Ughhhh....

I haven't been a good girl lately. I have been lax about working out and my eating habits haven't changed much. In regards to the Juicing/Jillian Michaels, it didn't work out. Our schedules didn't mesh well enough to stand up to a work out routine. I'm supposed to have started doing the P90X again, but it's also not consistent enough to keep me engaged. 

A friend of mine has been working out consistently for a project that she has coming up. She kept up photos on her fb page so that people could see her working out and see her progress. She changed her diet, gave up alot of stuff, but the results are beyond *effen* amazing. I talked to her today and told her that the only thing really holding me back is lack of motivation. And she said the most mind boggling, puzzling thing: That's all on you. I thought about it for a minute, and hot damn if I didn't agree. 

So, I got up off the couch and away from the computer. I grabbed my Zune, Hachi (my dog), and my keys and headed out the door. We took a 20 minute walk, which with Hachi is a long walk because she hates the leash and she's not socialized with other dogs. It was a constant battle of wills. When we got back I decided it wasn't enough, so I aired up my road bike (the one with the crappy gears) and went for a ride. Am I out of shape? Yes, definitely, but the ride that previously would have had me gasping for air and sprawled on my living room floor didn't really tire me out this time around. It's progress.

I'm going to jump back into the P90X and this time if there's no one there to join me, it's their loss. I am determined to A) get back in shape and B) get my health back up to where it needs to be. Oh yes, I was told after blood work with my doctor that I am pre-diabetic and have high cholesterol. I have now purchased a juicer and cook more at home. I'm hoping to embark on a healthier lifestyle. 

I know this means a lot of changes, and hopefully I'll be able to adapt and stick with it. Only time will tell. 

Day Five

Today is day five, and we'll see how it turns out. I caved this morning and had a sandwich for breakfast, but I didn't have soda. I got some orange juice instead. That is pretty much all I've had to eat today. We are supposed to be working out later today, but I don't like being sweaty at work, so I might do it by myself this evening. We'll see how it turns out.

There's not much to report. I haven't done a weigh in this week, but I am fairly sure that I haven't lost anything, on the bright side, I haven't gained anything either. :)

Day Three/Four

So day three was a bust, we shall call it the first cheat day of the cycle. Spazz and I were both sore from the previous day, not so much the workout as the having to haul around the stuff for the inventory. Needless to say, we didn't work out yesterday. I spent most of the day at home, which also means that my food intake wasn't great.

Today's gotten off to a better start. We are planning to work out this evening, taking advantage of those last few evenings before school starts back up. For breakfast I had a new fruit juice, plus two hard boiled eggs and a banana. For a mid morning snack I will have some cereal.

Today's juice recipe:

Two Fuji Apples
Two Oranges
1/2 Lemon
Two slices of Pineapple

**UPDATE**

We did indeed work out yesterday night, and for dinner we had another fruit blend, this time with kale added in.
The soreness isn't as bad as it was two days ago.

Day Two

Today started off much better. Spazz Monkey and I met up at 7:30am. We solved the problem of the faulty DVD player by playing the DVD on my laptop....smaller image, but then who really needs a full sized Jillian Michaels yelling at them that early in the morning? We got thru the workout, and I can tell I will be sore tomorrow. For those of you that don't know, the 30 day shred is a program that consists of three 20-minute individual workouts (levels one, two and three). Each workout is a two minute warmup, and then three sets of 3-2-1 (three minutes of strength training, two minutes of cardio, and one minute of abs) followed by a one minute cool down.  Have I mentioned my cardio skills are null?

As for the juice, this morning we had a fruit blend rather than the Mean Green. It was much tastier, bordering on delicious. It had three fiji apples, two oranges, and half a lemon. I am also having a banana right now. At approximately 11am, I have been instructed that I am allowed to have some cereal, in an effort to boost my metabolism. This is going to sound horrible, but I wonder if I can have WingStop for lunch...

Anyways, overall I would say that day two was successful.

