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Ack! Way too long since my last post AGAIN! LAME!

In my defense, life has been CRAZY. We've been moving and had stuff going on literally every night of the week for the past few weeks. It's nuts. But things are starting to slow down just a bit, which is nice.

So here's the major news from the past couple of weeks:

1. Vegetarianism is NOT as easy as I thought it was going to be. Turns out I like meat much more than I thought I did. It's also much more limiting than I had assumed - particularly at restaurants. There's just not that many options. It has been forcing me to eat more veggies, I think though. So, bonus.

2. Last week at Biggest Loser weigh-in I had gained a pound. SAD! However, I was super stoked to find out this morning that in the last week I have lost THREE (3!) pounds. WOOHOO! That was super awesome to hear and a big shot of positive motivation. I'm really motivated to get into the 270's this week. Those 10 lb markers just feel like a big deal.

3. Our new place is rad. There's been a few issues of things that need to be repaired and it not being handed over to us as clean as I had hoped, but the location is amazing. My commute to work if I drive is 1.5 minutes. Literally. Unless I hit a red light. Then it's 2.5 minutes. I also am walking to work one day out of the week (I'm required to drive the other days). So on Tuesdays I get a 2 mile walk in! (1 mile each way) There's also a lot more walking in general because it's such a walk friendly neighborhood. Parking sucks, so once the car is parked, we just leave it and can walk to cafes, restaurants, the drug store, etc. It's super cool. John and I just took a walk to the beach tonight - that's right - it's TWO blocks away.

4. The exercise front is looking really good. In addition to the new walking neighborhood, I also have the chance to join the Jewish Community Center for only $29 for 6 weeks. It's huge and really nice. There's a gym, pool, sauna, basketball court, group classes and more. I think I may even be able to talk my work into paying for it for me because I'll take students there during work hours (getting paid to work out!). Also, my church is doing a free yoga class on Wednesday nights (ALL are welcome to join, btw)! The woman who's teaching it is super fun and a certified instructor.

5. I'm contemplating getting on a more structured eating plan. I like not having a plan, but I feel like there will be more steady progress if I get on one. I'm thinking about Weight Watchers since I have the stuff and it's worked in the past. If anyone has any more awesome ideas, let me know.

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