5 posts tagged “goals”

Francers

My sweet friend Star made me the CUTEST layout for my new site, so I'm going to start blogging there soon. (I will link y'all up shortly ;) I'm so excited! I love the layout, and I told her that I'm NEVER going to take it down! It's just what I wanted... So perfect! Thank you again Star!<3

In the meantime, I guess I'll give my two or three Vox followers an update... ;) (I will be updating Vox, don't worry. I like their QotD feature, and I like posting photos from my cell phone. I also like the Tweet Log, or whatever you call it!)

My "big news," which I already shared via Twitter, is that I got a new job. I'm actually really excited about that! The organization is really great, and I feel very fortunate to have received this opportunity. I start on Monday, April 14th, and I'm a bit nervous. It'll be a big change for me, but I'm looking forward to it.

However... I have so much to do before Monday. I really feel like I'm going crazy over here. I really want to "deep clean" my apartment... lol. My mom is still spending the night (she's asleep in my bed right now!), and I haven't really had the chance to get everything in the order I like. I'll clean off the kitchen table, and then she comes over at night and dumps her bags and whatever else all over the place! (I love her very much! And it has been fun, but I'm trying to organize here!) I also have a lot of photo projects that I need to finish and have approved tomorrow... Ahh. I'm sure everything will be okay. I just need to BREATHE.

The fitness/health thing has been... going. I'm still quite obsessed with SparkPeople.com, but I'm slacking in some areas. My goal was/is to walk/jog/run 100 miles in April, and I'm getting behind! Hopefully I can catch up this weekend.

Okay, I'm going to try to get some sleep now. Good night :)

Regarding my health / fitness / weight loss goals... I need to get my butt back on track.

In the last two months, I got sick a few times. First it was bronchitis. I tried to workout, but I was congested and having difficulty breathing during my runs. It wasn't something I could just push through, because I felt like I was going to pass out due to lack of oxygen or whatever, heh. Then, I ended up hurting my knees. They still bother me, but I'm doing much better than I had been.

I don't believe I've mentioned this here, but my mom has been in horrible shape, and for the last few weeks she has been staying at my apartment. She can't get in or out of bed on her own (found out she had arthritis, then later a slipped disk, among other problems)... I guess that's her major problem. She is currently sleeping next to me, surrounded by five pillows, which she'll ask me to change several times throughout the night. I'm not getting much sleep. I'm not trying to whine about this -- I am not the one in such horrible pain. I feel awful for her. But after getting no sleep, I didn't feel like waking up bright and early and working out with my trainer (or by myself), so I told my trainer to hold off my sessions until I was ready. I believe that was around March 7th.

During the time that my mom has been here, I've been eating like CRAP. For the last year, I was following a very healthy diet. A normal day would consist of a cup of spinach, cottage cheese with fruit, brussel sprouts, vegan sandwiches, etc. (That's not ALL I'd eat in one day, OBVIOUSLY, but I didn't eat the crap I'm eating now!) She has naughty habits, and it's hard not to follow them as well, hehe. We have ordered takeout so many times in the last few weeks... Really, it's awful.

Over the weekend, I got really sick once again, and I think it was just a combination of my poor diet and lack of exercise. Luckily, it passed quickly, but I realized I can't let this go on! I had an amazing routine going, and I need to get back on track, especially if I'm going to meet my goals by this summer!

Today I went to the gym after my brief hiatus. My workout was very difficult! I also made an appointment with my trainer for 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. That is going to be even worse, I know. I weighed myself after my workout, and I have gained a few pounds. It's not a big deal in the long run... I'll lose them in a month.

On the way home from the gym, I stopped at Trader Joe's and picked up yummy salads, fruits and veggies, and some other goodies. Tomorrow I need to get the rest of the necessities from Ralph's or Albertsons.

So, anyhow... I might be blogging about this on here more often. I think writing about it on a regular basis will help keep me accountable. Maybe I'll do weekly updates or something? It's doable.

WHOOOO-HOOOOOOOOO!

Okay, yesterday's crazy two-hour cardio session was definitely one of the stupidest ideas I've come up with in awhile.

Last night was HORRIBLE. I was so exhausted, and I wanted to sleep, but I couldn't. I just tossed and turned until around 6:00 a.m. when I drove to my mom's house, took some Tylenol PM and slept for three hours on her couch. I went back to my place pretty early, and I've been on the internet ALL DANG DAY watching tutorials on YouTube. I'm such a bum.

So yeah, there was definitely no ass kicking at the gym today! I canceled tomorrow's session with my trainer, because I am pretty sure I'm not gonna be feeling so hot by morning, but we'll see. I just hope I can sleep tonight :(

I've been feeling under the weather for the past week. I think my last workout was Monday, when I had a training session. (I might be wrong? Maybe I went on my own on Tuesday? I can't remember.) My allergies have been killing me, and on top of that, I've had this throbbing pain in my knees. Going up and down the stairs at my apartment was causing me enough problems, so I decided to avoid the gym for a few days.

I've become one of those people who gets moody and irritable when I can't workout. I feel so lazy and disgusting and unproductive. HATE IT.

So today I woke up and got ready for a workout. However, the deadbolt latch on my apartment door BROKE and I found myself locked inside my apartment. I called my mom, and she came over and tried to unlock the door from the outside. (I tied my key to my printer's USB cord and guided it down to her, lol). Absolutely no luck there. I finally ended up calling my landlord, and he said he could send someone out on Monday or Tuesday. I don't think he understood that I was locked in my apartment, but I said okay and hung up. Then I got out the screwdriver and whatever other tools I could find and banged the hell out of the lock. Still, no luck. I called my landlord back, and he was here in 20 minutes with another man. After about 1-1/2 hours, they kicked in my door and then used an electric saw to remove the lock. Whoo hoo!

I don't know if being locked in my apartment had anything to do with it, but I had an amazing burst of energy as soon as I was finally able to get to the gym! Seriously, I worked out for close to two hours. I could have kept going, but I had to tell myself, "This is a super way to get burned out -- FAST!!" Plus, with my knees not at 100%, it wasn't the best idea in the world. I felt really good when I got home though.

I plan to wake up early and kick some major ass tomorrow :)

I blogged about my fitness goals a few weeks ago, and I've been sticking to the plan pretty well, with just a few bumps. Nothing too major, since I did lose 12 pounds since my last official "weigh-in" with my trainer ;)

I do have a confession though... I've been cheating on the Elliptical with the Treadmill. BIG TIME. The Elliptical can kiss what's left of my big butt, because I'm seriously in love with the Treadmill. JOGGING IS FUN! I think I like it, because I can challenge myself - on pretty much a daily basis - to go further and faster each time. And since I've never been a jogger, there's a lot of room for improvement. It's so much fun!

I'm doing a 5K in a couple of months and a 10K toward the end of the year. (We'll see what next year brings!) It'll be good for me. I need something to focus on right now. I always need something to focus on, really... Something to get excited about. Life gets boring when there's nothing to look forward to.

I would also really like to start hiking this year, but I don't have anyone to go with, and I'd rather not explore the mountains on my own, haha. Maybe I'll find a hiking group of some sort.

That's all for now :)