Weeeeell....

I didn't work out today. I have work 5-10 then I work 7-2:30. And it's 4:09 PM....it's not gonna happen...well it could...like a short one....if I start now....Shame on me for not starting sooner.

On the other hand- I did get some things done today, like all my dirty laundry is washed, dried, folded and put away, I balanced my check book, paid some bills.

I made a calendar of  all the things that need to happen in a month (laundry, ironing, cleaning, paying bills, grocery shopping- yes- it needs to go on the list. If you PLAN and shop once a week you can save a lot of $)

I also made of list of apartment needs and pantry needs.....and I am KICKING myself for not sending some of our stuff down here before moving. I didn't realize how much wasn't going to make it in the car ride down here -_-; oh well. Live and learn, right?

Well, gonna go to a short work out. Something is better than nothing!

I find I need to "re-dedicate" myself everyday

I love eating what i want, when I want- which is pretty much all the time. If I don't commit to being healthy everyday....well, I cheat. The only person stopping me from getting the kind of body and living the kind of life style I want is me. And man, am I a hurdle or what!

I've found this great blog, this woman and her husband are amazing.

After reading over her blog, my goal for this week is to make a schedule and keep to it....yikes! I need to include working out, cleaning, eating healthy, working at Panera and at home. And of course, spending quality time with Chris.

If you're looking for motivation in getting fit, yummy healthy recipes,  and an over-all amazing blog- Julie's blog is it! ---> http://www.pbfingers.com/

I worked out this around 11 after pulling myself out of bed. (Jillian's No More Trouble Zones) Can you believe that this is Julie's morning routine?

5:30 a.m. Wake up 5:45 a.m. Arrive at the gym and workout 7:15 a.m. Take Sadie on a walk 7:35 a.m. Shower 7:45 a.m. Get ready 8:05 a.m. Make breakfast and take blog photos 8:25 a.m. Blog 8:45 a.m. Leave for work 8:55 a.m. Arrive at work

Getting up and working out lately has not been an easy thing to do, as for the past 3 days I have seriously lacked energy. Even laying in bed at night, I can barely move. It sucks. Maybe I should try drinking coffee....but Lord knows I HATE the stuff.

Before working out at 11 I had a 1/2 cup of Honey Nut Cheerios, 1/2 cup of milk topped with blueberries. May not sound like much, but it was filling! After my work out I had a over-easy egg with a piece of toast- no added butter or cheese.

If I'm going to push myself to work out when I'd rather sleep in, I don't want to ruin it with cheese and more butter. The sandwich tasted great anyway, even without the adding calories

I'm going to try to blog everyday, even if it's a short post. It will help me be accountable to myself (because who wants to blog about how they slacked off all day?) And I hope it will help me stay motivated by seeing the progress I've made. Of course that was the whole idea of blogging in the first place, I just suck at the follow through. But that is going to change!

Now I'm off to get some things done, mainly going to the bank. Fun stuff, right? (:

RESULTS- gotta love em!

A few months before I left for NC I found this amazing pair of gray slacks that I loved but they were SO stickin' tight on me! I'm talking standing up it hurts to have them buttoned and you can forget about me keeping them buttoned when I sit down. But they were so cute- I HAD to have them.


I knew I was going to work out and eat better when I moved, so I bought them (ok, actually my Mom did- thanks mom). I called them my "motivational cute work slacks" Today, I was organizing all my clothes in little cubbies today and found those slacks....and after almost chickening out, I decided to try them on....and guess what!!! They fit perfectly! :D Super  happy face!!! I still have more pooch to get rid off, but I think they should still fit. :D I WAS SHOCKED- and needless to say, super duper happy. 


The rest of this is just my normal ramblings, if you're interested you can read it ^_^  


So as of late I have working off and on, and eating well on and off. I find I have trouble keeping myself motivated, but I worked out yesterday morning At Planet Fitness with my mother-in-law on an elliptical.


At first, I thought "Oh, the elliptical, that looks easy! Let's go!"


My second thought? These machines are evil machines from that movie, The Terminator. Because In 15 minutes, I was huffin and a puffin, and I felt like the a granny wolf could blow me down.


Feeling down right sick, and extremely dizzy, I ended up sitting down for the rest of the time and stretching. I only burned 100 calories. And to ME- that was A LOT. 


Do you know how many calories are in 2 tablespoons of natural Jiffy Peanut Butter? Well let me tell you. 190!


I burned enough calories to burn off one stickin tablespoon of peanut butter. ONE! Needless to say, I was mad. Not with Hannah or Maria. 


If I'm being honest, I was mad at myself. How did I let myself get this out of shape??? This is a girl who graduated from basic combat training (yeah, by the SKIN of my teeth, but I did it) 


I used to be able to run 2 miles in 17 or 18 some minutes....now when I do 15 minutes I feel like I want to die? Unacceptable.


In any case, I knew I needed to keep working out. This was good for me, even if I felt like crap. And that's putting it nicely (the feeling the crap part)


This morning, my mother-in-law invites me to work out again on the elliptical. At this point the word 'elliptical' is a dirty word in my book.


I know I want to work out- but there's no way I want to face that evil machine again. 


So I said "Oh, I'm going to work out with Hannah today, we're going to do one of the new Jillian DVD's"


Patting myself on the back for escaping the evil machine....Hannah says "Well why don't you do the gym this morning, we can work out again tonight?". 


If looks could kill....haha. Anyway, needless to say I was trapped. I got changed, and drove with Maria to the gym.....the entire time dreading what was to come. 


I told myself I would do 20 minutes, 5 more minutes that I did last time because Hey- Imma champ! Yes, you can shake your head and laugh. That's what I'm doing!


I ended up looking down at the time keeper after 26 minutes, and didn't feel that horrible awful painful "OH Good Lord, I'm gonna hurl!!!"...or you, know, pass out and die. Yes....that's how I felt. No, I was not being over-dramatic ;-P Ok.....maybe a little. 


Either way, the feeling of "oh, Im ok, not feeling like I'm gonna die" was unexpected. 


So I figure to myself, well, surely by 30 minutes I will be at that point of wanting to die, so let's go for 30 minutes.


30 minutes passed, and I was extremely sweaty and my chest kinda hurt. Now I know why people bring those mini towels with them. But I remembered that chest pain from basic, and just pushed past it. I was on my way to 300 calories, and I knew 10 more minutes and I'd make it!


Well 41 minutes, and 3.58 miles later I had burned 300 calories! 


I got that second wind runners talk about, and it actually....get this....felt good. I wanted to keep going. Not because I had to. But because I wanted to. What an AWESOME feeling! 


Maria measured my stomach last week and I found out that I have lost an inch and 3/4! 


(Mind you, that's bye-bye weak fat hello muscle. I'm not starving myself, I eat when I'm hungry, I just eat smart. Instead of a ton of ramen and bread and pasta and Taco Bell and Five Guys and McDonald's and...well, you get the point) 

I'm really happy with how I'm improving, and plan to continue. I need to find a way to stay consistent and motivated...I know it takes practice. 

Chris will be here tonight, so I'm super excited to see him! And I may get to see Alyssa tonight as well- we haven't seen each other sense we graduated from Basic Training in Aug. of 2009! 

So as cheesy as it sounds, I've got a feeling that tonight's gonna be a good good night!! =D