BRWOD

Today's workout is going to be killer.  I have missed the last two, so will be "catching up" tonight.  I will be doing Wednesday's and Thursday's workouts tonight, and since today's  workout looks pretty intense, I may wait and do it at the gym on Saturday with the P90 X chest, shoulders and triceps routine I usually do when I go (below).

BodyRock.tv workout of the day:




P90 X Chest, Shoulders and Triceps routine:



I love, love, love this workout!  When I was doing the P90X program I could really see a difference in my arms and was amazed to see how much my strength increased.  I need to get back in the habit of doing this workout.  I like this video because if I forget how to do an exercise and don't understand what the book is saying, I can pull it up real quick and see what to do. I take the booklet that came with the discs to the gym so I know what to do.  There is a little description of each exercise underneath, but can be confusing at times - especially when I haven't done them in awhile. I also use free weights instead of the bands, but you can still get a great workout in if you use the right band. 

:o)  Enjoy!

Last Night and BRWOD

Well, I didn't get a chance to do my workout last night. I met with my professor who will be writing a LOR for me to update him on my progress and my plans for the future.  I haven't seen him for a year so we had quite a bit to talk about.  I got home a little later than I wanted, and I decided I to skip the workout and get started on condensing my notes for my chapter quiz on Friday.  I have a late class and lab tonight so I won't be able to workout tonight either, which means I will have three workouts to do Friday.  Here is the BodyRock.tv workout I would be doing tonight if I didn't have class so late.



Enjoy!

Wow...

As you have probably noticed, I follow quite a few blogs.  I check them everyday to see if anything new has been posted and find out what exciting thing is going on.  Dr. Grumpy is one of my favorite bloggers, mainly because he is so entertaining, but he also shares very interesting historical stories like today's.  I love a good mystery, and reading about stuff like this makes my hairs stand on end - it's creepy and fascinating all at once! I am the type of person that just has to know what really happened!  I felt this same way with Clint Eastwood's movie Changling, which is based on a true story. I won't give away what happens, but I will say that it left me with an empty feeling and a longing to "know".      

Classes Just Got Real

Next week is going to be a nightmare of sorts.  I have two tests and two quizzes next week. Quizzes are in labs, and tests are for the classes.  I am a little nervous, but judging from the practice quizzes I should be ok if I study efficiently.  I have been using a couple of different methods and I am anxious to see how they are working.  I take notes in class and then read the text and take my own notes, then I condense all of my notes onto one page, so then I just have one page per chapter to study from.  We had a couple of practice quizzes in anatomy and I did really well using this method, so I am hoping next week turns out just as good.

Anatomy lab is a little crazy right now as we are learning all of the bones of the skull and face.  We have a 10 question quiz next week and who knows what they will ask, so I really need to know the material. I have a coloring book that I am going to start using and I might look into some flash cards or an app to help quiz myself.  I think I am more nervous about this quiz than the tests!  I just keep thinking, "and this doesn't even compare to med school anatomy!", but then I tell myself it will help I won't be working 40 hours a week and will have 40 hours to study instead. :o) 

BodyRock WOD

I was able to do my workout last night - yay!   It took me 28 min from warm up to cool down and I burned 346 calories - not bad for a 16 min workout.  Here are my workouts for tonight, provided by BodyRock.Tv:







I did the first workout last Wednesday, but was too spent to do the second one (it was a day I did three workouts at one time), so I am interested in seeing if my scores increase.  I am guessing/hoping (they better) they will since this was the third workout I did that night. I'm about half way done with my 30 day challenge - It's all down hill from here... right?

:o)

Workout of the Day

Here is the Bodyrock Workout of the Day I will be completing when I get home from class (hopefully). I have been following the 30 day challenge pretty closely, but there are days I have to do more than one to make up for missing a workout due to class or a hectic schedule. For example, I won't be home until 8:00 tonight, and depending on how I feel, I may or may not workout. I love that even if I have to do more than one at a time, I am still done in around 30-35 min and have burned off 300+ calories depending on the workout. 



Along with working out almost every day, I am also trying to eat a bit healthier.  I have been doing this for 3-4 months now, but it is a struggle sometimes.  This week I am stealing Jennifer's Mason Jar Salad idea over at Simply Living. I don't have mason jars, so I just put everything in containers and mix it when I get to work. I really need to get me some mason jars - I'm sure it would make this whole process so much easier!

Don't they look delicious?

Crocheted Scarf and Cowl

Before I started classes I crocheted a couple of scarves for this winter. I'm wearing one today so I took a picture and thought I'd share. I love the color, but I can't remember what it was called! It might have been Crisp White, but  I do know it was a  Lionbrand Vanna's Choice yarn though.
I wanted to crochet a scarf that looked like it was knitted and my inspiration was a cashmere scarf that I saw on Target.com. I just did a search for "ribbed crochet stitch" and found a great tutorial. It's a single crochet stitch, but crocheted in the loop underneath the back loop and worked lengthwise.

The only problem is I didn't make it long enough. :o( I thought about making  another one and then sewing them together that way I can loop it and wear it a couple of different ways, but I haven't decided yet.

I also crocheted this cowl in a cream color.  This is a very simple pattern, just a single crochet worked in the back loops, 46 st across and as long as you want it.  I shortened mine up a little, but it still hangs down quite a bit.




















I really enjoyed making them both, they were very simple and quick, plus they keep me nice and warm on those chilly days!

:o)