Yay! I've you've been watching my little exercise tracker down at the bottom of the page, you'll see that I have now reached 10% of my goal of walking 500 miles! Whew! Who would have ever thought that I would manage to walk 50 miles? Not me!

This is the first time I've ever stuck with an exercise program for more than a week and I am so proud of myself. I've "walked" at least a mile a day since the 1st of November. The only day I missed was Black Friday when I got up at 4:00 in the morning to hit the stores. I cut myself a break on that day.

I'll tell you, these Walk Away the Pounds tapes really work for me. I like it because I can exercise, in my pajamas right in my own little living room. Of course, the kids have to poke their heads in a million times to pester me, but at least I'm not out trying to exercise in the ice and snow, or having to pack myself off to a gym somewhere. And I do feel a lot better. I'm not seeing a lot of results on the scale (sigh), but I do sleep better and I feel a bit better when I go up and down the stairs. I think the results will be gradual, but hey, it took a few years to pile the pounds on, so it may take a few months to get them back off.