Getting back in the swing of things!

Well today was progress! I'm still at Level 5, but instead of stopping after I completed the Jillian Michael's kickboxing DVD, I went on to do another 45 minutes of Wii Zumba! Pretty proud of myself for that, especially since I wasn't feeling well yesterday :(
Luckily that has (mostly) passed, and now I'm ready to go!

I'm going to be joining the YMCA so that way I can have a place to lap swim again (gotta be ready for the swim test!), and also go to awesome GroupEx classes like Yoga, Ballet, Kickboxing, Spinning, and Zumba! Also, the Y opens at 5:00am M-F, so hopefully that will be the kick in the keister I need to start working out before I go to work! Also, they are having a "Think Pink Fun Run/5K/Biathlon" and luckily it's one of the weeks that my days off will be Friday/Saturday instead of Thursday/Friday! So I think starting to train for that will be a good motivator! After my mom's breast cancer scare earlier this year (which turned out to be benign, YAY!), my Bama being a survivor, and losing my Auntie Joyce to breast cancer, I always find the strength to perform at my best when it's for a good cause :)

Ate pretty well today! Worked out! Got new Shape, Fitness, and Eating Well magazines in! And also found a clearance book called "The 28 Day Plan" by Christine Greene with plans for Detox, Energize, Cellulite Buster (which I hopefully won't need for a while haha!), Get Fit for the Beach, Flat Stomach, and Buns and Abs. It was 5 bucks, how could I pass it up?!



Anyway, here's to getting to Level 6 on Fitocracy by Sunday :)

Wedding Weekend Extravaganza!!!

Wow...this weekend was completely amazing! Words cannot express how incredibly happy I am for two of my best friends getting married :) It was honestly one of the happiest days of my life too getting to share Tim & Andy's special day with them and I feel so blessed to have such amazing friends! It was also very awesome to make new friends (WOOO girls reunion in the near future for sure ladies!) and see old friends as well :)
I can't believe I caught the bouquet either haha I guess in hindsight I was standing right in the line of fire...but it was so much fun! And the looks on my parent's faces were pretty priceless ;) hahaha! Love you guys!

Here are some highlights from the amazing night we had!

Anyway, to get back to the purpose of this blog, this weekend was exempt from working out and eating well due to wedding festivities!
But it's time to get back to the grind; hoping to squeeze in a Jillian Michael's DVD in the morning! I've got a good lunch ready to go and I think I'm doing better with breakfast choices other than JUST having cereal ;)

LEVEL 5!!!

All right! So I've been hanging in there with that Fitocracy app and I made it to Level 5 today!!! I have a total of 1,625 points! I already beat my goal to level up by Wednesday :) So now I have 975 points until I get to Level 6!!!
With the wedding craziness this week, I'm thinking that I'll set my goal for next Friday (Aug 31st) to make it to Level 6!

I was able to fit in a 15 minute walk with Buds and then 30 minutes of Jillian Michael's Kickboxing DVD, which is what got me to Level 5!

Not sure what I'm feeling for tomorrow...maybe some cardio yoga in the morning?? It totally kicks my ass, but I really enjoy it for some reason hahah

Work is still going fantastically wonderful! 

Just gets better and better everyday :) 

I'm going to keep doing whatever it takes to get where I've always said I would be. 

And when I finally get there, I'm going to think of everyone who told me I'd never be able to make it.

And then I'll just smile thinking about how wrong they were to doubt me.

:)

 Motivational Mantra of the Day:

CFTB: Days 3-6

Took it pretty easy on Days 3-5; especially since I spent the day walking around SeaWorld! Which was totally, fantastically AWESOME!!!

Anyway, I consider today a TOTAL and COMPLETE SUCCESS!!! I overslept this morning, so there was no work out in the AM...and when I got home from work I had dinner and started vegging out on the couch...but then, something amazing happened...1) Buddy looked at me 2) I decided that he needed to go for a walk 3) I got up off the couch 4) I decided that I would take him on a decently long walk, around 30 minutes or so 5) I got my workout clothes on 6) I grabbed my iPhone 7) We got outside and it was BEAUTIFUL weather! 8) Instead of walking for 30 minutes, we RAN.

