Sunday, April 18, 2010
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Living Room
My sweet friend Emily helped me paint my living room. It went from a deep wine color to a refreshing shade called "cappuccino." The color is from Restoration Hardware and it is my new fave.I love this color! It looks great with our white trim and different shades of brown that we use in our living room. I had 6 different samples that I looked at and I am so happy with my choice. Here are a few pictures of our work:
As we went- the new color next to the old color!
My sample colors:
As we went- the new color next to the old color!
My sample colors:
Time to write it down...
So, the last few weeks I have made some huge personal changes. I am determined to get in shape and get healthy. I think that by writing it down it will help me keep focused and accountable. Not only do I want to lose weight but I want to get healthy.
I have started a running program that I downloaded onto my iPhone called "Couch to 5K." I LOVE it! For someone who hasn't been a runner it is a great way to get someone started and continue on it. I actually look forward to my runs. I am at the end of week 3 and can't believe I am sticking to it! CJ and are playing golf one day a week or going snowboarding (since the mountain was just dumped on). We have also joined a fun kickball team in SE Portland. Although it isn't super strenuous it is one more way to be active. I have been trying to go to the gym 3-4 times a week which some weeks I do better than others. I am so glad we have a membership at Hawthorne Farm Athletic Club. It is sooo nice there and is not a meat market like 24 hour or Ballys.
I have been eating a lot better to boot! I really would like to lose 15-20lbs. this spring. I have to manage what I am eating and drinking. I really eat pretty healthy, it is the drinking that is killing me. I love a good beer (IPA!) or a glass of wine. I am really limiting this. My doctor also told me he wants me to go wheat-free for 6 weeks. I am on day two of it and it hasn't been so bad. I am hoping that it will help me shed a few pounds.
CJ has been a great influence and inspiration to me. He has lost 40lbs! He is a workout machine. He gets up three times a week at 4:45 to go to a Master's Swimming class at the Downtown Athletic Club. He is a part of a triathlon training group that runs/swims/bikes 3x a week for 2 hours, and he plays soccer two times a week. WOW! He is looking A-MAZING! So sexy! He is so much happier too. Yesterday he and our friend Jeff went on a 64 mile bike ride from Beaverton to Vernonia and back. They are training for the Reach the Beach- starting in Beaverton and riding a bike to Pacific City! It is is a whopping 104 miles. Yowzas! Not for me :) Needless to say he is a huge inspiration and has been nothing but supportive of me.
So, I will make a valiant effort to update this with my progress. Keep me in your prayers. I am not the best with losing weight, but I am hoping that if I write it down it makes it become real.
I have started a running program that I downloaded onto my iPhone called "Couch to 5K." I LOVE it! For someone who hasn't been a runner it is a great way to get someone started and continue on it. I actually look forward to my runs. I am at the end of week 3 and can't believe I am sticking to it! CJ and are playing golf one day a week or going snowboarding (since the mountain was just dumped on). We have also joined a fun kickball team in SE Portland. Although it isn't super strenuous it is one more way to be active. I have been trying to go to the gym 3-4 times a week which some weeks I do better than others. I am so glad we have a membership at Hawthorne Farm Athletic Club. It is sooo nice there and is not a meat market like 24 hour or Ballys.
I have been eating a lot better to boot! I really would like to lose 15-20lbs. this spring. I have to manage what I am eating and drinking. I really eat pretty healthy, it is the drinking that is killing me. I love a good beer (IPA!) or a glass of wine. I am really limiting this. My doctor also told me he wants me to go wheat-free for 6 weeks. I am on day two of it and it hasn't been so bad. I am hoping that it will help me shed a few pounds.
CJ has been a great influence and inspiration to me. He has lost 40lbs! He is a workout machine. He gets up three times a week at 4:45 to go to a Master's Swimming class at the Downtown Athletic Club. He is a part of a triathlon training group that runs/swims/bikes 3x a week for 2 hours, and he plays soccer two times a week. WOW! He is looking A-MAZING! So sexy! He is so much happier too. Yesterday he and our friend Jeff went on a 64 mile bike ride from Beaverton to Vernonia and back. They are training for the Reach the Beach- starting in Beaverton and riding a bike to Pacific City! It is is a whopping 104 miles. Yowzas! Not for me :) Needless to say he is a huge inspiration and has been nothing but supportive of me.
So, I will make a valiant effort to update this with my progress. Keep me in your prayers. I am not the best with losing weight, but I am hoping that if I write it down it makes it become real.
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