)... picked it up Friday night. It's in great shape and is exactly the same model I used in high school, with the non-skid rubber surface - I've been known to have accidents on ones that don't have the rubber. So now I have an alternate form of exercise for those days when the weather isn't walk-friendly. I tried it out for the first time last night and couldn't believe how sweaty I got in just twenty minutes on the thing. I also couldn't believe how much harder it was to heave my body up and over the step than I remember it being in high school. Of course, my body weighs thirty-five pounds more than it did back then. My arthritic knee is making its feelings known on the matter, so I will gradually ease into longer workouts and be sure to take long enough breaks in between to allow my knee to recover.
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