[Patty_Ann]

Today is the first day to my 21 day challenge - doing a physical activity with my children each day for the next 3 weeks. My children are thrilled with this challenge, as I am too. Today I played tether ball with my oldest daughter for an hour - she always beats me...I think it is the practice she has at school. I took my son out to the school yard @ my mom's house and we flew my brother's styrophome airplane...we had lots of fun doing this - mine went far. After we were finished throwing the airplane I headed back to my mom's house - then my brother decided that he wanted to play so I went back with him and played some more...just me and my brother (he is 25 years old). It might have looked funny - we were the ones opposite of everyone else...they were all throwing some type of ball back and forth and we were throwing an airplane. My brother really got it to do some cool tricks - 3 flips - I could only get it to do 1.5 then CRASH. LOL

My day has been very active...when I was inside sitting I decided that I wasn't just going to sit and read a magazine - I got on my mom's stationary bike and rode for 1 hour & 10 minutes. I really need to get one of these @ my place b/c it is such an easy workout. The weather was just beautiful today - I told my mom that I couldn't just sit inside and do nothing - I had so much energy today...it felt great!

This morning I put on a pair of shorts that I couldn't even get up my thighs back in December....WELL...LET'S JUST SAY - THEY FIT! WOOHOO!!!! When I got them past my thighs I told my daughter "OMG...they are going to fit." She just smiled great big and said "They look good on you." It feels so good knowing that what I am doing is working - I am doing this the right way and it is actually working. I guess the other day my brother was bragging to some chics he knows about how I am losing weight easily - he told them that all I do is watch my calories and workout each day. He explained to them that I am not popping pills, going to a gym, or go to meetings - he also told them how my sister had spent over $1000 to go to Slim4Life and I have lost double what she has lost. LOL I'm not laughing b/c I am losing more weight - I am laughing b/c the way he told them. He told them that I was his "poor" sister and the other is his "rich" sister. Give me a break - I'm not poor. I just don't have money to pay someone to help me lose the weight. I'm bound and determined that I am going to do it right this time and I'm going to be accountable for each pound lost.

Well...I have been rambling too much. Tonight we will be grilling pork steak, steamed potatoes for dinner. I can't wait to eat some potatoes...the way my hubby makes them is so DELICH! I haven't worked out today to any of my videos but I think I have burned plenty of calories...I moved a lot today.

I'm outta here for now...I'll try to be back in tomorrow. I have a birthday party to go to so not sure if I'll have time to check in.

KEEP ON KEEPING ON! LATE!

Oh yeah...HAPPY APRIL FOOL'S DAY!