hey y'all! this one is gonna be a venting post :)
y'all, i love my mom, but sometimes she drives me crazy! as some of you know, hb & i are going to get married, but we are doing 3 parties (one in mexico, one in the states, and one in japan) instead of a traditional wedding. our first party is in mexico on may 30th, and i really wanted to just have some simple parties where everyone just has a good time. good food and good drinks :)
my mom is driving me up the wall with the dress. i think she really had her heart set on me having a traditional wedding, and i completely understand it. i just feel like now the party is slowly becoming a big to do instead of just having a nice intimate celebration with family! my mom wants me to wear a veil - i don't want to because that just doesn't go with the kind of dress i have pictured. i feel that my mom wants me to look like a disney princess or something, and i just can't get on board with it. also, i would have a lot more options with dresses if i would lose some weight. right now, i'm feeling like i could care less, instead of being excited like i should be!
part of my focus for this week is to try to get back that feeling of excitement. and of course, exercise more! i think that jillian should get me into a dress that both of us would like!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
weekend update
hey y'all!
i hope everyone had a nice relaxing weekend.
i went to see the watchmen, and although it was long, it was a pretty good movie! i would recommend it for a matinee or on dvd unless superheroes are your thing.
i also went to nordstrom rack as well as the saks and neimans outlets - they had a ton of great dresses at neimans if you are in the market for one.
y'all i caught up on some shows i had on dvr, and the biggest loser is so inspiring!!! they all had to run a 1/2 marathon, and let me tell you, it just renewed my motivation to workout and do all of my runs this week. i have been to lax about them, and i know that if someone who is 200 lbs can run and finish a 1/2 marathon in 2hrs, then i should be able to run my 5k without stopping for so many breaks! my goals for the week are to do yoga every am, and then do my runs as well as the 30 day shred!
i hope everyone had a nice relaxing weekend.
i went to see the watchmen, and although it was long, it was a pretty good movie! i would recommend it for a matinee or on dvd unless superheroes are your thing.
i also went to nordstrom rack as well as the saks and neimans outlets - they had a ton of great dresses at neimans if you are in the market for one.
y'all i caught up on some shows i had on dvr, and the biggest loser is so inspiring!!! they all had to run a 1/2 marathon, and let me tell you, it just renewed my motivation to workout and do all of my runs this week. i have been to lax about them, and i know that if someone who is 200 lbs can run and finish a 1/2 marathon in 2hrs, then i should be able to run my 5k without stopping for so many breaks! my goals for the week are to do yoga every am, and then do my runs as well as the 30 day shred!
Friday, March 20, 2009
tgif
thank goodness it's friday y'all!
i have been super duper stressed at work, so much so that i allowed it to interfere with my workout. because of that, i did something awful to my back. yesterday i think it tweaked it or something. it hurt so much to move! and hb and i had to meet with his cousin for dinner - y'all, i went to dinner with a tiger balm patch on! i hope i didn't smell too much like bengay.
on a brighter note, i do not have anything to worry about as i just wrapped up some work stuff, and, we are also going to pick up hb's wedding band! we got it yesterday, and today we pick it up because it was sized. pictures to follow...
i hope y'all have an awesome weekend, full of love and exercise! :)
i have been super duper stressed at work, so much so that i allowed it to interfere with my workout. because of that, i did something awful to my back. yesterday i think it tweaked it or something. it hurt so much to move! and hb and i had to meet with his cousin for dinner - y'all, i went to dinner with a tiger balm patch on! i hope i didn't smell too much like bengay.
on a brighter note, i do not have anything to worry about as i just wrapped up some work stuff, and, we are also going to pick up hb's wedding band! we got it yesterday, and today we pick it up because it was sized. pictures to follow...
i hope y'all have an awesome weekend, full of love and exercise! :)
Thursday, March 19, 2009
march madness!
hey y'all!
i'm already going through march madness and the tournament has not even started!
i have my boys beating UNC on my bracket. geaux tigers!!! (have you noticed that tyler from unc looks a little like beaker from the muppets?? just sayin'....) i have already started with the mean comments! i just love my boys that much y'all! plus, i went to the acc tourney, and i love the unc fans, but unfortunately unc should have fallen to va tech. tyler got away with some questionable fouls on the va tech team. it pains me to say it, but i lost a little respect for him that day, BUT i still love my peeps from unc!