**UPDATE**
I ended up not having WingStop for lunch. I instead had broccoli cheese soup and one half of a croissant sandwich from Jason's deli.  Then as punishment, MamaBear had me go with her to pick up the market order from Sam's, and I got to work out all over again... who knew snack food and 11 flats of water weighed that much???

Day One-Fail

Today is day one, and it is not off to a good start. SM and I showed up and set up to work out...and we couldn't get the DVD player to work. It's one of those DVD/VCR combo sets, and we don't have a remote for it, so we couldn't get it to the correct workout chapter. We ended up going to the mini gym for a little bit. We half-assed it cause, honestly, that wasn't the workout we had in mind.

Then we proceeded with food intake, which went slightly better but not by much. I had a banana, a hard boiled egg, and about a cup of mean green...and yes, it is very mean. It wasn't as bad as we thought it would be, but by the end of the glass we were both gagging a bit... SM made this motion where I thought she was about to throw up, so I accidentally spit out what I had in my mouth. It was definitely a learning experience. I think tomorrow we will try more fruit. Here is what was in Mean Green:
6 kale leaves
1 lemon (peeled)
Thumb-sized ginger root
1 whole cucumber
2 whole apples
2 celery sticks

It was...interesting. We should've started out with a fruit juice i think.

Anyways, I'm going to try to figure out how the DVD combo works tonight, and with any luck we will be up and running tomorrow.

Back on Track

I will be the first to admit that I have a hard time sticking to things. Although I do plan to continue cycling, right now Texas is not being biker friendly. I work an odd schedule, and right now it tends to get dark before I can cycle home (its dark by 5: 20ish usually, and I don't leave work till way later than that), and I don't currently have a light kit for my bike...or mace. So I've given up on that for the winter months. My other workout partners also have a lot going on, and for one reason or another (and trust me, these two have valid reasons) we are no longer doing Power 90.

Over winter break, my boss convinced me to watch a documentary called Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead. To those of you who have already watched it, you know what I'm talking about; to those of you who haven't, I highly recommend watching it. The story is amazing and motivating, without being full of itself or pushy. I have decided to give it a try. It's a juice diet, based on fruits and veggies. Anyone who knows me knows I hate veggies, and am not a huge fan of fresh fruit. I prefer my fruit in a cup...with heavy syrup. However, a friend of mine is doing it at work, and he let me try some of the juice this morning, called Mean Green. It had kale, cucumber, apples, celery, lemon, ginger, and who knows what other green stuff. I tried it, and it was actually quite tasty.

I've been working on doing something, or getting someone to commit to working out with me, because I really do better when I know I have someone waiting on me. In that spirit, I have convinced my friend J, better known to some as SpazzMonkey, to not only work out with me, but also get me started on juicing, since she has a juicer and I don't.

Starting Monday, we will meet every day for thirty days to do Jillian Micheals' 30 Day Shred. I will drink juice for breakfast and lunch, for ten days. Once the thirty days are over, I have two passes for 10 classes of boot camp. If I successfully complete the next forty days I will then attempt a longer juice fast. This time I have put my money where my mouth is: I have to pay SM for the juice, plus I shelled out some money for the boot camp passes.

I appreciate any positive harassment you send my way. Keep tabs on me, that way I have someone to be accountable to.

I'm Tired....

So, I've been doing better. I committed last week to working out with M and LM and doing the Power 90. Lets just say....it's been a long week. In my defense though...I haven't been the first one to quit. I haven't missed a day yet either. I'm not gonna lie, I'd rather be sleeping, but I have noticed a change in my mood. (As in I'm-so-tired-I-don't-have-the-energy-to-argue-or-get-mad. LOL)

I have been eating slightly better, and I've been cooking at home a lot more, which is great, cause I missed home cooked meals alot. I mean there's only so many hamburgers you can have before you get sick of the taste.


I have a introductory class to Krav Maga next month that I'm really looking forward to. I'll let you know how that turns out.

Okay, I'm out, that's my blog post for the month. See, that's how tired I am...