Monday weigh in: 138.8lbs
Confession: I only got on the elliptical Monday and Tuesday, and didn't even last for 10 minutes either day.
Goal: Get on that darn elliptical more than twice!

Cookies

Today I've been baking cookies. I made (cheated) Tollhouse chocolate chip cookies and am currently finishing up baking some peanut butter dog cookies. I found the recipe here. They're very oily...1/2 cup oil and 3tbs peanut butter...and they're burning. So I'm now baking them for 15ish minutes and putting them directly on a cooling rack when they're done. The good news is my dogs don't seem to mind. They've sampled and approved them. The cookies are in the shape of gingerbread men. :)

Today is the day

I've lost 25lbs since moving back home to NY in May 2008. In the past 3 weeks or so I've put on another 5lbs. My goal is to lose another 10-12ish-lbs. With the holidays quickly approaching, Girl Scout cookies in the house, cooler temps and craving comfort foods this is going to be a bit difficult.
I've got a really nice elliptical that I've never used and that is going to change. I start today. My goal is to get on the elliptical for at least 30 minutes a day Monday-Thursday. Friday-Sunday will be my days off. I'll do this for a week or two and then bump it up to 45 minutes for a week or two and then up to an hour. I don't know enough about weight loss and exercise to know how this will work for me in my weight loss goals, but I figure it's a start. And really, at this point in the year, I'd be happy to maintain my current weight and not gain anything. :)
My problem is that I'm lazy when it comes to working out at home. I blame it on my physically demanding job...and my comfy couch and cuddly dogs. So I'm turning to my blog to help me. I figure that if I blog every Monday about my workouts and with weekly weigh ins, it just might keep me motivated...knowing that my readers will know if I stuck to it or not.
So (& I can't believe that I'm doing this) starting weekly weigh in is 139.8lbs.

Here's to hoping this works for me!



EDIT(5:40PM) - I FAIL. Apparently I'm in worse shape than I originally thought. I lasted 8:30 on the elliptical today. Looks as though my estimated time spent working out is going to have to be adjusted slightly. Ugh.

The Men Who Stare At Goats

So yesterday we went to see The Men Who Stare At Goats. It was really funny, but much different than I expected. I don't really know how to describe it. Not sure I'd recommend the movie...maybe as a rental. Clooney was hilarious.

Ugh.

I love hate having all of this Halloween candy in my house.
I can't help but eat it when it's around.
That is all.