Chunky Bunny

Why hello, how are you on this dreary day? Maybe it's not dreary your way but after three whole days of beautiful sunshine, we got hit another storm complete with lightning, winds and heavy downpours. I think mother nature has some grand plans for indoors this summer. Hopefully she'll fill me in on what those are soon.

Alright so upon weighing myself recently I came to the most horrifying realization...
Since moving here I have gained FIFTEEN pounds!!!! After picking my jaw up off the floor, and wondering how that even happens in such a short span of time I started coming up with a game plan. The first step in the game plan was being honest with myself, how did this happen? Well it happened when I moved to a small town with no sidewalks before a hellacious winter. I haven't been walking, before living here I walked everywhere (not that I was dainty then). Pretty easy to pack on weight when you are being completely sedentary. So on Ravelry I found a group Called Couch to 5k, I've always wanted to RUN in a 5k not walk so I signed up and printed out the information to get started. Well like I've said it's been raining here, so much so the Boston Globe published a how to for Ark building. Now I know "real runners" hit the asphalt regardless, but I my friend am a clumsy overweight mother with a bad foot. So Mr. Bunny ordered me Active for our Wii. It has a thirty day challenge. I tried it out and I LOVE it, way better than Wii fit nonstop exercise for 30 minutes. The game doesn't joke either, it won't count it if you do it wrong, so say you did 5 squats wrong, those don't count for you tally. Ask me how I know? I thought that would be a good start before I tried to Couch to 5k, and by then maybe the rain will take a break.


Next up was reevaluating my eating habits. So I signed up for Spark People. It's a phenomenal free website for tracking your exercise, meals etc. It's the Ravelry of weight loss. I started tracking my eating, I found out on average I don't consume enough calories. Apparently not eating breakfast and lunch is not healthy? Alright I knew that, but tracking it makes me eat. They also have a recipe site it's great because you can put it right on your meal plan. Very handy, Super fabulous and FREE!!!
Did I say it was free? Yes, oh okay moving on. So that explains the ticker on the side, I have got a lot to lose, a lot more than I realized.
I'm sharing this here because I know a lot of us are trying to be more healthy, and I though these resources might be helpful for you as well. Feel free to friend me on Spark People if you are on there, or decide to join. I am HBKnits on there. Would anyone like to join me? What are your favorite tips for being healthy? I won't say diet because for me it's more than that, it's being in shape again and feeling fabulous. Any favorite foods? I have a new one, Skinny Cow Truffle Bars. It's love...