Summer :)

Well, it's almost the 4th of July, and I definitely did not lose the weight that I've wanted to by now. But I'm still satisfied by my progress. I'm usually sitting around 175 lately, which means I've lost 20ish lbs. And people have definitely made comments about looking great. Still...have a long way to go. I would love to lose another 40 lbs or so. It might be a little unreasonable, but we'll see.

I've cut back on the gym a bit, I'm only going 5 hrs/wk instead of 7-8, but it was just too hard on my knees. I now have orthotics for my shoes and knee braces that are helping. But I figure working waiting tables is a work-out, and Sarah and I have still been doing our 25 min. walks during lunch. I have been overeating lately though, so that needs to stop. I need to have better will-power.

Hopefully when I move to Flagstaff in a month, the teachers at the rec center are decent, and it'll be nice because I'll fitness equipment again so if I miss a class, I can just go lift weights or go on a machine. I just need to start marking down my favorite work-out routines so that I have proven ones to do on my own.

I'll probably have to get used to working out at altitude though, I'll be at 7000 ft, so that's a huge change. I remember my vacation at that altitude last year, it was hard to walk/breathe for the first few days.

I'm going kayaking on Friday, so we'll see if this lifting has improved my day-to-day activities like kayaking!

Sounds like you are both doing great. It's exciting that you have vacations coming up. My move will have to be my big vacation. I'll only be working 20 hrs/wk for 2 weeks before classes start, so I should have plenty of time to explore Arizona!