Friday, July 30, 2010
WooHoo
You will notice I completed at least 30 minutes of activity on EVERY weekday EXCEPT the Monday after 4th of July which was a holiday. I am a bit bummed by this especially since I told myself that day that I must do my activity, but I was recovering from the holiday festivities that occurred and could not bring myself to do any more than what was absolutely necessary.
I am still happy with what I did accomplish and hope that August looks just as good!!
Thursday, July 29, 2010
30 by 30 Thursday
Quick question for you 30 Day Shredders...How do you know you are ready to move on to the next level? I am still at level one, but have increased the weights (I was a wimp the first few times and used 3 lb. weights - now using 5 lbs.) but I don't think Level 1 is easy by any means. I think yesterday was the first, and only, time I was able to get through it without taking a break!!
Thursdays I get to sleep in because I have an hour and a half yoga class after work. I love my yoga instructor, but found out last week that she will be moving at the end of the summer :( I believe the class is going to continue, I just hope the new instructor is as good as this one.
I have been getting several compliments about looking better which is definitely keeping me motivated.
I am liking the direction I am headed :)
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Top 2 (or 3) Tuesday (or Wednesday)
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Book Worm
Knowing that I am a reality tv show junkie, I know it will shock the heck out of you when I say that my book order consisted of...
and
I have watched several seasons of Kendra Wilkinson and Tori Spelling on the boob tube over the past few years and am really do like them both (or at least who they portray to be on their shows).
I am dying to know what goes down in the Playboy Mansion, did they really have to have sex with Hef?? And I read sTori Telling last year and really enjoyed Tori's writing style.
Now I know this may be disappointing to those who really do spend their time reading books with substance, but what can I say other than the fact that I enjoy reading tell alls and chick lit and US Weekly and People!! Important stuff I know!
Pics from Amazon
Monday, July 26, 2010
Weekend Review
Mr. Pickle and his friend actually just got back from Alaska where they caught a bunch of Halibut so they made delicious fish tacos for dinner while me and his wife drank some wine and hung out. The boys headed to the bar and we headed to bed (party poopers, I know).
Thursday, July 22, 2010
30 by 30 Thursday
Still doing good with my workouts. I have continued with my running and finally started the 30 Day Shred. Ouchie, my muscles were sore the first few days, but that is fine by me. I even got up before work a few days and got my workout out of the way. Usually I can't get my lazy ass out of bed for anything, but I was having a hard time going back to sleep a couple of mornings and decided to bite the bullet and workout. I love running in the morning, it is so peaceful and calm and it feels so refreshing to get a good sweat sesh before starting my chaotic (yet boring) day!!
I must say that I feel like exercise has become a habit. I don't really think about doing it, I just do it. I know I will need to vary my workout and eventually step it up a notch, but I think I am doing pretty well. One thing that keeps me motivated is keeping a calendar at my desk at work and every day I get in at least 30 mins. of exercise I get to put a sticker on the day. I have almost every week day filled with stickers for the month thus far so I am motivated to keep up with it. It may seem silly, but it honestly does work for me.
My mom told me last night that I look like I have lost some weight!! Woohoo. Hopefully my clothes will start fitting better. I know it is bad to say but I haven't tried on a pair of jeans since the weather has gotten warmer. I have been wearing dresses, skirts and linen pants with ties at the waist. Part of me is scared that my jeans won't fit like I had hoped the would and the other part of me is excited to finally put them on because I may be pleasantly surprised. I'll let you know how it goes since we are taking a tour of Alcatraz this weekend and I am probably going to need to bundle up a bit.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Photography's Finest
Monday, July 19, 2010
Weekend Review
I had a mostly fabulous weekend!! As I mentioned on Friday, me and some girlfriends were headed up to Tahoe for a girls day/night. Friday night I packed, made cupcakes (we celebrated one of our friend's birthday while in Tahoe), gave myself a mani/pedi, ordered in some sushi and went to bed early.
We headed out early on Saturday morning and made it to Tahoe by noonish. The trip started with a little relaxing while consuming a few adult beverages (never mind that No Alcohol sign on the way to the beach).
We hung out for a few hours and headed to our swanky hotel to get ready. (Side Note: Hotel was farrrr from swanky, but it was cheap and the room came with three beds, lots of room for five girls' stuff and a enough counter space for us to not kill each other while trying to get ready.) We could hear the Rascal Flatts concert from our room which we enjoyed while getting ready. Sounded like a good concert!!
Once we left the room we hung out in the casino for a bit before headed to a fancy dinner at Sage Steakhouse located in Harveys.
After dinner we headed to Vex in Harrahs. While waiting in line, because I swear with a Celebrity Golf Tournament, a Snoop Dogg concert, a Rascal Flatts concert and a Rib Cookoff, there were a MILLION people in South Lake this weekend, we were entertained by everyone starring and taking pictures of this girl who apparently forgot to put on her pants before she left for the evening. This is no joke...this chick was straight walking around the casino like this and no, she did not work there. If this is your friend, sister, daughter, etc. I apologize for making fun, but common' someone should have refused to go out with her until she put some pants on.
