nic902’s BodyBlog

today i had a really great workout…it was my favorite day! LEG DAY!!!! i havent been very happy with my legs. i’m very satisifed with all of the progress that i have made with my upper body…my backs looking leaner…more veins showing in my arms and shoulders and i can actually see a little bit of the abs! woo hoo! however, my legs and butt seem to be at a standstill. so after looking a some pics that i was not to fond of (and did not post) i hit the legs hard today! i was supersetting leg press with bulgrian squats…eek! i felt like i was gonna puke when i was done…boy did i love it! i felt like i got a really great workout…wanting to puke is i good sign…right my ass is starting to feel a little sore…so i think i did something right!

 i figured i would post my ‘make ya wanna puke’ leg day on here because anyone reading this would atleast understand where i’m coming from…i tell people in my daily life and they look at me like i’m crazy…well maybe i am…just a little

oh yeah…and today i re-newed my phillies tix! jimmy rollins said that they are gonna win 100 games in 2008…and i wanna be there

so…after stuffing my face on thanksgiving i decided to take some pics this morning to prove to myself that one day of being a little naughty wont make me fat! who knew?? i was quite surprised to see that my new pics dont look any worse or fatter than the previous ones, and i stepped on the scale and my weight was the same…yay me! so now i no longer feel guilty for having seconds…and thirds

anywho…i now have a new family member living in my home! this week my brother came to visit and dropped off his dog as i will be dog sitting for the next few weeks or months…who knows. my bro and his bf are renting an apartment at the moment and they can only have one dog…well unfortunately they have 2 boxers so there was no way i could not take one in until they can find a home. so, i have no idea how long my new guest will be staying…it all depends on how long it will take them to buy a house. my home is a little crazy right now…my bros dog has no idea that he is a 70lb boxer! he sits on my lap like a 5lb yorkie!! now…my dog who weighs in at a whopping 22lbs tries to wrestle with this beast…he barks and tries to bite him, not realizing that this dog could crush him if it really wanted to. i am trying to keep a calm, balanced home…im trying to be the pack leader (i love the dog whisperer!).

now i really gotta hit the weights heavy…this dog can knock me on my ass

i hope everyone had a great holiday! i got up and hit the gym first thing this morning…i figure if i’m gonna eat, i gotta deserve it! i did chest, shoulders, tris and some cardio…it was a great workout but the gym was so crowded (i guess everyone had the same idea as me!). last night i was up late baking a pumpkin pie to take to my parents house. i HATE pie! any kind…i hate! everyone loves it, so i figured i bake one because i knew i’d have no temptation to taste it   i usually make chocolate cover pretzels for the holidays but i knew i didnt have the willpower for it :p (although it was requested that i make them for christmas). me and my bf went to my parents house for dinner…mmmm, i love my moms cookin’ i ate 3 servings!!! oh but it tasted so good…i never cheat so i know one day wont kill me! after we finished dinner i stopped by my brother’s house to drop off some leftovers, he had an operation on his shoulder yesterday and cant shower or move his arm to even put a shirt on so i thought i’d be a nice sister and give him some goodies (hes bummed enough b/c he cant lift for a while).

well, i hope everyone enjoyed the day…and the food, now its back to eating clean and lifting heavy

oh yeah…my phillies updates, lowell resigned with the red sox so now we still have a black hole at 3rd base. this morning i saw that torii hunter signed with the angels…i really would have liked him playin center in philly, now they HAVE to resign rowand! and finally a big WOO HOO to jimmy rollins for winning the much deserved MVP! go J-ROLL

happy friday to all!!! my new profile pic is a shot that i took a few days ago. i’m actually pretty happy with the progress that i have made in my back…i love back muscles, very sexy   although i’m happy with the progress that i have made i’m not very pleased with my lower back   i still have some lower back fat…eeek! i dont usually isolate my low back, well i started today i have now added extensions into my back workout…woo, i am starting to feel it i am so glad i took that picture…now i know what i need to work on!

