Nothing Like Garfield to Cheer You Up

Morning everyone.  I'm a bit tired today.  I didn't even hear my alarm go off this morning, and needless today I was late to work.  Which means I wasn't able to take my measurements/weight.  I will do it tomorrow morning....promise!

I had a little setback last night.  I basically just felt real tired and worn out yesterday after work, and I ate way too much.  And I did not exercise.  No excuses....just need to accept it, learn from it, and move on.  I really think it's because I ate pizza for lunch yesterday.  We had a "stuffing" party yesterday because we had a mailing we had to get out in the mail, so we ordered pizza.  Granted, it was thin crust, and I didn't overdo it, but I think my body was telling me "NO!!".  I really felt that afternoon slump.  One good thing that came out of it?  I didn't have soda with it (which I always get).  So go me!

Today is a new day.  Back to tracking, and back to exercise.  Now it's on to my second cup of coffee at only 9:00 AM.   :)   Yep, it's one of those days.  So I'm going to leave off on a positive note with some Garfield.

Legs Legs Legs + Reviewing My Resolutions

It's Hump Day!  The work week is half over!  You know what else it is?  It's the 30th of January.  Excuse me??  Wasn't New Years Eve, like, yesterday???  You know you're getting old when time starts moving faster and faster.

One other quick thing before I start on today's topics.  So yesterday, as I was putting my sports bra on, I noticed my girls were hurting a bit.  Hm, that's weird.  I just had my period.  Then I FREAKED OUT.

"Oh my God, what if I'm pregnant???  I took a couple pills late last month, but I couldn't be pregnant from THAT, could I?????"

I rushed to my purse, got my pill pack out.......and realized that I'm halfway through week 3.  Seriously???  Good old Aunt Flo will be making another visit next week.  Just another example of how fast time flies.  Sheesh.  Pregnancy crisis averted.

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Last night's workout was 80 minutes of LEGS.  Well, probably about 65 minutes of legs, plus about 10 minutes of Rear Delt work.  My legs were on FIRE.

Boy do I love those firewalkers.  And that barre workout??  You know, with me being a dancer all my life, I thought, "This will be a piece of cake, and I'll breeze right through it."

Nope.

I think that was the hardest part of the workout.  My dancer legs are getting out of shape!  Sad.  But I'll get them back!   :)    And hopefully next year I won't be so broke so that I can join dance again.  I was in it last year, but had to drop out this year because of money issues.

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New Years Resolutions.  How is everyone doing on those?  Now that we're a month in to the new year, I thought it'd be a great time to review mine.   So here we go....

Run my first 5K
Haven't started training for that yet.  I decided a few weeks ago that I would do a 5k race in May, rather than March, because winter this year is mighty cold.  I know which race I'll be signing up for, and I'll be updating my 5K Training page in the near future, so watch for that!

Complete the Xtrain Series
In its entirety.  I chose the 30 day undulating rotation with Ride.  I'm almost through week 3, so that means I have one week left!  Pretty sure I'll be meeting this goal!  I'm so proud of myself.  I have NEVER stuck with one rotation/routine.  I usually drop out after the first week or so, either because I lose motivation, or because I want to see if there's something better out there.  Not this time.  Cathe is kicking my butt.  One thing I want to see more of, though, is cardio.  So once I'm finished with this rotation, I'm moving on to the 30 Day Cardio/Strength rotation.  More on that to come next week!

Reach My Goal Weight
Yeah, well, I'm not going to lose 35+ pounds in 4 weeks people!  I want to get down to 115.  I haven't been weighing myself (though I have taken a few peeks).  Tomorrow, though, since it's the last day of the month, I'm going to take my measurements and weight.  Pretty sure there will be a gain on the scale.  Don't judge.  I have been logging on MFP now for 2 days, and it's going better than expected.  Check out yesterday's results...

Get My Budget Under Control
I'm slowly but surely working on this one.  I've cut down on meals out and weekends out (which in turn makes me drive less, so less gas).  I've also cancelled my gym membership, as well as my cable (both together were almost $200/month!).  I think I've got a better handle on things, and I've been able to put $50/week in to my savings account.  Now if only I can keep myself from taking that money out!

Create a Cleaning Schedule/Household Notebook
Have to be honest - I haven't worked on this one.  With making sure I workout EVERY day after work, it's been a little hard trying to find balance, and my apartment is suffering.  In other words, it's a mess.  This week, though, I've actually been able to be a little more productive.  Monday night I cleaned the bedroom and washed the bedding.  Last night I cleaned the bathroom.  Maybe tackling 1 room each night would be good?  It honestly doesn't take too long.  But I'll continue to work on a schedule that I could work with.

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How is everyone else doing on their goals/resolutions?

See you tomorrow for an update on my weight and measurements!

