Day 11

(I might do this twice today)

Yesterday was a Cheri day . . . I didnt do much physical stuff, but I did some much needed resting :)

The day started off with

Coffee :)




















Then I spent a few hours with one of my favorite people

My mother :)




















Then I came home and just relaxed

- watched a favorite movie (burlesque)
- put together (or started) a puzzle
- played with the Sammers


The day wasn't about eating, nor was it about thinking about when I would get into the gym. It was just about me :)

Day 10 (but should be 12)

I feel bad . . . I havent written in this for like three days and yesterday people actually decided to start reading ;)

This week . . . wow . . . every day was a 10+ hour work day. Which means late dinners and super tired feeling, which results in little to no workouts.

However . . . I"m turning that into a positive . . . the plus side
+ I didnt watch my Hulu shows, so this morning (Saturday) I had hours of guilty pleasures to watch ;)
+ Yesterday I went to the gym and was able to run over 13 minutes, it was greatness . . . I did 30 minutes of cardio and 20 minutes of that was jogging . . . I loved it. Made me realize how much I enjoy running.

I'm having a difficult time monitoring my eating, and I really really need to get on an eating plan but I'm finding it soo soo very hard. I love carbs and I love junk food, I dont know how to cut it all out with craving it and I dont know how to eat it in moderation . . . so suggestions please ;)

Day 9

Holy crabby day Batman . . .

This morning was really really hard . . . i put on clothes and they didn't fit. I'm about 3 beats away from throwing in the towel to this whole workout thing b/c its doing nothing, maybe toning but I really want to be getting smaller and I just dont see it :(

Thats all . .. short and sweet.

Day 8

After having 9 days "off" I jumped right back into it . . . 12 hour day today, OY!
Here are some pictures to explain how I feel at this moment

 

 Bed first . . . think about workout tmr . . . NITE!

Day 7

I'm sure I'm ready for school to be back . . . not ready for my co-workers, but ready for a routine and to see my students. Gonna be a busy busy 4 weeks ahead of me, but I'm ready for it.

Today I found myself a little bored and unmotivated to workout so this is what happened . . .

 

 When i'm making text images thats the point I know I need a life ;)

No worries . . . if you were wondering, after that text i (sent three more) then did a 30 minute workout ;)

Day 6

So today was a no workout day . . . just wasnt in the mood, and after working out 2x a day for the last 5 days . . . I just needed a break.

Today I went shopping with my mom and although I didn't get the things I wanted . . . all I can say is this . . .

Day 5

Day 5 and its Friday . . . Friday Five time :)

1. Spring break is coming to an end . . . just too much free time, I"m better with routine :)

2. I've worn t-shirts and yoga pants everyday this week. Its been B-E-A-U-ti-ful.

3. I've been to the gym 6 times in the last 5 days . . . and I've worked out 9 times in the last five days. Holy hella committed.

4. I've discovered the joy in taking yoga class . . . lets see how long that lasts.

5. Tomorrow I'm going shopping . . . I guess thats more of a saturday thing, but I havent gone shopping for clothes/stuff in awhile and I"m excited

HAPPY FRIDAY! :)

Day 4

Ok . . . ready to throw in the towel at this point.

I'm not having such a good day, not feeling well not feeling like doing stuff and just feeling a little let down.

I've been attempting to workout regularly for the past three weeks, and I weighed myself at the beginning of those three weeks and just weighed myself last night . . . i'm gaining weight. I dont want to hear the "water weight" comment or "you're gaining muscle and muscle weighs more than fat" . . . I just want it to not be happening :(

Day 3

To workout . . . or not to workout . . . that is the true question.

So weird how working out changes my emotions. I either workout to feel better, or eat to suppress how I feel. This morning I went to work in the best mood and I'm going to say its because of how much I've worked out in the past few days . . . I just felt great. Then in the 3 hours I was there things turned toxic . . . computers didn't work, comments from people annoyed me, my emotions turned. I honestly think that environment is toxic for me . . . just not a good place.

Anyway . . . left work not feeling all that awesome. What I was gonna do was order a  pizza . . . instead I took a nap, that helped my mood a tad. After waking up what I wanted to do was order a pizza . . . instead I worked out at home. After my workout I wanted to order a pizza (do you see a pattern) . . . instead I decided to waste an hour and see if I was in the mood for the gym or for food. I was in the mood for pizza . . . told myself I would go to the gym and then reward myself with a pizza. So I worked out on the elliptical for 30 minutes and then came home to order a pizza. After I ordered the delivery time was like an hour and 15 minutes . . . now at this point I'm pretty hungry (cause I havent eaten since about 1:30 and it was 8:30) but waiting over an hour for something I'm going to regret doing just is not worth it, instead I made pasta.

