Can you believe its 2008? Holy Smokes where did the year go? Yeah I have no idea! One thing i do know is I have not been on here for a long time and Im happy to say im going to be back on! I have had so many problems with my computer and im hoping that its fixed and there are no more problems.
This past year was awesome, I grew as a person and I found out so much more about myself and others. I learned more about food and about my body.
What is in the past is in the past and is no longer in my hands, im glad to say that what has happened is done and im happy for it. Im not going to start 2008 with all the extra baggage instead im going to forget about the struggles I had in 2007 and instead start fresh a new portrait to paint. Im super excited, and im so proud of myself for getting through all I have gotten through.
I hope everyone has a wonderful new year! You can do it and never give up or look down on your struggles or bumps as failure instead look at it as a lesson to grow and become a stronger and better person.
Im not go shabby on new years resolutions maybe because in the past I never kept them lol but this year my goal is to eat healthier and stay on track, because mama has turned to junk food and my body is calling out for help!
Alrighty, so hopefully im not the only one not recieving emails when someone comments on my blog. Pfft! I only got one email in my inbox and I come on here and bam there are way more comments than one. Anywho good evening to all!
This week has been a steady climb, im not trying to take big leaps after all thats not the way to success. Talking about success, I was in class and right infront of me was a fortune cookie message that read "step by step you will ascend the staircase to success." Just what I needed! I have to learn to take slow, steady steps instead of the big ones I was once used to.
Eating has been really good, I have stopped eating out which helps my wallet and my waist. I started exercising again last night. I started with thirty minutes and I will work my way up again. However I have to say looking back at pictures really set the path for me. Good news is I hopefully stopped counting my calories for good. I have a good eye now on what is a serving and what not. Wish me luck!
Alright im off to study for exams! Have a wonderful Friday and keep on pushing!!!!!!
Have you ever heard anyone say "you take two steps forward and one back"? Well my summer was just like that. I know I haven't been on and let me tell you I really wanted to come back on but time was on me every second of the day. During the summer, I was dealing with computer problems, and summer school on top of that. I got out of both just fine! However, on another note, I discovered another part of me that I had never seen in my life. With time tight on my hands and school I have had little or no time to think about me. Before I go on, I havent stuck myself in the drive through of Mcdonalds but I have been eating too much healthy stuff, if that makes sense?
Anyways, I have gained five pounds and its taken me along time to get to a point in life where im okay with it. Before I would be hard on myself and at times I wouldn't have allowed it, but guess what I have stayed the same weight for the past two months. I needed to realize Im only human and I have to live life normally as I can. Of course I would like to start back to eating better and getting back to my exercise routine, all I can say is I have to take small baby steps. This right here is step number one. Im so glad to be back!!!!!
I missed everyone!!!! How is everyone?!?! Im going to get back on the road to a healthy new me and guess what nothing is going to stop me, no nothing, not even the biggest mountain!
I hope everyone has a wonderful Friday night!!!
P.S. I lost everyones website so if you want you can give it to me so I can add you again on my friends list!
I know you are thinking well look who decided to log back on and say hello! Let me tell you something, things have been going crazy and well with all the things that have been going on, getting on the computer was just out of the question!
So im going to fill everyone in on what has been going on!!
I drove back home from a nice and relaxing time at my parent's house only to find my apartment a disaster! I walk in ready to take my shoes off from a long drive and what do I see? A MESS of BUGS!!!! So I had to clean that up, It finally took me a couple days to up-pack!
Come to find out my computer literally died. Thought maybe I was going to be able to have it live a little bit longer but HA it was ready to go. So I have been looking around for a new one, the bad part of all this is it's not the best time to buy a computer. So with that said I haven't been looking and decided that for now im going to have to wait. So I have been using my sister's computer and the libaries. Hopefully these next two weeks I can look for one!
On top of all that my eating has been awesome! Besides the weekend before my birthday, everything has been great! My birthday was awesome! It feels great to be 20!!!! We had lots of celebrations with of course eating! We went to so many places thankfully after eating a whole cookie cake at BJ's my weight has stayed the same!!! Funny thing, I have noticed that my body is getting used to the "once in awhile" splurges and un-like before doesn't give me a huge number on the scale like before! Phew! Oh and to top off my birthday I got a camera!!!!! This is exciting news for me because never in my life have I ever owned one! Yeah, im slow on technology! Anyways once I get everything figured out with my computer, I will post pics!
As for the whole exercise thing, Im on track and I love working out three times a week versus 6 times. It's not taking a major tole on me as before. Lovin it!
