Guest Post - Melanie

<p>Hey everyone! If you missed it, make sure to check out <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/03/day-1-in-florida.html">Day 1</a>, <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/03/friday-in-florida.html">Day 2</a>, and <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/03/fun-filled-florida-day-3.html">Day 3</a> in Florida posts!</p> <p>But without further ado, here is a wonderful post that I’m sure will inspire you from my sister-in-law, Melanie!</p> <p>**********************************************************</p> <p>When my sister-in-law asked if I would post about my weight loss on her blog while she was on vacation I realized that I had never documented anything about it!  So here it goes...bare with me, but hopefully I can get my story across to you. </p> <p>I couldn't even tell you the day or month, but it was sometime in the fall of 2006.  As a way to relive stress, I started working out.  Not even with the goal to lose weight.  I would always say, "I workout so I can eat whatever I want."  And I pretty much did.  Not excessively, but if I wanted something I ate it.  Then a couple months later, around Christmas I believe, I remember weighing myself, and the scale said 189.  Wow is all I could say.  I knew a lot of people around me that were larger than I was, and people always tell me now, "you weren't fat before".  But seeing the scale say 189 was a HUGE wake up call!  I was a size 14 at the time. <br />Since I was already working out to help with stress, I decided why not change what I was eating and see what happened.  I quit eating fast food, I cut back on candy, and started watching my portion sizes.  So to me it wasn't huge changes, but enough that in a month or two my pants were too big.  And let me tell you, it was a great feeling!</p> <p> <br />At the gym I started to increase the resistance levels of every exercise I was doing.  At this point I was just doing cardio.  The machine that I grew to love was the stair machine.  If you've never been on one, basically isn't a revolving staircase.  The first time I went on it I remember how bad my muscles burned and I hadn't even been on the machine 2 minutes!  But I was determined to do it.  Trainers at the gym said it was the best machine to burn fat, and I am proof of that!  I would do 30 minutes on the elliptical machine and 30 minutes on the stair machine.  I went from level 1 to level 14 and depending on the program I was on would do between 160 and 180 flight of stairs a day.</p> <p> <br />Besides working out I played volleyball 2 to 3 times a week, and when warm out rollerbladed and rode my bike as much as I could.  I kept watching what I ate and quit drinking pop.  But I never did give up ice cream!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsWJ0p4gZI4AqIXXwK-cSjX0xHwIKxM76YpNg9St1Qh9DVbkT90T9bSURoRPayH2HSYRVNAwGynVJb484qLT2-19ONse3myEfrpJMbwu9lqVGoyGkJfecjz7VAbdtr7lLME2KWxq7jH8S/s1600-h/melb4after%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="melb4after" border="0" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrVV3HRlSOXwh3_uFSyRrQTTLKctos_u4sJiFuHBSTbDtkgLtOLet2NnwhT0-Jb9SPIcaw2WPvakUyIfcJG5w3KxncypoDlHaBdi3YqCODdDCdnVOd07c70BY5yGyhEWuuV4dfE-dyFiP/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="melb4after" width="404" /></a> <br />The lowest my weight has ever been is 152 pounds.  So I lost 37 pounds total!  Right now I weigh in the upper 150's I still work out at least 4-5 times a week and have started weight training.  I wear between a 6 and 8, and am extremely happy i've been able to keep the weight off.  Most people say you're skinny, what do you weigh, 120 pounds?  I look at them and say, are you serious?  They don't believe me when I say I'm over 150 pounds.  Goes to show you, it doesn't matter what the scale says, just go by how you look and feel!</p> <p>**********************************************************</p> <p>Thanks for sharing this Melanie, you were a big inspiration for me both with weight loss and fitness!! And I love how you pointed out that the number on the scale isn’t what matters!</p>

