0530 spin class?? HELLZ YEAH!!!

I'm gonna keep it short, sweet, and to the point:

Woke up at 0400 this morning.
Walked Buddy.
Had a banana, chocolate, and peanut butter smoothie.
Drove to the YMCA.
Did the spin class...got my ass kicked my by 65 year old instructor that I could barely keep up with...and he was even SINGING ALONG with the songs that were playing! Talk about some serious cardio endurance! So that's pretty motivating considering I'm only 22 years old and couldn't even keep up with him lol
Went back home, walked Buddy, made a spinach and cheese egg scramble.
Had a green tea latte at work.
Worked.
Came home.
Napped.
World of Beer with Brandon!!! SO much fun and SO awesome to catch up with my dear friend :) PS: We need to do this again soon!
Now I'm home, Buddy is walked again and we are snuggled up in bed together :)

BTW...I earned 731 points today on Fitocracy from my spin class and walking today!

Only 546 points away from Level 8!!! :) Staying on track!

SURPRISE!!! Level 7...woohoo!

WOW!

So, it REALLY paid off for me to wake up at 0515 this morning and get my booty to the Y to swim! I didn't join in the Master Swim Class (because I am SOOOO out of swimming shape...lol) so I took my own workout and did 1500 meters, freestyle and breast stroke, during 45 minutes...took it pretty easy, but had a few laps where I pushed myself!

Then I go to enter my workout into Fitocracy, and I earned 558 points from my workout! Little did I know...I also conquered FOUR quests: 1) Gullible Guppy-Swim 100m in one session-20pts, 2) Torpedo Trial-Swim 250m in one session-50pts, 3) Submarine Sprint-Swim 750m in one session-200pts, and finally 4) The Pool Mile!-Swim 1500m in one session-400 points!!!
That gave me an extra 670 points and put me at 4,073 total points, and only 1277 points away from Level 8!
I'm going to make Level 8 by Sunday :)

The plan for tomorrow is to attend the 0530 or 1800 spin class! I felt SO great and energized today since I got up early and worked out, I'm thinking I might brave the 0530 class tomorrow!!!
I guess we'll have to wait and see :)

Latin Cardio!!!

So I FINALLY joined the YMCA!!! It was so much fun tonight! I ended up doing their Latin Cardio class, and it was like Zumba! I really enjoyed it and the instructor was a hoot :) haha!

Anyway, 202 points down...1005 to go until I reach Level 7! Goal is still to hit it by Friday...so tomorrow the plan is to do the Master Swim class at the Y...6:00am...let's see if I can make it! I've got my gym bag ready, bathing suit set out, work clothes good to go, and plans for grabbing breakfast on the way to work!

Feeling good about this new week :)

Stuck in a Funk...

So the past few weeks have been a little tough to deal with, and I've definitely let myself slide by taking refuge in being lazy and vegging out on the couch instead of being productive and working out and eating right...I feel like I've had some pretty good excuses lately, but ultimately this is setting me back from what I've been working so hard for!

I'm stuck on Level 6 in Fitocracy...but that's going to change this week! By next Friday, I will be on Level 7!!! That is 1207 point away until I level up, so if I run one day and then swim another day and do a spin class on another day and then throw in some ZUMBA or kickboxing classes, that should keep me on track!

On Monday I am going to get my YMCA membership started, and then it's all uphill from there :)

The IMATA workshop was AMAZING last weekend! I definitely needed that little getaway trip; helped me clear my head and see that great things are waiting for me in the near future!!!

Starting tomorrow I'm getting out of this funk!
Gotta get signed up for the Think Pink Biathlon one month from now too! Starting to train tomorrow!

LEVEL 6!

All right! Made my goal this weekend!!! Thanks to 50 minutes of excruciating yoga along with about 15 minutes of Buddy walking and all of my secondary walking  and stairs at work today I was able to level up! I am now at Level 6 and ready to step it up a bit!

I am joining the YMCA this week so that I can start building my swimming skills again...I need to be ready in case I can take the swim test for a marine mammal training position soon!
Also, I want to do the Think Pink Biathlon at the Y in October :) I think that would be a great "in-between" step before I even think about trying to tackle a triathlon!
They've got some awesome group ex classes and a masters swim team, so hopefully I can go to those! My goal is to go to 3 classes/week so that way I can get my money's worth and not waste the money that I'm paying to get in shape!

Things in my professional life are going better than I could have ever expected...it's crazy to think that this time next year I could possibly be achieving my life-long dream :) Just gotta take another step in the right direction...which is where turning in my application for the next internship period came in handy today! Hopefully I'll hear back from that soon...applications close on Oct. 5th, but I'm hoping I won't have to wait until then hahaha it's too far away!!!!!!

I forgot to mention; Buddy's vet check up went really well again! He's an ideal 74 lbs, has beautiful chompers, clean ears, and plenty of muscle! That's my healthy baby boy!!! :)
Now I just gotta start being as healthy as he is...haha!

Boo-ya!

Quick post tonight since it's already late and my computer is dying!

Went on a walk/jog with Buddy today; stats were 3.21 miles in 45:47 with a 14:15 pace! I think he had fun on our walk today...or he's trying to hide them so I don't tire him out again like I did today ;) I also got conquered the quest of 3.1 miles which puts me at 200 points away from Level 6!
I'm going to wake up in the morning to do cardio yoga and then I can hopefully squeeze in some Zumba or kickboxing after church tomorrow (yes that's right, I AM going to church tomorrow...it's been a while and I kinda need it right now)

Ate decently well today, had an AWESOME day at work, and now I'm wrapping it up with a picture of my sweet baby boy napping on my sneakers :)

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 :)