MsKris’s BodyBlog

Wow, I got a notice today in my inbox saying I haven’t updated in two weeks! Haha. There’s a lot going on in my life right now. Rich and I are moving into a new apartment on the 1st of December so we’re trying to round up all our stuff and get some new furniture and whatnot. It’s a little hectic. We’re going to my parent’s house for thanksgiving which should be fun. And fattening. Oh well..I can cheat for thanksgiving! The day after (black friday!) My mom, sister and I are going wedding dress shopping! Aaahh! I can’t believe the day is finally here!

I’m on week three of SOS and I love it so far. I won’t have my weights when I go home but I intend to do some cardio while i’m there. I’m starting to notice a few changes in my body, but it’s still my diet that needs perfecting. It’s hard being around a guy who doesn’t think about what he’s shoving in his mouth! Haha! Oh well. It’s a work in progress

I started SOS on the 1st and so far so good! I’m doing the wonder woman program and hopefully i’ll be able to stick to it!

I’m looking for buddies so to any fellow SOSers: hi! let’s be friends!

So I haven’t updated my blog (or any of bodyspace, for that matter) in a little while because i’ve pretty much been eating HORRIBLY. It’s been birthdays galore around here and I have a hard time resisting cake and ice cream! While I think i’ve made progress in my lifting lately, I know that I need to clean up my diet. On November 1st i’m starting SOS with Cathy Savage, so hopefully the guidance will help me out a little bit!

I hope everyone is doing well!

Here was my workout today:

-Push ups til faliure

-Russian twists 3×12

-DB Overhead press 3×12

-DB curls 3×12

-Back Extensions 3×12

-Lat Pulldowns 3×12

I feel like I could increase my weights on a few of the exercises but i’m afraid of compromising my form. I might wait another week or two until I feel more confident.  I’m getting better at my push ups though!

Today was leg day. I’m feeling exhausted from my weird sleep pattern lately. Yesterday morning I laid in my bed wide awake at 2:30am. That’s how off my sleep schedule is! Last night I went to sleep at 9:30 and woke up completely wiped out. I’m surprised I made it through work today! I know I could’ve pushed myself better during my routine today but i’m just glad I did it at all. I should do some cardio later but i’m thinking of just saving it for tomorrow. My body is telling me to go to sleep!

So i’m probably going to be having some chocolate birthday cake in about a half an hour. It’s my sister-in-laws eleventh birthday today. Refusing it might be an easy task for some people, but i’m having a really hard time resisting the thought of all that chocolate goodness ^.^

My workouts have been pretty good latey. Today is leg day and I think i’ll be getting to that later on after the party. Fiance wants to go for a walk later also. That could be nice!

I need some more ideas for cardio because videos are so boring. Cathy told me to stay away from running because it’s not good for building my legs. I could try HIIT I s’pose but she said no intervals for now, too. She did suggest brisk walking but i’m so easily bored! I guess we’ll see!

So it’s been a while since my last post! I decided to switch things up a little with my routines and now i’ve increased my weights and actually, I signed up for a Cathy Savage program! I really like it so far. I’m on my third week already, so it’s definitely been some time since i’ve updated things!

I guess my last post got a few mixed review comments. Vanity..am I doing this for vanity? To a certain degree, I guess. Aren’t we all, though? Nobody can say that they don’t love it when people notice what great shape they’re in. I want to look good for myself and I want to look good for my husband-to-be. My wedding is my motivation. I want to love how I look in my wedding dress and I want to love how I look in my photographs years and years from now. However, he root of my desire to be fit is because I truly do want to live a long, healthy life. My Mom is a big inspiration for all of this. My mom was born with an auto-immune disorder and has been on all sorts of medications her whole life and while her disorder isn’t life-threatening while she’s on these medications, she’s never ever taken care of herself. Her health is not good at all. She doesn’t eat like she should, she doesn’t take her recommended calcium supplements, she has severe bone density loss because of years and years of her meds just depleting her nutrients from her body. I. Do. Not. Want. To. Be. Like. That. I want to have kids and when i’m 48 like she is I want to be able to do things with them. My sister is ten years old and there are days when she’s up doing house work while my Mom lays on the couch in pain because she’s just not healthy. Her bones are not healthy. If she ate right, if she got up and went for a walk, if she took some vitamins…she’d feel a lot better, but she won’t take advice like that because she doesn’t believe in it. I don’t have any current health issues, and I want to keep it that way by being a healthy person.

I know I completely went off on a tangent for a minute there BACK TO WHAT I WAS SAYING BEFORE! hehe. Richard and I went for a nice long walk this morning. Boy, was the sky clear here in Connecticut! I think i’m going to like being outdoors this autumn. I want to go for some hikes as the leaves are changing colors. Doesn’t that sound so nice?! I’d love to take my bike on some trails too but Rich doesn’t have a bike right now We were going to get him a new one over the summer but decided to save our money instead.

I should get going. I’ll try to update again soon!

I get very excited when it comes to exercising. I love the feeling after I complete a hard workout and I know that I did something really great for myself. I guess there’s just so much conflicting information out there about exercising that sometimes I get insecure that i’m not really doing my best because I could know more, and my routine could be better. I feel like i’ll never be "that girl" at the gym that everyone stares at in awe because she’s in such great shape. I want to be the best I can be and sometimes that’s hard when I don’t always know how to get there! :\

So Rich and I BOTH decided yesterday that we’re going to work together to get in shape for the wedding. We went for a run together yesterday morning and he’s now giving me permission to be able to say that I KICKED HIS BUTT ;P The problem is that I run often and he hasn’t tied his running shoes on in probably a year now, so it was a little unfair, but he chose the route we did, not me! Hehe. He said he wants to start going to the gym twice a week again. I think that would be a positive thing, but i’m not sure if that will stick or not, just because it is kind of a drive to get out there and gas money is precious nowadays. We can at least stick to a home routine…running a couple times a week and then doing free weights. We need to pick up a few more DBs but we should be set after that. I’m pretty excited about this!

Thanks so much for reading! First I want to outline why i’m here. First, I guess my main goal is to get in shape for my wedding. I’m getting married on June 14, 2008 to a WONDERFUL guy, Richard, we’ve been together about three years and I want to look my most beautiful for him that day! Secondly, I want to get in great shape just to be healthy for the rest of my life. I can’t believe the kind of health issues I have in my family…obesity, diabeties, strokes…the list is horrendous when I really sit and think about it! A lot of these issues stem from poor lifestyles, unfortunately. Salty, buttery, greasy food is what I grew up with and although it tastes great, it doesn’t do great things for my body! I’ve never been a real athletic person. I was more of a choir girl myself, but I have found a real love for the great outdoors in the past few years. I love taking walks and hikes and going for long bike rides. I love the beach and being in the water. I’ve even found a new love for running! Even though i’m not so great at it yet ;P

I’m hoping to gain some real muscle within the next couple of months. I’m in a wedding on September 8th–my fiance’s cousin is getting married–and i’m hoping that when the same family members gather for my wedding next year that they’ll look at me and say "oh my god Kris!!"