sarahchickfsu’s BodyBlog

I just wanted to thank everyone on here who has been cheering me up and telling me to keep my head up. It’s funny how even though I don’t technically know any of you its nice that you take the time to ask how im doing. It brightens my day and maybe in turn I can brighten someone elses. The "pay it foward" principle I guess. If I smile at someone maybe they will smile at someone else.

I am excited about the rest of my workouts planned for this week and weekend and Monday I get to play in a golf tournament. I am the only girl so its quite an advantage to have me on the team cause I get to hit from the womens tee and we are playing best ball. Anyway hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

I finally purchased some bodyfat calipers. I am really excited to be able to keep track now. Unfortunatley it only came with a one spot reading and chart. The suprailliac spot. I want to find some directions and charts based on several spots. (If anyone knows where I can find them that would be helpful) The one spot suprailliac reading gave me 20.3%. I did the test 6 times over the course of the evening to make sure i was getting consistent results. It was the same each time. 20.3% sounds a little low based on the way I feel right now but at least its something I can compare to.

On the focus note, my life is a mini rollercoaster right now. I am dealing with a lot of crap that makes me upset. I figured if I can keep my focus on the important things right now, work and health I will make out ok in the end. The hardest part for me right now is making sure to eat enough through out the day. I am keepign up with my workouts, but i have to make an effort to eat when its time to eat. Anyway like I said before this will all pass soon and I’ll be back to my normal happy self motivated and inspired self.

Yesterday I got myself out of my funk by way of a dirty workout. Dirty cause I work out in a garage. I like to get dirty sometimes so it’s all good. It was Leg Day. I thoroughly enjoyed lifting yesterday. Squats and Deadlifts, Butt Blasters, Step Ups and all the rest. I definitely have a renewed motivation and I am in such a better mood that I have been this week. Thank you heavy chunks of metal. You made my day. hAHa I am goofy. 

This blog is just for me to keep track of whats going on and how i’m getting through it. My mood has been awful for the past 3 days and ive been bombarded with some emotional baggage from the past. Some people can’t leave well enough alone. I think that is how the saying goes. Anyway just going to keep up with my workouts and cardio and I know that this garbage will pass in just a few short days.

Are they the same? Do they mean the same thing to you? I guess this is debatable and will differ with each person who is speaking about them. I personally think they are a little different. I have both of them. I really want them both. My goals I have written down in the front of my workout log to remind me of what I want to accomplish. My dream is in a small envelope taped to the end of my workout log. The difference to me is my goals are something I can accomplish solely up to me. My dream is something that if I meet my goals could also happen somewhere along the way. Can I do things to improve the chance of my dream, yes. Can I guarantee it happening, no. I say that not all dreams are realistic and possible because say my dream was to be a singer (it isn’t) but lets just say. I will never have a singing voice. It is awful. So it is a good thing that is not my dream because I don’t even think it’s a possibility but I guarantee someone somewhere wants to be a singer and well they just wont. Anyway this is just what I was thinking about last night, and for now I am keeping both my goals and my dreams within my line of site. =) 

On another note: My posture workout was awesome except I am not currently strong enough to do inverted rows. Isn’t that a b*tch. I guess add that to the list of goals. 

=) Happy Friday 

I am grumpy today. Not an outwardly grumpy. I am an introverted grump. Anyway still looking foward to my workout. Might hit the heavy bag for a little while too.

I stepped out this morning and it was just a little bit cool and I felt the very first little hint of fall. Just around the corner it will begin to cool off here and the leaves will change and my afternoon runs will be beautiful and healthy. =) It put me in such a good mood to walk outside this morning. I have been thinking of the fall and winter all morning now. Halloween is around the corner and I just LOVE Halloween. I am almost obsessed. This year, I am not afraid of any part of my body and I will choose whatever costume I happen to like without thinking about how much leg or stomach is showing. I wish Halloween was at least twice a year. =) I can’t wait for the Holidays and all that. =) Hope you are all having a most wonderful day!! 

"I don’t want to hurt your feelings but this is the first time i’ve noticed it in your face and don’t get me wrong I think you look good but I think you are too skinny." "You are just turning into a skinny girl."  That is the line I got from one of my friends on Friday night. All I could come up with to say is that I live heavy weights frequently to prevent myself from just being a skinny girl. I’d say i still have quite a bit of curves. Anyway I weighed in at 139.5 lbs this morning. That is 24 lbs lost since June 9th. I wrote out some new goals to keep myself motivated. I am feeling a bit of temporary melancholy-ness right now. I am really happy and proud of my success but its not something you want to go around and tell people all the time even though I feel like yelling from rooftops. Anyway, looks to be a good week ahead of me regardless.

I am on my way to the 130’s and I love it. =) This has been a wonderful week. The start day of my next 12 weeks is September and will end December 12. We are going to do a Leg Day, a Push/ Pull Day and a station day where we do one minute high intensity stuff and switch stations. Test is out see how we like it.

 Oh yea going to watch some football this weekend too! Go Seminoles!!!!!! =)

HEhEHeh Well I know I wrote about my size 7 pants the other day and I thought for sure it was a fluke that they happened to fit. I was wrong. I went shopping last night for my end of 12 week reward outfit and I will be damned I really am that size. I spent so much time in the fitting room trying to decide which ones I liked better. I didn’t even know how to feel. I was overwhelmed with happiness I used to try and SQUEEZE myself into clothes like this and now they fit comfortably and look decent. Wow. And to think I am not even done transforming myself yet. My next 12 weeks starts next wednesday so that it will be finished before Christmas. I really want to develop  and focus on shapely arms and core. WOohooo. Thats all i have to say right now, the rest is just happiness.