ah and a little follow up from my last post…i dropped my car off at the dealer bright and early this morning. they had to keep it all day to fix the window so they gave me a rental car and of course they give me a 2008 Envoy…black w/ gray int.! as you can probably assume i freakin loved it…i didnt want to give it back! well i went to pick up my car tonight and was sad…i hate my car now and want a new one…i have a 2005 Ion and i’m tired of it. boy do the dealers know what they are doing…i think thats why they take all day to fix a little thing

btw…i’m sure everyone that doesnt live in a bubble has heard about barry bonds’ indictment well i for one am very happy…anyone thats stupid enough to lie to the feds deserves what they get! hmmm….maybe bonds and michael vick can be roomates

hope everyone has a great weekend!

wow…it’s just been one of them days! i got up all bright and early @ 6:30am…my dog had to go out, so i didnt really have a choice i tried to go back to sleep but he was having none of that! so i got dressed and went to the gym. i had a really great workout, today was back/bis plus a little ab work. i did lat pull down, seated cable rows, bent bb rows and alt db rows (4 sets each, 10-12 reps) i also did alt db curls and hammer curls. i love seeing the veins in my arms…but i’m also starting to see them in my shoulders when i’m lifting…oh oh loving it!!! then, i finished up with some cardio. wow…i wish i could have stayed at the gym all day…because the day went down hill from there!

first i had to take my car to get an oil change…i hit every red light on the way there, then just my luck i get stuck behind the biggest funeral i have ever seen! so, i’m late for my appointment and i HATE to be late. it took about an hour for my car to be ready so i chilled in the waiting area (where some old lady would not stop taking to me!!!!). well i find out that i have to drop my car of next friday @8am so they can figure out why the rain comes in my passenger window…i have to leave my car there for 8hours, so they can recreate rain to see how it gets in!!!! who the hell cares…just fix it!!! eventually i get home and realize that i have to run to the food store…where my car gets tapped in the parking lot!!! it doesnt look like there is a mark but damn can a girl catch a break!

now as you can tell from my pic…i love animals! i would never want to hurt one…so i have to find a way to catch the mice that have moved in with me and help them move out i dont want traps that hurt them…or kill them! they are quite cute but they could have diseases or who knows what else. i also have a huge problem with a possum that has made a home in my back yard. i never really disliked them…but it had an altercation with my dog earlier in the week. my dog wanted to play with it…the possum screamed at him and showed all 50 of his teeth! the thing is f-ing huge…as big as my cat! i let my dog out tonight and the damn thing was out there again! i need to find out how to get rid of that too…my baby just wants to play, the possum…hmmm not so much!

whew, felt good to get all that out! if only i would have never left the gym…i may have had a much better day

oh yeah…the phillies made a trade this week…im not really feeling it. although i love the idea of myers back in the rotation…i dont trust lidge. this is not 2005…i hope that i’m wrong and he ends 2008 with 45 saves;) well, now they need to upgrade at 3rd and in center!

on friday i took some new pics…i am pretty happy with my progress! i’m not quite where i want to be yet…but i’m getting there! so, for all my hard work i decided that i deserved a lil treat i don’t use food as ‘treats’ or ‘rewards’…i went shopping on saturday! me and my mom spent the afternoon in victorias secret…my favorite store!!!! my mom…being the thrifty lady she is only checks out the sales…eek not me! so after using my gift cards, plus the discount from my angels credit card i only spent $170!!! well…i think it was a very well spent trip, my momma thinks i’m crazy! i figure if i’m working so hard to get my body in rockin’ shape…i deserve something nice to show it off in!

i must say i am quite bummed now that baseball season is over…this is the first weekend without it   even though it sucked to see my phillies knocked out quickly…it was great to see the red sox win it all (they are my AL team). well, now i’m expecting to see an exciting off season. 

after my new pic and the treat to myself…i’m even more motivated to keep it up!