Yes! I finally got my car *and* I got my hair colored. Life is good. I'm really loving this no school thing. It is freaking AMAZING!

I have shed a few pounds over the last couple of months. I'm almost to 20 pounds gone, but not quite there. I'm hoping that I can be a little more disciplined in my eating habits, I know that would help. Everything in moderation. Define moderation.

There are a few things I chant to myself when I feel like I don't want to go on with this exercise regime I'm on and they always encourage me to keep going. They are

• Determination not motivation
• Fit by 40
• If it was easy, everyone would do it

It's not easy to get up at 4:45 in the morning to exercise. But when I go to the beach this August, I want to be able to go to the beach without being embarrassed. That's 5 months away, and I'm curious to see how I will look in 6 months if I keep at it like I am. Hopefully, I can shed 5 lbs a month. I'm down to a size 12 pants, and that was exciting and encouraging. Right now, I weigh 165 lbs, give or take a few. I think I would be happy to get rid of 3 lbs a month. Heck, 1 lb a month would be better than nothing. But, I want to be thinner than that come beach time in August. I'm really looking forward to running on the beach. Here goes everything!

Fit by 40...that gives me 17 months to get fit. I spent my 20's and half of my 30's fat. I don't want to spend the rest of my life that way. So, I WILL be physically fit by the time I'm 40 years old. I can totally do this. The last part of my life will be better than the middle part.

The Lord has been good to me!!!