I also started a new job this week, I am filling in for our church office manager for the summer, so that means 24 more hours a week of mostly sitting! I try to get up and move around the office at least every hour but it is tricky. This also means I am trying to fit exercising in to my new schedule.

I received an awesome birthday present from my parents to help me towards my healthy goals! We went to New Balance and I was fitted for a pair of walking shoes with the proper inserts to help with my plantar faceitis…thanks mom and dad!

I’ve done great on my water and this week’s goals are too…add more water (add another liter a day), eat well, get in at least 10,000 steps a day and get more sleep.

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I am not done trying to lose weight though. I feel I did well this week. I got in all my water every day, I worked out 2 days and I bought a pedometer. I made mostly healthy eating choices (except for Thursday’s lunch at Friendly’s). Wednesday night I had a yummy sandwich from Subway! I also had no soda…again!
I lost 1 more pound this week! This brings my total to 8 pounds, which is only half way to the goal I set at the beginning of the Move It & Lose It Challenge but…oh well.

This week’s challenge will be birthday cake and soda. Tuesday is my birthday, Wednesday I will be at Walt Disney World and I can only lug so much water with me and I can’t stand the water they sell at WDW sooo…I need to see how I can make this work. Saturday is my son’s and my father’s birthday and our large joint birthday celebration will be next Monday 5/31.

Overall, this week is much less busy than the last 2 have been so I am still striving towards the goal of working out 4 times a week. I bought a new Leslie Sansone Walk at Home workout dvd so I’m excited to start that. I also keep bidding on and losing the Zumba Beginners dvd on eBay. Here’s to another week of Moving and Losing!

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To top it all off..I lost 3 pounds this week for a total of 8 lbs in 6 weeks!! I am so happy !

This is another crazy week…graduation week. As homeschoolers we have the pleasure of directing our children’s education, choosing their curriculum and making sure it lines up with our faith and our values. I have recently learned that it also means a lot of work for the parents when graduation time comes around. Aaron, my 17yo will graduate with our homeschool covering on Thursday night and with our homeschool support group on Saturday morning, thus bringing his 14 yr homeschooling career to an end. I am proud to say he has already completed 20 credit hours at the State College of Florida-where he made the Dean’s List for the spring semester. Due to the fact that everything is parent-directed we have had to help plan both graduation services, design the program, choose the music, create the photo montage, organize mementos for his senior table, plan food for both receptions, create the invitations and plan his graduation party. Phew. Most of that is done but this week is filled with last minute details and rehearsals the 2 services and the party, and shopping for presents for some of the other graduates. I’ve been finding some cool stuff on OpenSky, have you checked it out yet? I’m going to start selling there this summer too so keep an eye out for my new store!

My challenge this week will be fitting in exercise, some of my days are filled to the minute and not over indulging at the receptions and party. My mother-in-law ordered a fancy cake for the graduation party and I’ve already been told I need to try each of the flavored layers-I am planning my food to allow some wiggle room without crashing and burning. I will continue to drink my water, move as much as possible and make wise eating choices this week. I would like to know what you eat for healthy snacks between meals (please don’t say yogurt I can’t stand yogurt). Please let me know in the comments cause I need some help finding good snacks.

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Now, even though I won’t be the next Mamavation Mama I 100% support the program and all of its participants so I want to join the Sistahood!I want to support and be supported by my sistas who are on the journey to health with me. I have enjoyed tweeting with many of them this week and sharing our healthy successes both big and small.

My biggest successes last week were in the water department. I love using my “8 glasses a day” app on my iPod Touch to help me keep on track of my water consumption. My biggest area of failure was eating Easter candy. This week my goal is to get in 8 glasses of water a day, work out 30 minutes 5 days a week and stay below 1700 calories eaten in a day. I also plan to daily tweet and encourage my sistas in their healthy living goals.

Even though I wasn’t chosen this round I want to congratulate the 5 finalists! Please visit the Mamavation website to view the finalists videos and vote for who you want to be the next Mamavation Mamas! Don’t forget to tune into Mamavation TV tonight to meet the finalists and see who wins a great prize from EA Sports Active!!

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