Guest Post - Melanie

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Fun Filled Florida – Day 3

<p>It was a good thing we hit the hay early Friday night because Kyle set his alarm to get up early Saturday morning to watch the sunrise! </p> <p>So we ran the quick mile to the beach to see it! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZXkKsdgnnRVzwJ-FFGn9f5rUt_VjxTB9LoiqPwBzyTIs7l6xQNm8iNrFeMrTWFdodBjwGnuxvQ7El0yB68-OjAuHpCmsK4nEv_6riNqYy0IYlfDwKPhnThawOECW-l0hw4hob9EU1bcb/s1600-h/DSC065103.jpg"><img alt="DSC06510" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGY53Mp62lWIdlAFGUZyf3HUnO3EpesD2vje8zFve_Y4ZyDNqb_ASS7tHbIw2hosS25SJdxezlPK23VdN0ZLH38JjD67QBHrb6GWBkPi40WOitv7xFJcN5X0aecl7heFP9pHy3vZrppQb/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06510" width="404" /></a> </p> <p>And it was beautiful!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6COpzTWyPcth0apro8Fo4tANcSgqvYFUWfHTt3KDegEGw4jyfvW3ZNsYRnTbonxQBxN7Kmj1LzYMMVoY5qEmfSYIN27784o7CO8545J2eIf0jiiuDS61JxKWeApCzRG2ORGoYjGHEyQ4/s1600-h/DSC065113.jpg"><img alt="DSC06511" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUW8hHF8kkfkb53jKSMSEayYjfhfyILLa-6_X23Ay8fR4fcuYzZBn-hXCkpRksycdmk54uw8HBFbrKO-q5AGNbzpI8JbJaLzWfpQIVPdhOTT9V05tAIvbgh3kw1FKCbw8lUroV_nI-_hgm/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06511" width="404" /></a>           <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9n5W1YnadP8WjlqQEXFTcGCNnUfXheTxZ99xNDNeZx419FAWIvsiBBOUvSAJnqy5_S9q9dFAHIhJ3v6V0zqEoQseLEkpl1pZqD1klirzdwslqvdarxvPx_HQTK18kpFvzxpn39vFLxT3s/s1600-h/DSC065223.jpg"><img alt="DSC06522" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_UXT-VUFVjHuVI_cdgTCppSaZ3wmoV_nQpF0pGOh-hFJFkRTWUFYg2MUm-_czf4XHMO5W0EIOOCmyXpvmaMcNePTnA9gxxbsJVnORNS7p1CC_5oTY495oS0WJgzzjVBAViKjYJDd9YJKV/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06522" width="404" /></a>   </p> <p>It was the perfect way to start another day in paradise with the one I love most!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTuR6ok0u4916DhJY1BzSacHOVMUpxBdWBBhFOSsp4RfAVA3sVMwxjgtfLAHXsff199cH67QPUKqgPLC4hZ5xEL13OfdYF2pU7C7G8_UnjuZYQswdzyhyphenhyphendRas87D_44QBU_RVvCmsZg4li/s1600-h/DSC065264.jpg"><img alt="DSC06526" border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kKqo5EeYldiHSvtDcqlejKeJWAWMrehYTiaAYI4nvisc_VrihCwhWWyRy4T7ZZF43fN239Q18XK_IUlY1B4haymx7CYDlm25B9M0seXZgXXyaU5ta74B1MGMKEt9I9klYrUgmrcMBqxw/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06526" width="404" /></a>  </p> <p>And then we ran home!! It was perfect running weather. Cool and 65 degrees!  So we only ran 2 miles, but they were a pretty fast! </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Wendi and Grandpa were still sleeping when we got back to his place! Boy they don’t know what they missed out on!</p> <p>When they <em>finally </em>up we went to one of Grampo’s favorite local places for breakfast, Sammy J’s!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdeLEApY_CEvLEfVI2R31t1CYH3IxSv5LMMMhXgio8bAFoeF2ESjI5WmQb0q209djX_b64k_SNzCocTQSSqVd0DUAm_03iJvU4FS1E7i4kvKoP05G_f9vp7IS0VVEE2I2k40WtWqvbZjpM/s1600-h/DSC065344.jpg"><img alt="DSC06534" border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwcaVGq-yZAJD9n-FFJ3KzodTcYDmMw4vT9bN6t7Q5t2thoRIzW6w_rx8XV13vz8rNHIOIrFeRV6ytQ7LgNPVtk65VpyPnnZhx0OQalLOiMpU0PvKtVqeoi7f4hruxuHNdNskqDGunxdk/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06534" width="404" /></a></p> <p>We decided to eat outside since it was such a nice morning!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaC7MALu2D__0NMLaYIs_Ye5WZwSDvuHjR8_RoD95N3VwZDkcGGw9QwdVmH_ADxP7qwyCsHmjDozqYCx-QasOX13s3rPA8y3OXuEf_GYNwEK8oGMx3ZNYh96257J7NCST3nDvSVrRFwG1l/s1600-h/DSC065433.jpg"><img alt="DSC06543" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVHYp2HMJrUf-VAthmMoMxgi-W0Nvy56Hk1rtz5USgIhZbxo0oU5A0lutm7JQxuw5F6V4aIvBuPki_71gBIirHLPmaGrzolFYZbnTvwkmtQpdvVrUUTc4SnmwXhwc67UbwXNhXQZK2v2I/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06543" width="404" /></a>     </p> <p>Kyle and I both ordered chocolate chip pancakes…they are a favorite of ours we like to make at home once in a while!