Woah....let me firstly say that I'm pretty sure I didn't stop eating during the entire month of December! I don't even want to look at the scale or do a waist measurement but I'll hop on anyways....wait right here:
Just as I thought...Gained about ten pounds! Yikes! So, here's the new deal, starting tomorrow; six days a week of exercise for sixty minutes a day and no fried foods, salts or refined sugars! I will go back down to five days of exercise for forty minutes a day when I lose the pounds and just want to maintain my weight. I'm excited and nervous....I want to see changes sooner than I will but I know I have to be patient; but I'm scared I won't at all, which I know also won't happen.
I'm also pumped for the entire year to come! Dave and I have already started talking about Christmas plans for this year as well as summer plans and the joy of seeing what each new day brings us. We're both off tomorrow so we'll do a few things around the house but mostly we'll just relax with our son. Then, off to work on Tuesday for two days for me and Landon and Dave will more than likely have a sleepover with Great Grandma on Tuesday night (keeping her company because she just lost her best friend in a car accident before Christmas).
And not to worry, I did not forget my fabulous hand and feet makeover! I've been experimenting with a few new looks and techniques and will post on that in the next week or two! I promise. I will tell you that I picked up a new nail-growing gel from Sally Hanson because my nails just are too soft and keep ripping! Hopefully we'll have success.
Also, two weeks ago, I finished my 52nd book! I compiled the full list for you.
Allison's 2011 Reading List
1. Mistress of Nothing-Kate Pullinger
2. Water For Elephants-Sarah Gruen
3. Olive Kittredge -Elizabeth Strout
4. The Cider House Rules-John Irving
5. The Divide-Nicholas Evans
6. The Concise Chinese-English Dictionary For Lovers -Xiaolu Guo
7. Twilight-Stephanie Meyer
8. New Moon-Stephanie Meyer
9. Eclipse-Stephanie Meyer
10. Breaking Dawn-Stephanie Meyer
11. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner-Stephanie Meyer
12. Riding Lessons-Sarah Gruen
13. Ya-Ya's in Bloom-Rebecca Wells
14. Scarlet Thread-Francine Rivers
15. The Memory Keepers Daughter- Kim Edwards
16. Speaks the Nightbird -Robert McCammon
17. Queen of Bedlam-Robert McCammon
18. Mr. Slaughter-Robert McCammon
19. A Widow for One Year-John Irving
20. Crank-Ellen Hopkins
21. Glass-Ellen Hopkins
22. Fallen-Ellen Hopkins
23. Traveling With Pomegranates-Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Monk Taylor
24. Ape House-Sarah Gruen
25. For One More Day-Mitch Albom
26. The Forth Hand-John Irving
27. Rebel Women of the Gold Rush-Rich Mole
28. 10 Things Jesus Taught About Women-Susan Hyatt
29. A Prayer For Owen Meany-John Irving
30. The Lake of Dreams-Kim Edwards
31. The Smoke Jumper-Nicholas Evans
32. So Brave, Young and Handsome-Leif Enger
33. When God Was a Rabbit-Sarah Winman
34. Just Another Indian- Warren Goulding
35. The Tommyknockers -Stephen King
36. Extreme Vinyl Cafe-Stuart McLean
37. They Thirst-Robert McCammon
38. The Help-Kathryn Stockett
39. Dolores Claibourne-Stephen King
40. Baal - Robert McCammon
41. Band of Brothers-Stephen E. Ambrose
42. The Hour of Bad Decisions-Russell Wangersly
43. A Secret Kept-Tatiana de Rosnay
44. The Russian Concubine-Kate Furnivall
45. The Night Circus-Ellen Morgenstern
46. The Night Boat-John McCammon
47. Setting Free the Bears-John Irving
48. Perfect-Ellen Hopkins
49. Flying Changes-Sarah Gruen
50. The World According To Garp -John Irving
51. Chocolat -Joanne Harris
52. The Christmas Clock-Kat Martin
Well, that's it for now, folks! Cheers and hats off to a grand new year!
