Workout week hit a hug snag...
Athletic Conditioning on Tuesday night was not a good idea... I was so sore, I literally couldn't workout for two days (I tried the next day, all I could do was walk for 30 minutes on the treadmill, and I think that made it worse!). Plus, my yoga workout today was cut out due to a work meeting I had to attend. So, epic failure.
However, on Friday, I began to get really frustrated with slow progress, and I couldn't take it anymore. I went and bought some fancy running shoes at Runner's Den, and I'm hoping that I can start running again this week. I will probably start slow, 2.5 miles a day, then slowly up my distance (and doing the eliptical for whatever time is left to get 45 minutes.
In other news, I had a fantastic evening with Tacey and Catherine, where we had a beer and saw a late night chick flick. So fun!! We decided we should do it monthly, and it was so great, I'm sure we'll stick to it! I also attended book club without having finished the book, and I felt so bad, I am determined to finish the next one no matter what. So, I really will have to make good on the resolution to read more!
Ok, off to my meeting. Check in tomorrow after my first jog in my new shoes! :)
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Workout Week 1, Day 1
We're off to a decent start! Today was simply elliptical machine, and 90 minute hot yoga, and it really wasn't bad at all (it helped that it was Sunday, and I didn't have anything else to do!)
Hot yoga was actually a little difficult to get through, since my legs were shaking through a lot of it (apparently I didn't properly fuel my body... Either that or the elliptical REALLY took it out of me!). But I did, and it was fine, and I'm excited to get better. Plus, I only have to do it once a week, so even though it's not my fave thing, I can make it!
Unfortunately, I went to Jamba Juice after, and got a small smoothie AND oatmeal (it was on sale for $1 and is DELICIOUS, I couldn't resist!) I suppose I over did it on sugar, but I was nowhere near enough calories for the day, so I ate dinner as well. I know that since I worked out twice, I did need more food, but it still makes me feel really bad :( I am REALLLLLLLLY hoping that this new plan gives me some visible progress, though. Even though I've now lost 8 pounds, I can't tell at ALL. Here's to hoping for some muscle definition, and some inches to melt away!
Hot yoga was actually a little difficult to get through, since my legs were shaking through a lot of it (apparently I didn't properly fuel my body... Either that or the elliptical REALLY took it out of me!). But I did, and it was fine, and I'm excited to get better. Plus, I only have to do it once a week, so even though it's not my fave thing, I can make it!
Unfortunately, I went to Jamba Juice after, and got a small smoothie AND oatmeal (it was on sale for $1 and is DELICIOUS, I couldn't resist!) I suppose I over did it on sugar, but I was nowhere near enough calories for the day, so I ate dinner as well. I know that since I worked out twice, I did need more food, but it still makes me feel really bad :( I am REALLLLLLLLY hoping that this new plan gives me some visible progress, though. Even though I've now lost 8 pounds, I can't tell at ALL. Here's to hoping for some muscle definition, and some inches to melt away!
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Makin' a plan!
So, today I picked up the YMCA workout schedule, and decided it's time to make a plan. It didn't hurt that I saw several posts from a "friend" (we've really only met once) on facebook who is literally working her butt off to get fit for her wedding... Anyways. Scott and I are having our two year- anniversary in less than two months, and I'd like to look as thin as possible! I know it's not a wedding, but this is a big thing to me, and I really want to dedicate my time towards working at trimming down.
So, I need to make a work-out schedule for the week-one that mixes things up so I don't get bored, but also lets me get in a balanced workout. I have decided that this is what I want my schedule to look like:
Sunday: Cardio at gym, hot yoga with my groupon (and Jillian, woot woot!)
Monday: Cardio
Tuesday: Athletic conditioning at the Y (no other cardio)
Wednesday: Cardio (or occasionally, kickboxing, but probably not...)
Thursday: Cardio AND body pump
Friday: Day off
Saturday: day off or, if needed, body pump.
I also need to schedule an extra hot yoga or pilates, since I only have three months to use up 20 of my groupon sessions. But I will worry about that as the date gets closer :)
I really want to try out this week, and see how the new schedule feels. It means I have a pretty set evening schedule, so if I ever have to adjust, I'll have to get up EARLY (poop), but I just need to get in the mindset that this HAS to happen. I'm not going to get skinny by hoping.
Sidenote: I weighed myself today, and I have officially hit the 8 pounds lost mark. two more and I get new running shoes :) I have, thus far, forgone my rewards for the 3 and 6 pound marks, but I doubt that will last :)
Ok, off to bed, and getting ready for my double workout tomorrow! :)
So, I need to make a work-out schedule for the week-one that mixes things up so I don't get bored, but also lets me get in a balanced workout. I have decided that this is what I want my schedule to look like:
Sunday: Cardio at gym, hot yoga with my groupon (and Jillian, woot woot!)