After a long night of drinking and dancing, we made it to bed before 4:00 am and actually slept in until 9:30. We packed up and hit up Heidi's for some great service and delicious food before heading home. I so did not want to leave Tahoe. The weather was perfect and it is so beautiful up there, not to mention I can never get enough of the fresh clean air.
When we were exiting the parking lot I noticed a tour bus and jokingly said, "Hey, I wonder if that is Snoop's tour bus." Sure enough I look over and he is standing in front taking pictures with some fans. We flip a biatch and drive back through the parking lot, but he was already inside. Although you can't see, he is waving at us from inside his tour bus!!
Upon returning home on Sunday afternoon, I realized one of my dogs had run away from home. It isn't the first time he has ran away, but it is the first time in a looong time. (We usually don't leave him alone over night because he has separation anxiety but my roommate is usually home to keep him company for a bit so he doesn't normally get too anxious.) Luckily I found him within the first 5 minutes of looking. He was off the side of the road laying under a shady tree. Scary! I was soooooooooo happy he was okay. I obviously had to give him a bath because who knows where he had been. The rest of the afternoon was spent napping, doing laundry and watching TV.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Tahoe with the girls
Thursday, July 15, 2010
30 by 30 Thursday
I have continued to run 2.5 miles a day. The distance still feels difficult, as in I don't think I could handle adding to it, however my time is getting much better. In fact, I have shaved off a whole minute since last week.
It is wonderful to see progress being made and makes it easier to stick with it.
One issue that I have been having...I HATE sweating. Not really while I am working out but I can't stand sweating after I am done. Even if I jump in a cool shower after my workout, I find that I am still hot and sweat when I get out of the shower and am trying to get dressed. I guess it is just something I am going to have to get over, especially since it is starting to get really hot here in Nor Cal.
I finally got some hand weights and hope to test out the 30 Day Shred this upcoming week.
I don't know if it is the heat or some new medication I have been on, but I have actually been kind of nauseous and not really craving any food. I of course end up eating something (I don't skip meals) but it is just odd to me. My go to meal this past week has been salads...perfect for the hot weather!
Until next week :)
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Goodbye my loooooove.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Weekend Review
Friday, July 9, 2010
Favorite Fridays
Thursday, July 8, 2010
30 by 30 Thursday
I have been enjoying my yoga class and may want to look into doing it more than once a week. I really need to work on my flexibility.
I don't know if I mentioned it in an earlier post or not, but I recently bought 30 Day Shred. I was going to do it over the weekend, but couldn't find my hand weights ANYWHERE. Why is it that those things were always laying out when I didn't want to be reminded that I wasn't using them and then when I actually go to use them, I can't find them?? I suppose a trip to Target is in order. I have a feeling Jillian is going to kick my bootie.
As you can guess, eating over the holiday weekend was not great (unless you consider stuffing my face with yummy, not so healthy food great...No??).
I can do this!
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
This is a true story...
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Weekend Review
I got off work early on Friday. I went home and fell asleep for 2.5 hours!!! I guess I needed the rest. Then I went for a nice bike ride before meeting Mr. Pickle at the grocery store to buy all the necessary items for our weekend BBQs. After grocery shopping we were hungry so we picked up some awesome Mexican food from down the street and ate at home while watching shows on the DVR. Since I took such a long nap, I was up watching wedding shows on TLC. I sooooo miss wedding planning.
Saturday morning we celebrated the 4th of July early with my Grandpa. We picked him up from his house and brought him to our house for a BBQ. Mr. Pickle made the BEST burgers. My grandpa really enjoyed being included in the festivities.
Saturday afternoon we headed to Modesto for the rest of the weekend. Mr. Pickle's parents were out of town and we decided we would have a get together at their house since they have a nice backyard with a pool. Saturday night was spent at some friend's house hanging out in the pool and playing some bean bag games.
Friday, July 2, 2010
Trash to Treasure & 100th post
On another note, this is my 100th post!!!!! Holy cow!! Thanks for reading all my jiberish.
Pics from Google Images
Thursday, July 1, 2010
30 by 30 Thursday
I must say, I am horrible about weighing myself, but I don't feel like I am any lighter or my clothes fit any better. I know it will take time, but I so wish there was some sort of instant gratification.
I did increase the intensity on my 30 min. walks and started running for about half the time. I don't mind running too much. I actually feel like I am accomplishing more when I run rather than walk. Last Friday was my first day adding in running to my walks and I def felt a little sore the next day. I love that sore feeling!!
On another note, I start my yoga class again today. I signed up for a yoga class through the community center several weeks ago and have been going every Thursday. Last week was our last class, but I signed up again and will continue to go for the next six weeks. After that, I may look into joining a yoga gym. Yoga is actually really hard. I thought it would be easy poses and stretches, but there is a lot more too it. I love how I feel when I am done with the class.
Meal planning (and portion control) are still the rough part of this whole thing for me. I hate that for me no meal is "complete" until I have some dessert. Although I have found that if I keep myself busy after a meal, I don't really think about it until later and the craving for something sweet is not as bad.
Hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July weekend. I hope I don't spend the whole weekend eating!!