Pole Rocks!

:)

I just want to smile at how incredibly sore I am.

Last week I did 3 pole classes at Studio Soiree. This week I will do 4 (2 are already done!), and I plan to do 4 classes a week for the next few weeks, then I'll bump it up to 5. It's pretty obvious to me that I need to strengthen my core and my upper body. Occasionally I surprise myself with upper body and core strength, but I have ZERO endurance! It's going to be a fun transformation for me to watch and experience. I'm soooo happy Alice invited me to the teaser class. I think I have found a new love.

And I'm down 1lb, weighing in again tomorrow...

Sorry folks, there won't be any pictures for awhile...at least of me on the pole. haha!

Another DAMN and then a Hoo-Rah!! (is that how you would spell it?)

I'm back from Phoenix!
I am officially a college graduate!
I now have some free time!
And I'm going to lose weight!

I think with the stress of finishing the semester and a week of traveling and eating way too much crap, the weight crept on all too easily. I can't believe it, but I'm actually back up to 170. That is sad. SAD!

I haven't developed a full fitness/health plan yet, but I do have a few things in mind:

Get a membership to Studio Soiree and go 3-5 times a week to kick my butt into shape.
Bike or jog to the Studio (2.23 miles each way)
Softball games 1-2 times/week
Eat a lot more whole foods and cut out the crap (like the mini Almond Joy, Twix, and Mint 3 Musketeers I had this afternoon...)

That's it so far. I'm a planner, so I know I will have to do more of a spreadsheet approach to feel like I have a solid plan. It's a bit of an obsession, to be honest.

And, my ultimate goal is to be/feel healthy. And fitting into size 6-8 pants would rock my world.

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Damn

You may notice that my tracker just moved in the WRONG direction. Back 3 lbs. Sonofa.... It's okay. May will be a new beginning for me. I am going to make the most of Utah's beautiful weather and do a lot more outdoor working out, as well as getting back to my indoor workout. Maybe, just maybe, by the end of summer I'll have a kickin' bikini body. :)

Happy Easter!

My friends, I wanted to wish you a Happy Easter. This holiday has been fairly insignificant in my life for the past chunk of years, and that's unfortunate. There is so much more meaning to the day than a bunny and a crap-load of chocolate and candy. Boiled eggs are good, though. :) Anyway, I hope you all have a wonderful day!!!

Need to get a Move on!!!

Last Thursday I was at 162.8, and I'm hoping tomorrow I'll be at 162 or so. Who knows, though. My eating has been pretty random, and I haven't been regularly working out. Brandi over at A Life Change: My Journey to Happiness is such an inspiration to me. She's running 6-8 miles A DAY!!! That is so amazing! I know I could get there if I put in the work, and now that the weather is (supposedly) warming up, I have a bit of an urge to get outside and start running...even if it is just 1 mile at a time. Any sort of distance that involves my running shoes and the breeze in my face is a great start by my standards!

I'm still enjoying racquetball twice a week, too. I'm hoping when Patrick and I go visit my family in Arizona in May we can play racquetball with the family. That was always a fun family tradition.

I'll post my new weight next week!

Last week's weigh-in

Before I forget to mention it....last Thursday I was back at 163. My weight has been obnoxiously inconsistent lately! I haven't done any exercising, really, so we'll see what the scale tells me this Thursday. :)

My health is pretty good...a little bit of tenderness in my knees and hips over the last week, though nothing debilitating.

My mood has been on the up! It's nice to be happy and to know that God loves me.