Monday: Cardio
Tuesday: Athletic conditioning at the Y (no other cardio)
Wednesday: Cardio (or occasionally, kickboxing, but probably not...)
Thursday: Cardio AND body pump
Friday: Day off
Saturday: day off or, if needed, body pump.
I also need to schedule an extra hot yoga or pilates, since I only have three months to use up 20 of my groupon sessions. But I will worry about that as the date gets closer :)
I really want to try out this week, and see how the new schedule feels. It means I have a pretty set evening schedule, so if I ever have to adjust, I'll have to get up EARLY (poop), but I just need to get in the mindset that this HAS to happen. I'm not going to get skinny by hoping.
Sidenote: I weighed myself today, and I have officially hit the 8 pounds lost mark. two more and I get new running shoes :) I have, thus far, forgone my rewards for the 3 and 6 pound marks, but I doubt that will last :)
Ok, off to bed, and getting ready for my double workout tomorrow! :)
Friday, January 14, 2011
WOW!
Ok, that title was a bit overdramatic. It was simply a reaction to seeing how long it's been since I last updated. Funny how a silly thing like putting your thoughts down can fall by the wayside. Not that things have been crazy. In fact, things have been going really, really well!
I feel like I'm starting to find my stride as a PD. I'm by no means good, but becoming decent, and feeling like I can handle things. I am learning quickly, and am most definitely remembering lessons for next year. It's really exciting to feel like I'm not horrible at my job :)
Also, I have been doing my best to stick to the gym schedule, and have been doing great so far! It really helps that we have a little challenge going at work, and I LITERALLY get a gold (or blue) star every day I workout. It's been quite the motivator.
Scott is out of town this weekend, and I want to use the time to work on some of the other items on my list, or at the very least, plan them out better. I spent all night watching chick flicks and drinking wine, which was quite nice, but not necessarily productive... But I think I need that at times. Who knows.
Ok, enough wine-induced ramblings. Unfortunately, I don't have much to say, but I'll work on this or tomorrow :)
I feel like I'm starting to find my stride as a PD. I'm by no means good, but becoming decent, and feeling like I can handle things. I am learning quickly, and am most definitely remembering lessons for next year. It's really exciting to feel like I'm not horrible at my job :)
Also, I have been doing my best to stick to the gym schedule, and have been doing great so far! It really helps that we have a little challenge going at work, and I LITERALLY get a gold (or blue) star every day I workout. It's been quite the motivator.
Scott is out of town this weekend, and I want to use the time to work on some of the other items on my list, or at the very least, plan them out better. I spent all night watching chick flicks and drinking wine, which was quite nice, but not necessarily productive... But I think I need that at times. Who knows.
Ok, enough wine-induced ramblings. Unfortunately, I don't have much to say, but I'll work on this or tomorrow :)
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Back to the Grind!
It's been day two of coming back to work. Yesterday was a great day... working in the office, a short meeting; came home with plenty of time for gym and dinner! Today however, was a completely different story...
I went to one of my CMs' classrooms today, and taught an investment lesson. For like, the entire class. all four of them. I made the silly decision to wear heels, and my feet were LITERALLY killing me. by the time i got home, all I could do was lay on the couch and watch TV... who knew that 7 months later, all of my teacher stamina would be COMPLETELY GONE!?!? Sadly, I was not able to crawl off the couch and into the gym, and I'm very upset about this. But, I'm ready to hit it hard tomorrow!
Speaking of getting back to the gym, I'm still SUPER motivated! Today I confirmed that I've lost 4 pounds since my heaviest (right after christmas), and I've recently been on a big watch-tv-about-people-who-are-losing-weight kick. Biggest loser? I'm hooked. MTV's I used to be fat? I'm into it. it's really cool to see them lose SO MUCH WEIGHT. I realize they have trainers and cameras and nutritionists. But still. NO one can MAKE them lose weight, they had to choose to. I am determined to have that kind of mindset.
A note on my resolutions. I've still been watching a lot of TV, but I'm reading during the commercials!!! And my GRE books just arrived, so I'll kick that into gear very soon here. Gym life is still going well, and I'm really starting to get excited about this year! :)
Shout out to SCOTT, who has been coming with me to the gym every day. Not only is he super stoked to get fit, but he's making it so much easier for me to be motivated to go. So happy!
I went to one of my CMs' classrooms today, and taught an investment lesson. For like, the entire class. all four of them. I made the silly decision to wear heels, and my feet were LITERALLY killing me. by the time i got home, all I could do was lay on the couch and watch TV... who knew that 7 months later, all of my teacher stamina would be COMPLETELY GONE!?!? Sadly, I was not able to crawl off the couch and into the gym, and I'm very upset about this. But, I'm ready to hit it hard tomorrow!