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUwafzix8-hf6RfNuiJYl18MBPd6idFzKgmnqH1wArOIR-wJgPeHxGqFsGbZSlqiXIoxiyLDN2aY65pkUC-QyaGwIOfqcRJgPcAQjdeGg0ykwH0Cc4pOthLLUvQASbw61cuKFL02Jx6ZV/s1600-h/DSC065393.jpg"><img alt="DSC06539" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAY4rh0gcVYmwv-hVl2gv51U4yN-JsaSGdFNET4LS9rQnfSMpxyXl3Q71eXm5MCvoMZL_ANqn-yZVISNi1ZhuAqDh9KSYlnraS2tlHUm3kzTsS3tAYknBq_wGMjm356cRyetlfnzijQL4U/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06539" width="404" /></a></p> <p>I just LOVE all the palm trees!! And we had plenty to enjoy while eating!! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikiqgRbbFKgsMrvRirsVL38jURE0LiPYUMAlHaSGCFHZPXvbtp_-Ema-PwTqD68fT2tTLHDtG3C0qd6H38JfyX4zp1iubHuSvylJL_poEo3JDzmmkp4gH0V3fy6_c23ZFeLTXo755689WP/s1600-h/DSC065373.jpg"><img alt="DSC06537" border="0" height="471" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWVIfLdMWLuf5fLfwhYayP6hYROWbf35iMAJIwPjl2AQwj9iN9lRMEReJn63OL_Y4B7mqZFNjAMK433x8uGFqSZDNHvn6x8AYYIMsjlH-Ma3y4vnS-h6fIomDZsRj4B-cnMgpT8qFnXivZ/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06537" width="354" /></a> </p> <p>The breakfast place was right next to a Dunkin Donuts! Look at what their drive thru sign says:<a><img alt="DSC06536" border="0" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnsWJUq5GkL5Pp45lGq5pvs2Ikaof56vx7gllzoZm4PNWhSayCgvveZvddX0891cqPoUUZfdZE_aoHY5miKoF1NM-QVmAv09p7P2q6eEDQqMIFFIGl-MNnS5qH6Rvyu3XUsObM9JNUFOEY/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06536" width="404" /></a>  </p> <p>Don’t know that I agree, but we wanted to test it out!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBnHmztrJa21WcfiokT9ANlurSyT1x1EF4UD-8nHu5Yk99nQfRiAkByAkNJGZZ0XHg3ZhIoZyFX7dgoOuaj1Iio0ursumU1Dt94REQio86fSMnZdA4iS8A-IKsUWH3pHD5itjiGZ53FQXs/s1600-h/DSC065413.jpg"><img alt="DSC06541" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyuNRC4SjCyMCxM4rNOOfPN8FDwFLZMfqR2D0HKGYL-3EjvckllvC0SZDZnwv4tdpSqMjP32aO_FqE5Pccx4JRfeL_PGs83Zkc-5NUNwxYu4Ww-BDNXkmhr-7wwPi80exQd72Kyk_CPHo/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06541" width="404" /></a> </p> <p>Just cause we hadn’t had them before and Kyle & I said we wanted to try new things on this trip!<a><img alt="DSC06540" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO09wHk-KO2A8we_R9Z3dUYT6HrA0NbUU2Fbfn4N-kV9YB0jb_xNNqIfsYB2RKiw4krtVntNMHtKC6EfNNDruAYm-UoY2OpbqsQT1SJ3be-I5uNtXxJlinkiFTY4LFPIdkntlNdm9ZiQRk/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06540" width="404" /></a></p> <p>After our breakfast we hit the beach! It was 78 degrees, clear, & sunny….perfect day at the beach!</p> <p>We laid out for quite a while and then Kyle decided he wanted to test out the water…bbbbrrrr it was cold!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VPRddWFKV7uXJfj4diZb6C-vjKypTcQHufZMIe6i1zBexdEaxEdb3tsieStT0uX3IB6BUrgsCMwTpaApRuwSV5_pemz_3uWWR40bJg3wycFCkQMepNjBWUK0fSWcV_I5lUYIjwmxPnRf/s1600-h/DSC065453.jpg"><img alt="DSC06545" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlRs8gREEtqGFmuDvTMSiP9sETHNDmUzwXpESOtrjUnUvUWjqUVKWwQ9n90eKX2u_Xov_PZzud8F2J5xMeGbfnHwuMIfpaT2YsbSVmVFZPSTP3f1GQyeTedwDcKZC3n4By29Q9FMRDG3So/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06545" width="404" /></a></p> <p>He begged, begged, and begged!! And I finally decided to take 20 minutes and SLOWLY get in! Silly me, I should have just jumped in! (photographs courtesy of lil sis, wendi!)