Man I slaved away in the yard yesterday and I gain lbs! It better be all the new muscles on my back that are complaining today.

I woke up tired today and didn't feel like doing much. I decided it would be better to just ride the bike.

My back was pretty stiff this morning so I just did the treadmill. I think it might be from the digging this weekend. I'll get back on the stepper tomorrow though.

Workout was not too bad. I think I might be getting used to level 5. I don't think I'm ready for 6 though. The weekend was great, and long. Coming back to work after 4 is going to be rough.

Too much starchy food yesterday. The stepper was rough this morning. I was able to complete the workout though so that's a good thing.

Jennifer had jury duty yesterday so i got to spend the day with the kids. It was a great time. It was Cecilia's last day of preschool and Owen and I got to go through a series of activities with her. Owen also got to play with all the toys there and was more than content. There were kitchen toys AND trucks. He was in heaven. It was a little warm in the school and that had some of the kids a bit wore out by the end. But we finished up in the playground with dreamsicles and everyone perked up after that. After preschool we when to the credit union then home. We spent the afternoon working in the yard and playing. It was a great day.

Wow 4 lbs! Not to shabby for one day. Level 5 seems to be paying some dividends. Although I think I'm still about 2 weeks from level 6.

Had a movie night with the kids last night. It went ok for the most part although Bean got a bit crazy near the end. We had to wrap it up before the end of the movie. We chose Mary Poppins. It's a bit too long I think. Although it is amazing to see just how much the kids love that movie. I guess that's why it's still considered a classic. Owen could not stop laughing at Dick Van Dyke. He even laughed at the gags! Unfortunately by about 7:45 Cecilia had gone from tired and quiet to tired and crazy. So as George banks was coming to the realization that "supercalifragilisticexpealidocious" was in fact the perfect thing to say when you have nothing to say we turned the tv off and went to bed. Still a nice night; family, movie, popcorn!

Well the gain wasn't as bad from the birthday parties as it could have been. I also managed to make it through the whole 30 on level 5. It was very hard but I did it. Now back to work

6 Hours in the car yesterday meant there was no chance of the stepper today. I decided to just walk on the treadmill for 20 minutes. It loosened up my back and I feel a bit better now. Advil will also help I'm sure.

The day at Kuali Days was good. It was good to touch base with Tony and Ailish. We also met someone for Iowa State U. that was doing things similar to what we have started here. Seeing the presentation on their Project Management process was also pretty interesting. Aside from my uncomfortable car it was a good day.

Happy Birthday Cecilia!!! 5 years old!

Level 5 continues to provide a great workout. I'm not expecting much movement on the weight front this week with the birthday treats + dinner at flattop grill tonight. Also skipping the gym tomorrow to spend the day at a conference in Chicago.

Pushed it to Level 5, It was rough. I made it the whole way though. 102 floors 2.23 miles. Phew!