How is everyone out there in EP Land?!!! I want to know how everyone is doing, hopefully everything is going fantastic! Summer is here and that only means one thing...hot days, and swimming, okay two things! Im going to hopefully check on everything in the next few days! Im very excited to catch up!!!
Im waving to everyone from Arizona!!!! Its great to be back!
Hey there! Yes, I sure have been gone for a bit and that is not usually me, but the last time I updated, things were going like crazy and I was just in a stressful situation. Well to update on that things are getting better and everything is getting into place again! Im still up here visiting my parents, my stay was longer than i expected it to be because of what was going on, but it gave me so much time to think about everything, which was so nice!
I head back home tommorow! Im soooo happy to get back to my house and to my own bed! Its amazing how much you can miss your place after being away for so long! On to other news guess who's birthday is on none other than Monday?? Haha! ME!!!!!! WOOOHOOO!!!! It's that time of year again where i turn a year older and celebrate an amazing year! I will be celebrating all weekend long! Okay well im dreaming but, im hoping to celebrate it with close ones and to have a good time! However, I won't be able to update until later on because my computer is being fixed and they are open on Monday so hopefully I can get on a computer before that! I want to start blogging more, i sure do miss it!
So before I leave here I have learned so many new things about myself, about my body inside and out. I have learned that actually in fact I don't have to workout five days a week to maintain my weight, that in fact three days @ sixty minutes is just enough. I also learned that I can't be perfect all the time but if I give 80 percent most of the time then im fine with that. I love my new body and I love waking up everyday to a new and improved life im living. Im living a healthy lifestyle. The best part of this all is I can eat my cake if I want to!
I hope everyone is doing well and that everything is going well for everyone! Im going to try and make my way to you all soon! I promise! I hope everyone has a wonderful rest of the week!!!! Keep on going and don't give up!!!!!
Goodness where have I been? Not here on EP land that's for sure. Instead I have been wrapped up in my own little land. Sorry for neglecting everyone on here and not being a good blog buddy. Things have been busy and life has been crazy and I just haven't had time to sit at the computer and type.
These past couple of weeks I have been with my dad just spending time with him and taking care of errands he needed to get done that he usually doesn't get done when it's just him. It's been nice having quality time with my dad.
So on Monday I was supposed to wake up and go running in the morning because the lazy side of me has kicked in when it comes to getting some exercise. Well I thought to myself that it was okay to give myself a break from exercise and routine. When im at home its always on the go and im on a routine with exercise. I never miss a day, well coming here and relaxing gave my body much needed rest and healing all in the process. So this week my goal was to get back to my routine of exercising and Monday I blew it off, okay blame my alarm, but okay blame me as well because I could have exercised but didn't want to. Tuesday rolled around and I woke my butt up at 5 and went running and on Wednesday I went running as well! I ran/walked for 60 minutes.
All day yesturday my legs and ankles hurt like crazy so I decided to give myself a rest from running and do the biggest loser DVD instead. I will exercise this week! I will eat OP this week! My eating is not a concern, I have been doing awesome! My weight has been the same!
Yesturday I was so stressed out with my personal life and problems and I was feeling like I couldn't handle it at all. I wanted to eat everything in sight. Going grocery shopping at a time like this was a really bad idea. I was steering towards all the junk food and all I wanted was to dive in it all. My body inside of me was talking its way out of doing something like that, and I held on to the handles on the cart got what I needed and didn't give in. It's amazing how things can go on overdrive and all you wnat is the sweet and salty junk. Im stronger than this!!!
Things are going well, I won't be on as much as I would like my parent's laptop is going to be getting fixed and who knows how long they are going to take! I will update as much as I can!
Hopefully everyone had a wonderful weekend!! This weekend I went to the Grand Canyon and oh my it was just a wonderful trip! I had an awesome time! I haven't been to the Grand Canyon since 96' and well I really didn't remember it that much but going this past weekend was alot of fun!
On Saturday morning we drove up to Williams, Arizona to catch a train all the way to the Grand Canyon. I was super excited since I had never been on a train before! It was so much fun, I was like a little kid again haha! Anyways after the train ride we arrived to the Grand Canyon, had lunch and then we just walked and took in every breath-taking moment of the canyon. While I was there nothing else in my mind was coming through. My mind was just relaxed, everything was so peaceful. Everyone there was just taking in the beautiful canyons and how amazing they really look. I literally sat there thinking "I sware im looking at a painting". It is just that beautiful. If you ever have time to go, I suggest the Grand Canyon, you really have to see it for yourself.