Not only did we run...but we kept under a 10 min/mile pace!!! Pretty freaking fantastic if you ask me!
:)

 

WOOHOO!!! Yay us!

Also, I made it to Level 4 on Fitocracy!!! I have 497 points until I get to Level 5, and I'm going to make that by Wednesday :)

Day 2...WOOHOO!

Yay!!! Slept in this morning...but it paid off later! The rain made it really cool outside and Buddy and I went for a run while Jesse cooked dinner!!!

Here's the stats:
Just completed a 2.22 miles Run in 00:23:08!
My fastest song was One More Night-Maroon 5 and I burned 243 calories!!!
I had an average pace of 10:25 /mile too!
Awesome time :)

Eats for the day: Hot pocket breakfast, lunch consisted of peppered ham and colby jack cheese on a bagel thin with fruit salad and yogurt with granola, and finally Velveeta Cheeseburger mac and cheese for dinner!

Quote for the day from Pinterest:

Day 1 of Mission: CFTB

All right! So this morning was a success :) Buddy and I got up at 5:45am this morning for a run!
Here are the stats: Completed a 2.37 miles Run in 00:26:37. My fastest song was Everybody Talks-Neon Trees and I burned 265 calories!!!

My meals consisted of an egg, swiss, and avocado sandwich for breakfast, a Healthy Choice Italian Penne meal for lunch, and dinner included imitation crab with marinara sauce on angel hair pasta. And for dessert? A root beer float!!!

So far so good! Today at work was pretty awesome at work too :) All around a very good and successful day!

I'm now at Level 3 on Fitocracy and have 453 points left to get to Level 4! My goal is to be at a Level 4 by Friday :) My run this morning was 249 points, so that would be equal to doing about two more 30 minute jogs at about an 11 min/mile pace...not too bad I think!

Quote: "If Forrest Gump can run for over 3 years, you can get your ass on a 30 minute run this morning."
Haha! Thank you Pinterest!!! ;)

Back to square one lol but help me Fitocracy!

Well, I've decided to take on a new training plan because I would really like to complete a triathlon sprint within the next year and possibly run in one of the Disney half marathons coming up. Also, I think I've found that if I try to stick to the Active.com training plans, I lose motivation...that thing had me scheduled to work out 6 days/week and there would be times I would look at the scheduled workout, think to myself "Yeah...I'm definitely not going to do that," and then just not be motivated to do anything at all!

So thanks to my previous roomie, Amanda, I remembered her telling me about this awesome app called Fitocracy. It's like fitness social networking, except when you add activities you get points to work up to the next level! So for every level you move up, the more points you have to earn to make it to the next level! That is more up my motivational alley, because now it's like a game! Big shout out to Amanda for introducing me to the app! (Yall should get it too so we can motivate each other and track our points together!)

Anyway...I've got a lot to look forward to in the upcoming months :) I've gotta start training, getting back on track, losing the jiggle in my legs, being able to fit into more than my "fat" jeans...(yeah, that's been the latest downfall...)

According to one of my new favorite quotes: "If you don't like starting over, then STOP GIVING UP."

That's the new motto because it's so true...I'm getting sick of saying "This is it!...All right, for real this time!...Okay, here we go again!..." Yeah, it's all getting old.

Much thanks to Pinterest for keeping new motivational and inspirational pins popping up for my fitness boards so I can look back at them and keep on trucking.

Day 1 of "MISSION: Change For The Better" begins tomorrow :)

First bump in the road...

It's ALWAYS when I'm at my parents' place that I fall off the wagon! :(
Soooo much temptation...cookie dough ice cream, lucky charms, etc...yes, this weekend did not go so well hahaha

Starting back up again tomorrow with the healthiness! I've got a 30 minute walk/run/walk scheduled through the Active.com training plan...let's see if I can actually follow through with it this week! I've been so motivated watching the Olympic volleyball teams lately! It's SO exciting!!!

Anyway...I'm hoping that once I have some money saved up again I can start taking my ballet and kickboxing classes soon...I miss them :(

Good luck and good night world!