I did push ups and upward rows today - not much, but way better than the nothing I've been doing this week.  I had two bites of brownie, but other than that, eats have been on.  There are too many sweets here: brownies, chocolate chip cookies, fudge, sugar cookies.  Mostly, I've been trying to keep out of the kitchen.  Lots of reading.

back on it, sort of

Doing the best I can today.  Did some push ups and upward rows this morning and have eaten on track so far.  Just got home from the dentist - no cavities!  Woohoo!  Now more Christmas shopping is in order...

It's Official!

I'm a college graduate!  Hooray!  I've enjoyed having the last three days 'off' but am looking forward to getting back 'on' tomorrow as best I can.  Now that I'm home, it will be easier and harder all at the same time, but I'm going to do the very best I can!  I'm looking forward to jump roping with Tori (my 9th grade sister) first thing in the morning in the COLD!  But first, I am going to enjoy some of my favorite Dairy Queen ice cream cake in celebration of a great day.

Took today off

Had so very much to do today to get ready for Saturday.  Did laundry, cleaned my room for the first time in months, got a bit moreorganized so I know what is where and what can come home with me after graduation.  Also, Leahanne's parents and my parents (and grandparents from Indy) will all be here at some point in time between now and Saturday, so we had to clean clean clean.  This afternoon I had an induction ceremony to Phi Beta Kappa (a National Honors Society) and this evening I have an honors recognition ceremony.  Then we're going dancing tonight, so that will count as my cardio!

Have a wonderful day ladies!

Wednesday, so far

Got up early this morning to go to work.  Did not work out.  Read for 3 hours at work - loved it!!!  Came home and was going to eat, but decided I HAD to do SOMETHING today, so I lunged around my living room and did squats.  Then I did pushups for back and biceps.  My arms are wobbly.  So even though it wasn't a weight work out, it was still something.  Now I must feed my muscles!

Hiits are done!

Well, I got all the way through the OkGo workout today, which made me very proud of myself!  :-D  I did a minute and a half of the two minute long interval, but other than that did everything good! Abs will be done later this afternoon.  And I'm just about to have my first meal - yikes!

Thought I'd share some of my recent art work for our television show New Earth.  Check them out here.

Productive day

I got so much done today!  I woke up at 8:30 on my own - not too happy about waking up that soon on my first Monday without classes, but oh well.  Went down to the gym and did chest presses and inclined chest presses, then upward rows and side arm raises.  I was going to do kick backs, but the 10 lb. weights were too heavy and the 5 lb were too light, so I decided to wait until later today to do tricep dips once my arms didn't feel like spaghetti.  So i ran errands all morning and then worked for a couple of hours.  When I got home from that I did my tricep dips.  Eats have been great today except for lunch.  I had left over quesadilla and chips and queso and you know what?  They weren't even fulfilling, so I'm a little sad I did that.  But this afternoon I got right back on track. :-)  So all in all it's been a good day!  How's your blitz going girls????

PS.  It's  11pm and I'm already sore...woohoo!

Okgo kicked my butt!

I decided to try out my Okgo mix this morning on the tredmill, and wow!  Runners cramp set in after about 8 minutes and it was BAD, so I walked that out then ran two more HIITS and stopped.  That is going to take some serious getting used to.  I liked it though and have plans of continuing using it until I master it! or finish it, if that ever happens.  :-).   I should have listened to it before I went so I knew what to expect.  Next time will be better!

Now I'm off to work for awhile where I will exercise my mind by reading Atonement.  

Abs later.  :-)

Owie!

Who thought two-stepping could make you so sore?  Needless to say, I got more than just a lower body work out last night being on my feet dancing for three hours straight.  I think my feet might be plotting revenge against me as I type this.  It was so worth it though - had a blast and learned all these cool new moves.  And here I thought I could never do spins and all those cool things the Aggie Wranglers do when they perform.  Well, we weren't THAT good, haha, but we had a good time.  Great way to celebrate being DONE WITH FINALS!!!! Whoop!  

So today I'm taking off because after yesterday I am exhausted physically and mentally.  The great thing is that today at work I get to read Harry Potter and not even worry about having to get school work done.  It's good to be me today! :-D

Hooray for cardio tomorrow!

Off to a GREAT start - Updated

I woke up this morning and ran HIITS on the treadmill first thing.  I ran 4 or 5 1-minute long HIITS, and I was exhausted!  Just got out of the shower and made myself some eggs with turkey and a little bit of cheese.  I was going to wait an hour, but it's 10, and I need to start my day or I won't get enough meals in.  I will do abs as a break from studying in a couple hours.  

Other ideas for eats today since I will be at home all day:  turkey wrap with baby carrots, Clif bar, tuna sandwich, maybe something from Jamba Juice if Brandon wants to go, oh and WATER!!!  I promised everyone I'd make them chicken Kiev tonight, so that will be free.

