June 13, 2007
today’s motivation…thinking about my honeymoon body. i just got done talking to a travel agent and he sent me an example itinerary with some hotel websites attached…talk about GREAT motivation…Costa Rica is so beautiful! I’m so excited and so ready to be in shape so i can strut around in my bikini with my (will be) hubby on the beautiful beaches!
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June 11, 2007
No more stepping on the scale for me…at least for the next month. That’s right, the next time I get on the scale will be July 11th (big bro’s b-day by the way). Plus I’m not going to take any measurements until then too.
Here’s to losing the fat!
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June 7, 2007
i’m sore all over…and that’s a great thing!
check out my workout journal…this is why.
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June 5, 2007
I started a work out journal in the forum section of bb.com. I figured it might help keep me honest.
Happy Tuesday!
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June 4, 2007
I feel so drained today. In order to mix things up a bit I cut out my carbs this weekend and I’m feeling it now. I didn’t even have a cheat meal this week, yeah, go me!
Friday- I did a really good ab workout and cardio after work and before the Tool concert (crazy stuff).
Saturday- got up and did cardio in the morning. Ran errands and didn’t make it home before the gym closed so my fiancé and I took the dog on a long walk.
Sunday - After church, cleaned the apartment and spent the rest of the day on the lake. Man tubing is a wonderful upper body work out!
Today I did my cardio before work and am super pumped to get into the gym later today. Biceps and Back..woohoo.
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June 1, 2007
It seems I have found my confidence in my body again. Woohoo! I’m wearing my size 4 again! (Blew that short term goal out of the water)
The past year or so I was pretty down on myself image (I felt fat). I didn’t really like it when my fiancé touched my belly. But now, I’m happy with me. I know I still have a ways to go but it feels good to feel good again. I just kick myself for not eating right/working out sooner.
Favorite motivating quote: “Obsession is just what lazy people call dedication.”
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May 31, 2007
Alright, my scale’s behaving again. My workouts have been great. Minus the fact I sometimes get killer headaches at the beginning but then they go away.
Tuesday - HIIT cardio 20 minutes before work and 1hour back & biceps after work Wednesday - I skipped out on cardio to sleep in and chest, triceps and abs after work
Today - HIIT cardio 20 minutes before work and I’m doing legs, shoulders and abs today after work
I’m constantly pushing myself. I’m lifting a weight that causes me to go into failure the last 1 or 2 reps of the last 2 sets (I love the feeling) My fiancé and I really need to get our max’s so we can track our progress. People always ask me how I can wake up at 4:30-4:45am before work to do cardio and I tell them my body craves it. I tell them try it for a week and they’ll realize what I’m talking about. I love jamming out to my Third Day, Caedmon’s Call, Jars of Clay, Stephen Curtis Chapman, Nicole Nordeman or Jennifer Knapp in the morning. It puts life in perspective and helps me focus on what matters most.
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May 30, 2007
I know I know, don’t judge weight loss by the scale…take measurements, note how you look in the mirror and how your clothes fit. I’ve told myself this a million times and I’ve preached it to others who are discouraged…but why does that scale make me so mad? Yes I want to lose weight and drop my bf%. But even though I’m still losing inches I am staying around the same weight and it’s kind of frustrating. I’m eating clean (5-6 times a day) getting all my protein, fats and carbs and drinking tons of water. I’m doing my cardio (20-30 minutes) and weights (60 minutes) 6 times a week. I know I’m shedding the fat and adding muscle, but I’m beginning to think I’ll never get down to my goal weight. I need some support…please. I’m medium build and stuck at 137-139lbs…blah!
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May 28, 2007
I’m not sure how this holiday always creeps up like it does but when it is here man it hits hard. To some the three-day weekend offers way to partying and living it up but to me my weekend is meant as time to remember. Remember all those who gave their lives so that we may enjoy freedoms that cost much more than anyone ever really thinks. Remember my best friend, Bill, that wonderful, awesome, courageous, loving man who gave his life in Iraq to save one of his hurt buddies. My life hasn’t been the same since that night of November 24, 2005 when I received the call. I’ve learned to not take things for granted and love without limits. Not that I need this day to remember him because he is always in my heart but it’s important to remember there are others like me, who lost their best friend, brother, sister, son, daughter, mom or dad…I need to remember them and keep them in my prayers and thoughts…
Sgt. William B. Meeuwsen 2.10.81 - 11.23.05 You are gone but NEVER forgotten!
”Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” - John 15:13
If you’re not going to stand behind the men and women in the military feel free to stand in front of them.
Posted in Life
May 25, 2007
pain…soreness…and i’m totally loving it. my fiancée and i have really been pushing ourselves at the gym and the mornings tell all. it’s the feeling of a good workout. giving our all to build better bodies. today isn’t the typical day off but our gym is closed for renovations and i’m a bit grateful. we are still going to do a killer ab workout but from the comfort of our casa.
i feel we have stepped up our workouts since we have switched up our routine. we do 4-5 exercises per muscle group and then move to the next group vs. chest then biceps then back and so on. i feel it so much more than before and love that.
have a safe and fun memorial day weekend!
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