Touring England Pt 2

This trip is an amazing whirlwind of activity. The first half of our tour was spent roaming English countryside. The second half of the tour will be spent mainly in and around London. The group of ladies who put this tour together are keeping the kids and the parents hopping from morning until evening. No time to be bored and only a tiny bit of time to blog. Baby J is a trooper. I can't believe how easy he has been to lug along for the ride. We are headed home tomorrow. I'll upload Pt 3 in a couple of days...

a little Redcoat...

a little Buckingham Palace...

a little pause to rest...

a little meeting up with family...

Here's a slideshow of the rest of the photos from "part 2" of our trip...

I'm touring ENGLAND!

Just dropping in to do a quick update. I'm actually in England right now, following my daughter Gracie around on her Senior trip. Me, my mom, and Baby J are hanging out with her, checking out the English countryside, and blitzing through the city of London. We are having a blast...can't you tell!...

a little Stonehenge...

a little Windsor Castle...

a little Roman Baths...

a little Shakespeare...

we are having a great time...

I really wish I could have done a daily blog about our travel but internet access was quite difficult to come by. So...I figured I'd drop in for a sec and let you guys know what I was up to. I'll post more soon.

In the mean time, here's a slideshow of some other photos from our trip...

Weight Loss Update - Monday 3/2

Alright, down another pound this week.  This is for a total of 6.2.

I've kind of found a groove with eating and working out.  This does not surprise me.  My problem is committing to continue these positive behaviors for THE REST OF MY LIFE.  The reality is that I know how to lose it.  I choose not to keep it when I lose the weight and then go back to my comfortable place of eating.  

In order to lose weight and keep it off, I will have to practice telling myself "no" most of the time.

In order to lose weight and keep it off, I will have to avoid high sugar, high fat, foods most of the time.

In order to lose weight and keep it off, I will have to avoid fast foods most of the time.

There in lies the problem.  I have been great at eating health foods some of the time and eating non-healthy foods most of the time.  This is where I am comfortable.

I'm comfortable living life in the fast lane and not really thinking about the foods I put in my mouth.  I feed myself primarily based on convenience.  

It's not that I don't love good food, I just haven't historically taken the time to prepare them myself.  If I don't have the time or money for quality food, then I don't eat it.  Simple as that.

I'm discovering that in order to eat properly, I'm having to take time for myself.  I'm having to slow down and think about what I choose to put in my body.  I'm having to decide to not stay up late so that I can get up at 5am (YES...5am) and make it to the gym/park to exercise.  I'm having to choose to pass Starbucks when that double tall White Chocolate Mocha w/Soy and extra whip in a grande cup is calling my name. (LAWD-HAVE-MERCY).

Bottom line:  I'm having to slow down and think.  Imagine that. Slow down.  Those words are not typically in my vocabulary.  But they are slowly becoming a part of it....fast.

Holla back at me if you are on some kind of get healthy journey yourself.  I'd love to know whose out there on the journey with me.