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUmgyfNFcEyGMRn7-JFM_WYXyYgoNmTAjP8jNsxzjFuhO28dvFoh68E6TSlSE5k4jNW9fxEfBA15FtgbAfMakOj5MjOnQ9xMYcrdu_Y4iDYKlYb9cGNvCB-e23bSrfRa-nVbe2WNLuk3-/s1600-h/DSC065523.jpg"><img alt="DSC06552" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRQwsk8X-7lbie9KHLu-4b3fumdrDcpUfggsnNCnL1HnDtERMWna_qmWLojbtH1jTDM06jt6qY03EvU8V55vpDc0ARnLEh8MfuIfl_36tIZ623eYsS5Xt-kEh1pcK3nnp9CIPGBWZo8tH/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06552" width="404" /></a>  </p> <p>Kyle having a blast in the waves! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVButjTpgen9EFJzQEBylEiO9bfUcrsWDhE1ySQBErCjp-j1Uomet-yI0gfvDFO6i-nSvbHl07YOan_6oiup8H84YXzp8tYGyCl9PQrCJ52nw6RekPHeCnE0IasLsmOtL83WlqUWIbKKyz/s1600-h/DSC065553.jpg"><img alt="DSC06555" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwi5BkLffndqtPm4s4CMQPTaZjrgY5tJxinzjdSW0i52-W-9c4j10q6xQr1xCOX23u5Jevrj2FJMCxPccaU9o4T_7jFcwyDmXYhKJRvg5DVCxHcZcXYrwEi7gWZYq9bZnMOUHg-uJKU49V/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06555" width="404" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-w5XJAkyw7xHBAZJVqSXLQ5SJCHJI7JlEZ9oJcH6chuH6Iqvm0TdsGUmO42qt6Lq1wWAfUyHsGwuRnKB2ujJ4DGB1jtLcTK5pxw5SSx_ZAdua7lVBlw5-i1lXM_ASZPEPrlWPj9kfCKfV/s1600-h/DSC065543.jpg"><img alt="DSC06554" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5mRvEkwh3kaJZirLjm6pBRjMk5waMOkKrB3cQwDcvFI83aXjdj4kdfBhyyKE8aUHk6_z2uGVQHJqx-nvvmsLVT-dhP3gN8QpXUGQYLGKy4jx4JyEiDs5PqHS8D37vKtpn8f8pfX8eDfp/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06554" width="404" /></a>  </p> <p>After our afternoon of fun at the beach we came home and celebrated my Grandpa’s 76th birthday!  <img alt="DSC06562" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNvwoAVS9QHUc2cJ3RDeOOK9dayN5I_xfqCJltJzyiwkYV3xSSvBm7rMgOwGdu8K3UHbml6hk6l_bU3CI4TRPo-Q9GFNBGQISleBuZnXszHL9ghVJcGg7nn2WOOvk_KoLfDAi5Fm_qei9/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06562" width="404" /></p> <p>Mmmm birthday cake!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswVGQlepC_Syi6tsw6MRQKhnjKdzBZMdev-YUAvUu6cC4GIopYWEelytZ9WJN9ZIPmDTNRE2C_lw7_CmVGSLREMHr898bU73UzBFcRl60cB8Jyg5Eh8cNmeFjHIg6lmZEOSRjuJCAg5of/s1600-h/DSC065574.jpg"><img alt="DSC06557" border="0" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkp_ABzmM2otrM7EbMUR5fhMoFc794jGudf2w0vths0YoGa4bchBIUflXKnOHAkAKK5utPtArlY7_kcCxRkYhkrtJme6UJi8KYgpUZrWfJZ084TaV3ijOSh8AmnYJ2VME4SQf2X87SVLd/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06557" width="404" /></a></p> <p>After birthday cake & a little resting we got ready to go out for the night! I love being able to wear dresses again after the long winter we had in Iowa!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwR4jHzQO0ZImHvlSzqrC_IjmwiVUe0-3o68z2PfqymoUgktVZrb9rHzZ_vyqbHHepUfcwCn1DBl40HZvH7dKBqjlx_5y6kVKOImyfrRqdtHaniOE2O8Zco4Dv9fpVKgbZ1uOhwedSXH2/s1600-h/DSC065644.jpg"><img alt="DSC06564" border="0" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1E-ChrbnRzCQhtkTxEUYkuKF3AIVvMYM3xZHcJXPE75tVtTajhu6z_XeT1Z1TjUh-5wf_nVo-E8dAcrteWdFQsMeWWSYkN8Mi9kBPabxbjuvaI_4P_9HezbHTJHwDVMaNVN9xaOGi6Vlk/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06564" width="350" /></a> </p> <p>We hit up a sports bar/grill just down the road from my Grandpa’s because University of Northern Iowa was playing against Kansas in the March Madness basketball tournament. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqiLJp_bch0gSDiwMb3qcksx2gSViwZxwOWtiNoqUDe2bV9k344bGT-EgCh1-UjlzUzcJaQmKJp1YDPgjNXlV7vilTsARMy0piLXO86h3tR0r41b10nnKAraWHwWHf8Ej8fwYgsIScEVN/s1600-h/DSC065653.jpg"><img alt="DSC06565" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiufWlFfEolgiwUyq0kHK7joEiCyxywbTxsAQ6CojPq1IRHk0ovxJjbdtFGmHj13ETzEy1wk-hnQWDURR1yv1ayk-wlQ0-e5BHntF4jgJvrJjk6K5O95-mjMGRygkKx_Bp7rROtwqvA-9X/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06565" width="404" /></a> </p> <p>We had our supper and enjoyed the game, but my Grandpa isn’t much of a sports fan so we took him back home and then <em>raced</em> to the nearest bar to watch the rest of the game….which ended up being “Harry & the Natives”! I just like the