Check out Shannon's site,  Rocks In My Dryer, for lots of great tips!



In "Summer Shape Up 1" and "Summer Shape Up 2", I detailed some of the things I was doing to get more fit this summer.  I'm thrilled to say that I've stayed with it through the summer, and have managed to get rid of lots of inches.  Not the miracle results one might find in the claims of various workouts, but still, better fitting clothing and a lesser size of shorts remind me that "slow and steady wins the race"! 

Hubby and I have done the South Beach diet a couple of times in the past, but have bogged down after a couple of months at it and returned to our old carb heavy ways.  We're going to give it another shot here in the next week or two.  I have a friend who lost 75 lbs. on the "Beach", but her encouragement was that she bogged down and lost nothing for 3 months before she saw any real results.  When I've approached this diet before, I haven't included exercise in the program.  Now, with the exercise in place, I'm hoping that our efforts will see more success.  Just as with the exercise, having a buddy (my hubby in this case) should make for a more encouraging and successful effort. 

A partner, a plan, and a goal...works for me!