Fitness Friday Update #6

What I've been doing:
I'm ready to start walking again!!! I went to my chiropractor on Wednesday and my back/leg/knee is doing so much better!!! I don't have to visit him for 30 days, which is a good thing. I'm going to make sure that I do a lot of stretching before and after my walks. I want to start out easy and work my miles back up. Next week school is out for the summer so I will have no excuse not to be getting my morning walk in. I love getting up early when I have no where to be. I've also been saving my $$$ to buy an iTouch and I want to load it up with audio books. Hope to get that this weekend or next. My husband has a friend who bought a Bow Flex but never used it so we're getting a deal of a lifetime on it. I'm very excited to add strength training to my program.


Weight Watchers and Me:
I'm in love with Skinny Cow's ice cream! They offer Caramel Cone...of which, I just finished before writing this post. Yummy..the caramel, chocolate bits, and pieces of cone and all for 3 points. I've also tried the Strawberry Cheesecake- loved it, and the Chocolate Fudge Brownie- delicious and just 2 points each. This is wonderful for me because I really enjoy my ice cream and am so happy that I don't have to give it up just because I'm changing the way that I eat. I've also tried Healthy Pop by Jolly Time popcorn. I'm not that crazy about it. Yes, it is a lot of popcorn for one point, but I end up putting a lot of salt (bad) on it and using that butter stuff so that it will have a bit of flavor. I think I need to find the butter flavor and see how that one tastes.

Starting weight: 171
3/19/10: 168
4/1/10: 166
4/16/10: 164
4/23/10: 162
5/14/10: 161
5/28/10: 159
6/11/10: 155!!!!!!!!!!!
Goal weight: 140-145

Review: 'The One That I Want 'by Allison Winn Scotch

Author: Allison Winn Scothc
Pages: 270
Genre: Smart Fiction for Women
Source: TLC Book Tours
Synopsis from TLC:

“I’m giving you the gift of clarity,” her friend says, “It’s what I always thought you needed.” That night Tilly has a terrifying dream that her alcoholic father has relapsed, and when she wakes up to learn that he crashed his car into a tree after a night at the bar she can’t help but think she saw it coming. Soon enough Tilly starts seeing more visions: her husband Tyler uprooting their quiet life, a packed U-Haul in their driveway, leaving for a job in Seattle. And even more disturbing, these visions start coming true. What would you do if you could take a glimpse into your future and how would you react if it wasn’t quite what you expected? What if the life you were living isn’t the one you were meant to? In THE ONE THAT I WANT Allison Winn Scotch allows us to consider that fundamental question…what if?

My Thoughts:
This is my first experience with Allison Winn Scotch, but it won't be my last. I love her writing and absolutely fell in love with this book. Tilly is a character that I could totally relate to, she like myself is the oldest. We're the ones that keep it together. The ones that get excellent grades, play sports, and still find time to hold down a job. And we're the ones that shoulder the responsibility even though no one asked us to. When Tilly's world falls apart after the death of her beloved mother, she is the glue that keeps her family together. Or so she thought. Until one day she stumbles upon an old friend who reads her future for her. But Ashley (the old friend) doesn't read Tilly's future, but instead gives her the gift of seeing into the future. The best part of this story is that when Tilly gets a vision, they all don't play out like she assumes. Tilly wants everything to be perfect and for everyone to be happy. What she doesn't realize is that she's so scared of anything changing that she is stuck in her life, stuck in her career, and stuck in her family. If you want to know how everything pans out for Tilly, then I HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you pick up this book. You won't be disappointed and hopefully, like me, you will see a little bit of yourself in Tilly as she navigates this crazy thing called life.

Thank you to TLC for asking me to be a part of this book tour.
Check out the other tour stops HERE.

 

About Allison

Allison Winn Scotch is the bestselling author of Time of My Life and The Department of Lost and Found. Prior to her fiction, she was a frequent contributor to numerous magazines and websites including Cooking Light, Family Circle, Fitness, Glamour, and Redbook, and now focuses on celebrity profiles for a variety of magazines.
Allison lives in New York with her husband and their son and daughter.
Connect with Allison – on her website, on her blog, on Twitter, and on Facebook.

Teaser Tuesdays

TEASER TUESDAYS asks you to:
Grab your current read.
Let the book fall open to a random page.
Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.
You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you’ve given!
Please avoid spoilers!

  "I'm serious, Ashley!" You're messing with my brain, with my life, and you need to fix it! The urge to throttle her nearly overcomes me.
p.88 ~ The One That I Want by Allison Winn Scotch

Mailbox Monday and It's Monday...What Are You Reading?

Mailbox Monday

is hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page.
We share what books that we found 

in our mailboxes last week.

