Quarter-Year Resolutions!

Well, 2013 has been more than I could have asked for so far :) Things have been amazing!
I figure since we're entering the 4th month of the new year, I might as well take another look at my new year's resolutions for 2013 and see how things are going and what adjustments I need to make:
1) Get out of credit card debt: not going as great as planned...haha once my roommate moves in, I'm planning on taking the money that I'll be saving from rent along with the money that I make from dive time and putting it towards my card, so that should help! Not sure if I'll be able to get it done by the end of the year, but I plan on making a serious dent in that sucker and getting it paid off by this time next year
2) Lose those last 8 lbs and start toning up: Well, I did that AND some more! At the beginning of my weight loss journey last year, I was 158...and now I'm proud to say that instead of reaching my weight loss goal of 13 lbs to make it to 145, I was able to lose 22 lbs and now I'm holding steady at 136!!! It has taken a lot of time and hard work to get here, but now that I am here, I vow to NEVER let myself see the numbers on the scale get that high again, and now healthier eating and working out has become more of a lifestyle than just a phase :) which brings me to my last resolution...
3) Compete in a sprint triathlon: Already signed up for the Jax Tri Series!!! I'm getting all set with my gear too now that the first race is less than 3 months away now! Thanks to my parents, I got my road bike, Blue Steel!!! I'm so thankful for all of the support that I've been getting for taking on this challenge and I'm getting more and more excited every day!


I'm definitely looking forward to the month of April when I will get my new roomie, Dani! :) Then lots of fun stuff going on in Fernandina Beach, the weather starting to warm up, and an extended weekend visit from my army dive buddy, Andy! Not to mention the fact that Papa & Uncle Marty will be coming to visit at the end of the month too!!!

So much exciting stuff going on and I'm loving every minute of it! :)

Get it right, get it tight!

I had the Pandora Pop/Hip-Hop Workout Station on today and "Miss New Booty" came on...OMG I haven't heard that song in years and I forgot how funny it was haha hence the comical title for this post

Anyway, things are still going great! As far as triathlon training is concerned, I really need to try to get to the pool and get some solid workouts in, because swimming at work doesn't really count...I have been keeping up with my arm/shoulder exercises though, so hopefully that will help!

I have some new motivation for the next month to hit the gym a little bit extra since my army dive buddy will be coming to visit in April! :) Hopefully by the time he gets here the weather will be much warmer and we can chill out at the beach!

Other than that, I can't believe we're already 3 months into 2013! That means my first race is only about 3.5 months away now...so crazy! I really need to start saving up to get some gear...especially a bike haha

Things are looking promising! :)

Here's the tentative training plan I will be following for the next 3 months:

 

I'll keep ya posted on how it's going!