Eventually, I will go on a diet to lose some weight. I do not think I would I would try supplements with Ephedra in it though. I try to be very careful about what I put in my body. I have heard that ephedra-free supplements do work sometimes. I guess you just have to be comfortable doing that.
There is a new challenge at work for the next months. For 15 days straight we have to drink 8 glasses of water and half 5 servings of fruits or veggies a day. The water I can handle. I like water. The problem I am having is 5 servings of fruits and veggies. I am very picky and do not like a lot of fruits or veggies. I have been eating grapes, asparagus, spinach, artichoke, and corn. Three servings a day is doable for me, but 5 I really have to work at. Plus it means going to the grocery store more too. And we have a problem of not being able to just pick up one thing. The reason we are doing this…work will give us 60 bucks if we succeed towards health and wellness equipment. Andy wants some different weights so I figure its worth it. Right now its 7 at night and I have 4 more glasses to go! And 2 more veggies or fruits. I will probably have 2 servings of grapes. Or maybe some peaches.
Andy and I like to drink. Water that is. I used to drink Clearly Canadain, but then we came across Propel from the makers of Gatorade. My favorite flavor is Berry flavor. We go to Sam’s to get cases. Along with a Mountain Dew (which I am trying to quit) its my morning drink. It seems like its good for me, its vitamn enhanced water beverage. I do not think I normally get the vitamns I need in my diet, so I get it in my water. The other good thing is its low in calories, the entire bottle only 25. Of course the diet soda I have switched to drinking, is 0 calories. But oh well.
By now everyone had heard that Linsday Lohan has checked herself into rehab. According to the news, she is in for alcohol detox. Her father says she is in for pain killer addiction to oxycotin. Sunset Malibu looks like it would be a great location for a rehab and drug treatment center. It is away from the limelight and next to the ocean. It has an awesome view in a private location for the patients. Sunset Malibu is known for using conventional methods and sprinkling in some not so convential methods. Not only do they treat pain killer addiction, they also treat alcohol, substance abuse, depression and eating disorders. They are there to help most problems that are affecting all ages of our community from young children to grownups, from working man to celebrity. Sunset Malibu is does not discriminate, they are there to help.
So every day I’ve been waiting for my pedometer. We worked overtime today, so I expected the mail to be there when we got home at 5. It wasn’t. So my long boring day seemed like it got even worse. Low and behold, I just went to go put a letter in the mailbox and there was my pedometer!!! You don’t know how happy that makes me. I need to get back to walking and making money, and getting healthy. Plus, there was a coupon for a flower store, I get a free flat of flowers and 20% of all plants for one day. I felt like it was my lucky day!
I called Virgin Health Miles on Tuesday. I have to wait 7-10 business days for my new pedometer. What the heck am I supposed to do in the mean time? Although, it does make me feel like I don’t have to try so hard, so I just can rest a little bit.
It’s time for us to pick our insurance for next year. Since we work at an insurance company, ypu’d think we’d have great insurance. Yeah, not so much. HDHP-high deductible Health plan, with an HSA–Health Savings Account. Oh the best thing about that is that WI is one of only like 3 states that taxes the HSA. At least we work at the same company so no spousal surcharge. Andy’s going to try a smoking cessation class for bring down the insurance $15.00 a paycheck. I know we get a great deal on the premiums, but I don’t like HDHPs. I go to the doctor less. Andy’s saving a lot of stuff he wants to be seen for until I get pregnat so we meet our deductible and get stuff paid at 100%. I guess its a consumer driven world now.
I was so not happy this morning. I went to upload my steps from my pedometer, you know, the 20,000 steps that I got for walking in WalkAmerica and my pedometer is now broken! It won’t upload. I think it may need a new battery, but if I take it out, it will lose all the memory. So not happy. 
Someone said something to me that I never thought I would hear, “You’re tan.” I don’t tan. I am either white or red from burning or all freckly. I was so amazed I was speechless. I am always so jealous of Andy because if he burns the next day its tan. If I burn, the next day I’m still burnt and then go right back to being white. Its nice that I didnt have to fake bake. Â
I love the small things that make my day! Andy and I went for a walk on Monday since it was so nice out here (50 degrees is nice in WI). We kept walking to another block that we normally don’t walk to. And Andy found a dollar. Well we saw it at the same time, but he grabbed it out from under my foot. I gave in a little too easy. But then about 5 steps later I found another dollar. That made me feel like my walking really paid off.