Wow

So, it's been almost a month since my last post.  Since then I have done the first two weeks of P90X and am on my third week.  I have lost about seven pounds since I started working out and weigh less than I have weighed in about seven years.  I finally feel pretty good about my body, which is a nice change.  I wish I could make my stomach smaller, but I think that I just have to accept that I am always going to have a little bump there.

My physical health is at an all time high right now.  My emotional health is at an all-time low.  I am emotionally exhausted.  I think it is because I have to figure out what happens come May (which is only 3 months away - ahhhhh!).  I am trying to figure out which bar I am going to take.  On top of that, I have so much school work to do, and a trial in two weeks.  My life feels like it is out of control, and I have no energy left to fix it.  I can get motivated to do certain things, like walk my dog, make my breakfast smoothie, and exercise, but not to do the things that I really need to do, like school work.  This too shall pass (I hope).

On a different note.  I joined a website - skinnyo.com - which is a pretty awesome health related website.  It was introduced to me by Mrs. B.  I like it.  Feel free to follow me on it.  Just search for Karmella.  My picture is attached to my name.

Alrighty.  I promise to try and do better with the posting.  I don't promise everyday, but I do promise to try for at least once a week.  I know I have been terrible, but hey, it's not like anyone reads this thing anyway, right? :)

Update FAIL

So I have failed at updating this blog...but I have not failed at working out.  In fact, last week I worked out SIX days.  I have lost about five pounds.  My pants are becoming too big!! YAY SUCCESS.

I am contemplating starting the P90X diet.  I am doing a really good job of eating breakfast EVERY morning (including weekends) and staying on track with eating for the rest of the day. 

I bought a knee brace for my knee.  It did not help much.  So yesterday, because my knee has been hurting, I just got on the elliptical for an hour instead of doing plyometrics.  On Sunday I pulled my hamstring and a muscle in my lower back.  I took Monday off and have been working out every day since.  I am super happy with my progress, and really hoping I can keep it up.

Because of immersion that is pretty much all I have time to tell you right now.  More to come.

Update

I had a rather successful week last week on the working out front.  I managed to work out four days last week!  I also started keeping a fitness journal.

I am going to start, for reals, working out this week.  I am going to be sticking with P90X because it has worked so well for me in the past.

I am also going to try and update this blog more.  The first two weeks of school look as though they are going to kill me; but I am going to find the time to work out, and hopefully to update this blog.

Anyways, Happy New Year everybody!! I hope that 2011 is better than 2010 in every way! :)

Also, I need ideas on things to write about, so if you have any...kthanks!

Failure and 1/2 Success

I failed at working out yesterday.  I did not get home until about 10:30 and by then I was spent.  I did, however, have some success today.  I did half of the legs and back work out.  My legs were super sore and tired though, and about the half way point I was no longer able to stay standing.  I am going to try and finish it up tonight before bed.  I also want to get in Ab Ripper tonight because my stomach is my most worrisome area. 

I am doing my best to eat well this holiday season.  My boy's parents are being helpful because they have started eating super healthy too.  They are with me on the high fructose corn syrup thing so I don't really have to worry when eating at their house.  My parents are also being pretty awesome because they don't eat much with it anymore either.  My biggest struggle is not eating meat that isn't environmentally friendly.  I find that when I am home I am basically a vegetarian.  I am okay with that. My brother is also vegetarian and so there is always lots of good food in the house that coincides with what I want.  Both of my families are also not big junk food eaters.  This is helpful because when I crave eating something terrible for me, it would usually involve having to go to the store to get it - and if you know me, you know I am too lazy to do that!

My family started raising chickens.  The boy's family has always had chickens.  But now I get to eat lots of home laid, from well fed chickens, eggs.  They are so delicious.  I mean, I always loved eggs, but these especially.  In fact, even though it is about two o'clock, I am going to make pancakes and eggs and eat that here in about two seconds!

On a side, completely unrelated note, one of my really great friends got engaged this Monday.  I am SUPER EXCITED for her! She is one of the ladies that makes law school, and life in general, better.  So congratulations to you *K; you deserve everything lovely and beautiful that the world has to offer you. :)

SUCCESS

I worked out yesterday!! I did P90X.  I did the Shoulders and Arms workout and the Ab Ripper X.  I am so sore today.  I am going to try and work out again today.  It is going to have to be tonight though cause I will be busy until later.  But I just wanted to let everyone know that I had my first official day of success! :)

Soooo....

I suck at keeping up with this blog. Sorry about that.

I am home for the holidays.  I am also back to my pre-lemonade diet weight.  I am determined not to gain any weight during the holidays.  I know that I can do this.  I am watching how many calories I eat, and I am going to start exercises.  I am going to exercise this morning, I am going to do some P90X.  I am going to pick my favorite workouts and just do them for this week.  Then starting next Monday I am going to try and make an actual exercise routine.  I know it is going to be hard, but I am determined to at least exercise once a day, five days a week.  During my immersion, I think I am just going to go to the gym and hit the elliptical for thirty minutes a day.  Either way, I have 18 days between now and school that I can exercise and get healthier.

I will update you when I am finished exercising! :)

Long time, no talk

Sorry about that.  This past week was Thanksgiving break.  I was not near a computer for most of it.

Thanksgiving break made me sick.  I have to work on getting better.  Which irks me because I want to work out.  I have failed miserably at doing that.  And now I can't really justify doing it, given that I keep coughing and have stuffed up sinuses.  I am tempted to do it anyways.

Also, I found out I am super behind in clinic hours.  And I have three weeks to complete them and to complete my closing argument.  So I guess I don't have a lot to do, and I will be able to successfully complete both things, but I would like to lay down instead.

AND grrr at this law school.  They allowed me to register for something that apparently was not available.  Now they can't get me into anything because the system is down.  I need to know what the plan is because I am trying to plan something.  So grrrrr.  You have one job lady, ONE, do it RIGHT! Do it not bad! :)

My puppy has to go to the vet.  She has these weird skin growths on her ears.  I don't know what they are, but I am hoping they are nothing.

Sorry that this was so rambling.  I am ill; yes, that is my excuse.  I will try and create a post that actually pertains to this blog soon.