Faith, Hope, and Sorrow

How did everyone do drinking water? I'm not sure I drank 64 ounces every day, but I definitely tried to down more liquids! Keep drinking away! Goals for week 2 Fitness- Add extra steps to your day. If you are going shopping park away from the door (hard to resist those close spots when you have kids and it's freezing, but use the cold as an incentive to walk quickly). Or abandon the remote- this way when watching tv/movies you have to get up to change the volume/channel/pause/etc. You could even walk around while brushing your teeth. Look for small ways to get those legs moving! Nutrition (please post recipes if you have good ones!)- Say no to white! Try switching from white rice to brown, white pasta to whole wheat, regular flour tortillas to wheat/brown rice, white bread to wheat... try switching at least one thing to a healthier whole grain version. Spiritual/emotional/mental- treat your husband to a week of surprises. Leave notes in his lunch/bag/coat, put candies in his sh...

Alright, so here are this week's goals to becoming healthier in 2009. Fitness/healthy eating- Drink 8 glasses of water a day. This week, make a conscious effort of drinking more water. If you already drink 8 glasses a day, great! It seems like every fertility site I go to, when reading about how to be more healthy, drinking water is always mentioned. Water has a lot of great benefits and is essential in being more healthy and losing weight. Give it a try and see how it goes. Try keeping a piece of paper by your faucet and making a tally mark each time you fill up. Or fill a water bottle and keep it along with you. I believe the recommended 'serving' is 8 ounces, so one water bottle can count as more than one glass for the day. Or set out 8 (if you have 8 to spare) cups and use a new one each time so you can keep track. However you do it, try to fit in the servings each day. spiritual/mental/emotional- Pick a favorite hymn and make it a part of your week. Write the words ou...