so the madness doesn't stop with my bracket. i came back to work after two weeks since my contract stuff finally got resolved. it was hectic y'all! i was coming home at like 6 or 630, so my workout plans were foiled by just coming home and wanting to relax. ryan has totally inspired me, and next week, i hope to do my jillian with my running! the race is only two weeks away! i have mixed feelings about it since this tuesday i was so tired, i just walked 2.75 miles. i did it in under an hour, so i'm hopeful that i can run the 5k in under 45 minutes. i just need to hop to it!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
shredded
hey y'all!
this morning when i woke up, it hurt to move! my arms and legs and abs were sore! it was kind of awesome because i knew that the jillian workout really worked. i'm not gonna lie - i was kind of scared to do the shred today, but i did, and already i feel stronger! i even went on a walk in addition to my morning yoga and wii fit. y'all i'm feelin' great!
i have some awesome news - i am going to see maryland play in the acc tourney tomorrow night! i hope the terps don't disappoint, and give the wolf pack a run for their money. i'm keepin' my fingers crossed! AND my contract thing with work finally got settled and i'm going back to work on monday. i really wanted to stay home for the rest of the year, but i haven't won the lotto, so i guess i'll go :)
i have decided that friday is going to be a rest day for me from exercise...i already feel like lesli told me i would feel this week - it gonna be hard to walk and go upstairs after this week of shredding!
this morning when i woke up, it hurt to move! my arms and legs and abs were sore! it was kind of awesome because i knew that the jillian workout really worked. i'm not gonna lie - i was kind of scared to do the shred today, but i did, and already i feel stronger! i even went on a walk in addition to my morning yoga and wii fit. y'all i'm feelin' great!
i have some awesome news - i am going to see maryland play in the acc tourney tomorrow night! i hope the terps don't disappoint, and give the wolf pack a run for their money. i'm keepin' my fingers crossed! AND my contract thing with work finally got settled and i'm going back to work on monday. i really wanted to stay home for the rest of the year, but i haven't won the lotto, so i guess i'll go :)
i have decided that friday is going to be a rest day for me from exercise...i already feel like lesli told me i would feel this week - it gonna be hard to walk and go upstairs after this week of shredding!
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
the shred, day 1
oh goodness y'all!!!
i just finished doin' the shred like an hour ago, and boy did it kick my butt! i was sweating so much. i definitely cheated a little bit - some moves i just couldn't do the whole time, but i tried to do it all as much as jillian did. i can see why people lose weight doing this workout! how does she know when you are running out of juice? i swear every time i got tired or wanted to stop jillian would straight up say, keep going, don't stop...it was tough, but i got through it. i never needed a shower so bad after a workout :) i plan on doing it this week everyday - i figure i can only get better and stronger!
last night, hb & i watched the haney project. it's on the golf channel, and basically, it's hank haney (tiger woods's coach) and he's helping charles barkley with his swing. y'all google "charles barkley golf swing" and you will see just how bad it is. anywho, charles has gotten really fat, and he is now working on losing weight as well, and he was dripping in sweat, and basically said that it's never too late to get fit again. y'all, this week, charles barkley is my inspiration. he did some boxing moves, and he is ready to get fit - no pain, no gain!
i just finished doin' the shred like an hour ago, and boy did it kick my butt! i was sweating so much. i definitely cheated a little bit - some moves i just couldn't do the whole time, but i tried to do it all as much as jillian did. i can see why people lose weight doing this workout! how does she know when you are running out of juice? i swear every time i got tired or wanted to stop jillian would straight up say, keep going, don't stop...it was tough, but i got through it. i never needed a shower so bad after a workout :) i plan on doing it this week everyday - i figure i can only get better and stronger!
last night, hb & i watched the haney project. it's on the golf channel, and basically, it's hank haney (tiger woods's coach) and he's helping charles barkley with his swing. y'all google "charles barkley golf swing" and you will see just how bad it is. anywho, charles has gotten really fat, and he is now working on losing weight as well, and he was dripping in sweat, and basically said that it's never too late to get fit again. y'all, this week, charles barkley is my inspiration. he did some boxing moves, and he is ready to get fit - no pain, no gain!
