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–God

I´m so grateful that I do workouts. I´m a 43 years old Brazilian from Rio. I´ve always had issues about food (exactly the “emotional eating” thing).

I have never been fatso I dont have any before/after pictures to proudly show my progress.

My “progress” has been happening deeply inside of me, of who I am. Its dificult to make a long story short, but basically exercises have been saving my life every single day.

Exercises save my life every time I come home from work and I am deadly STRESSED, every time I miss my mother (who was my best friend and died when I was 33 yrs) and I miss my husband (who lives in New Zealand – and I live in Brazil) ALL THE TIME!!! The exercises help me to cope with missing him so much!

Exercises have this amazing power to make you want to stand naked in front of your bedroom mirror and want to KISS your own body because it makes you love yourself  SO MUCH!

Do you know that feeling, when you finish a tough exercise series and you get in the shower and its like you´re in paradise?

Well, here, in Brazil, people dont know a thing about in home fitness videos, which I think is a shame.

I love fitness DVDs because I can practice every time I want (although I live very close to the beach and like to go for walkings and swimming).

And because you can have the best trainers in the world right there, just for you!

I started with Leslie Sansone´s Walk Away the Pounds and now I have a huge collection including yoga.

Anyway, I probably have much more to write about but its my 8 AM and I so going to do some exercises  to start my day properly. (to be continued)   xoxoxo

Gee! I havent post since May 28th!

No excuses for me.

Anyway, I love my Blog. I really do.

Its just that time run so fast that its hard to keep up with the things I like/need to do.

Just a question of discipline, I think. I should write a journal and organize myself in a way that I can fit all my taks in my everyday life.

I have been pretty upset with the Brazilian Government for not wanting to give us, public servants, a decent updating of salary. You see, the most recent one happened in 2006 so its been a while.

We are going to have elections for president next October so maybe this is all a political game of interests. Who know?

The union decided to give the strike a break wich means we are back to have the counter opened from 12:00 to 5:00PM. ARGHHHHHH!!!!!! To many stupid lawyers!!! SHIT! I hate them!!!!

Changing subjects, its less than two months for me to catch the plane and be in New Zealand with my husband again. Its going to be wonderful being close and doing the things we like doing together. Its always so great.

Besides, next September 16th it will be 7 years since Cam and I are together and next January 13th we will be celebrating our 5th Anniversary.

Well, we are doing much better than many couples with “normal”.

Changing subjects, I must force myself to do other work outs besides Leslie Sansone´s Walk Away the Pounds. Let me explain: Leslie is so great and her workout is anough to get anyone fit. I LOVE it! By the way: today I did 15 miles!!!!

The thing is: I have those other workouts inside my wardrobe and need to try them. Jilliam Michaels, Bob Harper, Yoga………….

I am so blessed to find those workouts I can do at home. Thay are truly my life savers! I cant imagine my life without them and, on the days I dont exercise, I dont feel really good.

The feeling of working out until I feel my body exausted, having a shower afterwards, is SO RELAXING! I feel AMAZING!!!!

Hi everyone

First of all, Cam and I thank you so much for reading and posting comments in our little blog.

We ask you to register, but you can post comments imediately. We’d really appreciate it if you do. We just use the registration option to help stop spammers.

I love owning a blog so that I can send my thoughts to the cyber space and someone will read it and maybe give me some feedback.

The internet is so amazing! Have I mentionend before that I met my husband online? I was here, in Rio, and he in New Zealand. We would never met without the internet probably. Isnt it absolutely awesome! Internet is sort of a destiny tool… What do you think? Did any of you met your spouse online?

Anyway, by the time I wrote the previous post I was still recovering from a little accident in my legs. Now I am 100% fine and back to my routine Walk Away the Pounds exercises. Feeling so good about it. Really, exercise is one huge source of wellbeing and even happiness. I fell so lucky not to depend on a gym and spend good money…. Also, doing my exercises at home makes my life easier as I can be online with my husband (and it actually motivates me having him online with me).

By the way, I need your help! I want so my to buy the “Walk-Eat-Lose” 7 DVDs at www.walkathome.com but they dont ship to Brazil (please, check the link below).

http://www.walkathome.com/associates/wel/

Could any of you PLEASE sell it to me via Ebay???? Please, contact me at my work email (pos AT jfrj.jus.br). I thank you SO MUCH for that!

Its a rainy day here in Rio and a bit of cool weather. I love the cool weather but dont like the rain. You see…. bad traffic, having to carry umbrelas around….

Nervermind. Weekend is almost starting.

Again, thank you for reading our Blog!

Hello readers.

Just woke up (my Sunday) and the good news are that I feel SOOO much better in my feet and right knee. Its been such a hassle having my legs injured and having to drag myself around in the streets.

The worst thing was not being able to do my workout (my source of emotional and physical balance).

Nevermind. Its like 99% gone and so, lets move on.

Its a beautiful day outside and the temperature is absolutely pelasant. Not hot (expect if you stand under the sun for a while). I bet the ebaches will be so crowded today.

Had a nice breakfast (oatmeal milk and ripe papaya), soooo good! I´ve got a beautiful fruit salada, lots of apples, a green salad and organic plain yogurt in the fridge for the day. Yes!

And now I´ll make my bed and do some yoga

Also I downloaded Woody Allen´s new movie (“Whatever Works”) and I plan to watch it today.

Looks like I will have a good day, which is quite important since I should prepair myself to deal with a shitty work week (specially without the director being there on Moday and Tuesday).

Hopefuly its going to be a good day. I deserve it.

Maybe life wants me to slow down, take a brake, change my day to day routine, be aware of different things…. I dont know.

But having both my legs (and feet) sore changes my life in a not very nice way. Yesterday I felt so miserable. There are simple things I naturally wannt to do like going to Hortifruti buy fruits and vegetables, go to the chemist or simply stand up and get some water. But I have to move myself soooo slow! It hurts! I feel vunerable walking on the streets and have to be careful not to loose my balance.

Morning, when I get out of bed, this is the moment when my legs hurt BAD!

Yesterday morning I went to the doctor and had X rays taken. Doctor prescribed some antiinflamatory tablets and told me I´ll be fine. Hope he´s right.

Anyway, have to go to work today and hope it will be quite day…. I´ll work less hours….

Looking forward to come home though. Rest and be online with my husband.

they are sore! And because of that I need to walk slowly around the streets.

Of course it bothers me a lot. I am a fast walker!!!

Anyway, Im doing what I can like taking antiinflamatory tablets and applying ointment, putting ice bag and not doing my walking workout.

Its a beautiful day outside and the sky is deep blue blue blue like my beloved husband´s blue blue eyes.

Missing him.  So much! More than words can say.

Hopefuly the day will run fast and I will be back here to be online with him and give him all my love and support and everything him needs.

Going now.