Broken Birds. the story of My Momila- received from author for review
Backseat Saints- publisher for review
Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English- publisher for review
Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake- from the wonderful Diane (Bibliophile by the Sea) Thanks Diane!!!

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Hosted by Sheila
One Persons Journey Through a World of Books
Weekly meme where we discuss the books you've read
and those you plan to read in the coming week.

Read and reviewed last two weeks:

Crossing Oceans- enjoyed this one 4/5

A Complicated Kindness- 2/5 disappointing

Whiter Than Snow- another great book by Dallas 4/5

This One is Mine- not a bad read, just despised one of the characters!! 3/5

Heart of the Matter- loved it, another great book by Giffin 4.75/5

Every Secret Thing- one of my gentle reads...a good book 3.5/5

Reviews for this week:

The One That I Want- TLC tour stop Wednesday, June 9th

Six Sentence Saturday:

Love's Pursuit

For Keeps (YA)

Books on deck for reviews next week:

Just for you.....EDITED FOR WINNERS

 

I've got a few books to clear off my shelves. If you interested in any of them list them in your comment by their number and I'll draw for them on Friday!!!! U.S. friends only...sorry to all my international friends but shipping at this time is extremely expensive...forgive me!

1. This One is Mine by Maria Semple
Sending this one to SHON

2. Life, In Spite of Me
Sending this one to LYNNE

3. Life O'Reilly
Sending this one to JULIE

Six Sentence Saturday

Welcome to Six Sentence Saturday.

Where I try to express my thoughts on recent reads using only 6 sentences!!!!.
At the end of each review I will post a
rating scale of 1-5 using the cute and original (lol) Playing Cards.
Rating scale will be as follows:

5 of Hearts- You must read this book NOW!!
4 of Hearts- A great read, put it on your TBR list.
3 of Hearts- Happy that I read it...a good read.
2 of Hearts- Just O.K but nothing to write home about.
Joker Card - Don't bother (why did I?)

Every Secret Thing- Anne Tatlock
I picked this one up because of a Goodreads ad and after reading it thought this would be a book that I'd enjoy. I did enjoy it, but it didn't blow me away. And you  know something....I'm o.k. with that. I still like to sit down with a good solid book and become involved with the story, and that is what happens with this one. I liked that the main character is a book lover, in fact, she sounds like she would fit into our crowd easily. I would classify this one as a gentle read that was worth the time invested in reading it



My Rating:

Heart of the Matter- Emily Giffin
I love every single thing that Giffin has put out and eagerly looked forward to reading this one. The biggest problem is that I read this right after, This One is Mine, and to have back-to-back extramarital affairs was just a bit too much for me. I was so damn mad at the "other woman" and thought how dare she and don't even get me started on the hubby who crossed the line. Tessa was a woman who I could relate to and I certainly felt her pain and disbelief every step of the way. I especially love the way Giffin ties up the ending, very much like real life there sometimes isn't anything that can be done except to learn, grow, forgive, and try to move on. If you haven't read Giffin before then what are you waiting for??? She's awesome and this book is stellar, because it is authentic and real.
My Rating:

Influenced easily by others.......

Can I just say that I love my book reading friends?? Your reviews, Mailbox Mondays, Waiting on Wednesday, It's Monday...What are you Reading, Teaser Tuesdays, and Library Loot posts have a big impact on what I've been reading the past year. Who said that memes were a waste of time??? I know that there are bloggers out there that wouldn't be caught dead participating in one, but I'm thankful that so many of us do, because my choices and knowledge of new releases and new-to-me authors  has grown exponentially!!! (sort of like a few rabbits getting busy...if you know what I mean!!!) Without this blogging community and fun memes that bring us together on a weekly basis I know that my reading experience would not be as rich. So for that I thank you all and now will proceed to blaming people for loading up my library bag this week....You've been very naughty this week!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wedding Cake - Lynne Hinton
Who is to blame? Bonnie (Redlady's Reading Room)
Why? Because a while back she reviewed 'Christmas Cake' and I loved her review so much that she generously sent me her copy. So when I was looking at books today and noticed this author, I remembered Bonnie's review and grabbed it! Don't you love how I blamed Bonnie in such a crazy roundabout way??

A Cottage by the Sea- Ciji Ware
Who is to blame? Kaye (Pudgy Penguin Perusals)
Why? I fell in love with her review of this book because it takes place in Cornwall, which is on top of my MUST visit before I die locations. After reading her review I requested it immediately from my library!

The Bride Collector- Ted Dekker
Who is to blame? Nise (Under the Boardwalk)
Why?I really enjoy Dekker but after reading Nise's review and her description of this book being like a roller coaster ride made me realize that I had to read it now instead of later!!


Books Read in 2010 to date: 95
Books read from the library: 67
Number of Books Checked out from the library:23