Friday, March 6, 2009
what a difference a day makes...
hey y'all!
yesterday, i had an amazing run! i've been doing yoga for a whole week now, and i think it's made me very calm and focused. i haven't been to work because of the whole contract thing, so i think that the yoga helped me get through the week of being at home. i know that hb is ready for me to go back to work!
i ran 2 miles yesterday in 33 minutes. not a great pace, but not a bad one either. i decided to go 1 minute running, and 1 minute walking, and boy did it help. i was focused mentally, and it really felt like the run flew by! i'm ready to tackle tomorrow's run of 2.5 miles. i actually loved the run on thursday, and i think saturday will be no different :)
next week, hb is flying up to dc, and i will be home alone. i hate driving, so i've decided to walk to work as my exercise. the walk to work is barely 1 mile, so i've decided that i need to do my yoga before i go to work, and then the jillian workout when i come home. some of the gals at shopping is our cardio do the 30 day shred, and i decided to view it the other day to see if it's something i could do. the moves seem easy enough, but i know that it's gonna kick my butt. i think that's the point, no? lol - i'm tryin' to keep this year's motto of reducing my behind in 2009 in check. if you are a comcast customer and want to try it out - go to the on demand channel, choose sports and exercise, exercise tv, and then jillian. i'm thinking that i'm gonna be able to survive the week doing it. wish me luck!
yesterday, i had an amazing run! i've been doing yoga for a whole week now, and i think it's made me very calm and focused. i haven't been to work because of the whole contract thing, so i think that the yoga helped me get through the week of being at home. i know that hb is ready for me to go back to work!
i ran 2 miles yesterday in 33 minutes. not a great pace, but not a bad one either. i decided to go 1 minute running, and 1 minute walking, and boy did it help. i was focused mentally, and it really felt like the run flew by! i'm ready to tackle tomorrow's run of 2.5 miles. i actually loved the run on thursday, and i think saturday will be no different :)
next week, hb is flying up to dc, and i will be home alone. i hate driving, so i've decided to walk to work as my exercise. the walk to work is barely 1 mile, so i've decided that i need to do my yoga before i go to work, and then the jillian workout when i come home. some of the gals at shopping is our cardio do the 30 day shred, and i decided to view it the other day to see if it's something i could do. the moves seem easy enough, but i know that it's gonna kick my butt. i think that's the point, no? lol - i'm tryin' to keep this year's motto of reducing my behind in 2009 in check. if you are a comcast customer and want to try it out - go to the on demand channel, choose sports and exercise, exercise tv, and then jillian. i'm thinking that i'm gonna be able to survive the week doing it. wish me luck!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
taxes
hey y'all!
i've been at home this week because my contract needs to get approved, etc. so i've been taking it easy lately. i have done yoga these past 3 days, and my sides are sore!! who knew i had muscle? yoga has really helped me feel better, and i hope that my posture is improving.
my run on tuesday was horrible. i was not in a good mental state when i was running, and i felt like a quitter. it was definitely an off day, and i was so disappointed with myself, that i cried a little on the way back to the car. the only good thing was that i did finish 2.5 miles, and i'm glad that all i have to do is 5K because i can't imagine how i would feel if i was still going to do the 10 miler.
so monday night, i did my taxes. y'all it was so easy to do, i'm so happy that i only got a little frustrated because last year i wanted to throw the computer against the wall :) i am happy to report that i'm getting a refund, and i am going to get a gucci bag with part of it! i'm so excited for it! i am gonna set aside some for savings, but i really want to treat myself to something nice. i'm debating on getting a louis vuitton wallet, but i feel like it's too self indulgent. i could also use it for a trip to charleston or savannah. what are you doing with your tax refund?
i've been at home this week because my contract needs to get approved, etc. so i've been taking it easy lately. i have done yoga these past 3 days, and my sides are sore!! who knew i had muscle? yoga has really helped me feel better, and i hope that my posture is improving.
my run on tuesday was horrible. i was not in a good mental state when i was running, and i felt like a quitter. it was definitely an off day, and i was so disappointed with myself, that i cried a little on the way back to the car. the only good thing was that i did finish 2.5 miles, and i'm glad that all i have to do is 5K because i can't imagine how i would feel if i was still going to do the 10 miler.
so monday night, i did my taxes. y'all it was so easy to do, i'm so happy that i only got a little frustrated because last year i wanted to throw the computer against the wall :) i am happy to report that i'm getting a refund, and i am going to get a gucci bag with part of it! i'm so excited for it! i am gonna set aside some for savings, but i really want to treat myself to something nice. i'm debating on getting a louis vuitton wallet, but i feel like it's too self indulgent. i could also use it for a trip to charleston or savannah. what are you doing with your tax refund?
