Mrs. G's Journey to Better Health

Life gets busy and it gets tough to eat healthy. The past two weeks have been very busy. Not only have I felt like I have been eating too many calories a day, it also felt like I was not exercising enough. I neglected to use my LoseIt app so I certain I would have gained at least 4 lbs over that two week period. This morning I took a deep breath and got on the bathroom scale. As expected I did gain weight. To my surprise, I only gained 0.4lbs! Yay me!

Hope it's as good as it smells: Tomato garlic basil chicken, (Mrs. Dash) Garlic Olive Oil Vermicelli, (Pasta-Roni) and mixed veggies with edema. 600 calories.

I have an iPhone and purchased the Nike+ GPS app from iTunes for $1.99. What this app does it use your phone's GPS to track where you are and determines your distance, time, and calories you have burned. You can also use it while on the treadmill. I used the app during January on the treadmill and found it needed some calibration. After a few 1 mile runs/walks on the treadmill, it was good to go. In looking around the NikeRunning.com website, I found they have challenges you can participate in. They are free to participate. So, for the month of February I am participating in the " StayStrong 25 " From 02/01/11 to 03/01/11 I need to log 25 miles. I am not a runner so all my miles are walked miles. As of this posting, there are 23 participants and I am in 2nd place with 8.1miles. Yay me! The participant in first place has 13.58miles logged. The participant in 3rd place has 7.92miles logged. I better get my feet moving before he catches up to me or worse, passes me up! A

Tonight it's rosemary chicken on a healthy and generous salad with garlic and herb French bread.