It's Friday!

Wow! How exciting!  I am oh so very glad that it is Friday.  I've no classes, but I did have to do a quick orientation for tutoring this morning and have to work this afternoon.  I plan to start free day tonight with dinner - we are going to Bennigans!  MMM!  And then we are going to First Yell, which is basically a big show the night before our first home game.  Colin and another guest host from Who's Line is performing, and I can't wait to get a great ab work out laughing so much.  Last year Wayne Brady came and the year before that was Bill Engvall.  My freshman year Bill Cosby came, and I REALLY regret not seeing him.  Anyway, I just did my 3 B's, and I think that next week I will do 3 B's when you guys do since I'm off.  Here is to a successful week.  I'm sore ALL over, and I feel incredible.  

What are you guys planning on for free day tomorrow?  A lot of things sound really delicious to me, but the biggest thing I think is cookies and maybe some sugary cereal. :-)

I added a video to my post from yesterday, so be sure to check that out.  You will laugh, Josha.

Happy Friday to all!

I don't feel too well...and UPDATE

But I did run sprints at the Rec today with Jenny and did some abwork.  It felt great, but the migraine that I've been nursing all day came at me full force afterward.  Eats were pretty much on today.  I've been working everyday, and with classes and everything else, I'm exhausted.  Looking forward to a good nights sleep tonight and the opportunity to get some work done tomorrow.  Time for me to rest now and start feeling better.  

Well, I'm feeling better now, and Leahanne just sent me this video that she took of Brandon "working out" with me the other night.  Jenny is the other girl in the video.  I do so love my roommates!

So I gave myself a choice today...

I could wake up at 7:00 when my alarm went off, or I could do upper body when I got home from work this afternoon (btw, I think I'm off.  Maybe I'll switch next week so I can be on the same page as everyone else.  It helps.)  Well, I'd gone to bed at 10:30 or so, so that I could wake up at 7:00, and when my alarm went off, I thought about laying in bed and reading instead of working out, but after laying there for a few seconds, I changed my mind and decided to go ahead and work out anyway!  Hooray!  I did chest presses, flies, shoulder presses, upward rows, kick backs, and tricep extensions laying down.  Now I'm about to make myself a shake, which I've been making with whey protein powder and soymilk because they don't taste that great with water, and everyone is still sleeping in the AM when I'm up and I don't want to wake them up with a blender.   Planned eats for today are: a shake for breakfast, some triscuts and salmon and string cheese when I'm at work, a cliff or marathon bar, chicken parmesan for dinner, and who knows for a late snack.  

Also, yesterday was on track too except I missed one meal when I was at work because I left my marathon bar at home. :-(  I woke up early and jumped rope and then did abs at night after I got home from closing at the galleries.  On a side note, help me remember to not read The Ring (yeah the book the horror film is based off of, and yea, I have to read it for class) when I'm closing at the galleries and it's dark and empty.  CREEPY!  I should probably stick with textbooks on nights like that. :-D

Hope you ladies are having a great day!  Also, I added to my side bar a link to my website if you want to check it out and see what's going on outside of my BFL life.

Yet another successful day!

Well, first off, here is my 'before picture' from yesterday.  Today was the first day of classes, which I was SO excited about!  See, here is me being so excited:  

It looks like I cut my hair, which I did, but I just got new layers put in it, so it is still long in the back.  Also, check out the brand new hemp bag I'm sporting.  It makes me happy.

Jenny and I woke up at 7 and did lunges in the hallway outside our door.  Then we went and lifted weights in the fitness room.  I did bicep curls and hammer curls, rows and single arm rows.  It was super good!  Eats have been good.  I mixed a scoop of my shake mix into some chocolate soy milk this morning, which was super easy and yummy.   I was on campus all day, so I had a Cliff bar, then a serving of Triscuts, carrots, and salmon, and a marathon bar.  Just got home a bit ago and put some garlic lemon chicken in the over.  MMM!  I'm looking forward to waking up and jumping again unless I find out Jenny wants to run tomorrow night.  I feel awesome!

Day 1 - again!

Today was my official start day for my first BFL challenge. I even took a 'before' picture, which I will post here in the next day or so. I'm super excited to feel like I am in a situation now to where I can stay on track with my eating and my work out.

