2 posts tagged “2007”
work out and get healthy
... CHEERS to 2007 ... (even if it kills me).
So i've started going to the gym since the new years. I'm really determined to lose weight. i've signed a three year contract with Bally's Total Fitness and i've been going basically four times a week. One week Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday and then the next week Tues, Thursday, Saturday and then it starts all over again.
I've done really well with it all so far, it's pretty hard ... Im not gonna lie, but "full speed" running pace is most people at the gyms starting pace. lol. but ya know what? im doing the best that i can. It's been really fun with my nike+ ipod. I bought a work out from the Nike+Itunes, "improve your endurance 1- various artist". Let me just tell you HOW MUCH I LOOOOOOVE IT. I don't run on the treadmill right now cause it is just too much pressure on my knees and I've found I'm able to push myself more on the elliptical machine, the only thing that sucks about that is the millage and pace/calorie counter ect doesnt work cause I haven't synced it with that amount of pressure, it's synced with me running on the tread mill. I guess that's something I should redo sometime soon, but for right now I dont really mind. I do the work out and I dont worry about my pace or anything like that yet. I think for me the focus should be training my body to endure the workout to begin with and then worry about how fast im going and such. I really Enjoy the workout. The song to the left is the 1st "3min fast interval" song that you really have to push yourself and I love it! I'm "running" about THREE MILES every time I'm at the gym. The way the work out basically goes is a 10min warm up at a easy speed that you feel comfortable at and then a "3min fast" at 80% of your maximum heart rate and then you slow it down again to a faster than starting pace, but slower than your "REAL push". And it continues like that, I think its about 5 fast times.
"It may not have the dazzle of speed or the braggin right of power but endurance is the key to comfortable running --- and what runner doesn't crave that? Join Nike coarch and multiple-marathon cahmpion Alberto Salazar as he talks you through a 30-minute workout designed to help you run longer, farther, and with less effort. Album purchase includes a continuous coaching mix track (just download, play, and go), individual tracks of featured music to add to your library, and a digital booklet contaning expert advice. (11 songs & 1 booklet for only 9.90).
I've been trying to watch what i eat and trying to slowly change the way i've been eating. I've been making myself smaller portions of foods and watching how much butter goes into the things that I cook. Brian is SO INCREDIBLY supportive. He doesnt make me feel like i "have" to lose weight and never makes me feel like I am anything but beautiful, but at the same time he's right there beside me offering me water instead of beer or coke. The other night I didnt want to go to the gym at all and he let me throw a fit about it and then he hugged me and offered to drive me there, which i let him. Sometimes I act like a four year old and throw fits about stupid things, usually when im pmsing ( sorry if TMI there) but ... yea ... sometimes it happens and brian just loves me anyways.
he's amazing, did i mention its our 6 month anniversary today. that's exciting. we're going to dinner somewhere, it should be nice. :)
(ps, i get a freebie tonight on the diet... it's my time to celebrate)
30 Questions for 2007
Thanks to IceWeasel for this one! I'm not a big survey person, I swear, but it's neat to think about 2007. Plus, I'm bored at work. You all should do this too.
30 Questions about 2007
1. Will you be looking for a new job? Hopefully i'll be working towards getting a airline job
2. Will you be looking for a new relationship? im perfectly content thankyou! he's amazing!
3. New house? haha, not unless i win the lottery or something like that
4. What will you do differently in 2007? Try to be healthier. you know everyone always says that, but it was a really rough last year or two and i put on weight im determined to get rid of some of it
5. New Year's resolution? See above.
6. What will you not be doing in 2007? NOT getting into trouble with the POLICE (ha)
7. Any trips planned? um, i think Brian and i are going to try and visit his parents in Connecticut before they move, maybe in April for my bday
8. Wedding plans? haha. NO.
9. What's on your calendar? work stuff. and 6month anniversary
10. What can't you wait for? GREY's ANATOMY! spring time! my 22 birthday! wow, im aging ... its weird
11. What would you like to see happen different? me actually act like a grown up this year
12. What about yourself will you be changing? being more responsible for My Health
13. What happened in 2006 that you didn't think would ever happen? That i would finally start feeling like myself again. And finding a boyfriend who loves me for who i am, not who i pretend to be. He's amazing
14. Will you be nicer to the people you care about? im always nice, i want to try and do more for them though
15. Will you dress differently this year than you did in 2006? hopefully in a few months cause i wont be able to fit into my clothes now, hopefully i'll drop weight fast
16. Will you start or quit drinking? nope, i've cut back a LOOOOOT. so i think i've found a good balance, Plus im only 21!
17. Will you better your relationship with your family? Everyday i try to
18. Will you do charity work? yes
19. Will you go to bars? not too often ... drinks are too expensive
20. Will you be nice to people you don't know? lol. always am, maybe a little too friendly
21. Do you expect 2007 to be a good year for you? I think it will be a great year. its already starting off amazing with my boyfriend beside me and my family supporting me in everything i'm trying to do
22. How much did you change from this time last year until now? A LOT! tons of things have changed. but primarily the biggest change is how i feel about myself. i dont hate myself every time i look in the mirror this year
23. Do you plan on having a child? HELL NO (sorry, im too young and I couldnt afford one --someday yes)
24. Will you still be friends with the same people you are friends with? at least some of them, im hoping to make some new friends this year
25. Major lifestyle changes? um, basically living at brian's currently... thats a change
26. Will you be moving? maybe if i get a job that takes me out of town!
27. What will you make sure doesn't happen in 2007 that happened in 2006? stupid boys wont happen
28. What are your New Year's Eve plans? something with brian thats all i know
29. Will you have someone to kiss at midnight? SURE WILL
30. One wish for 2007? that i'll continue to grow in my content with myself and the life that im leading
