A Little ♥ and Soul

My friend Kim and I will be going to celebrate Holi with our fellow Hindus today. I'm not sure if half the people going today actually know what Holi is except for the fact that it is fun. Go to this link and learn about Holi! *Pictures will be forthcoming!* **ETA: So, there was a HUGE accident on the freeway on the way to Spanish Fork yesterday and being the impatient driver that I am, decided to go around the accident. We went through Springville and Mapleton to avoid the accident. Well, not knowing what exit we were at, we weren't sure where we were and completely missed the festival. I was a little bummed. Well, a lot bummed. Kim and I went up the Spanish Fork Canyon instead to a town that was flooded years ago. Hopefully Kim won't hate me forever for missing the festival...

Dave Rygalski : A few weeks ago you told me that Lane had a crush on me. Well, I have a crush on her, too. Now, I know you have very strict rules about dating and boys, but I just want you to know that I'm a good person. I don't smoke, I don't drink, I've never gotten a ticket, I'm healthy, I take care of myself, I floss. I never watch more than 30 minutes of television a night partly because I think it's a waste of time and partly because there's nothing on. I respect my parents, I do well in school, I never play video games in case they do someday prove that playing them can turn you into a serial killer. I don't drink coffee. I hate soda because the carbonation freaks me out. I'm happy to give up meat if you feel strongly about it. I don't mind wearing a tie. I enjoy playing those hymns on my guitar, and I really, really want to take your daughter to the prom. Dave Rygalski : [ Mrs. Kim doesnt say anything ] Mrs. Kim? Please don't make m

I just needed to unload a few pictures from my camera to get ready for a walk around town photo shoot with my friend this weekend. These were taken of my backyard at my old place in Provo. I'm going to miss that backyard...

The weight loss has slowed just a little. I've only lost roughly 3 pounds this week. But I am determined to lose at least 80 pounds by my birthday. It's a tall order that's for sure. I have about 34 days to do it. I have to lose 2.4 pounds a day to surpass my goal by a little over than a pound. I suppose I'll have to be more diligent on my diet and exercising. I won't be disappointed if I come close though. The whole point of me going on any sort of exercise/diet plan is to get healthy and to get ready for Hawaii. I refuse to fly on a plane at my current weight. Mostly because I don't want to be embarrassed if I have to get a seat belt extender. I don't want to. I refuse to be one of those people that have to get special accommodations because of my weight just to fly. I think that I've come a long way from how I ate and exercised before. I pretty much look forward to my walks every day and I don't crave soda anymore. I actually had about 4 ounces of

I've lost 9.2 pounds in the last 6 days. I'm excited! The picture really doesn't have anything to do with weight loss per se, but it does have the word reduce on it and I took the picture, so I'm putting it up. :-]

So how much water did I drink today? Almost a darn gallon! Giving up soda and caffeine may be healthy for me but I may have a weird reaction to the withdrawals. Like being sleepy...zzzzz....opps. Sorry. I had no soda today. I wanted to, but I didn't. I am going on the Cambridge diet with my friend Kim. I need it to work, not just for my health (which is the main reason why, by the way), but because I want to be ready for Hawaii when I move there next summer. So on the list of things to do: *buy an excersise ball and those stretchy rubber band things. *buy an iPod and put lots of high energy music to keep me going through my work-outs. *buy a goal dress or outfit. *send away for a Swell catalog for said goal outfit. *maybe buy a Pilates DVD and add it to my morning walk. *a refillable water bottle that doesn't leak. *buy new walking/running shoes. OH and I need to get a pass to the American Fork Fitness Center. It'd be a good investment if I went everyday on a year pass. It