Liebster Award

There will be a couple posts on the blog today.  Why?  Because Kim over at Less of Me, More to Life nominated me for a Liebster Award!  Woo-hoo!  Thanks, Kim!

So this blog post will be dedicated to that (there'll be another one today for the regularly scheduled program).  So basically, the Liebster Award is given to up and coming bloggers who have less than 200 followers.  “Liebster” is German for sweetest, valued, welcome and/or favorite.

The Rules: Each nominee must share 11 things about themselves.  Answer the 11 questions set for you and create 11 questions for the people you nominate.  Nominate promising new bloggers who have less than 200 followers.

11 Things About Me: 

-I have been a dancer all my life - since I was 3!

-I have one brother who is 11 years older than me, so I was basically an only child.

-I only have one grandparent left - Gramps (my mom's dad).  My dad's parents died shortly after I was born, and my grandma (Gramps's wife) died when I was about 7.

-My favorite color is PINK!   :D

-I have very few real life friends - probably about 3 - but they are the best friends a girl could ask for (2 of them I've known since 2nd grade).

-I have only visited 4 other states (Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, and California); and have only been to 2 other places outside the US - Aruba and Mexico.

-I have a niece (14) and a nephew (12).  

-My family has a cabin "up north" that I love going to in the summers.  The in-laws have a cabin across the street, and my aunt and uncle (my mom's sister and her husband) have a cabin right next door.

-I went to school for 5 years, am in incredible debt, and I have no idea what I want to be when I grow up.  I really don't think I've found my "calling."

-My favorite movie is The Sound of Music.  I watched it ALL the time with my Grandma when she was still alive.

-I love any and all reality TV.

11 Questions I had to Answer:

Favorite Movie?  Oh shoot.  I already answered this.  The Sound of Music!

What made you start blogging? I needed the accountability, I like talking about myself, and I love to write!!

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be, and why? Right here in MN with all my friends and family.

Walk or run?  Well, for now, walk.  But that 5K training is coming up!!

Favorite time of year?  Spring and Fall.

What is your favorite song right now? Anything country.   :)

What is your goal for the year?  Get down to my goal weight of 115 pounds, and find the confidence that I lost so long ago.

What is hockey, basketball, or football?  Not real sure I understand the question, but I'll say that my favorite would probably be football.  Though I'm not a huge sports fan.

How do you capture your memories?  I'm really bad at taking pictures (probably because I hate the way I look in all pictures), but am hoping to get better at it with this blog's help!

Iphone, Android, or Blackberry? Android.  I've seen my mom's iPhone, and honestly don't know what all the fuss is about.  I like my Galaxy SIII.    :)

Glass half full or half empty?  Hmm, depends what kind of day I'm having, but I tend to have a glass that's half full.

Questions to my nominees: (I'm lazy, so I'm picking the same questions I had)

Favorite movie?

What made you start blogging?

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be, and why?

Walk or run?

Favorite time of year?

What is your favorite song right now?

What is your goal for the year?

What's your favorite: hockey, basketball, or football?

How do you capture your memories?

iPhone, Android, or Blackberry?

Glass half full or half empty?

My nominees are:

Jonesyjl2 @ Life or Something Like It

EmDub @ Faster In Water

Toya @ Kismet and Kilograms

Back At It

Well, I was back at it yesterday with the working out.  Bi's & Tri's was on the schedule.  Usually I don't expect much of a calorie burn from weight workouts, but....

253 calories is pretty good for an upper body workout.  Please ignore my hairy arms.  

Yesterday also marked day 1 on My Fitness Pal.  How did I do?

Not too shabby, if I do say so myself.  Those extra 36 calories won't make or break me....plus, it took me about 20 minutes trying to shove my 6564568436 pound mattress back on to my bed all by myself, so that was a workout in itself.  Don't ask.  

I'm thinking that to get the most bang for my buck, I should start using my BodyMedia Fit armband.  I got one a couple years ago, and use it every now and then (yes, I'm one of those people who has a $6/month membership on the website and never use it).  I can sync that with MFP, and get actual calories burned throughout the day (rather than just through exercise, and the estimate they use based off my "sedentary" setting).  I'll put that baby on tonight so I can get good readings for tomorrow.

And to cap off this post, I'll leave you with this.  Ricky must be listening to my advice about lifting weights.  Looks like he wants to join in on the fun.  Except, well....I don't think that's what the weights are for.   ;)

Make it a great one!

With My Tail Between My Legs...

It's Monday.  And you know what that means.  Time for the infamous Garfield "Monday Cartoon."

