High Five for Friday

Linking up with Lauren again! 

1.  Hubby is feeling much better and is back to work.  He still has a bad cough and doesn't have much stamina so he plays out by 11:00pm, I am guessing he may have a touch of bronchitis. 

2. Finished with all my exams for the week!  Woo hoo!  I am not sure how I did on them, but I am pretty sure I have at least B's.  

3. I'm down to 115(-ish)!  I have have been weighing in at 117-121 for a couple of years and it seemed that not matter how hard I worked out or how good I ate, I could never budge the scales or my waste band.  This past year (since May of last year) I have been more dedicated and just stuck with it and I am finally seeing results!  My clothes fit better, I have more muscle tone and I feel better about myself again.  

4.  I have been at the same job for 5 years and I still love it!  

5.  It is one week closer to spring break!!!

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BodyRock Workout of the Day

Today's workout, Hard and Tight, is a rep challenge.  I'm not crazy about these type of workouts mainly because they are pyramid style, but they are killer. This is another workout that only has pictures as a tutorial, but you still get the gist of it.  I have a feeling I will be modifying some of these exercises towards the end.  :o)

So far my week of no sugar and low carbs is going well.  Last night was a little rough though, I wanted a Mike's lemonade so badly!!  But I was a good girl and drank my water.  I got on the scale this morning and I'm down to 115.7!  I haven't seen 115 in two years!  I have noticed that my close are fitting a little looser and I look a lot better in them.  Even after my backslide from last month I can see a difference.  This really helps keep me motivated, specially with classes and studying.  It's so easy to say, "naw, I'll skip working out to study".  I just need to keep the momentum going over the initial hump where it is easy to skip working out and on to the point where missing a workout actually bothers me. When I reached that point with P90X it was awesome.  Working out became a priority and I would work my schedule around working out.  I can't quite do that right now with classes, but I can still fit the workout into my schedule almost daily - NO EXCUSES.  I WILL get that six-pack by summer.  :o)~

Times Fun When You're Having Flies

A lady I work with says that and it crack me up.  I'm a dork.  Yesterday I, along with another coworker were recognized for our 5 years of service to the Foundation at the Board of Directors meeting.  I can't believe I have been here this long - time really does fly!  I truly feel blessed to have the job that I do.  I enjoy coming into work every day, the people I work with are awesome, and I know the work we do is for a great cause.  It may not be my dream job, but I enjoy what I do and I am thankful to have this opportunity. 

The gift, a paperweight, presented to us.

Working out and Water!

My BodyRock Workout of the Day is Tighten it up. There are no videos for this workout, just pictures to illustrate how to do each exercise, but they are familiar exercises.My plan is to go home after class, workout real quick - should only be a 13 min workout plus warm up and cool down, and then study for my anatomy exam tomorrow.  My class on Tuesday and Thursday is right after work, so I go to Blimpie's on campus and get a turkey and provolone sub on wheat for dinner.  It's not terribly bad and it's way better than the other alternatives around campus, plus it saves me from having to wait until I get home to eat.  Think about it right now is making me hungry! 

I have to say I feel rejuvenated after taking a couple weeks off from working out. I know sometimes taking a break is good, and with being sick last month it felt nice to relax a bit. My eating habits were ok, but started to slide downhill this weekend; we had pizza and mac and cheese with tuna, but oh they were sooooo goooood! :o)  Along with eating healthier, I am trying to drink more water throughout the day. I normally have a mug of water on my way into work, then about two cups of coffee in the morning (I don't drink the full cup, but I do refill it), then another tall glass of water mid morning and for lunch, and one to two more glasses in the afternoon. If I have class I fill up a water bottle to take with me,  and if not I go home and drink another cup or two there. I often have a beer or glass of wine when I get home, which I am trying to cut out this week, so I don't have as much water as I should at night.  I know it sounds like a lot when I write it all down, but I know there are some days I don't get in quite as much as I should. 

Speaking of which... off to get some more water!

High Five for Friday!

Soooo glad it's Friday!!  I sure say that a lot, but I am.  Sometimes I feel that I am wishing my life away, but I really just wish weekends would last longer!

1.  Sleeping in!!  I can't wait to do this Sat and Sun. 

2. Getting an A on my anatomy lab practical.  One down, two to go!

3. Looking forward to spending the weekend snuggling up with my honey... and my books.  

4. Psych's back!

 

5. WSU is in the top 15! This close to top 10 - woo hoo!

Linking up with Lauren From My Grey Desk again, have a great weekend!

Workouts?

If you haven't noticed I have been slacking in the workout department lately.  I wasn't feeling the greatest with my cold and I decided to wait to start the new 30 day challenge this week.  Monday I decided to skip my workout in order to study because I thought I had a test Thursday and still had some reading and note taking to do (I found out Tuesday it was pushed back to next Thursday).  Then Tuesday I came home after class and was too tired to do anything.  Brad has been home sick with a fever, so I put together a simple chicken soup for him, snuggled for a half hour and then went to bed early. Last night I came home and planned on studying, but I watched a movie with Brad and did a little review. See a pattern here?  LAZY!  Actually, it was quite nice to take a little break from studying to enjoy some quality time with my honey.

Since I have been a little lazy/sick/busy and it is the beginning of March, I decided that I would wait to start the February challenge on Monday.  I know I am a month behind, but this way I won't have to wait for them to post the new workouts and I can plan my weeks accordingly.  I am still going to incorporate the P90X legs and arms into my workouts on the weekends and will start that this weekend.  I have been pretty lazy about that as well, so I really need to step up my game.  It's hard for me to want to workout when I am in classes because I feel guilty and think I need to use that time for studying, but the truth is, working out will help with my studies and make me feel better.  Plus they are short and intense and there really is no excuse to skip. 

Next week I am also challenging myself to go a whole week without sugar and to cut back on carbs. I have been slacking in the diet department lately as well, so I need to get back on track.  I don't eat a lot of sugary items to begin with, but I want to challenge myself to really pay attention to the things I do eat and to make better choices. The bad part is, I'm starting this just about the time for the Girl Scout cookies we ordered from my sister get here. :o(  I will have to hide some in the freezer for later.  :D