School

So, this is the second time I will be starting back in school. Well, kinda the third if you count the brief time I was in TX but had to drop out since I moved. Either/or I’m back in.

I had to wait a year to get residency back in NC, then I was going to wait until this coming fall. Why, because I dunno just felt like I should. Well, my boss got wind that I wanted to start back in school and was like “hey, late registration is until January 6th.”

So… An application later and here I am. 28 years old and on my second semester of school.

Today was bookstore day. And, oh my, how things have changed. Last time I went, which was ten years ago (side note: 10 years?!?!?!?! WTH), your books were listed with the titles under the class information. Well, not anymore, you now just apparently find them by the class name, luckily there are people in the bookstore that understand the system, because I was lost. And now you don’t just want in and out of the bookstore anymore, nope, instead there is a huge line because the school waits to open the bookstore 2 days before classes start. So, 3 hours later I finally had my books. Fortunately everyone seemed to be in a pleasant mood and I joked around with soon to be fellow classmates. Score!

Checklist:

• Application accepted.
• Classes registered.
• Classes scheduled.
• Books bought.
• Parking pass bought.

Pretty good start I think.

Thursday it begins. Let’s get the party started.

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I used to completely kill myself to blog every single day and beat myself up when I didn’t follow through. But that’s not what blogging it about. I mean sure if you are wanting to keep up with daily events, but really unless that mark some kind of importance I don’t think you want to hear everyday that I woke up, went to work, came home, worked out and went to bed. If that’s the case then I could just copy and paste. Some days life is crazy emotional or eventful and others, well, it’s just life. I life the “just life” days. You need those days. At least I know I do.

Yesterday was eventful. For a few weeks now my friend and I have been going hiking on Saturdays. And I have to say that I am quite proud of us for keeping up with it, even as the weather gets colder. And we have made progress, which is always exciting. At first, we were just going to this little recreation center by me and we did cut our time from one hour to 45 minutes for three miles. I’d have to say that’s pretty good. Yesterday we tried out this new spot. Moore Springs Trail, it’s part of the new land that Hanging Rock State Park just purchased. And can I say that the hills, omg! But we did it, three miles in less than an hour!! The one good thing about hiking is that once you get started you have two options: 1. Turn back around, which depending on how far you have already went could be a bad idea. or 2. Keep moving forward. 🙂

Then to top it all off we have been following the 90 days Bikini Body Challenge and yesterday was the “death march”, which is 100 walking lunges. Really it doesn’t sound like a lot until you start doing them. Oh and, of course, that’s not all. She adds on one armed windmill and boat pose/elevated leg-oblique crunch (those are a killer).

But I have learned that the best way to push through it is to get mad. And the angrier you get the harder you push.

Really I think the hardest thing for me to work on is focusing on the positive and to stop complaining. It’s tough but I need to and I will.

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I’m not going to start a whole “New Year, New Me” because it isn’t a “new” me more of a “better, work in-progress” me. I don’t want a “new” me I like me. I just want to improve me.

res·o·lu·tion  (rezəˈlo͞oSH(ə)n/)

noun

1. a firm decision to do or not to do something.

“she kept her resolution not to see Anne any more”

synonyms:

intention, resolve, decision, intent, aim, plan;

Every year we make crazy “resolutions” and, honesty, how many do we actually keep? This year instead of setting goals, that you either meet or fail. I’m going to set hopes, focusing mostly on becoming better mentally and physically.

So here we go…

2016:

• Mentally –

1. Heal myself.
2. Allow myself to be happy, learn to be happy.
3. Start meditating.
4. Write in a journal. (Mini I’m going great journal)
5. Keep a dream journal.
6. Forgive. (Make a list of people that have hurt me and write a letter of forgiveness.)

• Physically –

1. Begin and create meal prepping habits.
2. Be more active; workout at least 3 times a week and stick to it!

• Miscellaneous –

1. Read 50 books in one year.
2. Become more organized and clean.
3. Complete 25 DIY projects in one year.
4. Invest in clothes.
5. Save money.
6. Pay off at least 3 credit cards.
7. Create a Grateful jar.

Time to focus and stop holding myself back.

2016, we got this!

Starting Anew.

I meant to start this back on the 1st of July, but well as we all know I’m not very good with keeping up with things. Honestly I get busy or don’t feel like opening up my laptop. So, let’s see how well this works this go around.

I haven’t done too bad the last couple of days. And for the past month I have lost a couple pounds which is great, but I really need to step it up.

