Thanks Liz! I like being in control.
We got back from our hike around 30 minutes ago and had a late lunch....leftover turkey chili and 1/2 of a natural pb & apricot preserve sandwich. I need to make sure to get a few servings of veggies in at dinner. The chili had veggies and beans, in addition to the turkey, but I always feel like I should be eating more veggies. Luckily for me, I actually like most vegetables...all except for eggplant (even though my parents forced us kids to eat it when we were younger), brussel sprouts and pearl onions. Blech!
The hike was so wonderful....we are really spoiled here in Arizona w/ our sunny, warm weather...and it's almost December! We hiked for 2 hours on the trail, w/ maybe one or two breaks along the way totalling 15 minutes...my little brother had fun climbing up on the big rocks and having his picture taken w/ our camera phone...There were lots of peaks to climb up (and down) and the views of Phoenix were breathtaking. There were lots of other families out -young and old. We're going on another hike tomorrow.
I might take a 45-minute walk/jog this evening...might even let my little brother join me. He did last night, and he loved it...I jogged w/ him for about 1mile. He loves it when I run w/ him, especially when we race....he always wins, and not because I let him either! He's fast! He told me that he wants to be a runner and an archaeologist when he grows up....he's 9, by the way. So cute!
Jilly: That sounds like a really fun dessert...and, like you said, very pretty too! How did it turn out? My contribution to Thanksgiving dinner was organic blue cornbread for my Mom's stuffing, and a Sioux Indian Pudding. Nobody really liked the pudding, except for me, probably b/c it wasn't packed full of sugar. I was up until 2 a.m. Thanksgiving morning making the cornbread and pudding after we picked up my little sister from the airport late Wednesday night. Ai yi yi!
Trnsfrm: Just do what you can do every day for the rest of the month. Your body will be getting stronger and healthier w/ every minute that you exercise....1000+ minutes of exercise for November is better than none. Maybe for December you might want to break your monthly goal down into daily or weekly goals....and make a rule to not let yourself go longer than 2 days w/o exercising....something like that. You might be doing that sort of thing already.
Paperclippy: Woohooo! No gain is great! You are going to be at goal in no time!