name! :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxSSA8PMQAKLxATkkOpr7sO-zJ3bdV0Z-xBUxDFNbEtTI0IOtLCjNVxzEW2-7-WWerko56GxHz8Ppeh80LOJildpVHmBx4Y7pFkmzToBoWpuV0Rl8-fdAMpx50HLLQX19Ii58U_150_Yv/s1600-h/DSC065683.jpg"><img alt="DSC06568" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQYvtzKNDU3AAS72zR4q51e-zBfAzbALH3nAkKzvXw5qzlA_qmaQAzNz-xZ9T-RezwA3knmZxRDAoGfFy5MGLgjQloAdsd-Lz-Gos7K7NpdhAOxsdtl8tZhAVSQKcXCJ3N8vRpkUmBeQZ/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06568" width="404" /></a> </p> <p>And if you hadn’t heard yet, UNI beat Kansas and are headed to the “Sweet 16”!!! It was pretty exciting! We aren’t huge UNI fans, but hey they are from the state of Iowa so we gotta cheer for them!</p> <p>After the game was over we decided to go mini golfing!   <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76dF3LhSeGNBH6nwhsdVUufAL8I_my_cbsO-EskSgE2MXCqbb1ST2Zy0R4GsuvwI4LtHWtS2zLy2B5RaIwDvqCMdJtnUIlV6ZheThlEk0vE6XiEgjgMut9_ifPTIgT0v7V6Chp39ID9Qa/s1600-h/DSC065835.jpg"><img alt="DSC06583" border="0" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyIQg88xrGGGBKfDOBECf5toJ8_vxT-p5XqvrUXT9HiFSJ9bb7Sy5muqP5me2yolsP2nT0uWlANa6nlaL3-fAhMErjY_I91tYZedgtUIIOEzbALodP7sBHkxDK15z_qT_QPRM5xn1UuBg/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06583" width="304" /></a></p> <p>None of us were, that good, but we did have a lot of fun! :) Look Wendi got a hole in one!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qNfGuK993_yAMp6tyQazY8x0BocpaGv3oVUYPTY90TRIUysABsU_fYwg_ML_9isNBIDPsQv8djGzkaqp4J-QXLJ7OWcydJ_hxnFtjo7g9tVFBwTnpSNxFXqV5G4tCr9pBV3e-UXhNlAY/s1600-h/DSC065733.jpg"><img alt="DSC06573" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdey_Ze59lb2iM5FRVetupLnRQzGoyAcmmA6gtleL1b2fqlypzpgbLahswlElNaMsOHoBjpC0-1SL8MkVnLYpQg0GuzFcjEwiKcFgDECRy7O6tyZVhdeGXEll3SkxP_u10fFGQBZvd5_uh/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06573" width="404" /></a></p> <p>Not so much for Kyle though, he kept hitting his ball off the green! lol<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBSxiJGl6LVZ_TV8vFMm1RYwQsHCcyI7SxOlfp8_sLRCse_IMdB8lL-_KseApMpJsKg-O0XJkw2nKCz7p449nqN0rAHNwYz-0kCMD5SYB8c7H7JMUr0xwZ6gaEKakPfJc61bYKot2Wjnoh/s1600-h/DSC065743.jpg"><img alt="DSC06574" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpOgLLpp35P1xq2wha0xOOnT7q13ezHMOKJkYNV2rXP40CdGAxxzfWUxRDmgNwQ9yGgxvkYKiZwJYmDLgslkm3e9bmSaTowJf-fUaUEmsvy_NjMmxqx2VBJfy6x9c-qBSceOfhSaKilTz/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06574" width="404" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5uYUFBM3GfbBTyp-Ijw70LcGIA5h3ahg9x-EgDrlmJtfffXN21nN0At9y30iqhyQ0dcUA0HS03qlSuwoJd5lLR5u7n1Y5I9TPONqkCCEde6-ko2_0EdDIQ7CjRk6_ZMZnBTUxfSBwXBvC/s1600-h/DSC065753.jpg"><img alt="DSC06575" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFKQoJl942h87GB1rFeIN-OSlDdPv6NQFAhHXt1ANdc7JN74rgwTmOIcFlGZB7xLH2NYnDVUAH_2hlW7mrxYjxvV75s8ualZNSLLAYV7_83Y04BkGfQmiUyREph0OkT2q5GFa5ne6qAbk/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06575" width="404" /></a></p> <p>It’s always fun to take pictures along the way!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUv8tdRysgTG954muCTzBTm0EontuepX146EmPdAkghZCWvahE_nKv-8LoZsuLldoxzaEpDHtHjXQ_MDXwGaC4PnGV44tAAhYLc-nOuV7_kz7enyqI6Ny_cem9b428XTHkTNlPfPjUoI7x/s1600-h/DSC065765.jpg"><img alt="DSC06576" border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdeSthuZtMqv4D8kzAXjqsfh1B9biXE0dfz2Q8MW_LRXuaJuviuJsRo324ghtoGdQPM0i-JK89e_ZT2Gkv83cjLrvQqxlJjYTHzejexMPIYq2oSau5-aOIUTGUurwMo0URtX5IPmDLbHP/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06576" width="404" /></a></p> <p>Look, Kyle and I danced in the gazebo just like in Twilight! ;)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-aY_TZo3_xdMof26nY4sn8gxT1tJxSLGguxBZv1pWrBCkr1xikrfUXsc5Ruq8fhVqkyqyVL3yn5d4PiGLKvPw_RtecL0DQugJJZ1dyiVBdbEAdGFB1U69w5JoIbcfhXbof58iXOcTMXm/s1600-h/DSC065783.jpg"><img