I’m currently only using Jawbones Up24. I was using My Fitness Pal but it all just became too much to keep up with. Less is more.

Here are the past two days:

July 1st

July 2nd

Up24

Not too bad, but I really need to watch what I eat on the days that I don’t work out. Also, I need to become more consistent with working out. I will be creating a schedule. So far my goal is at least 3 days a week, but I need to make sure I’m not putting too much time in between those days.

Tomorrow I will be posting my schedule.

Off the wagon.

So, like normal I have completely fell off.

I stopped blogging, tracking, working out… Everything. I have blame it on a million reasons: New job, cold weather, no space… But in all honesty it’s absolute no motivation.

I want to loose weight, I do. I just have a tendency to start off 100% commitment and it is just too much. Instead of small changes and making them into habits, I try to change everything and fail miserably.

It’s like most things I force everything upon myself and make unrealistic goals. And to top it all off I expect results tomorrow…

So, for now I’m just making sure I drink my water a day, which most days I meet. And choosing better food choices. One day…

Week 1 Day 7

Today was great! Took the stairs all day, no elevators for this girl!! Making better choices and keeping it going!

I think I’m going to work out every other day though, every day is a lot when starting a new job.

Here ya go:

My Fitness Pal

Breakfast	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Chol	Sodium
Aunt Jemima – Buttermilk Complete, 1/3 cup (45 g about three 4″ pancakes)	150	31	15	5	0	450
Parkay Squeeze Butter – Squeeze Butter, 1 Tbsp	70	0	8	0	0	110
Minute Maid Premium – Original 100% Orange Juice – Low Pulp, 8 oz (240 ml)	110	27	0	2	0	15
Aunt Jemima – Maple Syrup (Original), 1/4 cup	210	52	0	0	0	120
Add Food Quick Tools	540	110	23	7	0	695
Lunch
Jimmy Johns – Beach Club Sandwich, 1 sandwich	810	71	43	45	90	1,830
Jimmy Johns – Salt and Vinger Chips , 0.25 oz	38	4	2	1	0	53
Add Food Quick Tools	848	75	45	46	90	1,883
Dinner
Totino’s Crisp Crust Party Pizza – Classic Pepperoni, 1 pizza	720	70	38	24	20	1,440
Add Food Quick Tools	720	70	38	24	20	1,440
Snack 1
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Snack 2
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Totals	2,108	255	106	77	110	4,018
Your Daily Goal	1,612	201	54	81	300	2,300
Remaining	-496	-54	-52	4	190	-1,718
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Chol	Sodium
	*You’ve earned -358 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today…   You’d weigh 187 lbs in 5 weeks

Went a little over today due to eating out for lunch. But all I had was a sub and I barely ate any of my chips. I was so full!

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Plant Nanny

Didn’t quite make it, but I’m getting better!

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Up 24

Still killing it on my sleep goal! And steps are moving on UP!

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Fit Journal

Keeping up and staying strong!

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Week 1 Day 6

Today was fantastic!! I love my new job and I’m even more motivated to continue my road to healthy!

Everyday I am so tempted to get on the scale and see where I’m at, but I’m not going to until February 1st. I always get so discouraged when I don’t notice anything on the scale so to keep away from that happening once a month weight in at most!

Here’s today:

My Fitness Pal

Breakfast	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Chol	Sodium
Parkay Squeeze Butter – Squeeze Butter, 1 Tbsp	70	0	8	0	0	110
Minute Maid Premium – Original 100% Orange Juice – Low Pulp, 12 oz (240 ml)	165	41	0	3	0	23
Aunt Jemima – Maple Syrup (Original), 1/4 cup	210	52	0	0	0	120
Kellogg’s® Eggo® – Buttermilk Waffles, 2 Waffles (70g)	190	27	8	5	15	370
Add Food Quick Tools	635	120	16	8	15	623
Lunch
Chick-fil-a – Chick-fil-a Side Salad, 4 oz	80	6	5	5	15	110
Chick-fil-a – Light Italian Dressing, 1 Packet – 2 oz (56g)	25	3	2	0	0	470
Add Food Quick Tools	105	9	7	5	15	580
Dinner
Fresh – Crowder Peas, 1 cup cooked	200	18	0	13	0	7
Corn – Sweet Mini Corn on the Cob, 1 ear	90	19	2	3	0	0
Parkay Squeeze Butter – Squeeze Butter, 1 Tbsp	70	0	8	0	0	110
Kraft Velveeta – Cheesy Au Gratin Potatoes Prepared, 1 c	380	48	14	10	20	1,440
Add Food Quick Tools	740	85	24	26	20	1,557
Snack 1
Kellogg’s® Eggo® – Buttermilk Waffles, 2 Waffles (70g)	190	27	8	5	15	370
Strawberries – Frozen, sweetened, sliced, 0.25 cup, thawed	61	17	0	0	0	2
Add Food Quick Tools	251	44	8	5	15	372
Snack 2
Tootsie Roll – Midges, 3 pieces	70	14	2	1	0	8
Add Food Quick Tools	70	14	2	1	0	8
Totals	1,801	272	57	45	65	3,140
Your Daily Goal	1,908	238	64	96	300	2,300
Remaining	107	-34	7	51	235	-840
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Chol	Sodium
	*You’ve earned -62 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today…   You’d weigh 181 lbs in 5 weeks