I love Garfield...he's my favorite, and always puts sunshine in my Mondays.    :)

So this weekend I was sicker than a dog.  I laid around all weekend.  I did go to my parents' house so my dad could replace my car battery and rotate my tires, but I did nothing but lay on the couch and watch movies with my mom and the dog.  Basically my weekend consisted of no working out, and a lot of laying around.  I felt like I had been hit by a truck.  I'm feeling a little better today, but still have a nasty chest cough.  No fun.

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Remember my post last week...the one where I said I don't think I'm eating enough?  Um, yeah.  I totally have my tail between my legs right now, because last week was spent tracking some (notice I say "some") of the things I ate....and I noticed that I am way above 1200 calories/day.  Sometimes above 2000 (*cough* close to 3000 *cough*).  Gross!  And here I thought I was above the advice of tracking every morsel.  I thought I could excel at this "balanced lifestyle" thing.  Nope.  I don't have my poop in a group yet.

I've said before that I hate...absolutely HATE....tracking my calories.  It's a pain in the ass, and I feel like it makes me obsessed with food.  But you know what?  I think it's time for me to stop being a spoiled brat.  It's time to suck it up and do it.  Or I'm going to go nowhere fast.  I'm signing up for a My Fitness Pal (because that's where all the cool kids are) account today.  If anyone uses it, let me know your user name so we can be friends!  I'd love to be able to see what other dieters are eating!

And back to the grind I go...

Make it a great one!

Fitness Review Friday...On Sunday

Let me start off this post by saying...I did not work out this weekend.  Bad, I know.  This cold is kicking my ass.  Both Friday and Saturday night, I was in bed by 10:00, drugged up on Nyquil.  Then all day Saturday and today, I was drugged up on Dayquil.  I know it's DAYquil, but I still feel incredibly exhausted when I take it....why is that??  I really hope the end is near, because it is not making losing weight any easier.

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Since I didn't do Fitness Review on Friday, I'll do a really short version here (because I'm feeling really lazy and head-achey).

Saturday - Chest, Back, & Shoulders
Sunday - No workout
Monday - SuperCuts
Tuesday - No workout
Wednesday - No workout
Thursday - Cardio Leg Blast

So I only worked out 3 days last week.   :(   Which is better than nothing at all, but it's still not good.  Super Cuts is probably my new favorite workout....it was tons of fun.  I'm thinking I may substitute it for a couple future workouts, because I just can't get enough of it!

Thursday was the first day I was able to use my Polar FT4.  With some modifications (because of my cold, and sore knees), I was still able to burn 465 calories.  Pretty good, if I do say so myself.

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That's it for now.  Time to take some Nyquil and get some practice for the days I am an old Grandma and go to bed at 7:00.    :)

Let's Talk Boobies

Do your ears boobs hang low?
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie 'em in a knot?
Can you tie 'em in a bow?
Can you throw 'em o'er your shoulder,
Like a continental soldier?
Do your ears boobs hang low?

Yes.  You all now have that ditty (with my own lyrics) stuck in your head.  You're welcome.

But seriously.  All you big-booby gals can relate, I'm sure.  I am one of those gals who has the blessing of having big boobs.  It has been a curse blessing since I was, oh...probably in the 4th grade.  No, I am not exaggerating.  Lift that jaw up off the floor.  But it is most certainly not a blessing.  I was reminded of that when I saw myself in the bathroom mirror at work yesterday.  *shudders*

Seriously, I looked like a damn grandma.  I was feeling all good in that new shirt (which I bought over the weekend).  I love the colors, the style, everything.  Now, not so much.  They were hanging halfway down my torso, people!!!  That's not where they are supposed to be!  I'm 27 years old, and have never had kids!  Why are they hanging out any where near my belly button?!?!?!?!  And YES, I was wearing a bra!!

A lot of girls get scared of losing their girls when they start working out.  Not this girl.  I want them GONE!!!  I would LOVE to be an A or B cup.  The tops you can buy are so much cuter.  And you don't make Juniors' clothing look MATRONLY!

And working out?  Girl, don't get me STARTED!  Strap those babies up, or you're going to end up on the floor with a concussion.  I remember being on the dance team in high school.  Those high kick routines were no fun, jumping up and down, running here and there.  My friends, let me tell you, I wore 3 sports bras, PLUS duct tape.  Yes, you heard me right.  I had the girls on the team walk around me with a roll of duct tape to hold those babies down.  Because 3 sports bras was still not enough.  Now you know that duct tape does, indeed, work for everything (and it sure hurt like a bitch taking it off).

Do any of you blessed ladies have bras that make you look your age (not like a grandma)???  I always think I find a good one, but after a couple weeks, my ladies are hangin' back where they were before.  They're not just big, they're HEAVY!  I'm pretty sure if I chopped them off, I'd lose about 10 pounds and be in the normal weight category.

I'm taking any and ALL suggestions for a good bra to keep the ladies where they're supposed to be.   :)

Another non boob-related post will be up later.    ;)