On to a new month and fully into fall now. I love the month of October. Not sure why. Maybe the fall colors, cool weather, pumpkins, football… oh, and candy corn!
So, here is what I wanted to accomplish in September.
1. Lose 4 pounds. I lost 2, which I am pretty pleased about. I didn’t actually do that great sticking with my 1500 calorie budget. Imagine what progress I would have made if I had actually done that LOL. But, I didn’t whine about it, which was also a goal.
2. Do jog/walk intervals. I have been doing these. I ended up downloading C25K podcasts and have been following those again. I am still up in the air about how I feel about it, but then again, the run segments haven’t been long enough to cause too many issues with my leg.
3. Get started on the laminate floors in for the downstairs! Yep – we started these and are about halfway done. I am loving them already. I haven’t kissed the floors yet, but I just might.
4. Read 3 books in September. Done!
I did really well this month with those goals. The 3 books I read in order of enjoyment.
Great Gatsby
Water for Elephants
War Brides.
The funny thing is that I picked period books almost from the same time period! Gatsby is set in the Depression era, as is Water for Elephants. War brides was set in the late 1930s and 40s.
I reviewed the other two books here. War Brides is basically the story of 5 women from different backgrounds and countries whose lives intertwine with the war. The author really brought the story very much to life of what it was like liking in wartime Europe. Kudos to her for good research. The ending of the book seemed a bit rushed, though, which felt odd. Overall a good read once I got into it. It took a while for the 5 stories to come together.
Tomorrow will be October goals, one of which includes the pink picture for breast cancer awareness! Like this:
My knockout rose. Now click the link to help fund free breast cancer screenings for those in need. The more clicks they get, the more funding they get. Free to you to do, so click as many times as you like!
Aw, what a letdown. I also look forward to seeing your new monthly goals and you tease me, then say you’ll post them tomorrow. Bummer!! Oh well, I’ll have something to look forward to. Love the pink rose. Don’t go posting a picture of Pepto-Bismol any time this month!
No pepto! I also will avoid a picture of Pixie’s pink litter box ::D
That is fantastic–a 2 pound weight loss, at your weight and at this point in your journey! And 3 fiction books in one month–very impressive, at least to me. I am a slow reader.
I read really, really fast. It’s just a matter of doing it.
Great job, Lori!
Lori you did fantastic on your September goals: congratulations!
The War brides book sounds interesting, I’m going to remember that if I need a new book to read in the future.
It is a good book – highly recommend it.
you rocks the goals.
I did not.
no yoga twice a week.
can you guess my OCTOBER GOAL?
Looks like September was a great month for you – nice going with that 2 pounds!
You always do such a good job on your goals. I’d take 2 pounds loss over no loss any day. I was looking at sale flyers yesterday and one of the stores has Brach’s Candy Corn on sale for 99 cents a bag. I immediately thought of you 😉
I hear that a lot that people think of me when they see candy corn. Not sure if that is sad or not…
You definitely should kiss the floors when they are done! 🙂
CANDY CORN!!!!!!!!!!! 😉
You did great on your goals Lori! Congrats!
My hubby’s brother’s wife – I have written that she is battling stage 4 breast cancer goes in for a double mastectomy this month… hoping for the best…
Candy corn!
I think 2 lb is actually a good achievement.. Do you think your legs have gotten stronger because of the FBB program? Mine certainly have.
I felt strength gains more in my upper body with FBB because my legs were already like trees with all the biking I do!
Congrats on the two pound weight loss and no whining! LOL 🙂
I am not a fan of candy corn but I sure have seen a lot of bloggers lately who are. Photos of candy corn are popping up all over the place. I think I saw it in pastel colors around Easter time last year. You might be able to eat it year round. 🙂
I think 2 lbs is great! Good luck with the new month.
Way to go on those September goals Lori. YAY!!!! Cheers to a great October.
I thought of you today because I found the buffalo cheese! It’s not Cabot though, but our deli brand is Deitz & Watson, and they had a sliced buffalo cheese – so fricken good!
You can have my candy corn, can’t stand the stuff!