Today I woke up and jumped rope for the first time in a LONG time. It felt so so so good, and I was dripping in sweat when I was finished. All of my sets were at 100 and I walked stairs in between sets. I had a shake for breakfast, a Cliff bar (they're cheaper here) for a snack because Leahanne and I went shopping, two small slices of pizza in the afternoon (we hadn't gone grocery shopping in forever, and there was NOTHING else to eat, seriously). So we went to the grocery store awhile later, and I am SO excited about all of the yummy food I got. Then I had another Cliff bar on the way to a training meeting tonight, and we had chicken alfredo for dinner. I didn't have much sauce, and no garlic bread. Worked out just a bit ago for abs - plank, crunches, leg lifts, and bicycles. Brandon did them with me as he laid on the couch. Hopefully I'll be able to share the video footage of that soon. Haha. They didn't hurt as bad as usual, so I'm going to have to switch things up soon. For my last snack I had some Soy milk and two things of string cheese. I feel great!

The plan is to wake up early tomorrow before class and do the 3 b's with Jenny. Hooray!

Done already?

Yep, it's 1:00 and I'm done with my work out for the day! Now that is a great feeling! I did lunges, squats with weights, bicep curls, hammer curls, rows and single arm rows. I was so proud of myself. :-)

Eats so far:
Breakfast - slice of bread and a boiled egg with a little milk.
Lunch - some left over steak and a serving of reduced fat triscuts. water.
Snack will be a marathon bar.
Dinner I don't know about.
After-dinner snack - probably apple sauce and maybe an egg.

I'm gonna do it today!

I got kinda fed up with myself yesterday for slacking off lately. Granted, it has been difficult trying to eat on schedule and such when I'm with my family, but still.

So today, I woke up early on my own and ate a marathon bar and then just finished up doing abs and eating an early lunch/snack of two boiled eggs and some apple sauce. I worked out really hard: Plank for as long as I could/15 crunches/15 leg lifts/ repeat for 3 sets and then did some bicycle crunches (30). My abs were burning! I was going to go jump rope in our hallway, but they were pressure washing the apt, so I couldn't do that. I will bring my rope home with me though and jump later today
/tonight.

Hooray for me!

Good to be Home

Sort of. I'd really rather be in College Station, but Houston will do for now. Did lunges and squats today along with bicep curls, push ups and rows. I felt great afterward! Eats started off today and then I was on track for a couple meals. Dinner will be off though since I'm going out to eat with some friends from Indy that actually just moved down here this week. What a coincidence, huh?

Oh yes I did!

I've been feeling really sluggish since I haven't been exercising or eating on program (that could also be attributed to hours spent outside in the near 100 degree weather here in Indy - not sure why it's so hot, but it's miserable sometimes), and I decided yesterday that I was just wasn't okay with feeling that way. Now, living at someone else's house and being broke makes it hard to eat anything other than what I'm given, so I've been dealing with the eating part and enjoying some of my favorite food places here in Indy. Yesterday, though, I was reading and decided I was going to run the half flight of stairs at Mike's house. Started warming up walking them and then Mike came home, and I asked if he wanted to run sprints with me, so we went to the back yard and ran sprints around the back yard. They have a pretty decent sized yard (about like yours Josha). But it was hard to run very far in a straight line, so after about 10 minutes of running back there, we decided to walk down to an open field to run some more (I was already ready to quit). Keep in mind it was the middle of the afternoon and HOT outside. So we ran in this field for another 5 minutes or so and I was exhausted and mentioned stopping to Mike, and he said, "Sara, just do 5 more. You can do it!" I really didn't think I'd make it, my sprints were looking more like jogs, but I put everything I had into it and did 5 more! It was awesome to have Mike there to encourage me. I ran so hard! Then he dumped ice water on me, hah! We came home and stretched. This time Mike was the one crying to stop. :-) I did my ab work - warmed up with hundreds (Pilates) then alternated between planks on my knees (really concentrating on working my abs) and doing leg lifts. It was such a great work out (I can feel my whole body today), and Mike and I felt wonderful afterward. Today is lower body, and I've already told Mike we're gonna have a great time with that too. Haha.

Indy!!

