November 19: Today I am thankful for the gift of encouragement that people who have been placed in my life have! Today was a wonderful day! It started off with getting up and going to orientation for a 4 week workout program with my friend, Dana! I told her not too long ago that I've started to gain weight since I've been out of school and it really needed to stop! Then shortly after that, living social had a deal for a four-week women's bootcamp in the Upstate, and Dana encouraged me to join her! I felt like it was the perfect thing I needed and it will be going on right around the Thanksgiving and Christmas, the time that I usually like to eat a lot :)
Orientation went well today. We learned more about the program, and the workout plan, but what I'm most excited about is the nutrition plan! I've always heard that it's much better for you to eat 4-6 small meals a day rather than 3 big meals, but I never knew what food groups you should concentrate more on or the specifics about how it worked. Performance QSA detailed it all out for us today! I don't think it will be as difficult for me as it could be for others, because I work from home right now, so it's very easy to control when and what we eat. Michael is going to join me in the nutrition plan as well! He is such a good sport.
Immediately after orientation, Dana and I headed over to our friend's house to make Christmas Cards with her! Hilary is very talented and crafty! She signed up with Stampin' Up and got a lot of really cool things, so today she showed Dana and I how to make the cards that she made! They are so cute, and very easy to make. I was really impressed with the tools that they had, and can't wait to order some of the same stuff we used today. I just have to figure out what all I want....there's so much! Hilary has definitely been an encouragement to me. She is very kind and sweet! Michael and I went over to their house for dinner the other night and had a blast with them! It was very fun hanging out with another couple, and Michael and I are looking forward to doing it again.
Finally, but certainly not least, Michael has been a big encouragement to me. Especially with this new workout/nutrition plan, he has really looked for ways to encourage me and help me. The program allows either a 24 hour where you don't have to follow the plan, or 2 reward meals a week. Michael decided to "reward" me with an ice cream date tonight! I love Bruster's Ice Cream, and Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Ice cream is my absolute favorite flavor!!!! Sadly, they were out of it tonight, but I don't discriminate against ice cream :)
Today was wonderful and I thank God for the encouraging people He has connected me with!
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