alt="DSC06578" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXY4nA0sLRRQbqXwtaZrfaSnmTSPrBzg5NKo629M8_3wUn3FRZCnpf3Ux09vAVKSypeC2Bl3xDo8qhtWJquJMVyUYBk-J6ACzCdq2FOtxfKf6MYV0WW73x19cziJ0iQssr-Y1GuudAZD4/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06578" width="404" /></a>   <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSmMwTS16NPgrNs-D6rWxM7TcGoLFocqIc9yw5-3QU7xcJ6-cVO4v8tGJL-vVv9wPtX8xv9gnDPIv-GXOACnR8VL99sntvdXfSJZ2VenSdGSqhXNg0Avm-dqI7Xldel6_rSPJABmnQOkU/s1600-h/DSC065813.jpg"><img alt="DSC06581" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vS-lWZXFvt9IggKhrndOsqGQ9KZFy7Jb8zUjSoScYsf9_N7_vFzPBuSi7HAspEyemEPfwCRLKoZ-7f3gcH8B8iBFxY3EPveW_VP6KWzFp51urJmxFrTLbzpfrj7fceEl2WLmz293wZeh/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06581" width="304" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhieLtBJH0yo_Z2fBj_Wi6xOJZZXtOtIJIh1ox_xcv7goqZKDe7j0vf3mQ_QrscrDZLwe9PNkAOtK9BF90xM7bRUWis781uYCdEABczudCA0Hz__potQTbxPdxIirKxtv2ganxJ9Q1BbEpI/s1600-h/DSC065823.jpg"><img alt="DSC06582" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGozcLTE86gv4XG4rfNwTevgTfS1cZX5QHUKRbsH4GibYH4i5oqiPTcd-QbC4pBE4zjQLK5wEAK9zVWGEd6Mdc3_JEUFFqeH9ECE3m6pU67nE4xHjDJVdMaGcqmh3lSlm2ySeUMAxH9DRy/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06582" width="404" /></a></p> <p>And we rode some rides at the end!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjBKQ5U0haLtrQTdq0OenKGNneCgpfyr5K0BsZtA0GQtZKsSOcr7KUNNSp6-XmAy_fkmfRk13ioF1Rbd17nYvG_vowaZUMC7dBu9W7x8UKLBwQ6NTG0rBT08SqPyyQcVQ8HAq9XZgdVG9/s1600-h/DSC065843.jpg"><img alt="DSC06584" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tBnH5oLLZL2YvpN_0vS3kMJREcRovhOYvPDfsA9Vxmzt72nOQb6NGEKIGOg4vAZFGRra_JFvJLKvLhp_9JKqWs46uIaZCn4hHelbLERL5yEJw4RFNcDohp2lapFiNwH-uiLBvAtfBMTR/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06584" width="404" /></a></p> <p>And our last stop before leaving the “Family Fun Center” was the driving range. Kyle was pretty good!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bIYZDMHkV5OXo2VuA1me2eWNNl3l-J-wiHFU6yBYBYWHVImHthM1dYN1DnYA1fIKOdf-8RwrYvodSeFsBRn_2r33_HlGjmNwzx-B9yqMFO04waHBxDkVp0WtaMkJ3L95zcoLvNGwxdlk/s1600-h/DSC065873.jpg"><img alt="DSC06587" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVM25sqTpnGF7YREDmY0VfsDOHA0qgAj1AlMSzA_lbe2lD9QtVn18eypHB4dsf4AUU4HZ8Od5Oug1JrzISY7U-oY58gkCAvhiyJoT1yQcOpbKaixZ7C3kc1XKfNfEYYpASIQ8Sh8COlxeb/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06587" width="404" /></a></p> <p>But I was horrible! Notice I had already swung and COMPLETELY missed! Oh well, we had fun anyway! :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qzkhqCEmjXBdGkwlavhOz21Rv6nD22awLyG-Tq9tVyuKcOrl4Wo4OqO8Xc4iB3zQx37d7tPAqklV6RPG0EB6lfDMVNzT-gLdL2tnidKnbCOLVh9VZeGG25X9DXCze4hB15KGMlTx7uLe/s1600-h/DSC065893.jpg"><img alt="DSC06589" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNlHk6Y40s3pD-zNbbxcS4E0pQiEQAc_lvIIxAnTUYvkS471kkGe8b1vIBXVmTQsKmxmzjlOjCuwnY446GamtLauaxwc3qDHrQGHJ6sUMLjknWOiwfeUkwuV9T4fU9t0-gDFnTRnDdwahg/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06589" width="404" /></a></p> <p>When we got back to my Grandpa’s place Kyle and Wendi noticed that the sun hadn’t been so nice to their skin!</p> <p>Check out the burn lines on my poor baby’s legs! Ouch! I on the other hand didn’t get red…just tan thanks to the tanning bed!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikmS80SWk0mDDW10kKZHDHjSwnVSwROe20pks-psu6IhUsE82nZX7N-3Cx2BGq1r3-IGX485SlQo0L65iQy_YomeAOY9M_6gNb_UmByc83xSUGNlQAmcNw5u-Y4NBNKDMf7m8wjKHYDeI/s1600-h/DSC065946.jpg"><img alt="DSC06594" border="0" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRb5qzKBpPrW9CIGUbVEVByLUpND9qfpdBYWQcSJUoiq5F098biktQJ4OiD_xEoGmMaKVPf-upgeC15Ano5pwmig_G1C_4T1Jk_zSgUC7b1w_2eVoQkVWfBuD5adrCkDl7Z8Na4P9YLdn/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06594" width="313" /></a></p> <p>And that concludes my 3rd day in Florida! Hope you guys are getting excited for my guest posts…they are awesome! :) </p>

