Ok so I didn't get to the gym today which is not good at all. I haven't been since Thursday. I received my furlough letter today. Awesome...I drop major coin on a Macbook and now I am going to have less pay starting in July. Damn.
I'm so glad I am off tomorrow and I don't have any appointments. I just want to sleep! I need it. I wil probably get on my bike if the weather is good enough. If not, I will be running or doing something! Thursday and Friday at the gym no matter what.
Next week I have to hit the gym Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. I have to! I have seen a lot of changes lately especially in my legs. They have got to go! Unfortunately I believe I will be in need of some plastic surgery when I hit my goal. I have some skin that needs to get out of here. I don't think it will just spring back lol. I'm a little old for that.
Anyway, my cousin's HS is this weekend and the cake place my aunt was hoping to buy a cake from is booked. No offense to her but DUH! Its a wedding weekend and graduation. Its not like she just found out that she is graduating. Lol.
I'm sure she will get something good from somewhere.
Anyway, I am going to go. Have a great night!!!
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
What a weekend! It was great! My cousin came and hung out, we didn't do anything exciting but it was nice having her around. We went to my friend's gradutation party on Saturday and had a great time. Sunday we recovered and yesterday we continued recovering. I haven't been to the gym since Thursday!
I bought myself a laptop since mine was from 6 or 7 years ago and is super slow. I bought a macbook! I am super excited about that. I know it is a lot of money but I would rather have something that will last.
What else is new...
Not much lol. I need to tighten up on my eating clean. I was AWFUL this weekend. I am not going to beat myself up about it since I am perfect the majority of the time. I am looking forward to this weekend...my cousin's HS graduation and party. My cheat day will be moved to Sunday since that is when her party is. She is getting a cake from RVA's Shyndigz! Awesome!!! I'm going with my aunt to pick it up on Saturday. I might have to grab a treat for Sunday morning too.
Well, have a great day! I hope everyone had an awesome weekend!
I bought myself a laptop since mine was from 6 or 7 years ago and is super slow. I bought a macbook! I am super excited about that. I know it is a lot of money but I would rather have something that will last.
What else is new...
Not much lol. I need to tighten up on my eating clean. I was AWFUL this weekend. I am not going to beat myself up about it since I am perfect the majority of the time. I am looking forward to this weekend...my cousin's HS graduation and party. My cheat day will be moved to Sunday since that is when her party is. She is getting a cake from RVA's Shyndigz! Awesome!!! I'm going with my aunt to pick it up on Saturday. I might have to grab a treat for Sunday morning too.
Well, have a great day! I hope everyone had an awesome weekend!
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
good news
I went to the doctor today to get my Benjamin Button treatment and we got to talking about that surgery on my foot, etc. She freaked. She wants to treat me - for my foot. She said surgery shouldn't be an option, let alone the only one. So...what have I got to lose? She also gave me some advice to get over my plateau on my weight loss. She rocks.
Yesterday was 100 burpees and 100 TRX rows...30 mins. Needless to say, my HRV says I am in the amber or yellow today. I am resting so I can kill it tomorrow and Friday.
The pool opens this weekend so I am super excited - maybe this year I will actually go! LOL
What else is new? Oh! I took my second week in a row of my progress pictures. Its unreal! I am actually seeing a difference even though the scale is not my friend. No worries. I have a few runs coming up and plan to keep going to work out with the trainers and sticking to my clean eating with one day off. It is working! I have told a few people about it but I only think one listened. He is doing amazing! Oh well..can only direct people to the path, they might still choose a different one. :)
Have a great week! I have to get my uniform ready for tomorrow.
Yesterday was 100 burpees and 100 TRX rows...30 mins. Needless to say, my HRV says I am in the amber or yellow today. I am resting so I can kill it tomorrow and Friday.
The pool opens this weekend so I am super excited - maybe this year I will actually go! LOL
What else is new? Oh! I took my second week in a row of my progress pictures. Its unreal! I am actually seeing a difference even though the scale is not my friend. No worries. I have a few runs coming up and plan to keep going to work out with the trainers and sticking to my clean eating with one day off. It is working! I have told a few people about it but I only think one listened. He is doing amazing! Oh well..can only direct people to the path, they might still choose a different one. :)
Have a great week! I have to get my uniform ready for tomorrow.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
On a roll
Ok so I am back. I don't have a lot to add but I actually worked out at home today. Let me tell you, that does not happen often. I did some pulls on the TRX, some pistol squats, burpees, lunges, butterfly crunches, atomic crunches and I think that might be it. Good stuff though. Kept moving no breaks in the action and paid myself $5 in the workout jar. I feel pretty awesome about that.
I am looking forward to getting back to the gym tomorrow at work. I miss the guys when I don't see them. I worked out with them M-W last week, I believe. I am planning on M, T, Th, F this week. I know they have the Murph on Wednesday but I am not taking part of that. I have two appts and I cannot reschedule them.