Sunday, March 1, 2009
update & goals
hey y'all!!
this weekend was pretty fun!
friday, hb & i just relaxed. i wasn't up for cleaning, so we went to costco and bought his dad's bday present (a nice memory foam mattress topper) and some superfood from odwalla. y'all i highly recommend the superfood! it's really tasty, and has lots of omega3s.
saturday morning, i cleaned like a crazy woman - i did laundry cleaned up the guest bedroom as well as the guest bathroom. i was so wrapped up in cleaning, that i didn't even eat breakfast, and before i knew it, i was on the way to a hockey game at the philips arena.
hb & i went to see our friend jon play hockey. he's in a league in greenville, and played a team from a local atl hockey league on the same rink that the thrashers play. unfortunately, jon's team lost, but we had a good time, and decide to wait for the nhl game at taco mac. jon's team played at 1pm, and the thrashers game wasn't until 7pm, so we had a lot of time to kill :)
the great thing was that lsu played kentucky that day, so i got to watch that game! y'all the tigers are #18 in the rankings - who knew we could play basketball so well?! we won the game by 3 pts, and it was a nailbiter until the very end. we hadn't beaten kentucky at kentucky since 1989 or something like that! geaux tigers!
today has been super relaxing!! we woke up and went to chipotle with jon & his gf jac, and then hit target to buy some fruit. y'all, it snowed in atlanta today! it was so nice to see the snow from the inside of a warm house. i took a nice afternoon catnap, and just finished cleaning up the master bath. i'm off work tomorrow, so i'll probably finish up the rest of the laundry. it feels nice to have such a clean house!!!
my goals for the week:
this weekend was pretty fun!
friday, hb & i just relaxed. i wasn't up for cleaning, so we went to costco and bought his dad's bday present (a nice memory foam mattress topper) and some superfood from odwalla. y'all i highly recommend the superfood! it's really tasty, and has lots of omega3s.
saturday morning, i cleaned like a crazy woman - i did laundry cleaned up the guest bedroom as well as the guest bathroom. i was so wrapped up in cleaning, that i didn't even eat breakfast, and before i knew it, i was on the way to a hockey game at the philips arena.
hb & i went to see our friend jon play hockey. he's in a league in greenville, and played a team from a local atl hockey league on the same rink that the thrashers play. unfortunately, jon's team lost, but we had a good time, and decide to wait for the nhl game at taco mac. jon's team played at 1pm, and the thrashers game wasn't until 7pm, so we had a lot of time to kill :)
the great thing was that lsu played kentucky that day, so i got to watch that game! y'all the tigers are #18 in the rankings - who knew we could play basketball so well?! we won the game by 3 pts, and it was a nailbiter until the very end. we hadn't beaten kentucky at kentucky since 1989 or something like that! geaux tigers!
today has been super relaxing!! we woke up and went to chipotle with jon & his gf jac, and then hit target to buy some fruit. y'all, it snowed in atlanta today! it was so nice to see the snow from the inside of a warm house. i took a nice afternoon catnap, and just finished cleaning up the master bath. i'm off work tomorrow, so i'll probably finish up the rest of the laundry. it feels nice to have such a clean house!!!
my goals for the week:
- for lent, i have decided to give up coke and take up yoga. i used to do this 10 minute yoga workout in the am every morning, and i felt so much better when i did it. i have made the commitment to do it for the rest of lent. if you have comcast, go to the ondemand channel, select sports and exercise, and then exercise tv, i do the am yoga with megan townsend.
- i have been such a slacker in the running dept. again, i missed some runs this week, and this week i plan on actually running and following my training.
- eat better - i have not been the best about eating, and i have to go back to eating things that are good for me. this week, i hope to eat salad every night with fish.
hope you all had a great weekend!!
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