Fun Filled Florida – Day 3

It was a good thing we hit the hay early Friday night because Kyle set his alarm to get up early Saturday morning to watch the sunrise! So...

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A Friday in Florida!

<p>Hey everyone!</p> <p>Day 2 in Florida was a little less beach than day 1, but a little more of something else I love…shopping! :)</p> <p>We headed to Orlando to hit the shops! Kyle was especially excited because they had an Under Armour Outlet! Pretty much everything he wears for running is Under Armour. </p> <p>We hit up Kyle’s choice first and got a TON of stuff!! He is stocked up for running season in Iowa now!</p> <p>We stopped at a few other places and then wanted to get on the road to my Granpa’s house. </p> <p>On the way Kyle and I had two new “trys’!! The first was Chick-Fil-A! I ordered the original chicken sandwich with the waffle fries and Kyle got the chicken strips…both were great!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHAGxoW9x965p2sYmjF-Cfw_l7nqbkk2GqW0zgVGHwXrC8ThW8VScY5VRneXabSIq30vbmvEzF9AO03ekVWqD1zv9meQMFigUb5aVpJ7IfdlDiQ3Tg7MKOkIr_fKDxBo9tkC9EcxZ2SHt/s1600-h/DSC065003.jpg"><img alt="DSC06500" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5hDtxJfiEmogfYGM3xD6JXLDh4hDGVaZHzvW4KkXMnlT0T6hYiuNHZgBagdVAvFA0IzsUZlVE1Rypz9focmVhnnGUcmQFtd5T6G2eA15e3MvgaH2ufBuClmWEL7Z31yB0Zo5s4eHoqzi/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06500" width="404" /></a> </p> <p>After Chick-Fil-A, I knew right where we were headed next. I had read abut it many times on Meghann’s blog and knew the next time I was down here I wanted to try it! Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYEpkNZz5n5jB9TJYgiPCYsRappHcaa45Ec6RLAvs0uskxExzkx63LxdawDM6rfaIQUH5xng4Z-mwv3iAY72GvILbTtMMBNDGwuknT1rTNQZq6pUUN-iihrhQZMd3MyethX7aZaES4g8R/s1600-h/DSC065013.jpg"><img alt="DSC06501" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKmuqL9Ji_Oek_5O1xEsloplYmU3RdNdvxz3Xp-dTNi-s_5Y71SjFXxFo2shTnbW_unh5spnhYQwDk4qwz6TF35x0xEZhwX3qr3JQK-72YIPTxVBq_1b7WpMfEtkO2dO8FM5rjjqWrqak/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06501" width="404" /></a>  </p> <p>To say that this place is great is a HUGE understatement!! You take a cup and and pick a flavor of fro-yo you want, there are 12+ choices!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6hULhh1Qqog5Qwc_nmKUiHDpCj9B3XgobaCICRNprAi9fuV7-vwVAZUuadyVmcRMNqXYqIeBOD9t_YRx7ZiGnoVJfn384hcJjfy8VNJr6NeeWCvvVUHwMeZJe4L1pxYNwGgl1S5NB8jT/s1600-h/DSC065033.jpg"><img alt="DSC06503" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6OZgORhN9uYMJzePbUarqZWWrsR6vC8cTR3XtzZTGtcyKv0aSE3UtHkQ6mb3C1Gx5yD-O1P3oh9WUsuDRFTJiYIVahpYbJMKa_AinYyRUJ8C8UYFjYhl25CwJufpk6EvceMqOJWQOB599/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06503" width="404" /></a> </p> <p>Then you add on whatever toppings you want!! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVzQt1lORFuAYTvWEWIjGWa0eE9mm7wCNP3DFhRfsOuuU7KdZgeFg4rYs_tClzjkbpDFdm_quoJnifu_KBV2T7eniK8GaTvHocQmEBSlhyTfZMCQgixeVmCvcBceXOK7EuLi678qFyQRb/s1600-h/DSC065043.jpg"><img alt="DSC06504" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivIbmfYaC8WosVEUrfx1rYPLGQubn83hhsy32K8TfRm-kLsNjwU2XfkvzPGXKBVLJOrw6cCMfSZaq-SY8x8h7wTAa60lPQz_UYcBRjo55ZSPeIf0HXbyispwuzVtU7rttP8oS0SVXWEmp7/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06504" width="404" /></a> </p> <p>Just look at all these choices! I was like a kid in a candy store! ;)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQySbgEN9-Dn_GGcsp9MeIH0P4_S89WfA5vwojeVPN4ocrZthHmgjYroUwldCZCRT1R6-oBXf-mlZtNlGpgL_EzAcgpiCcKNnYUOglu26tJy-AuKV7HdYDKgim8Ut_G5OP7xxvZLR5MYS/s1600-h/DSC065053.jpg"><img alt="DSC06505" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijR5h5XT8CEisvnfoLq5idNJWliFDq7UOqC43IcdvIzcmAIqdRWIIvgy-4-TE-xjCnJ1DhDrf6SUxfIqpePJYEx6n5dRqDniagqtJD0MD0ecNX7wYqxeEEbLOEcWYzxMVa_u9S5HFQ82cg/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06505" width="404" /></a> </p> <p>We all went for the chocolate! And added pretty much any topping that went well with chocolate….cookie dough bites, mini pb cups, brownies, mini caramel cups, crushed Oreos, cheesecake bites, gummy bears, crushed Reeses PB cups, mini chocolate chips…….<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9DOrxxSFl8f9NJduPlph9sFcctps1PZEv1CNLsl1eKZAUfn_41rylm83XX4P7kM_-3l3y0EcwUogCtxmxsXlZzMwgAfJ9CUjE9kaGfyKU7CO6x5BO9XIAZU13wFL8ZrhyphenhyphenxK-vvFALSmc/s1600-h/DSC065063.jpg"><img alt="DSC06506" border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxAIjXEWsicavd7RgHZ4xMbUNN7Uu1B9XHK6pQrUFcAVawBjlXMZpeIGyEgRJzg6UkiqNCyIaVC3q8NKADXeLKZSnUUnsuD54SxxggX8-C_8dNDzzcZcRF523aU_f8giBchS4oHQWpGens/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06506" width="354" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font size="4">AAAAHHH-MAZING</font></em></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilmxa7KND7UMtT-5kppo9VCKd9rDItJOKJAH4iJkFx0Nxv8rBkN9F8oflqtjb0cQU1BrFhtWfgIluyxQSVzBZl_W5KMpgEJAtZD2PG1crhCzKBSk5ittXV5Tf2YlFrXzYBpPaBlryW3YM/s1600-h/DSC065073.jpg"><img alt="DSC06507" border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzOEPc0sfHzz75LWCWr7qxH23EM7idxNtijJpiUkeLqFqqU60tpu-6sZakoLQX3T0-d3KnbrhgWo9LeiO16stS4gMl0kuJPSD41MiR44h3HyhV55t3GyirlmYTVm-1cIwT7gnJLGVAhpuY/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC06507" width="404" /></a></p> <p>Then you put your creation on the scale and pay by weight! The 3 of ours came to $19….I think we all had a <em>tad</em> too much! ;) And we couldn’t finish them! But it was still <strong>SUPER</strong> good and <strong>SO</strong> fun!!</p> <p>Next time we all want to try a more fruity kind and definitely get <u><strong>less</strong></u>!!</p> <p>After our fro-yo experience we headed south to my Grandpa’s house near West Palm Beach. It was about a 2 1/2 hour drive straight down the Florida Turnpike. </p> <p>And of course, what was the first thing he wanted to do when we got there….eat! Ugh….the three of us will still <strong>STUFFED </strong>from our two new “trys”!</p> <p>But we went along with him and he was excited to go to this new place he said that had just opened….Golden Corral. I think all old/retired people like buffets! It ended up being ok though. Kyle, Wendi, & I just ate pretty light after our afternoon filled with food!</p> <p>It was a pretty low key night and we hit the hay early, but that was ok with us! We don’t want to be tired on vaca!</p>

A Friday in Florida!

