Ballet Day!!!

Yesterday I decided to take a break from workout since it was my first day of on the job training and I wanted to make sure I got to work in plenty of time...and I did! Even with the monsoon that Debby brought for us hahaha

So today I treated myself to a beginner/intermediate adult open ballet class at the Orlando Ballet School! :) I figure for only $10 and being able to head over there right after work, it will be a nice treat to try and keep me on track for working out and getting back in dancing shape! My goal is that two years from now in 2014 I will be able to dance on pointe again!!! That means a lot of stretching, a lot of yoga, a lot of patience, and A LOT of hard work hahaha
Anyway, the class was GREAT! The instructor, Nick, was awesome and tailored the lessons to our own ability levels so that we weren't bored or pushed too much! They have the classes Tuesday and Thursday nights, so I think this will be a nice treat for me once a week or so :)



Overall, today was AMAZING!!! I got to be a part of a lot of dolphin research today, INCLUDING a marine mammal/research team meeting! It blew my mind to hear about all of the projects they have done, are doing, or will be doing in the near future and then listening to the concerns of the teams, hearing them come up with solutions, and then seeing some of their changes put to action! BAH! It was just so totally awesome. That's about all I can say!
And on top of that, getting to go out to lunch today with the team and then trying mango-key lime pie for Barb's early birthday celebration...DELISH!

As far as food goes, I did really well today! A waffle with cheese and an egg this morning, iced coffee before work, broccoli cheddar soup and a California club at TGIFridays with a Dr. Pepper to drink, and then I didn't really have a dinner, but I did have a before bedtime snack (1/2 and English muffin with almond butter and a pear with cinnamon sprinkled on top!)

I also baked some blueberry muffins tonight for snacks in the days ahead...maybe even breakfast tomorrow! ;)

Busy Busy Busy!!!

So the past two weeks have been a bit of a whirl wind!

But basically, the scale has NOT been my friend this year...I am now TWENTY pounds away from my goal weight instead of ten...ugh...that means more work to do!!!
My eating habits have DEFINITELY gotten better since coming back from the road trip, but I have still been extremely unmotivated to work out...BUT I got the new Jillian Michaels kickboxing DVD and a Gaiam
A.M. yoga DVD with 5 different morning workouts...perfect for a 5 day/week job! ;) Also picked up some 5 lb weights for my rotator cuff physical therapy, because I would REALLY like to play volleyball without worrying about damaging my shoulder for eternity haha

This morning I did 50 minutes of cardio yoga...and yes, I expect to be sore in the morning haha as sad as that sounds...but I was already sore after SCUBA diving on Thursday! (Oh no...decompression sickness! lol jk, jk)
Working at Disney has been absolutely AMAZING though!!! It's definitely motivating to think of all the amazing things I'll be doing the next few months (well, hopefully years!)

Here's a picture of part of my uniform!

SO EXCITED!!!

I start my first day of on the job training tomorrow AND the first day of another successful week of eating right with the addition of exercise!!!

Stay tuned for my adventure to lose 20 pounds in the next 4 months!!!

Day 3...staying on track!

All right, another small victory!!! I just passed on a couple fistfuls of kettle corn for a bowl of strawberries with some Truvia sprinkled on top :) Yay for self control! I was already slightly over my calorie goal for the day, so I went with the strawberries and am going to do some Wii Zumba or Wii Fit tonight!!! Jesse got called in to work again, so it's just me and Buddy and the weather has been super rainy and stormy today.

Can't complain for some stormy days like today to justify some well earned laziness! hahaha

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So far I've been sticking with the plan...and I've had little victories! Hopefully they'll all start to add up to big victories!!! :)

Days 1 and 2 a success!!!

All right, so yesterday was the kick-off to restarting the Drop 10 diet...well...in my case I'm trying to make it the drop 15-20 diet lol

I've started logging again on MyFitnessPal and yesterday Andy and I did two one hour classes at Sexy Assets (one pole, one belly-dancing!) and they totally kicked my butt, so I'm a little sore today and taking some recovery time before doing my second exercise day tomorrow.

Meals today and yesterday have been very good! I know it's early in the plan but I'm off to a good start :)

So far, so good...so let's keep it up! :)

This picture was from when I went on a college visit trip with my mom to UCF to find me an apartment...and I found this graduation ears cap!!! :)

ONLY ONE MORE WEEK UNTIL I START AT DISNEY!!! :)

Wow...definitely had a setback...time to get back in the game!!!

Well it has been WAY too long since I've posted...but it's also been WWAAAAAAAYY too long since I've worked out/eaten really well...but it's time to get back in the swing of things!

Before and during finals was really brutal...but that's all over now! I'm moved into my new apartment with Jesse, our road trip vacation was AMAZING, and I start my new job at Disney next Thursday!!! :) I think one of my favorite parts of the road trip was the ride back when Jesse and I stopped at Gulf World Marine Park in Panama City Beach and we got to take pictures with a sea lion, see their awesome dolphin show, see their rough-toothed dolphins, and talk with one of the trainers!!! We also got to have dinner with Hillary which was totally awesome!
Here's a picture from the stop:

I've definitely been resting/relaxing and taking advantage of not having any assignments/projects to worry about, but I'm getting antsy to get back to work! Especially to keep working on my paper and trying to get it published!!!

Things have been a little bit of a roller-coaster lately, but I've been handling them A LOT better than I thought I ever would be, and I'm so proud of myself about that! Not gonna go into details, but this was a big step in the healing process for me :)

Anyway, I've gotten back on MyFitnessPal (friend me please!) and started logging my meals again and MY GOSH have I fallen off the wagon lately! Especially with the road trip, I just HAD to have good food while we were traveling; especially the stuff you can't get here! So I might've splurged...a lot...and it might've caught up to me in the form of 9 pounds...UGH...all my hard work gone to waste over the past few months...but that's okay, because it makes me even more determined to get it off now that Tim & Andy's wedding is less than 3 months away! (Sidenote: SO EFFING EXCITED FOR THAT!!!)

So I've gotten my motivation board back out (NOT my Pinterest one, that's just an extra) and hopefully I'll be able to stick with it better this time :) No, not hopefully...I WILL stick with it this time!
There we go; determination!

Now here's what I got so far:
1) Motivation (check!)
2) Determination (check!)
3) Resources (Krav Maga DVD set, Jillian Michael's DVD set, Wii Fit and Active, Wii Zumba, apartment complex gym, my jogging "Buddy" and my yoga DVD set...check!)
4) Time (before my internship starts I have plenty, so gotta take advantage of the time I have now and then MAKE time once I start at Disney next Thursday!)
5) Food (healthy items...check!!!)

So as of tomorrow, Tuesday, June 5th I begin the old exercise and healthy eating regime!
Be prepared for more posts to come as I update on my progress, set backs, and accomplishments!!!

Thanks for reading! :)