Day 7

Okay, okay...I know I've been MIA for the last 9 days and I shouldn't use Christmas as an excuse but hey, it was Christmas! I learnt a new saying this holiday season, from my sister's girlfriend, Ashley. She said "It's not what you eat between Christmas and New Years that counts, it's what you eat between New Years and Christmas".  Although this is just a saying to ease the guilt we all feel while we're devouring our fourth Christmas feast and eating until we feel physically ill, there is some bit of truth to this.  One or two weeks of "bad" eating (or overeating in my case) does not ruin you're decision to live a healthy lifestyle.  EVERYTHING IN MODERATION!!!  The last nine days I have been driving to and from Winnipeg for work and have been dining on microwavable meals (real healthy, I know).  I also haven't done my 30 Day Shred video since December 23rd.  I rebooted the old hard drive today and I was nervous that I would be right back to square one; gasping for breath, pausing the video every five minutes, and guzzling water like there was no tomorrow.  However, this wasn't the case.  Of course I didn't breeze through the video like I did on Day 6 but I still managed to increase my weights and didn't have to rest between exercises.

My moms New Years resolution is to exercise more and eat better food (real original eh?).  She doesn't like to workout the same way I do, I'm more like my dad in that respect, but she does like to walk, so along with my videos I'm going to try to walk at least 30-60 minutes with my mom each day.  This will be an excellent way to incorporate some outdoor exercise during these frigid winter months.

Again, sorry for taking a nine day hiatus but I'll try to be more disciplined now that I don't have Christmas dainties, turkey, and liquor to distract me.

To health and happiness,
Jordana