Got in yesterday after a cancelled flight and a great tour of 3 of IAH's 5 terminals. Despite all of the drama and frustration of that, I got into Indy about 15 min before I was originally supposed to - gotta love being put on a non-stop flight! :-) Went out with some friends last night to a hookah bar. I love my friends up here. Today Mike and I went to the Indiana State Fair! It was a blast, but it is HOT here (about 100) and so 2.5 hrs of walking around was EXHAUSTING. Ate an elephant ear and some dippin dots (mmm!) and plan on doing at least abs today. It's always nice to take a break from BFL, but I feel sick if I don't eat healthy/eat right and I miss working out. I'm gonna concentrate on enjoying this week though, and getting back into a schedule and such when I get home next week. This will be WAY easier then. :) I'll post some pictures soon.

Quick Post

Before I leave for the airport, I wanted to update about yesterday. Woke up feeling very gross. Spent most of the day laying down and reading/watching movies. Didn't work out. :( I'm feeling a lot better today. I'll get into Indy at about 2 in the afternoon, so should be able to do my work out. I'll be doing my best this next week while I'm out of town. Man, I'm ready to be back in school and on schedule!

Difficulties

Well today wasn't anything like I thought it would be. Eats have been off time-wise, but I've been trying to at least pick healthier choices. I may do my work out tonight or tomorrow; I haven't decided. I'm way pumped about cardio tomorrow though because I got new tennis shoes!!! They're Pumas like my brown ones (Josha you know what I'm talking about) but they are black and light blue and have way more support, but they are still light weight and sleek. I'm so excited! My calves are killing me from stairs yesterday.

I think we are going to Schlitterbahn tomorrow in Galveston, so that should be a fun day. Then Wednesday I leave for Indy! Woohoo!!!!

Sunday Blues

Woke up at Brittany's this morning (I've been staying with her since there are no beds at my dad's house - too many guests) and did my ab work out - crunches and plank 3 sets and then the double straight leg (Pilates) which is a GREAT lower ab work out. Didn't eat breakfast though because we were on our way to church, and I didn't feel comfortable going through their cabinets to find something healthy to bring along. Dad suggested Olive Garden for lunch, so I guess today is going to be a free food day. Also, the reason for the Sunday Blues title is that I realized this morning that I left my jump rope in College Station and I won't be back there until after the 15th! I'd buy another one, but I'm well, broke right now. Haha. Guess I'll be sprinting and doing stairs for the next few weeks. It'll be good to get good at some other things! Hope you ladies had a great weekend!

Update

Did stairs today. Ran up and walked down 5 times, then walked to catch my breath. It was a goood work out.

I want me some Freebirds!!!

All of Ruth's talk about burritos has me craving the greatness that is Freebirds! It's too bad I have to leave for Houston today, and won't be in CS for free day. :( That is me being very sad. There's a Freebirds out by Willowbrook now, so maybe I will drive there tomorrow before Jacob Gunter's wedding.

Already did my work out for the day. Lunges and squats - with 10 lb weights! Bicep curls @ 10 lbs and push ups. Then two back exercises that I don't remember what they are called - help me out here Josha. :) I worked out HARD and am exhausted now. Had eggs with frozen veggies and applesauce this morning, which made me miss you Josha! I got the right kind of veggies too! Hooray for me! Plan to have wild rice and salmon for lunch, probably a marathon bar for snack, and whatever my family is having for supper - usually healthy.

Oh man, I want a burrito so bad. One more day!

Love ya ladies!

Woke up and did abs this morning. Drinking a shake as we speak. Abs weren't as hard as usual, I need to change some things up. Will probably do a couple more things later today. When I went to kickboxing the other night she had us do 45 seconds of crunches (taking our time) and then a 45 second plank. Now THAT was hard! I was actually down on my knees for most of the planks, but my abs were still burning!! I think I will try that later when I can put all of my energy into it. Still sore from the other night as it is. Will update later!

UPDATE

Just got out of the shower after jumping rope. Man, I needed a shower! haha. It was my first time in CS to do it, so I went out to our hallway on the second floor and then walked up to the third floor and back down in between sets. It was a really good, hot work out. I want one of Josha's ropes! Hope everyone else is having a great day!