So I started my new year diet on Monday. As of yesterday I have lost 3 1/2 pounds. I’m hoping it at least stays the same by Monday when we do our weigh-in at work. I am really working hard at this. I go on walks in the evenings with Gene and we do our barbell weights, and I have even started going on short, brisk walks on my lunch break at work! I mean.. if I’m getting this much more exercise from what I’ve EVER gotten, the pounds gotta keep droppin’, right?? And not to mention, my eating has been going pretty well also. Fast food and other places from “out” no longer sound good all of the time and my portions have decreased. My stomache is shrinking a bit and I feel myself getting full a lot faster. Those first few days sure were tough though.

Not a lot going on around here other than that. I don’t know if I mentioned it but I finished my book, I Know This Much Is True. It was a wonderful book and I’ve already read Wally Lamb’s other novel, She’s Come Undone. I really, really wish he had another novel out! I love his writing. So anyway, I started this new book called The Memory Keeper’s Daughter. So far it seems pretty interesting and pretty good. I’m not very far into it because my Nintendo DS game’s the New Super Mario and Skipbo/Uno came in and I’ve been playing that a bit. The New Mario freaking rules!! I love it and there are TONS of new things in the game. It’s still the same fun as the old Super Mario but with a lot cooler features, effects, sounds, etc. Oh and there are a lot of mini games on it that are a lot of fun. I am totally impressed with it, totally worth my money!! And I don’t think I mentioned it but I did get a Pink Nintendo DS Lite for xmas, which is why I have the Nintendo DS games. Totally awesome!!

P.S. I created a log where I am keeping track of my food intake and exercise, it is at flog.nerdwagon.net :D