My Fitness Pal

I found a new website that I have to share with all of you! I was introduced to the website www.myfitnesspal.com by Stacie and Chris Clark of Tiger Athletics. I was introduced to Stacie and Chris through a friend about a month ago, and I continue to work with them to reach my weight loss and fitness goals before my wedding (that's right, if you haven't heard, I'm getting married Oct. 2, haha). When I started working out with Stacie, she had me sign up for this FREE website that tracks your exercise and the amount of food you eat every single day. It really holds me accountable for each piece of food I put in my mouth, and for the amount of exercise I'm doing (or not doing). You just enter your weight, height, fitness goal (weight loss, endurance, etc.) and this website literally tells you how many calories you have left to eat every day. AND, if you workout, you're rewarded with MORE calories each day. It's basically a calorie in, calorie out kind of monitoring system. You need to be burning more calories than you're consuming in order to lose weight... pretty simple. If you're an over-eater and don't know how to use portion control, this website will really keep you in check. I am struggling with entering all of my food and exercise into the website everyday, but I am making it a priority because it is very important (who isn't busy right?!). Since I love hearing about new things out there that you're excited about, I thought I'd share something with you that I'm very excited about!

Britney Sings "Telephone"

I admit it, I'm a HUGE Britney Spears fan! Hearing her sing Lady Gaga's "Telephone" is pretty cool. Thanks Perez for sharing this leaked demo! Remember, it's JUST a demo...

http://perezhilton.com/2010-05-02-britney-does-gaga

Officer Killed in Maplewood

May 1st, 2010: Another senseless tragedy in Minnesota history. My heart broke this morning when I read the headlines on Twitter this morning: "Maplewood Police Officer Shot and Killed". I can only imagine what this community and the family of Sgt. Joseph Bergeron is going through right now. My heart goes out to every person close to this police officer.

My whole life, I've grown up around police officers, as my dad is the Fire Chief of Hopkins. I have a couple cousins who are police officers in the Twin Cities, and uncles on fire departments around the Metro. I know first hand how these brave men and women risk their lives each and every day, to make sure YOU are safe! I can only imagine the ignorant people these heroes have to deal with every day that they go to work, and the dangerous situations they encounter so all of us can sleep peacefully at night. When I hear people say that police officers need to treat people with more respect, it makes me want to scream! When there are men and women out there, risking their own lives to keep all of us safe, I think we need to re-think who should be treating who with respect! I don't care who you are, or what situation you're in... if a police officer tells you to do something, you do it. Police officers have no idea the type of people they're dealing with in any given situation. Police officers have a right to treat all of us as if we have a gun hidden in our pocket, because this is the reality. Police officers have no idea if the situation they're walking into is dangerous or safe. If I were in their shoes, I would treat every situation as if if could turn dangerous. EVERYONE should respect these heroes enough to obey their orders, so EVERYONE stays safe.

Maplewood lost a hero today. When 49-year-old Sgt. Joseph Bergero left his house for work today, he had no idea he was going to lose his life. He never got to say good-bye to his wife and daughters, and his family never had the chance to say good-bye to him. A senseless act by a few thoughtless idiots, brought this hero's life to an end. It's days like today, we all need to thank our lucky stars that we have people like Joseph Bergero, protecting our neighborhoods, families and children, each and every day. And out of respect, it's our job to obey these brave men and women, so they can do their job. Thank you Sgt. Bergero for protecting the lives of so many people in Minnesota. You'll be missed and honored by many.