I have been making some positive changes lately. For one thing, I joined a fitness club and hired a personal trainer. My company pays for half my fitness dues. One of my main goals is to improve my balance. This is something that has always plagued me as a dancer. My trainer has me doing exercises on a bosu ball as well as doing "one legged marches." Of course, I am also doing leg strengthening exercizes. Then there is the treadmill. Instead of simply walking at a good pace, he has me doing intervals using spead and elevation. I usually end my workouts with 10 minutes or so of yoga.

I inspired Terri, I think. She also joined a fitness club and hired a trainer. In turn, I was inspired to make some changes in my eating habits by the fact that Terri has given up red meat. For the most part, I am now eating very little, if any, meat in the evenings. Instead, I eat lots of veggies and some pasta. I get most of my protein during the day from fish or chicken. I do enjoy a little red meat once in awhile, but not very often. On the other hand, both of our fellas are meat eaters, so we can't ban it from our kitchens.