Tomorrow I have to open the galleries at 8 and work until noon and then take two finals back to back, so eats will be on (Clif Bars, string cheese, etc), but I will not work out.  Instead, I will wake up on Saturday and work out, but it will still be a free eats day.  

Now I'm just procrastinating studying, so I should probably get to that!  Have a wonderful day girls!

UPDATE

I finished studying at 2 this afternoon! Go me!  Then I did my ab work out and ate a tuna sandwich with baby carrots.  Then I worked on the fall video I'm making for my friends before I go and started on dinner.  I've felt great the last two days - it's nice to be dedicated to the BFL lifestyle again.  I think allowing myself to just do my best made it much easier to do that.  Thanks for the kind comments gals, you make this 100 times easier too!

I did it!

I woke up this morning and almost didn't work out, but I just HAD to.  I LOVED it!  I did upper body - chest press, flys, upward rows, shoulder presses, and kick backs.  I felt great all day long knowing that I was already finished with my work out.  

Eats looked like this.

1) Eggs with turkey and a bit of cheese.  One slice of OatNut bread - my favorite!  Glass of soymilk.

2) Clif Bar, water.

3) Turkey wrap, water.

4) Clif Bar, water.

5) Chile-lime salmon with asparagus, slice of french bread, water

6) Yogurt and granola, water.

Not too bad, eh?

I also walked around campus today taking engagement pictures of Jenny and David in heels - yes I'm that good. :-D

Your days sound great too ladies - keep up the awesome work!

And tomorrow my day is empty - I plan on working out as soon as I wake up, then studying ALL day for my two finals on Friday - then guess what?  I'M DONE!!!!  I have a project due next Wednesday, but it is a super fun one with Brandon, so it doesn't REALLY count!  It's really almost all over!  Hooray!

Issues

So I've mentioned this, but it's the end of the semester, and with that comes my increasing lack of energy and interest in doing anything that requires action.  I have two finals left and a project.  I need to read a book, look through several weeks of notes many times, and write out the entire plot outline for a television show.  Really this isn't THAT much, and I'm honestly so excited just to have it over and be graduating, but the point is that my motivation to work out and eat right is almost non-existent, especially the eating part.  Spending time with my roommates is really important to me these last few weeks and one of the most important things we do together is cook dinner every night and eat together.  I look forward to it every single day, and my roommates have been amazing this semester about cooking healthier foods, but on these last two weeks here in CS, I don't want to demand that like I have in the past.  I just want to enjoy every last minute I have with them.

So those are all of the reasons why I DONT want to have a BFL lifestyle right now.

BUT, after reading your declarations, I can't help but be inspired.  So, I need to come up with a balance for the next month until I get to Colorado, when I will be fully back on with everything BFL.

This is what I'm thinking - 

I WILL do my work out's every day and will work out HARD, hopefully in the mornings when I first wake up.

5 of my 6 meals a day will be completely on target, and dinner will be as close to that as I can manage.

I will drink at least 5 bottles of water everyday, and unsweet cranberry tea occasionally.

Any other suggestions would be very appreciated! This is just a starting point.  

You gals are so inspiring!!

2 down

Did back and biceps today down in the weight room - took it easy because I'm still feeling a little week I discovered.  The good news is that I am feeling much much better (thank you Zicam) although I still have some nose and coughing issues.  I've spent the remainder of my day with my head in a book/notes studying for my first final tomorrow afternoon in Sensation and Perception - funny how much the chapter on how smell affects taste applied since I cannot taste hardly anything because of my stuffy nose.  At least it will be over tomorrow!  Now I've gotta head to class.  Hopefully will do lunges tonight.  It feels really nice out today!

Pictures of the Day

Still feeling crummy, probably will rest tomorrow and hopefully work out Monday.

Here's the info on Pictures of the Day - they're basically just that - you take a picture of something every day and at the end of a year you have a story of your year.  I started mine in September - you can check them all out here.  A friend of mine just had his two year anniversary of them, and it's awesome to look back through them.  Anyway, just a fun idea to pass on.

Free day blues...

While free day shouldn't be a time for being sad, the fact that the cold I've been successfully evading ALL semester finally caught me has me feeling a little down. I got some Zicam (the bottle says it's homeopathic, a plus!) as soon as my throat started hurting, so hopefully I will only feel bad for a few days. But today I feel cruddy and I'm working for 5.5 hours. Sitting behind a desk in an empty art gallery doesn't do much for my medicated, sleepy self. And I'm really sore - dunno if that's from the cold or from my iworkout yesterday with Josha. Might also be a slight fever. Enough pouting though. I hope you all are having a magnificent day!

PS. My 100th post was yesterday - fun!