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Sunday update: It' not really a war

I managed to get to the gym this morning. After three days of bed rest and nursing my cold, it wasn't an easy workout. Thirty minutes on the StairMaster and 40 minutes of upper body strength training. I felt weaker than usual, but I got through it. <br /><br />While I was on the StairMaster I was thinking about my post from earlier this morning, about it being a war trying to stay on track. I insinuated every day is a battle, but that's not really true. Some days are definitely difficult, some days are easier. Sometimes it feels like there's an internal battle of wills going on in my head, eat this but don't eat that, or don't eat at all. <br /><br />There are times I just want to stop thinking about food, stop thinking about Points, and just let it be. Unfortunately, that type of thinking is what got me up to my highest weight of 245 pounds. <br /><br />I believe it's wrong to think of this as a war. I can't live in a constant state of battle, fighting with myelf about doing the "right" thing when it comes to food. Constantly condemning myself for making the wrong choice serves no real purpose except to lower my already low self-esteem.<br /><br />My ultimate goal is to make peace with food. To eat when hungry, to not overeat for comfort. Basically I want to eat to live, not live to eat. I don't want to constantly have the fight going on in my head about food.<br /><br />I don't want to live in a battleground about food on a daily basis. That's not sustainable for the long run, and I'm in this for the long run. Whether I'll ever reach that goal of making peace with how I deal with food is yet to be seen, but it's something I'm striving towards.

Sunday update: It' not really a war

I managed to get to the gym this morning. After three days of bed rest and nursing my cold, it wasn't an easy workout. Thirty minutes on...

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Lost a battle but not the war

Last night I had a little slip. I went to bed at 8 p.m., exhausted from being awake all day and fighting my cold. I took a dose of NyQuil and fell asleep immediately. <br /><br />At midnight I was wide awake and ravenous. No matter how hard I fought with myself to go back to sleep, I couldn't do it. I felt hungry and finally after tossing and turning for about thirty minutes, I headed to the kitchen for a snack. Just a little something so I could go back to sleep. It felt like I was sleep walking, but I was aware enough to not go totally crazy.<br /><br />I decided on an Oroweat Sandwich Thin with Weight Watcher whipped cream cheese. I didn't measure the cream cheese, but it was about three tablespoons. I also had about a cup and a half of fresh strawberries. Total value of four Points, which I added to the tracker under yesterday making it a 33.5 Point day. Ouch. <br /><br />Certainly not my best day, but I could have done a lot worse. Remember the cup of pecans I had a few weeks ago for 20 Points? Along with a variety of other foods in the middle of the night. I didn't even bother to keep track of what I was eating during those middle of the night rampages.<br /><br />I lost the battle of wills last night, but it was just one night and a minor infraction. That kind of thing is going to happen. I'm not perfect and I don't pretend to be perfect. The war continues.

Lost a battle but not the war

Last night I had a little slip. I went to bed at 8 p.m., exhausted from being awake all day and fighting my cold. I took a dose of NyQuil an...

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Planning de la semaine du 22 au 26 mars 2010

<BR><br /><h2><strong><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 113%;color:#005c9b;" >Permanences<br /></span></strong></h2><ul><br /><li>Le <strong>Conseil Général du Loiret</strong> sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans<br />- le lundi 22 mars de 9h à 12h30<br />- le mardi 23 mars de 9h à 12h30 et de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le mercredi 24 mars de 13h30 à 17h<br />- le jeudi 25 mars de 13h30 à 17h<br />- le vendredi 26 mars de 13h30 à 17h<br /><br /><li><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2007/11/boutique-de-gestion.html">Boutique de Gestion</a></strong> - vendredi 26 mars de 09h à 12h30 (sur rendez-vous)</ul><br /><h2><strong><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 113%;color:#005c9b;" >Ateliers</span></strong><br /></h2><br /><ul><li><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2008/12/atelier-parcours-emploi.html">Parcours Emploi</a></strong> - mardi 23 mars à 09h30<br /><br /><li><strong>CV</strong> - mardi 23 mars de 9h à 12h30 et mercredi 24 mars de 13h30 à 17h<br /><br /><li><strong>Lettre de Motivation</strong> - mardi 23 mars de 13h30 à 17h<br /><br /><li><strong>Préparation à l'entretien</strong> - jeudi 25 mars de 13h30 à 17h<br /><br /><li><strong>Pôle-emploi.fr</strong> - vendredi 26 mars de 10h à 11h30<br /><br /><li><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2009/07/atelier-situtilises-tu-trouves.html">Sit'Utilises tu trouves</a></strong> - vendredi 26 mars de 14h à 16h</ul><br /><h2><strong><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 113%;color:#005c9b;" >Information collective</span></strong><br /></h2><br /><ul><li><strong>Boutique de gestion</strong> - lundi 22 mars à 14h</ul><br /><h2><strong><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 113%;color:#005c9b;" >Visite d'entreprise</span></strong><br /></h2><br /><ul><li><strong>Visite de l'entreprise <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2010/02/souvrir-les-portes-des-metiers-de.html">Imprimerie Nouvelle</a></strong> - vendredi 26 mars à 13h30</ul>

Planning de la semaine du 22 au 26 mars 2010

Permanences Le Conseil Général du Loiret sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans - le lundi 22 ma...

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