Our Anniversary

This has been the best weekend so far -- not only cuz it's a 3-day weekend, but because Johnny and I decided to take advantage of the long weekend and celebrate our anniversary one night. So last night, we saw Star Trek (I was VERY impressed and I'm not a Star Trek fan, nor do I have any knowledge of it at all) and ate at Main Street Pizza Noodle in Park City. We got a king suite at the Stein Ericksen lodge and OHMIGOSH! It was AWESOME! We were thinking King suite meant king bed, nice accommodations, etc., but we had no idea!

The place came with a full-size kitchen and living area, 2 fireplaces (one in the living room and one in the bedroom), a dining area, 2 bathrooms, and our very own private balcony and hot tub! And we got the 5-star treatment the whole time we were there. I definitely recommend staying there if you get a chance. I'm sure you'll love it as much as we did!

The "Eliminate the Weight" Plan

So Johnny and I have been inspired to start eating right and exercising to lose weight. Why? Well, for a number of reasons. First, we're doing a weight-loss challenge with some of his buddies at work and, well, we like to win. :) Also, we watched an episode of the Early Show that boasted a plan that would help you lose 20 pounds in 4 weeks. The nutritionist they had on the show gave some recommendations as far as what to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They didn't say anything about exercise, but I can only assume that this plan would and should include it. Now, I know losing 5 pounds a week can be difficult, but I think we can do it. I figure, you can do ANYTHING for 4 weeks, right? Worst case scenario, we'd lose less, but we'd still be adopting a healthier lifestyle! So we went to the store today and bought a lot of healthy (BUT YUMMY) foods and we're going to give it our best shot. So today we had some non-fat vanilla yogurt with some banana and triple-berry granola for breakfast. Our picnic lunch today is going to consist of whole-wheat pitas filled with veggies and grilled chicken strips with some low-fat vinaigrette and some watermelon to munch on. We also got some Crystal Light Green Tea take-along packs (that you just put in your water bottle). In my research online, I've found that Green Tea can really help with weight loss, so why not try it? Dinner tonight is going to be grilled chicken, brown rice, and veggies.

As far as workouts, we plan on doing our new P90X every morning and I'd like to go to some classes (Zumba, Power Yoga, Rock-Hard Abs) at the gym on some nights. Wish us luck! We'll keep you posted on our progress.