Weekend Round-up...I Need Coffee & A Massage...

I can't believe it's Monday already! Why do weekends seem to go so quickly?! One of life's unanswerable questions, I suppose.

I had a really fun weekend though! I will chronicle it in the photos below....enjoy!

FRIDAY

I had the honor of celebrating the birth of my dear friend Ashley! Along with her fantastic roomie, Elisabeth! It was a fun night! We had dinner at a restaraunt that none of us had been to before, and it was actually quite delicious.

The big-talking Host, Rico, was kind enough to take our picture! We all look a little strange in the eyes...but its okay.

After dinner we headed downtown where more fun was had.

 

The evening ended in us walking to our car in the rain. It was still a great night! I love these ladies!

SATURDAY

I, along with my church's youth group, took a little journey to Frontier City. I'm not gonna lie, I was really excited about spending a whole day outside in the sunshine...even in this crazy Oklahoma heat! I mean, look at that! I was all smiles, for serious.

I was less smiley once I actually go there and started sweating, but it's okay...I survived....Until my best friend tried to make me ride that horrifying ride pictured below...

Why would someone voluntarily get into a giant slingshot!? ah! No thank you! But I was going to take one for the team and ride it anyway...but...Luckily I got out of that it, thanks to the lovely Rachel... 

It's a fun story...maybe i'll tell you about it sometime...haha.

Apparently others look strangely on people who stand in line for rides at amusement parks while wearing a neck brace and ranting on about how she was injured riding the very ride they were all standing in line for...This girl is hilarious!. :)

After all of the standing in line (and really only riding a handful of rides) it was time to partake in what we all came to the park for...SWITCHFOOT!

I saw them a few years ago with The Goo Goo Dolls and they were great! They were even better this time!! Plus, I got to share the musical goodness with my favorite person in the entire world...Wes!

Just in case you are unaware, he's the best.

It was a long, hot, sweaty, crowded, but fun day...And by the end of it...

My feet and legs hurt so bad....to the point where I actually thought that aputation would be less painful...(yeah, i'm dramatic when i'm tired and sore). haha.

 

It made me realize that I'm not a youth anymore...I'm an adult and I get tired at 8:30. My feet hurt when I'm stomping about an amusement park with hundreds of children and youth. That's my life now....I'm cool with it.  It's a good thing busy weekends like this are rare for me. I'm not sure I couldn't handle it!

  Peace.

-M

Getting into a routine...

Technically, I'm on day 11 if the 30 Day Shred and I think i've done pretty good thus far. I've only missed two days. They were both Wednesdays (I have a lot going on Wednesday evenings and I just don't have time). I've even done Level 2 a few times and I didn't die! [my abs hurt like I was goign to die, but I didn't]

 So...If you read the previous post, just ignore that schedule. ha. I've decided that I can do the workout everyday, but i'll just skip Wednesdays. If I feel like doing some other form of exercise in addition to the 30DS then so be it. But I'm not going to be a workout nazi...that's just no fun.

That being said, i've noticed a lot of differences just in the 9 workouts i've done (I haven't done it yet today). I'm not losing all that much actual weight, but i'm stronger and definitely more toned...and I've already lost about 1.5 inches around my waist! It's a work in progress for sure, but I'm getting to where I want to be.

This was a very boring update, but it's what I have for now. Until next time...

   Peace.

-M

I Fell Off the Wagon....

It's true guys...I've fallen...but i'm going to get back up! I skipped day three of my 30 Day Shred Challenge. Completely SKIPPED it. [even the Fonz disapproves of this].  I could make up a number of excuses (letting my muscles heal, i've had a cold for a week, yada yada yada) but the truth is, I just didn't have time, nor did I have the energy. It's lame, I know, but I'm not giving up.

It wouldn't be a challenge if it were easy, right? I will continue with the 30DS today and add another day to the end of the challenge (or perhaps use one of my "free" days as a 30DS day). It'll work out.

To be honest, I enjoyed the day off. haha. My legs were pretty sore yesterday...so I guess because of that, I let myself be a slacker for a day.  I will survive, and so will this challenge! I owe it to the Fonz!

   Peace.

-M

Revisions...and a few aches....

Well, I successfully completed Day 1 of the 30 Day Shred (I'll refer to it as 30DS from now on) Jillian kicked my booty! WHEW! I felt all 27 minutes it! Felt it in a good way though...It was definitely tough, but it wasn't excrutiating and it's definitely something i'll continue to do...
That being said, my muscles are a little sore today. Not bad, but I can tell they were worked out. ha! I find they hurt a little more the longer I sit...They're fine after I walk around for a bit....But, I've decided to revise my 30 DS plan just a little to give my muscles some time to rest and to add variety. Instead of doing the 30DS for 30 days straight, I'm going to break it up a little. I'm going to do 5 days of 30DS [Monday-Friday] and let my weekends [Saturday & Sunday] be "free" days.

Let me define "free": I have the option to do absolutely no working out on one of the two days...ONLY ONE! On the other (or both if i'm feeling particularly adventurous) I can either do a 30DS routine, or a jog/walk, or a bike ride..etc. Variety is good, right?

I think this will work out really well. I've been reading a lot of testamonials about 30DS and a lot of people had better weight loss results when they combined it with another form of cardio. That's my goal. To tone, add muscle, and lose weight. Plus, the 30DS system has 3 different levels of difficulty, so I can change it up weekly or daily (as I see fit).  This, combined with better eating habits (not fully healthy, but better) I should see great results!  We'll see if i'm this optimistic in a few weeks. ha.
I'm really excited about this particular challenge and I hope that I can make it all the way through. It'll end up being more than a month, but it's okay. My September Challenge is a music challenge which can easily be done simultaneously with this challenge. I'll get in to that a little bit more in a later post. I have 3 of the 4 bands picked out already, and I might consult my readers for the 4th [see my previous post for more details].

   Until next time...

   Peace.

-M