And that my friends is how I changed a bad decision into a moot point ;) . . . just think though . . . if I ordered that pizza at 4p like I originally wanted to I probably wouldnt have done the working out that I accomplished.

Day 2

Oh la la . . . today was a major workout day :) and I loved every every minute of it.


First I learned (though Jeremy) that I gotta take note of where my knees are when I lunge and squat.

Second I almost killed myself doing cardio . . . its a beast

Third I found my enjoyment in yoga . . . pretty sure I"ll be at the same place next Tuesday at 8:15 :)

I find myself in great spirits today, there was one glitch and I find myself getting annoyed with a specific person. All I have to say is I really dont like those people that feel the need to constantly one up another person.

Person one: "I did my taxes today"
Person two: "I did mine two weeks ago"
Person one: "i'm just glad I'm getting a return"
Person two: "I'm getting 2,000$$ back for mine"
Person one: "It'll be nice to pay off my credit card or visit seattle"
Person two: "I dont really have bills so I"m just gonna go shopping"
Person one: "WELL I'M GONNA FLY TO THE MOON!!!!!!"

That last statement was a little extreme . . . it just annoys me. I get we live in a society where people try to relate to other's stories . . . but honestly, one upping is annoying and true friends dont do that to one another.

On to happier topics . . . heres what I looked like in Yoga class tonight :)

 

Ok maybe not exactly that . . . but pretty close ;)

Day 1

Holy mother of tortellini . . . it has been forever and two days since I've written in this thing-a-ma-gig.

Here I go, back to writing/posting/sharing. I'm gonna attempt to write daily for 30 days, they say that if you do something for 30 days straight it becomes a habit . . . hmmm lets work on theory.

So day one of Spring break and I must say it's probably gonna be a long week . . . i'm kinda not good with unstructured time and although I complain about work a ton breaks are not not not good for me.
Gotta see how much $$ I spend in the next 5 days and how much I get accomplished.

I will say that i managed an hour workout today and filed my taxes so really job well done when what I truly wanted to do was lay in bed and not even address the fact that there was a life outside my bedroom ;)

Five Facts Friday

So I saw something on another person's blog where she posted "Friday Five" . . . where on Fridays she would post either five things that happened that day, or five things she liked about herself, or whatnot .. . you get the idea.

So i'm gonna do that . . . I'm gonna focus my fridays on things that happen and what not.

1. Work ended at 3:30 . . . that not only is something that happened but its also a positive note.
2. Trish rammed her car into my car . . . its comical now, but right at that point i'm pretty sure "What the Hell" was heard from my lips.
3. I found out who the staff person is that leaves a book and his own toilet paper in the bathroom is . . . and all I have to say to that one is GROSS!
4. I didnt feel fat in my outfit today . . . thats a total score.
5. I'm gonna go bingoing here soon . . . AND AND AND Groveland Tap :) . . . love love love . . . Surly and fried pickles . . . no Friday could get any better.

Mile and a half

Thats the goal for this week. . . everyday, get in a mile and a half, if its running or taking Sam Sam for a walk or whatever I have to complete a mile and a half.

 


So far . . . mission accomplished.(meaning Sunday and Monday :) )

How am I doing on my Feb. goals you ask . . .


1. Its the 6th day of the month and I've gone 2 times to the gym . . . not the best record so far. We'll see if we hit 12 times by Feb. 20th :)

2. 2 classes during the month. I wanted to do spin tonight, but other plans got in the way . . . but theres still hope for the week and next.

3. Reducing carbs . . . thats a losing battle, lets be honest right now.

4. Being positive . . . trying :) Positive note for today: Monday almost over :)

Slump

For the past two months I've obviously have been in a slump, I cant seem to eat right, I cant seem to get myself to the gym and I cant seem to be out of this negative spirit I have . . . no matter how many positive thoughts I send my way, no matter what my good intentions are for the week I've just been doing bad.

I'm gonna chalk it up to busy months at work and the holiday season. I know I say this often but the month of February is going to be different. I'm honestly going to set goals for myself and I'm going to stick to them (the best I can).