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Plant Nanny

Not there yet but doing a lot better!

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Blogilates Beginners

Catching up and feeling great!

Blogilates ABs

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Up 24

Hit my mini step goal (getting better and took the stairs all day but the end) and hitting my sleep goal!

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Fit Journal

Feeling great and staying motivated! Nothing can stop me!

Week 1 Day 5

Today (or yesterday I should say, I’m a day behind) was INSANE!! It was my first day at my new job; and while I didn’t do too bad with my calories, my water intake and workouts was shot.

I’m going to do yesterday’s workout today then catch up on Thursday which would of been my rest day! That way I won’t stay behind for long!!

Here’s the update:                                                 (Sorry for the lateness)

My Fitness Pal

Breakfast	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Chol	Sodium
Parkay Squeeze Butter – Squeeze Butter, 1 Tbsp	70	0	8	0	0	110
Minute Maid Premium – Original 100% Orange Juice – Low Pulp, 12 oz (240 ml)	165	41	0	3	0	23
Quacker – Instant Grits Original, 1 Packet (28g)	100	22	0	2	0	310
Eggs – Scrambled (whole egg), 2 large	203	3	15	14	429	342
Add Food Quick Tools	538	66	23	19	429	785
Lunch
Panera – Half Chicken Caesar Salad, 2 half salad	440	20	26	34	130	660
Add Food Quick Tools	440	20	26	34	130	660
Dinner
Homemade Vegetable Beef Stew – Beef Stew, 2 Cup	332	27	9	32	81	189
Kraft – Cheese-american Singles, 2 slice (19g	120	4	8	6	30	400
Add Food Quick Tools	452	31	17	38	111	589
Snack 1
Parkay Squeeze Butter – Squeeze Butter, 1 Tbsp	70	0	8	0	0	110
Minute Maid Premium – Original 100% Orange Juice – Low Pulp, 12 oz (240 ml)	165	41	0	3	0	23
Aunt Jemima – Maple Syrup (Original), 1/4 cup	210	52	0	0	0	120
Kellogg’s® Eggo® – Buttermilk Waffles, 2 Waffles (70g)	190	27	8	5	15	370
Add Food Quick Tools	635	120	16	8	15	623
Snack 2
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Totals	2,065	237	82	99	685	2,657
Your Daily Goal	1,552	194	52	78	300	2,300
Remaining	-513	-43	-30	-21	-385	-357
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Chol	Sodium
	*You’ve earned -418 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today…   You’d weigh 187.2 lbs in 5 weeks

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Plant Nanny

I forgot to take a screenshoot yesterday! Sorry, but as you can see Monday wasn’t so great!

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Up 24

I made my small step goal and my sleep!! Looking good!

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Fit Journal

Whoops upside down, but there it is.

Week 1 Day 4

All in all today was fantastic! I caught up with all of my workouts that I missed yesterday and I completed the one’s that were scheduled for today!

I’m not going to quit, I always get bored or “too” busy and make up excuses not this time!