Speaking of getting back to the gym, I'm still SUPER motivated! Today I confirmed that I've lost 4 pounds since my heaviest (right after christmas), and I've recently been on a big watch-tv-about-people-who-are-losing-weight kick. Biggest loser? I'm hooked. MTV's I used to be fat? I'm into it. it's really cool to see them lose SO MUCH WEIGHT. I realize they have trainers and cameras and nutritionists. But still. NO one can MAKE them lose weight, they had to choose to. I am determined to have that kind of mindset.
A note on my resolutions. I've still been watching a lot of TV, but I'm reading during the commercials!!! And my GRE books just arrived, so I'll kick that into gear very soon here. Gym life is still going well, and I'm really starting to get excited about this year! :)
Shout out to SCOTT, who has been coming with me to the gym every day. Not only is he super stoked to get fit, but he's making it so much easier for me to be motivated to go. So happy!
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Quick Post: Bridalplasty
I know that one of my goals is to read more, watch less TV, but I HAD to start watching this new show (not because I think it's going to be good, but rather ridiculous). The concept: women who are engaged compete in challenges (centered around planning a wedding), and the winner get some kind of plastic surgery done (the two winners on the episode I watched got a nose job and a boob job). Out of control ridiculous, right??
But it did get me thinking a lot about body image, and a little part of me was jealous that those women got to (quickly) become more and more like the perfect version they hold for themselves. Don't get me wrong, I am not about to run off and get plastic surgery!! But, I can only hope that if I stay with the healthy diet/exercise kick, I'll eventually have a happy image of myself again, too.
In a second, unrelated note, I am finding it REALLY hard to be motivated to do much today. I know I have to be productive, but it's going to be SO HARD to say good bye to two whole weeks of relaxing and doing absolutely nothing. In the classroom, I used my breaks to plan... THis was the first real vacation I've had since college (4 years). And even though I'm well aware that this is a ridiculous job perk, I am still a little resentful that I have to go back... Oh well! Here's to starting Round 2!
But it did get me thinking a lot about body image, and a little part of me was jealous that those women got to (quickly) become more and more like the perfect version they hold for themselves. Don't get me wrong, I am not about to run off and get plastic surgery!! But, I can only hope that if I stay with the healthy diet/exercise kick, I'll eventually have a happy image of myself again, too.
In a second, unrelated note, I am finding it REALLY hard to be motivated to do much today. I know I have to be productive, but it's going to be SO HARD to say good bye to two whole weeks of relaxing and doing absolutely nothing. In the classroom, I used my breaks to plan... THis was the first real vacation I've had since college (4 years). And even though I'm well aware that this is a ridiculous job perk, I am still a little resentful that I have to go back... Oh well! Here's to starting Round 2!
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Happy 2011!
So, last night was new year's eve, and they say you are supposed to spend the upcoming year the way that you rang it in. Well, if that's true, then I have a WHOLE YEAR of eating delicious home cooked meals, and snuggling with Scott and pups in my future :) Not only did we have a great night in, but we managed to avoid the ridiculously cold AZ temps!! Brrrrrr!
In addition to the previously mentioned activities, there are a couple of other ways I'd like to spend 2011 (in addition to crossing some activities off my bucket list!). Here are some things I am going to (try to) make time for this year:
1. Reading books. I always say that I want to read, but when it comes down to it, i spend way more of my time watching TV or movies. I need to get back to finding myself lost in a book. Maybe this means I schedule solo dates to the coffee shop? (without laptop, of course!) :)
2. Working out. Honestly, though. I've been trying to get into this habit well before the new year so I'd be ready when it came. In the month of december, even through the holidays, I was definitely going 3-4 times a week. With some tweaks in the diet, I think I'm off to a great start!
3. Keeping in contact with old friends. I am HORRIBLE. and it sucks that my BEST friends are so far away. Or, I've lost contact with them for so long, there is little friendship left. I am committed to getting this one right. So, JoJo, Amanda, Abby, Treana, it is on!!
4. Studying for, taking, and acing my GREs. I WILL decide what I'm doing in life, and I will do it this year. Rocking the GRE is the first step in getting in to a grad school... and getting a scholarship to pay for it!
5. Finding a new hobby. I think this could be a fun little experiment. A new hobby a month! I don't necessarily see this one sticking, but it might be cool. Some ideas may include: knitting, cooking, glass etching, scrap-booking, photography, etc. I think this month, I'll start with....? :)
6. Explore AZ. Since I don't plan on spending more than a year and a half here, it's time I start making the most of it. This includes traveling to great places in the state, and really exploring hte culture that Phoenix has to offer. I'll definitely have to do some research, but here's a start:
Kartchner Caverns, the glass bridge, another trip to the grand canyon, a trip to Tucson, another shot at Sedona, some more trips to Flagstaff, our cabin adventure in Greer, the AZ casinos, 4 corners, and a few national parks. Plus, a heck of a lot more hiking is in order!