Goals:
1. By Feb. 20th I'm going to have gone into the gym 12 times already (this is due to the fact that Dec and Jan i BARELY made 12 appearances at the gym)

2. I'm gonna go to spin class 2x during the month. I'd say weekly but I think that might just be setting myself up for failure.

3. I'm going to reduce the amount of carbs I put in my mouth. I've really relied on bread/crackers/chips to get me through lunch and snacks. I'm gonna attempt to replace the crackers I eat for lunch with vegetables or a salad (this'll probably last a week . . . but we'll see).

4. Everyday I'm going to post something (here, on facebook, on my walls) that I like about myself. Enough of this negative thinking, I'm kind of awesome and just because I dont have a guy in my life currently telling me how great I am doesnt mean I'm not great.

So there are my goals . . . wish me luck :)

Yey for iPhone!

This weekend has honestly been a weekend I'm ready to be done with. First off I've been sick ... I felt it coming on all week, every night there has been staving pains in my abdominal area and I didn't think much of it chalked it up to gas .... Boss said it was probably the spinach I was eating. So I barely ate anything on Friday and still had the pain all night and A massive headache to go along with it. Saturday was the worst, abdominal pains plus woozy feelings in my head and also come And go headaches. I was a mess, mom and dad had to come over to take care of their daughter .. Wouldn't want to loose this precious gem that's for sure.

Between the hours of 6pm Friday and 8am I slept about 30hours ... Apparently I needed it ... Feeling better on Sunday that's for sure, just a little neck ache due to all the laying down.

Today is better ... Up until about 2pm when my computer crashed and I couldn't find any of my files :( .... Big huge effin frown ... Figuring I'm going to chalk it up to me being stupid and not having proper virus protection and backing up files, geek squad here I come, $300 there you go ... Huge sad day!

Silver lining ... My iPhone allows me to do everything a lap top allows me to do, that makes me happy, all I can is indoor geek squad can restore my stuff but as long as my phone works then I'm a happy camper.

Day One

Day one of the 5k challenge thingie is off with a bang . . . although i tweaked it. oops.

Intended workout:
5 min walk
2 min jog
5 min walk
(not sure if I was supposed to cycle it a few times or if it was just that . . . lame)

My workout:
4 min walk (3.6)
1 min jog (4.8)
2 min faster jog (5.3)
1 min jog (4.8)
and I cycled that through 3 times and ended with 5 minute walk

This got me about 2 miles in 30 minutes.

I then did a mile where i started at 3.6 and every minute increased the speed .1

Then I did a 4th mile where i increased elevation each minute

Very good workout for today . . . accomplished burning off 725 calories.

and to the girl jogging in front of me (even if she'll never see this) you inspire me :) . . . jogging 5 miles in 45 minutes and yet to break a sweat . . . I want to be you someday (or atleast i want to be able to do what you do in jogging)

Hello 2012

Well hello 2012 . . . glad to see you're here.
Another year has started and this makes me think that I should be setting another goal(s) for the year. I didnt do so well on resolutions last year (as you know) so this year I'm not so sure I want to do resolutions, I dont have anything to really solve. So I'm not . . . I do however have a few goals I'd like to accomplish this year.

Goals:
Run 3 miles in 36 minutes (I'd like this accomplished by July)
Run 2 5K races throughout this year
Reestablish my faith . . . I'm gonna attempt the Bible read through once more

Thats all . . . not gonna stretch myself too thin.

Last year I set up the 1000 mile challenge for myself and I didnt reach it :(, I was suggested to keep working on it, so I'm gonna do that. I'm gonna continue until I hit 1000, then maybe set a new goal. We'll see.

I decided to use a "Couch to 5K" training program to help me get up the endurance to run straight . . .
I decided that since I need visual cues more than just electronic cues I'd make a board that I physically have to use in order to maintain on track . . . so here it is.

This is a 10 week program with 3-4 days of workouts. I wrote each workout on a post it so that i would have to peal it off and take it to the gym with me, that way I'll visually see what I've done and what I need to do.

Each week has its own color, and I'm not going to be too anal about having to do the workouts each week as planned, but it helps with organization and thought process . . . plus I'm sure if its done according to plan then it wont be so hard to increase jogging time.

Each workout again on its own post it and will be removed and taken to the gym with me as a reminder as to what to do that day in order to help the 5k prep process.

Wish me luck!!! :)