Here was today:

My Fitness Pal

Breakfast	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Chol	Sodium
Parkay Squeeze Butter – Squeeze Butter, 1 Tbsp	70	0	8	0	0	110
Aunt Jemima – Syrup (Corrected), 1/4 cup	210	52	0	0	0	120
Simply Orange – Simply Orange Pulp Free, 8 fl oz	110	26	0	2	0	0
Aunt Jemima – Buttermilk Complete, 0.5 cup (45 g about three 4″ pancakes)	225	47	23	8	0	676
Add Food Quick Tools	615	125	31	10	0	906
Lunch
Kraft Singles American Cheese Slices – Cheese American Singles, 2 Slice (19g)	120	2	9	6	30	460
Homemade Vegetable Beef Stew – Beef Stew, 2 Cup	332	27	9	32	81	189
peach cobbler, 2 serving(s)	558	104	12	8	3	61
Add Food Quick Tools	1,010	133	30	46	114	710
Dinner
Kraft – Cheese-american Singles, 2 slice (19g	120	4	8	6	30	400
Homemade Vegetable Beef Stew – Beef Stew, 2 Cup	332	27	9	32	81	189
Add Food Quick Tools	452	31	17	38	111	589
Snack 1
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Snack 2
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Totals	2,077	289	78	94	225	2,205
Your Daily Goal	1,913	239	64	96	300	2,300
Remaining	-164	-50	-14	2	75	95
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Chol	Sodium
	*You’ve earned -57 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today…   You’d weigh 183.7 lbs in 5 weeks

Definitely getting better!

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Plant Nanny

Drank all the water required!!!!!! Tomorrow might not go so well, I’m starting my first day at a new job and I don’t want to have to pee every 5 minutes.

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Blogilates Beginners

Caught up for both days!!

Blogilates ABs

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Up 24

Still not doing great on the steps, but I will step it up this week!

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Fit Journal

I didn’t receive my Fit Journal until yesterday but it is all caught up and ready to go! Love it!

Week 1 Day 3

Sorry this post is slightly late. I had yesterday all planned out, but as usual things kept changing. Family was over until 22:00 last night and after digging through a storage building half the day for some of my stuff I had an insane headache.

I overate at dinner way too much, me + Chinese buffet = no good! I must stay far away!

And to top it all off, I normally work out around 20:00, but because of family and my headache I ended up passing out. So, today I will be doubling up on workouts so I will be caught up for tomorrow.

I really think that I need to start working out first thing in the morning, because as the day goes on my motivation gets less and less. Starting tomorrow I will be getting up at least 30 minutes early so that I can complete my workouts before I go into work!

Here was my day:

My Fitness Pal

Breakfast	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Chol	Sodium
Minute Maid Premium – Original 100% Orange Juice – Low Pulp, 8 oz (240 ml)	110	27	0	2	0	15
Great Value – 2 % Milk, 1 cup (240mL)	130	12	5	8	20	130
Post – Honey Bunches of Oats-honey Roasted, 1 1/2 cups	240	50	3	4	0	280
Add Food Quick Tools	480	89	8	14	20	425
Lunch
Homemade Vegetable Beef Stew – Beef Stew, 1.5 Cup	249	20	7	24	61	142
Herseys – Kisses, 2.97 pieces	66	8	4	1	3	12
Coca-Cola – Coke 16.9 oz, 0.5 bottle	100	28	0	0	0	33
Add Food Quick Tools	415	56	11	25	64	187
Dinner
Steamed White Rice – Chinese White Rice, 1/2 cup boiled/Steamed	120	27	0	2	0	0
Panda Express – Broccoli Beef, 2.7 oz	60	6	5	5	8	330
Chinese Food – Chicken and Broccoli, 0.5 combo	80	6	2	12	25	308
Spring Roll – Veggie Spring Roll, 2 rolls	160	22	7	4	0	540
Hong Kong’s – Pork Egg Roll, 1 roll	170	23	6	6	10	310
Ming’s Garden – Seaseme Seed Chicken, 1.25 ounces	104	0	4	0	0	0
Colton’s Steakhouse – Hawaiian Chicken, 0.5 Serving	241	24	4	25	0	1,602
Tokyo House – Teriyaki Chicken, 5 oz	270	4	12	36	145	360
Panda Express – Fortune Cookie (1), 0.5 Cookie (8 grams)	16	4	0	1	0	4
Pie – Apple, 0.5 oz	37	5	2	0	0	30
Add Food Quick Tools	1,258	121	42	91	188	3,484
Snack 1
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Snack 2
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Totals	2,153	266	61	130	272	4,096
Your Daily Goal	1,410	176	47	71	300	2,300
Remaining	-743	-90	-14	-59	28	-1,796
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Chol	Sodium
	*You’ve earned -560 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today…   You’d weigh 189.5 lbs in 5 weeks

My day started off so good, but the buffet killed me. Those meals have to be few and far between!

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Plant Nanny

Got to work on water intake! But still making at least 64oz a day!

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Up 24

Doing great on sleep and upped my steps (still need a bit more work).