~ 6 Months - Walking With Leslie ~

It has been 6 months now that I started walking, eating better,loosing weight . I have to tell you, its amazing how your body responds to exercise . I feel great !! I have so much more energy all day long, sleep better !! I wish I could have drop the pounds faster but this is how my body is . I have to just push through and it will eventually come off. I am down 22.9 lbs (like a slow drip) My goal is to be down 25 lbs by Christmas . We shall see.......
My walking is going way better than I thought possible. I can remember June 12th of this year when I first started to walk (again) with Leslie Sansone. I really couldn't finish the first mile ! I am serious!! Now I can walk 5 miles with her DVDs and love it!!
I am a member of Leslie Sansone's Walk Club online and they have challenges going on all the time . I joined the 90 Day Challenge at the end of August til the end of Nov. Before we started we logged in our weight and our measurements. In 90 days I loss 9.3 lbs , 3 1/2 inches from by waist,2 1/2 inches from each of my thighs, 1 inch from the hips . The Boobs stay the same !! LOL!!
We had another challenge called "The Day After Thanksgiving Challenge" . The challenge was for the 4 days right after Thanksgiving , we had to walk 28 miles (divided up any way we wanted) 6 glasses of water a day , 5 servings of fruits and veggies a day , 15 push ups a day ( I did the wall), 20 abs crunches a day . Sounds easy ??? Well let me tell you . ITS NOT!!! I was walking 7 miles a day !! Thank goodness it was only for 4 days !!
November was a big walking month for me I logged in 109 miles !!
LOVE IT!!!

~ 3 Batches Of Banana Bread ~

Got to love banana bread!!!
Was in a baking mood one day last week and pulled out some bananas from the freezer. I buy them when they are reduced and just put them in the freezer. I also freeze ripen bananas . They make the best Banana Bread. This is one I made and added a glaze over it !! Yum!!!! ( recipe to follow)

Love my small loaf pans . I actually own 3 of these pans !! They are my favorites . They are made by Wilton and you can find them at Wal Mart and Michaels too. One batch of the banana bread recipe fits in this 9 loaf pan .....

Banana Bread

1 stick of butter

1 egg

3/4 cup sugar

3 large bananas or 4 small ones

1 1/2 cups of flour

1 tsp. soda

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

1/2 chopped nuts( I use pecan)

heat oven to 350

mash the bananas really good with a fork then add the egg,sugar,melted butter. Mix well. Add the flour,soda, baking powder,salt,nuts . The mixture will be very thick . Spray the pan with Pam then pour batter into the pan . Bake till golden brown .

The Glaze

1 cup of confectioners sugar

1 teaspoon of vanilla

1 tablespoon of milk

Mix will and pour over hot bread

~ 40th Anniversary ~

Happy Anniversary !!!

November 29,1969 at 9:00 in the morning !!!!

That's when we said "I Do". We got married at the St Joesph Catholic Church in Rayne,Louisiana

It was a cold and windy day (I remember because my veil was being blown off my head). I was only 17 years old but 2 days later I made 18 .

40 years sure did go by pretty fast . I have married a very good man and thank God for him .