It’s been a while BUT…

I’ve lost 10 pounds. 2 months and 10 pounds. I joined a gym with my friend and we go to the gym almost everyday. I have to admit I am not pushing my hardest whilst at the gym BUT I am going at least 5x a week and burning over 600 kcals per visit. I am keeping my caloric intake at around 1600 and drinking A LOT of water.

I can tell [as can my Husband and friends] that I have lost inches…My clothes fit a bit better and I feel as though I look better in my clothes. That in itself is helping me push on.

We have planned a beach trip in July and I am really trying to step it up to get closer to my goal.

Oops I did it again…

I made another good choice! Yay!

Quinoa and Master’s reading…I never realized how involved this stuff is. I’ll let you decided which one I am talking about [pretty much both, ha!].

On the fly, I decided to throw in some broccoli, sweet peppers and onions in some EVOO. I also added in a pinch of sea salt, pepper, red pepper flakes and cumin. Yum!

I think I just meal prepped y’all! Did I unlock a level, get a badge?! No…oh well. It still feels good.

Oh yeah…no biggie or anything but I walked…in the freezing [literally] cold…for 2 miles…2 MILES!

Drop the mic…

Time to make that goal of more sleep a thing…holler.

Laundry Love…

While I love my laundry room, I HATE [with a burning passion] the act of folding clothes. The initial washing and transferring into the dryer is awesome…the aftermath of the drying [though it smells amazing!] is the part I dread. Ugh…I hate just thinking about it, mostly because I know how much I have to do [yet I am still writing this…ha, priorities].

Anyways, like I said I love the actual room, not so much what happens in it. Take a peek at this amazing, teal beauty of a room. Most people in big cities wish their rooms were this big! [I am assuming this…mainly because house hunters talks about it…I’m no expert]

This picture captures the true color of the room, a wonderful teal [my husband would argue it is more of an aqua but that is neither here nor there]

This photo also captures two of my loves [I bet you can guess it is NOT the large word LAUNDRY, ha!]. Nope, basset hounds and all things Native American. The sweet Native American drum was found at good ol’ Goodwill here in my little bitty North GA town. It is a bit tattered but I love it. The basset canvas is an awesome item I won at a Basset Hound Rescue of GA [BHRG] “Crazy, Basset people” function my husband and I [and 2 bassets] attended.

You can also see the “W” made with pushpins…I am THAT artistic anc clever [ha!]. I also have a “1st trip to Disney” pin that I KIND OF lied to score…

On the other side, is this piece of work. I am really trying y’all!

Monthly rewards

Pink: Daily goals, Blue: Month, Orange: Monthly goals

Yay me!

I took the plunge…

After reading many reviews and needing something to replace my meals in the morning, I decided to order the following:

Garden of Life Organic RAW – Chocolate

20g of protein per scoop, organic, vegan, gluten free, dairy free, soy free, plant based, non-GMO, raw

It should be here in about 2 days. I am very anxious and excited…

Half-Marathon; Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love My Body

The Z-Axis

I’ve never told anyone these things. My parents, my sister, my friends – no one. So heads up. You’re the first to know.

For the last few years, I have grown, slowly but steadily, to despise the way my body looks.

When I was a kid, I was always told how skinny I was. I didn’t break fifty pounds until I was eight years old. In high school I was always the smallest – height and weight – of my friends. I grew up knowing, somehow, intuitively, that ‘being skinny’ was something good, that it was something I should maintain. In high school, that belief was confirmed and reinforced by magazines, friends who were constantly ‘dieting’, and my school’s insistence on athletic rigor and social ostracism of students who didn’t fit the body ideal. But I was always warned that, as a woman, ‘my time would come’, I would have kids…

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Here I sit…

Two days into January and I too am having the thoughts of needing to get healthy and fit.

I am looking over Pinterest, pinning all healthy meals/tips/etc. per usual, but I am trying to really get my “head into the game”.

In a world full of working 40+ hours, working on a Masters, having a husband, 4 dogs and pretending to have a life outside of that I am trying to psych myself up to commit and just eat better.

I have worked hard, have a great job and husband who also provides so we have the means to buy these needed healthy foods so I cannot use that as an excuse…

I find my biggest deficit is TIME…I need more hours in the day.

In waking at 5:30 AM each morning, working until 3:15, coming home [so long as there are no other meetings, responsibilities, etc. after work] and then working on Master’s work until bed time [to do it all over tomorrow], I am finding it hard to find time to meal prep and/or exercise.

I know…[remember I said I pinned it ALL!]…I need to schedule it…make it a priority…I get it. Again…I am getting a Master’s degree…I have [or I’d like to think I have] common sense.

I feel that I am educated in the steps, motions, etc. It is just putting these into motion that I find logistically debilitating.

SO….long story short…I need help with the following:

1. Managing time to get it all done
2. Getting my husband on board to hold each other accountable

Any help is welcomed. Please leave comments, tips, etc.

I am going to attempt to use this blog as a motivator…wish me luck!

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