I'm so excited and I just can't hide it ~Shannon

Hi My Loyal Readers!

The above image is a ticker that will track my progress from http://www.myfitnesspal.com/

The web site is a great tool for those of you who are both tech savvy and looking to lose some weight. Our nutritionist, whom we met with for the first time today, told us about this helpful site. The meeting with the nutritionist was just what I needed. I have been doing Pilates sessions with Jully for a little over a month now, but I needed someone watching my food intake. I have a decent idea of what is good and what is bad for you but our nutritionist, Dr. Z, really laid it all out on the line for us. We had our weight and BMI measured. We calculated the amount of calories necessary each day in order to lose weight, including daily moderate activity. Dr. Z wants us to get a pedometer to keep track of our steps per day which I plan on getting later today. I am curious to see how much I move on a daily basis, aside from added exercise. We also went over WHAT to eat within those allotted calories (mine happens to be approx. 1600). I am really really excited to get this pasrt of my journey started. I feel really blessed by this opportunity. We also had our Saturday a.m. session with Virginia and that went very well too. I am really optimistic about my journey and again, thanks for coming along.

I wanted to show you this picture (that is me on the left with Stephanie Klein) and recommend an awesome book by my absolute favorite author, Stephanie Klein. The name of the book is MOOSE and it is a memoir of Stephanie's experiences in at fat camp. The book is hilarious, yet touching. She speaks from her heart and identifies some of the struggles many adolescent girls face in our society. She also wrote STRAIGHT UP AND DIRTY, another hysterical memoir of her single days in NYC. I am not her personal friend, but she is a great inspiration to all women and a wonderful author. Her blog, Greek Tragedy, is at www.stephanieklein.com

Shannon