fitclubmom’s BodyBlog

Okay, we are getting ready to do our 1,000 deep squats.  DOMS has hit from the 500 push-ups yesterday, so I’m really glad that we are working lower body today (so that my entire body can be sore, instead of just the top half)   The hubby is much better than me, he not only finished the push-ups 3 times as fast as me, he did an extra 100 of them, AND he’s not sore today… it’s so not fair!! lol 

Start time is 7:55  I will post the finish time when we are done.   DONE!!!!!  My End Time: 8:38  Total time: 43 Minutes  Chris’ end time: 8:41 Total Time for Chris: 46 Minutes

WOW… OMG… My legs are jelly!!

And yes, we both did full, 90 degree deep squats!

Last night after killing myself doing 500 push-ups, I was too tired to clean the kitchen so I had my kids help me.  Before this, my 10 year old daughter was trying to convince me to let her light some fireworks.  We argued back and forth with me telling her that she is too young to light the fireworks and her yelling at me that she is a "big" girl now and "mom, I’m growing up, and I’m old now". 

Fast forward 10 minutes to me asking her to unload the dishwasher… my daughter says "mom, I’m too little to unload the dishwasher… I’m small".  So I start laughing and tell her that she was just saying what a grown up she is.  She looks at me, crosses her arms over her chest, cocks one hip out, gives me the ‘I’m too stupid for words’ look,  and says "Yes, I am a grown up when I want to do something, but when I don’t then I’m just a little kid, duuuuuh!".  I’m still laughing.

Tonight I will again be joining ShanBL for her Hell Week and doing 1,000 deep squats.  At least it is the lower half of my body, since the upper half is still screaming in protest over the push-ups.

I am joining my great friend ShanBL for her Hell Week.  Today’s challenge is 500 push-ups (goal is to do them as continuously as possible with minimal breaks)… Start Time: 6:15 p.m. CST… Wish me luck! 500 push-ups DONE!!  Ending time 7:40 pm CST.  Total Time for Me: 1 Hr 25 Min.  The hubby is now doing the challenge too.  His start time is 7:22 pm and he has completed 300 so far… I will post his end time when he is done.  He is going a LOT faster than I did!   CHRIS IS DONE!  END TIME 7:58

… and if that doesn’t work, beat the crap out of something!

It’s been a couple of weeks since I have been online.  I have been dealing with a lot of stuff and I needed to focus my attention on other priorities for a bit.  I have been sick, but am getting better, so that is a huge plus!  So far I still have a job, but found out today that my position is being "bid" on, which means that I am most likely going to be bumped out of my job.  Even though it will be tough, it could be a LOT worse.  I have a lot of skills and will be focusing my time on getting a few I.T. certifications that will help me get into better paying jobs and will help me get higher level jobs.

I am still working out.  With being sick, I have had to take it easy, but have still gotten light cardio in, and today I lifted light weights.  I have gained a couple of pounds from eating "comfort" foods, but I am very careful about not over-indulging too much.  I’ve worked WAY too hard to let myself go!  Nope, anything over a three pound weight gain (unless it’s muscle), is unacceptable to me.
These last couple of weeks I have really been overwhelmed by everything that has been happening.  Too much, too fast, and not enough time to focus on everything individually.  Which means that things get thought through haphazardly (never a good thing).  I had my moments of self pity and crying… which I think is okay… we all need to have the freedom to feel sorry for ourselves and have a good cry every once in a while.  But I’m not one to stay down for long, so I took a short break from the site to focus on the areas in my life that were causing me stress.  The hubby and I have been having lots of great talks about what the future holds for me in terms of jobs.  He has been my rock, and he is so supportive of everything I do!

The hubby and I still have to take our "after" photos for P90X, but since things have been so crazy around here, it may be another week or two before I get pictures posted.  I still can’t access the bodyblogs from work (that might not be a problem much longer), but now that things have calmed down, I will be back online in the evenings!  I have really missed all of my friends from this site!!

Today’s song is one of my new favorites… I listen to it a lot!   It’s by Nickelback and it’s called ‘If Today Was Your Last Day’.

I’m a happy go lucky type of person for the most part.  I love life, and I live it to the fullest.  I love to laugh, and I always look for the positive in things.  Somehow though, all of my great attributes fly right out the window whenever I get behind the wheel of a car.  My language goes into the gutter, no one can drive as well as me, and if I make a mistake while driving (like forgetting to turn on my blinker when changing lanes) then everyone else should be understanding to my adorable driving quirks.    So, to reiterate, I am an awesome, great, fantastic person as long as I’m not driving! lol

Tonight I was driving home from my daughters softball game and stopped at a four way stop sign.  The car in front of me came up to the stop sign and then proceeded to let 5 other cars turn or go through the intersection.  I was pretty good, I didn’t honk or anything… just yelled and called the moron all sorts of vile names (with my kids in the car… oops).  He FINALLY turns and is going the same way I am; I patiently wait my turn at the stop sign and then end up getting behind this guy again.  He is going 10 miles UNDER the speed limit in a 25 MPH zone!!  Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!  Now, I am really mad.  I’m calling this jerk all kinds of names and my kids are just laughing at me.  After about five minutes of this insanity he puts his hazards on and pulls over to the side of the road…. FINALLY!!  As I’m driving past him, I am so upset that I flip him off.  Only to look in his car and realize that it’s a cop that I just flipped off! D’Oh!!  Damn!  On the plus side, I didn’t get a ticket and he didn’t sic any cop friends on me on my way home. lol  Does this mean that I will be more careful on who I yell, rant, and rave at when behind the wheel??  Nah!

Today’s song is a blast from the past… It’s by Sammy Hagar and it’s called "I Can’t Drive 55"

I spent a lot of time this weekend thinking about what my body building "comfort zone" was.  For all of us that comfort zone is going to be different.  And a big part of maintaining my current fitness level will be determined by my comfort zone.  For me, ‘comfort zone’ means what I am comfortable doing to maintain my fitness.  That includes, where I want my bodyfat levels to be, how much I want to exercise, what kind of exercise I’m happy with, how I want to eat, and even how much I want to weigh.  It’s different when you are working towards a goal.  At least for me, I can maintain a super hardcore workout schedule and eating regimen for a few months, but not much longer than that.  So once that point gets here, what’s next?  What can I realistically commit to?  How much time and effort each day/week?   How strict do I want to be with my eating?  What’s my ‘comfort zone’ for all of this?

To be honest, I still don’t know.  But the important thing is that I am thinking about it now.  I’m trying to come up with answers so that when I get to my goal, I know where to go from there.  One thing I know for certain is that what I eat plays the biggest role in how my body looks.  This past week my fitness level stayed steady, but my eating habits were a little sloppy.  In just a weekend I gained 2 pounds back and my tummy looked a lot more poochy!  So, I am placing a big emphasis on continuing to eat as healthy as possible while still allowing myself the one free meal each week.

Trying to figure it all out is enough to drive a sane person to madness!   Which perfectly leads me into today’s song.  It’s by Shinedown and it’s called "Sound of Madness".  This is a little bit heavier (not super heavy though)… great song.  I have it on my weight lifting playlist.