I am going to start doing the ice bath/cold shower parts of the 4 hour body protocol. I have done this a couple of times but it is time to get serious. Apparently it helps speed up fatloss. I am all about that...its almost summer. I also just ordered a new scale, new kettlebell and some new supplements. Fingers crossed these catapult me into fat burn mode. :)
That's about all I have. I have to get my food cooked for my lunches for the week and some last minute stuff done. Have a great Sunday!!!
I am looking forward to getting back to the gym tomorrow at work. I miss the guys when I don't see them. I worked out with them M-W last week, I believe. I am planning on M, T, Th, F this week. I know they have the Murph on Wednesday but I am not taking part of that. I have two appts and I cannot reschedule them.
I am going to start doing the ice bath/cold shower parts of the 4 hour body protocol. I have done this a couple of times but it is time to get serious. Apparently it helps speed up fatloss. I am all about that...its almost summer. I also just ordered a new scale, new kettlebell and some new supplements. Fingers crossed these catapult me into fat burn mode. :)
That's about all I have. I have to get my food cooked for my lunches for the week and some last minute stuff done. Have a great Sunday!!!
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Been a while
So its been a while since I have been on here. I have no excuse. I'm actually not even sure what I wrote about last time but I know that last weekend I ran the Color Run in Baltimore and that was actually more fun than I had anticipated! Saw some friends and it was a great weekend! I have signed up for the same run in RVA in September so that should be fun too.
Work still sucks. Seems to get worse daily. I need to win the lottery so I can quit lol. Guess I should play, huh? I really need to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. I thought I had that figured out but...I guess I was wrong. I'd really love to learn Reiki or counseling but I am just not sure. I will figure it out eventually. I'm sure I would love it but recently I have doubted myself as far as being someone people listen to about fitness, etc. My cousin who runs marathons and the iron man asked me for workouts! This made me so proud. She even got back to me after doing one of them! I thought this might be something I can help people with...like a life coach or something. Recently one of my friends seemed to have fallen off the wagon on her weight loss so I gave her some advice, trying to help her get back on track. She decided to hire a life coach that seems to have given her the same food plan I suggested. Ouch. So, maybe my future as a life coach isn't going to happen...that's her thing, not mine. If I decide on doing it, I am sure I will be great. I have had a major journey of my lifestyle change...I have found myself. I think that is very important. As written in the top five regrets of the dying,"I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself and not the life others expected of me." That really resignates with me.
Change of subj...
Speaking of diets and journeys, I have been sticking to my food plan, eating clean 6 days a week and I am seeing a lot of change in my body. This past Wednesday I started taking progress pics again and just looking at the last ones I took approximately 2 months ago, there are a lot of changes. I need to see that - since the scale is a poor measurement and I am too lazy to break out the tape measure lol. I am still working out hard and giving 100% effort no matter how difficult it is. The proof is in the pudding! I got my butt back in those high school size jeans I am proud to say. I am also within 6 lbs of the goal my doctor set for my weight which means 16 lbs from my goal. I have noticed I am getting very aware of certain parts of my body that haven't gone away...very little things are bugging me which is just frustration. When that happens I have to get the beginning pics out and look at the amazing transformation that has already happened. My body image needs help. I need to love and accept myself as I am and just continue to improve.
Speaking of loving and accepting, I have started meditating...sort of. I have a little mantra (if you will) that I say and I use this breathing technique I learned from www.paigevaldiserri.com. She is amazing. She also has and FB page called Paige Valdiserri Empowers. She really does. Anyway, those together seem to really shut my mind up and let me focus which isn't easy. Between my daily affirmation I write, this blog and my "meditation", I am actually doing much better with most things. I still have a ways to go with the body image but I am super confident now which I never had been before so I might be closer than I think to fixing what I see. I actually still grab XL shirts sometimes. Hello!? McFly!?!? The last shirt I bought was a small lol.
Ok...well I think I am pretty caught up. I hope everyone has a good Saturday night. Maybe I will be back tomorrow, who knows.
I will leave you with this...
I am in control of my world and my body. I am responsible for myself. I release this unnecessary stress and allow my body and mind to relax into a comfortable state of being. I am calm and relaxed. I have a positive and optimistic mental attitude.
Work still sucks. Seems to get worse daily. I need to win the lottery so I can quit lol. Guess I should play, huh? I really need to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. I thought I had that figured out but...I guess I was wrong. I'd really love to learn Reiki or counseling but I am just not sure. I will figure it out eventually. I'm sure I would love it but recently I have doubted myself as far as being someone people listen to about fitness, etc. My cousin who runs marathons and the iron man asked me for workouts! This made me so proud. She even got back to me after doing one of them! I thought this might be something I can help people with...like a life coach or something. Recently one of my friends seemed to have fallen off the wagon on her weight loss so I gave her some advice, trying to help her get back on track. She decided to hire a life coach that seems to have given her the same food plan I suggested. Ouch. So, maybe my future as a life coach isn't going to happen...that's her thing, not mine. If I decide on doing it, I am sure I will be great. I have had a major journey of my lifestyle change...I have found myself. I think that is very important. As written in the top five regrets of the dying,"I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself and not the life others expected of me." That really resignates with me.
