Split Three Ways

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I have posted before about doing the NaNoWriMo but then felt I had nothing else to write about. I kept hearing to write whatever you want to. That helped a lot (not) and got me no closer to a true idea. Until now. So here is what I want to write about. My writing, my struggles with dieting and my never ending love hate relationship with exercising. So join me, gripe with me and sympathize with me.

WRITING—Last nights meeting of my Friday Night Write group felt like the most productive meeting we have had. A week ago we marked the six month anniversary of our blog and a little over a year as a writing group. We have experienced a lot of ups and downs in that short time. Each of us writes with different styles and talents. I would call the last six months our breaking in period. We have learned more on the craft of writing and at the same time discovered our critique partners’ individual style. This has been a learning process all the way around. I see this as a very promising progression. I am currently writing straight romance, but who knows, one day I may want to write romantic suspense or delve into the world of literary fiction. I believe our combined talents bring out a broader WHAT IF to each of our stories.

Our current goal was to bring at least two pages to the table. With that done we will turn towards our next goal. Our ultimate goal is to complete our entire novel before the end of the year.

Check out our blog for our weekly rundown of how we are progressing.

DIET—I’ve lost only half a pound this week. Not the goal I wanted but a good end to the week. I am a serial weigher. I know the consensus is to only weigh your self once a week for a true picture of your weight loss but I have been weighing myself every morning for many years. It is a hard habit to break. I do use Saturday morning as my weekly mark. This is the morning after our meeting and depending on what we eat and how much coffee I drink this is my starting point for the rest of the week. I drink a little less coffee these days but I just can’t give it up on Friday nights.

EXERCISE—I did not stick to the workout schedule this week. I only did the stretches and sit-ups twice. No walking. I’m not a big fan of walking because of my flat feet. Yeah I know that’s not a good excuse. My goal this week is to work out to my tapes twice and do the stretches and sit-ups three times.

I’ll be back on Wednesday.