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.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
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!
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!
Thursday, December 23, 2010
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. :)
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. :)
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
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! :)
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
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! :)
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! :)
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
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.
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.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Friends
Good friends are hard to find. They are, in fact, almost impossible to find. But they are incredibly important to one's emotional health. I have been blessed with many good friends. Some even great friends. They are truly the things that keep me going when everything else is falling down. When I think that I cannot survive one more day, or even one more minute, in whatever it is that I am doing, I have so many people who immediately come to my rescue it is almost overwhelming. My goal in life is to love and be loved. I am currently mastering that goal.
The reason I am writing this post is because my friends (and myself) are all having a hard time. It is like the world decided that this week needed to be the WORST WEEK EVER for all of us, AT THE EXACT SAME TIME. Deadlines are approaching, things are falling apart, people are fighting (or maybe that one is just me), and things just do not want to go the way they should. It is terrifying. And it is also hard. Because when everyone around you is falling down, who do you latch onto to keep from drowning? I have realized something. Even when I feel like I am going to die, taking care of my friends is not a burden, or something I do not have the emotional energy for. It is something that, without even thinking, I can step up and do. It is second nature. And the reason it is second nature? Because they do the same for me. Even when I can look at them and KNOW that they are drowning, and not ask for help, they step up. They know me, and they see my need, and they answer it. I think, aside from a few rare instances in college (my roommates my last semester there, my hall mates in Chandler, and my self-defense partner - love you guys), I have never been in a situation like that. My friends in law school are amazing. They are loving, kind, accepting, understanding, and just all around awesome people. I am blessed to have them in my life.
So I guess the overall moral of the story is that good friends are hard to find. And great ones are even rarer. But I have found them. And I love them. And without them, I would be nothing. So I love you all, and you know who you are!
P.S.
This post is not limited to my law school friends. I have a few friends from other places (one of whom technically counts as a law school friend now) that are great as well! :)
The reason I am writing this post is because my friends (and myself) are all having a hard time. It is like the world decided that this week needed to be the WORST WEEK EVER for all of us, AT THE EXACT SAME TIME. Deadlines are approaching, things are falling apart, people are fighting (or maybe that one is just me), and things just do not want to go the way they should. It is terrifying. And it is also hard. Because when everyone around you is falling down, who do you latch onto to keep from drowning? I have realized something. Even when I feel like I am going to die, taking care of my friends is not a burden, or something I do not have the emotional energy for. It is something that, without even thinking, I can step up and do. It is second nature. And the reason it is second nature? Because they do the same for me. Even when I can look at them and KNOW that they are drowning, and not ask for help, they step up. They know me, and they see my need, and they answer it. I think, aside from a few rare instances in college (my roommates my last semester there, my hall mates in Chandler, and my self-defense partner - love you guys), I have never been in a situation like that. My friends in law school are amazing. They are loving, kind, accepting, understanding, and just all around awesome people. I am blessed to have them in my life.
So I guess the overall moral of the story is that good friends are hard to find. And great ones are even rarer. But I have found them. And I love them. And without them, I would be nothing. So I love you all, and you know who you are!
P.S.
This post is not limited to my law school friends. I have a few friends from other places (one of whom technically counts as a law school friend now) that are great as well! :)
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