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!

Bittersweet July

This month has been a huge whirlwind...getting settled into the internship, making new friends, preparing for two of my best friend to get married, and losing one of my closest family members...
July 3rd was when I found out that my Uncle Jerry died, and it was extremely painful for my parents and I, as well as the rest of the family. I'm really not ready to talk about it much more than this, but I will miss him so much and I know that he is watching over me as I continue to achieve my dreams.
It's taking A LOT of time and strength to not dwell on the fact that he's gone now, but at the same time the pain gets a little bit better every day. I've had to turn to my faith a lot more than I have in the past...it's been a few years since I've really had to rely on faith alone and it does get scary not being able to understand why things happen the way they do sometimes, and you just have to trust in God and keep the faith :)

Anyway, that was my intro for the fact that I've been slacking on working out and bettering my eating habits...but it's time to get back into a routine; a regular groove to keep things moving throughout the days and start feeling better about myself and about everything happening in my life.

Things have been rough lately with personal stuff, financial struggles, and adjusting to a new job and new coworkers...like I keep saying, I REALLY wish I could be a kid again because things were so much easier back then.

But it's time to get back in shape and look to the future; applications for the next internship period are coming up on August 20th, Tim & Andy's wedding is on August 25th, and there's so much more to look forward to in the upcoming months :)

I'm going to try and take up yoga and jogging again.
The plan right now is to wake up between 5:30a-6:00a, either walk Buds for about 30-45 min or walk Buds for 15 min and squeeze in a 15-20 min morning yoga workout.
In case I decide to sleep in, the back-up plan is to hit the treadmill or do Jillian Michael's Kickboxing/30 Day Shred DVDs or Wii Zumba after work.

Well, if I'm going to try to wake up early tomorrow then I better get to sleep :)