In the past we have not been very good about maintaining our exercise regime and keeping to the good habits we always start the year off with. This year to make sure we keep on exercising and eating right we are doing a fitness February. We must workout 22 out of the 28 days, no alcohol for the entire month and a minimum of averaging 60 cardio minutes a day (which means for every rest day we have to do 120 minutes on another day). So far we have gone 2 for 2 with workouts yesterday and this morning. Today our bike ride was into a rain burst that left us both soaked but feeling very accomplished as we kept on going in spite of the shower. On Saturday we were able to run for 14 minutes around 40 or so minutes of walking. We walk to warm up then do 2 minutes of running and 2 minutes of walking seven times followed by a warm down walk. We both cant wait to get our I-pods which should arrive when Scott's father visits in February. The problem with running without music is that you tend to lose focus and get in your own head. The good news is we have both seen a small but consistent weight loss every week in January and while we are still well above where we want to be, that is slowly changing
Tomorrow is Johanna Bernard's birthday so an early Happy Birthday to Scott's sister up in Chicago. We have learned that we will be getting a visit from both of Katie's sisters in March and are already planning lots of fun activities. We are headed to Miami at the end of February for our winter seminar and now have confirmed a visit back to Texas over Easter so the next few months will stay very busy. We are in a period of time where we will be making some significant life decisions about where we will be a year from now, what work we will be doing and when we will start to try to add to our family. Keep a good thought for us as we mull over and make these momentous decisions over the next several weeks,
