French women don't get fat???....really?

That is the absurd title of a book i picked up, heck i dunno, three years ago as i attempted, for the millionth time to get fit and loose weight,Yes, three years ago I've had this now and I'm barely on Chapter 4. Don't laugh. I read all the time....just not this book. Relax, don't toss 263 pages to the dogs right away...there's some good stuff coming up. Keep reading. Anyway, I saw this title on a talk show. The woman who wrote it was of significant age and her name is Mireille Guiliano. I know. Her name does not suck. I've had it as an off and on "bathroom" reader if you will. Sad. Still....quite true. Beneath the blunt title is the ever so beckoning sub-title that states "eating for pleasure". When I first brought this book home, I realized that I was so compelled to getting this book that I completely overlooked the ridiculous sub-title. I mean seriously....why the hell else would I eat. Of course I eat for pleasure, heck alot of us out there do! I then became confused because all of this time I thought you should only eat for satisfaction of hunger...not neccesarily for one's pleasure. And let me clarify that when I say pleasure I mean, "Please, sir, hand me a dozen of those decadent hot and moist oozing red velvet cupcakes topped with that dripping soft, wet, and creamy white............ok let's not get carried away....I was going to say, cheesecake frosting. Ahem, back to the lecture at hand.....that is what I mean by pleasure. :) So, here's the deal, after having read the first 4 chapters...I realize, this woman...actually makes sense. Yes, she regurgitates alot of what we know already. Portion control. Eat frequently. Try and fit in exercise to your daily routine yada yada yada. Even after all the replays, I still find it all intriguing. I mean, I think I may go ahead and blog about what I read in this book and how far it gets me. I know. I have done this before. Tried to get fit and slim down. I did it once, at least I almost did. For my wedding I lost 30lbs and needed 30 more to go to be at my ideal knockout, Kardashian weight goal! I still had massive wings under my arms but I was well on my way. Of course, that did not happen cause then we wouldn't be...here, in the middle of dieting book hell at the bottom of the dieting abyss of the dieters world. Well, let me begin...even though I've already begun to tell you how this will go. Amongst all the other rubbish and roodyhah (yes, i just made that word up), I will do my best to get fit along with the help of this book. This "american" woman who has, from what I gathered in the first 4 chapters gone frenchie cookoo in her head claims that the women from the country of BUTTER are never fat. In which I tell you that I will find a french fat woman yet. Her setting is one of the most breath taking countries that houses the most breath taking city of the world, Paris where she scribbles her non fat nonsense. And I mention breath taking twice because what takes your breath as you inhale are the rows and rows of "patisseries", mini markets filled with the tart and tasty scents of fromage and who could resist a little cafe on every street corner. I've never been but hollywood depicts it well. Oh and if you don't know what patisseries and fromage mean...tisk tisk...it's francais basque. *basic french* So, Should I trust her you ask? Why not? I ask in return. She has a published book, I have yet to have one, and her name is impeccible. I mean she sounds like the co-founder of Godiva chocolates or some sort of delightfully delicious cocoa based liqueur. Liqueur de cocoa by M. Guiliano with hints of rose, cocoa, raspberry mint and savory fig. See, there I go again, thinking of something sinful to my figure. Ok, so with that being said...I will start this plan Sunday. May 27th, 2010.(this is the third time i've changed this date haha) I'm not saying that I will blog daily, but I will give this diet...no wait, lets throw the D word out and call it a life changing experience. Yes, I will start this LCE and blog about it chapter by chapter. :/

What comes next???

So. This blog was intented to help my friends and i start a workout regimen. It failed. I...failed. I have not been posting anything about it at all. I just think that no matter how hard we all try to help one another commit to this, we are too busy to ever come together over the internet let alone meet up in person. I'm sitting in bed this morning in my flannel pj's after a long nights rest. There are sooo many things that I need to get done around here, but for some reason I have to take care of stuff elsewhere. Sunday, instead of cleaning and doing laundry as planned, I took the day to support my husbands band and the charity fundraising event he was performing at. Charities are something that I've always loved to be a part of and man did this one really put a dent in my soul. I was upset after having put out a box at a local restaurant for donations to bring joy to some of the children who are less fortunate than others. I went to pick the box up after it's due date and found that not a single toy or dollar had been dropped into it. I was angry, hurt, frustrated, and more than anything I was dissapointed. After having reeled through a lenghty list of cuss words in my head that descriped people who are selfish and just feel the need to have to be an Ebinenezer Grinch....I got myself together and thought of a backup plan. I called my brother at the hotel he works at for help. He in turn gathered his co workers who each pitched in money towards the donation box. Why didn't I think of putting that box at his workplace before? I dunno. I'm just glad they came through along with my parents and my husband. Sunday morning, Eric and I....that's my husbands...Eric, we went to different stores and gathered as many toys as we could with the money we raised. Not bad. :) So all in all Sunday went EXTREMELY well despite the fact that Erics set time was supposed to be between 7-9pm but was pushed back to almost midnight....(Sorry Kelly). :) :) Then comes Monday. The day was going as planned, I got up and did SOME chores and went to lunch with my husband. Shortly after, I ran errands and did SOME of my Christmas shopping. The little ones are checked off the list. :) As soon as Eric got home from work we headed to my parents house to bake more cookies and spend time with the kiddos. Madison started to breath heavy and so we headed to get her medicine, once her tummy began to ache....Uncle Eric, Grandma and I hauled her off to Childrens Medical where we sat for nine hours (7pm-4am) nodding off awaiting the arrival of her results.The reason we took her there is because we had been instructed to do so by her physician. She has had pneumonia three times already and we just have to take her as a precautionary. She was ok. Just a bit of allergies, her asthma acting up and a little infection. BUT now, she is ok. I came home and slept till 4pm the next and realized I was catching a cold...AGAIN> So, I took some meds, a shower, got it together and headed to moms with Eric once more. There we took my other niece Marisa to get some supplies she needs for school. I also helped her make her frosting and get her stuff ready for today. I should be getting ready to head to her school now but Im here getting up the energy. Still a bit tired. She is having a day full of ginger bread house making in her class and I promised her I would be there. I'm late. Good thing I called her to tell her I was running late so she wouldn't be too upset with me. They are allowed to bring a family member to help them with their project. So, I'm going to get up, get ready, pack a lunch and go hang with the 5th graders for the day! This week....I'm SUPER AUNT....lol. If you want to know where her parents are? They are in California. Ok...so of course, by the time I get back home I'll be tired I'm sure and ready for dinner and a movie....no wait....my husband has practice today and I promised Madison, Maverick and Marisa that I would help them decorate the Christmas tree at grandma's house. SO< in short...no I will not be able to get things done today, but on the bright side...there's always tomorrow....God willing. Then I will write up my list of to do's that I have to get done BEFORE my mother in law comes in next week for the holidays. :\ Also, I will hope to be able to put down the issues going on with my dad Vol. One. Of course I will not be working out today....although I will make it a point to try....it probably wont happen till tomorrow. Till then, off I go....gingerbread house here I come!