Involve Others

People perform better when others are on their side helping out. Even in everyday nutrition and fitness, people who involve others and ask for help get much better results and stick to their programs longer than people who try to go the distance on their own.

Having other people help out just makes weight loss a heckuva lot more fun. Especially for social exercisers, trying to lose weight and exercise alone can leave you bored out of your mind.


* Ask a friend to check with you once a week to see how you’re doing.
* Ask your significant other to be there when you need to unload.
* Ask a co-worker to keep you upbeat.
* Ask your kids to help you find active ways to have fun.
* Ask your brother-in-law to pass along inspirational reading and interesting health news.
* Ask your photographer sister to take "before" and "in-progress" pictures.


Remember asking for help doesn't not make you weak or a failure. There is not other way to blast the weight off than good old exercise. There are no magic pills, 5 minute exercise routines or special air tools that will do the job for you!

The Final Stretch

We are supposed to move this weekend and I am not so sure it will happen. My tag sale via Ebay is just about over, I still have more things I can get rid of but I don't want to get stuck in a jam. I pretty much got rid of all the stuff we didn't want except a table lamp and some small stuff. I will donate the rest to Goodwill or the Salvation Army. It went fairly well, I wish I could do it full time and not have to go to my lovely job!

I really am looking forward to this move, once I get settled in I will defiantly be back on track with weight loss. I have just let that get away. It was a stupid move on my part but I have managed to gain only a few pounds, less than 5 , so that is good! A new home and a fresh start will be good for me. There are a couple of other things I need to get rid of after this move but that will take time and more to come about it.

It's Slimy

It's hot and humid outside this morning. I wanted to hit the pavement for a walk but quickly changed my mind! I can't wait for it to break! I have been sitting here most of the morning, not really doing a thing. I read the news, checked my Ebay stuff and was looking at Akoya pearls
, I know, pretty boring morning. I also talked to my mom for a little while, she seems to be hanging in there. The business she works for is closing its doors and she is a little sad. The new owner took a 50 year old business and ran it into the ground. They put their house in the market yesterday, you can't have a mortgage and only one person working.

I really feel bad for them, they don't deserve to have all this happening to them. Hopefully it doesn't take to long to sell. Hopefully she can find another job, although it is hard to come by a 15.00 an hour or better up in Littleton New Hampshire!

I Had Better Get Them Now

My husband and I want to go on another cruise. We just haven't decided whether or not we are going to take the kids! I would like to but at the same time I also would not like to! Does that sound bad?? LOL

First things first, we each need a passport. In 2006 we didn't need one but I am pretty sure that we are going to need them now since all the laws and policies have changed since then. We don't need any drama trying to get on the boat. We haven't yet decided where we want to go, me personally, I would rather go to a resort. There is enough to do on a boat when you are out at sea but I would like to try something different. I hope my husband will be on the same wave length as me, he can be a baby when he doesn't get his way! LOL...I don't really want to hear him whine so a cruise it may be!

Dumb car..

The car doesn't know it yet but if it keeps doing stupid stuff I am going to take it apart and sell the car parts off of it! Oh well, we are moving soon and I will only be 3 miles from work. I guess I could drive the SUV again. Poor thing has been in the garage for about 3 weeks now.

Actually I should walk to work. God knows that Weight Watcher's flew out the window...again! There is just sooo much going on, Ebay, trying to blog and getting ready to move. UGH!

I Am A Slacker

I confess, I have been slacking here at A Day In The Zone. But I don't need to tell you guys that! Between Ebay, moving and my overbearing boss there just doesn't seem like there is enough time in a day. So I have decided that I must drop something from my daily list but what do I drop?? How about my boss..LOL, yeah right! No really, I am not going to drop anything. I just need to learn to manage my time a little better. I know, I have said it before, I will get back into blogging. Well I have been here 2 days in a row. That's a start!

Unfortunately I have to go and do a couple of things. I have to check up on my grandfather who fell down a flight of stairs in Paris..LOL. It's not funny, but if you knew my grandfather then you would understand. I hope my grandparents had some sort of travel health insurance. But I will be around later to update my outdated template!

Oh No Mom

So my son is at the age now where he is starting to get pimples. He is not very happy about that but as I told him some people get them some don't. So I have been on the look out for a natural acne treatment or something gentle on the skin. I have very sensitive skin and I tend to be overly cautious about what I buy. I don't want to use harsh chemicals on my face and certainly don't want that for my son either! Please let me know if you know of something. My skin is extremely dry and I very rarely get a pimple. I am really quite clueless about that kind of stuff, my concern is finding a good moisturizer!

We'll Make Do

I am so ready for a vacation and I would love to go some where nice. Summer is here and my actual vacation is in August. I think we are going to stick to day trips this year. Looking into anything else and especially something like North Padre Island rentals totally out of the question! Although maybe someday it could be possible, you never know.

I would much rather do day trips, that way I am in control of whet I eat and where! Nothing worse than going somewhere and having nothing but crap to eat. People may know you are trying to lose weight but they still seem to shove the crap in your face! I plan on being in control of what food I put in my mouth this year. So there!

So Like Everything Else

the grocery bill has gone up too. I was talking with my mom yesterday after I went grocery shopping and had to go back AGAIN for cat supplies! She told me that her and my dad have started a small garden. I think it is pretty cool but that just tells me how bad things are getting. My mom did get her full time job back, which I am sooo happy about but I think the idea that this guy's business will fold is still on the top of everyones head.

My parent's haven't had a garden since I was a kid! They did that so my mom could stay home with me and my brother and force us into child slave labor! Just kidding about the child slave labor. I never thought they would have another and especially a 50 some odd years old. Quite frankly though, you need to do what you need to do to survive and cut costs. I wish I had a spot for a garden!