Change of subj...
Speaking of diets and journeys, I have been sticking to my food plan, eating clean 6 days a week and I am seeing a lot of change in my body. This past Wednesday I started taking progress pics again and just looking at the last ones I took approximately 2 months ago, there are a lot of changes. I need to see that - since the scale is a poor measurement and I am too lazy to break out the tape measure lol. I am still working out hard and giving 100% effort no matter how difficult it is. The proof is in the pudding! I got my butt back in those high school size jeans I am proud to say. I am also within 6 lbs of the goal my doctor set for my weight which means 16 lbs from my goal. I have noticed I am getting very aware of certain parts of my body that haven't gone away...very little things are bugging me which is just frustration. When that happens I have to get the beginning pics out and look at the amazing transformation that has already happened. My body image needs help. I need to love and accept myself as I am and just continue to improve.
Speaking of loving and accepting, I have started meditating...sort of. I have a little mantra (if you will) that I say and I use this breathing technique I learned from www.paigevaldiserri.com. She is amazing. She also has and FB page called Paige Valdiserri Empowers. She really does. Anyway, those together seem to really shut my mind up and let me focus which isn't easy. Between my daily affirmation I write, this blog and my "meditation", I am actually doing much better with most things. I still have a ways to go with the body image but I am super confident now which I never had been before so I might be closer than I think to fixing what I see. I actually still grab XL shirts sometimes. Hello!? McFly!?!? The last shirt I bought was a small lol.
Ok...well I think I am pretty caught up. I hope everyone has a good Saturday night. Maybe I will be back tomorrow, who knows.
I will leave you with this...
I am in control of my world and my body. I am responsible for myself. I release this unnecessary stress and allow my body and mind to relax into a comfortable state of being. I am calm and relaxed. I have a positive and optimistic mental attitude.
Friday, May 3, 2013
Crazy week
This week was nuts. Work was crazy, the pollen is killing me, I lost a few inches and its the weekend!
Work is bananas...I am going to apply for a couple of different jobs. Its unreal that it has come to this but it blows my mind that nobody seems to care about our unit.
I bought my will run for cupcakes shirt for the color run next Saturday and it was too big...it was a medium. What!? I know, right? So...I bought a small and its perfect! I cannot believe that! So exciting. I also ordered a Rogue plyo box today to do box jumps and such. I am so excited that my little gym is becoming awesome!
Pollen. Ok, I have NEVER had an issue with pollen before but my throat is killing me! My sweetie is having the same issue. Awful. I need to find meds that work for this!!!
Hit the gym today and they kicked my butt! We did 50 butterfly sit ups, 50 lunges, 50 burpees, 50 atomic crunches and 50 sit ups. OUCH. My abs were cramping! LMAO. Hope they worked lol. All those in 25 mins. Ugh. I wonder if my HRV will have me in the red tomorrow. I know according to bodymedia, I burned over 1200 calories. Tomorrow is cheat day and I cannot wait! I have cupcakes and chocolate and we are having pizza at work for the K9 first aid class. YUMMO. I just hope I can stay awake lol. Carb coma!
Anyway, sorry to be so short...just wanted to say hi and catch up! BTW...I even wore a tank top to the gym today...its amazing how quick your body transforms!
Work is bananas...I am going to apply for a couple of different jobs. Its unreal that it has come to this but it blows my mind that nobody seems to care about our unit.
I bought my will run for cupcakes shirt for the color run next Saturday and it was too big...it was a medium. What!? I know, right? So...I bought a small and its perfect! I cannot believe that! So exciting. I also ordered a Rogue plyo box today to do box jumps and such. I am so excited that my little gym is becoming awesome!
Pollen. Ok, I have NEVER had an issue with pollen before but my throat is killing me! My sweetie is having the same issue. Awful. I need to find meds that work for this!!!
Hit the gym today and they kicked my butt! We did 50 butterfly sit ups, 50 lunges, 50 burpees, 50 atomic crunches and 50 sit ups. OUCH. My abs were cramping! LMAO. Hope they worked lol. All those in 25 mins. Ugh. I wonder if my HRV will have me in the red tomorrow. I know according to bodymedia, I burned over 1200 calories. Tomorrow is cheat day and I cannot wait! I have cupcakes and chocolate and we are having pizza at work for the K9 first aid class. YUMMO. I just hope I can stay awake lol. Carb coma!
Anyway, sorry to be so short...just wanted to say hi and catch up! BTW...I even wore a tank top to the gym today...its amazing how quick your body transforms!
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