Day 7...

And still going strong! I've done a pretty great job this week! With the exception for four french fries and one bite of pizza I've stuck to the plan completely! I will confess it's much easier to eat better when everyday I step on the scale and the number is smaller than the day before. Asher is going to be out of town all week for culinary school so I know this next week will go well too. It's also saving us money because it's very difficult to control exactly what you are eating when eating out, and it's cheaper to eat at home and than at a restaurant.

I haven't done much exercise this week, although we did go on a family bike ride. It was fun until Selah started screaming and wouldn't stop until we got back home. I felt sorry for Asher because he was towing Grace (over 60 pounds by herself) and Selah in the bike trailer, and even though it was flat for most of the ride it was a tough workout for him. We are planning on buying a tag a long bike attachment that will turn an adult bike into a tandem with Grace behind one of us. I'm not sure how well that will work since she still uses training wheels, but I'm hoping it won't matter that much.

This next week I am planning on using a free trial week at a local health club that has childcare. I figure since Asher will be out of town it will be nice to have some time to myself even if it means working out. We used to have a membership there, but it takes about 20 minutes to get there from my house and with Selah's nap schedule if I don't go in the morning it's hard to get there.

As for the Spiritual side, I have been singing on a team at the Furnace on Thursday nights, first and third Fridays, and every other Sunday (although this month will be every Sunday except the last). Last night the Encounter service at the Furnace (House of Prayer in Madison) was AMAZING. I was on the team leading and although I could hardly talk this morning, it was completely worth it. Being in this atmosphere is great, it challenges me a lot. Tomorrow our church is hosting James Goll and I'm really looking forward to that. I even planned a babysitter a month ago so that I won't be distracted. :)