7. Keeping up with the News. There was a time when, albeit out of boredom, I read the NYTimes inside and out. It was great! I felt so in the loop. Now I'm lucky if I get in a half hour of NPR each day. I feel like it's really important for me to know what's going on out there, so I'm committed to making this a priority!
8. Travel. Even if it's short, even if it's not very far away. I need to do this more often. And now I know I have places to stay in San Fran, Denver, and San Diego... I just need to take more people up on this! Plus, Scott and I need to spend more time in Denver to decide if that's really where we want to be (granted, in two years from now.. but still!). We already have a Denver rip scheduled, so I think one to San Fran, (and maybe a third big city?) is in order, some time this year.
9. Saving money. I need to be MUCH better with my finances. It's not so much the big purchases that get me, but the little ones, over time. Specifically: restaurants, Starbucks, and Target!! Ok, ok.. And Safeway. I am committed to staying out of Starbucks for quite some time (thank you Scott's family for the coffee machine!!!), Target only minimally, and Safeway only once a week. Honestly, limiting my time in these three stores is going to save me a fortune.
10. Keepin' it Clean. This means my house, my car, my desk, my closet! I am so much happier when my environment is nice and organized, and lately, I've been in a "let it get real bad, then clean it all at once" mode. This is gross. I'm 27. I can clean my own house.
Let 2011 begin!! :)
In addition to the previously mentioned activities, there are a couple of other ways I'd like to spend 2011 (in addition to crossing some activities off my bucket list!). Here are some things I am going to (try to) make time for this year:
1. Reading books. I always say that I want to read, but when it comes down to it, i spend way more of my time watching TV or movies. I need to get back to finding myself lost in a book. Maybe this means I schedule solo dates to the coffee shop? (without laptop, of course!) :)
2. Working out. Honestly, though. I've been trying to get into this habit well before the new year so I'd be ready when it came. In the month of december, even through the holidays, I was definitely going 3-4 times a week. With some tweaks in the diet, I think I'm off to a great start!
3. Keeping in contact with old friends. I am HORRIBLE. and it sucks that my BEST friends are so far away. Or, I've lost contact with them for so long, there is little friendship left. I am committed to getting this one right. So, JoJo, Amanda, Abby, Treana, it is on!!
4. Studying for, taking, and acing my GREs. I WILL decide what I'm doing in life, and I will do it this year. Rocking the GRE is the first step in getting in to a grad school... and getting a scholarship to pay for it!
5. Finding a new hobby. I think this could be a fun little experiment. A new hobby a month! I don't necessarily see this one sticking, but it might be cool. Some ideas may include: knitting, cooking, glass etching, scrap-booking, photography, etc. I think this month, I'll start with....? :)
6. Explore AZ. Since I don't plan on spending more than a year and a half here, it's time I start making the most of it. This includes traveling to great places in the state, and really exploring hte culture that Phoenix has to offer. I'll definitely have to do some research, but here's a start:
Kartchner Caverns, the glass bridge, another trip to the grand canyon, a trip to Tucson, another shot at Sedona, some more trips to Flagstaff, our cabin adventure in Greer, the AZ casinos, 4 corners, and a few national parks. Plus, a heck of a lot more hiking is in order!
7. Keeping up with the News. There was a time when, albeit out of boredom, I read the NYTimes inside and out. It was great! I felt so in the loop. Now I'm lucky if I get in a half hour of NPR each day. I feel like it's really important for me to know what's going on out there, so I'm committed to making this a priority!
8. Travel. Even if it's short, even if it's not very far away. I need to do this more often. And now I know I have places to stay in San Fran, Denver, and San Diego... I just need to take more people up on this! Plus, Scott and I need to spend more time in Denver to decide if that's really where we want to be (granted, in two years from now.. but still!). We already have a Denver rip scheduled, so I think one to San Fran, (and maybe a third big city?) is in order, some time this year.
9. Saving money. I need to be MUCH better with my finances. It's not so much the big purchases that get me, but the little ones, over time. Specifically: restaurants, Starbucks, and Target!! Ok, ok.. And Safeway. I am committed to staying out of Starbucks for quite some time (thank you Scott's family for the coffee machine!!!), Target only minimally, and Safeway only once a week. Honestly, limiting my time in these three stores is going to save me a fortune.
10. Keepin' it Clean. This means my house, my car, my desk, my closet! I am so much happier when my environment is nice and organized, and lately, I've been in a "let it get real bad, then clean it all at once" mode. This is gross. I'm 27. I can clean my own house.
Let 2011 begin!! :)
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