After a couple hours there we headed back on the train and called it a day after that. It was an awesome trip and would love to go back again!
Sunday was just a relaxing kind of day, we watched Shrek to catch up so we would know what is going on the third one. We are going today to see it, yippie!
Today I was supposed to wake up at five to go running because after 6 the sun comes out and its blazing hot outside. Yesturday Bullhead hit 105 eek! By 8 its already 89 degrees. However, my phone alarm didn't go off and I didn't wake up until late. So im planning on going running tonight. The last week while im here, I think im just going to concentrate on running. Lets see how well I can do, I love running takes so much stress out than other exercises but at the same time my joints take a major whip from it.
Im really happy today, everything is just wonderful! I couldn't be happier!! Im getting to a point where im getting to know my body more and more! The best part is I don't feel as guilty if I eat too much of something or if I splurge too much. As a matter of fact let me warn you before you go into Costco or Sams Club, please duck tape your mouth shut, or maybe just mine! We walk in there and im just looking around and then we hit the food section well golly gee the day im there, everyone is giving samples! Lets see I about had dinner there! I stopped by and fruit salad cart, had a couple samples, okay so I went to her car five times! She didn't mind! I even bought the bag! Then we went to the energy drink stand, had a cup of that, then I was off to the snack cart, she was giving away Chips Ahoy Cookies, and Nutter Butter, got two samples, then it was off to the pastry cart, I had a sample of a lemon tart. I was stuffed then it was off to the cookie cart. They were giving away huge cookies, so I got an oatmeal and a chocolate chip. Ate both of them! Was it just yummy! So either they don't ever let me in again, or they put a sign on me that says allergic to all food. Anyways im off!
Have a wonderful Monday!
Oh yeah, I forgot, I got the pictures developed but my dads laptop won't register the CD so I have to use another computer, but I will post them once it all works out!
Im off! I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday weekend! Keep it safe!!! I can't wait to come back and here what you all did for the weekend!!! HAVE LOTS OF FUN!!!!!!
Well hello there, its been a couple day's since I last posted, you can either thank the wonderful relationship I have with computers or being rather lazy if I say so myself. My parent's laptop decided to stop working so off it went to go see what was wrong with it and finally today its working. *crossing fingers* I want to catch up on everyone!
This week has been one huge rollarcoaster not with eating but with exercise! Can you believe it?! I know I have been so good at eating and my weight has been staying around 137 and 138. Shh it's a secret! I promise to not lose anymore! However, my little butt has not been wanting to move! Im just not feeling up to using my parents gym at the center or much of anything. Lets see on
Monday I played tennis and did an extra 45 minutes of cardio
Tuesday I played tennis again and went to just lift weights and ab work.
Wednesday nothing I was just lazy
Thursday ran outside for 40 minutes, if it wasn't for the heat I would have run longer
Friday, nothing....im just tooo lazy!
Saturday and Sunday I will be up at the Grand Canyon!!! WOOHOO! SO no exercise there.
Im not feeling guilty about it and im actually not mad or upset with myself, which is good. Im usually hard on myself. I decided that my body just need a week where it wasn't forced into anything. Usually when im at home everyday of thwe week im off and about with exercising, my body is on a schedule, im just not feeling it right now. I do love the time off but I do miss my exercise. I promise myself to get on running outside on Monday! It will be done!!!
Other than that nothing else exciting happening over here, getting ready for the trip to the Grand Canyon tommorow! Im sooo excited!!! I went there in 96' but heck I can't even rememeber what I ate three weeks ago more less that! Any plans for Memorial Weekend?!
Im off to ice my foot, some smart person *pointing towards self* decided it would be fun to drop a bad filled with cans of soups in them, ha no my foot hurts and is bruised!
Everyone have a wonderful and safe weekend if I don't update!!!! Be safe!!!!!
I noticed this morning in the mirror that im getting a little tanner, not alot but boy im not as pale as I once was. My parents actually said I don't look like Casper anymore. I actually didn't think I looked that white, but im liking the color in my skin, now I need to even it out instead of having two tan lines of my straps! I even lather on that sunscreen but somehow tan!
I decided to use google reader to track everyone and so far so good, im still getting used to it, but hopefully it can work!
Eating wise has been good, I have been eating way more ice cream than I should be, im at least keeping it in my calorie range but when you are eating Breyers Fat Free Chocolate Ice Cream which tastes like heaven. Top it with slices of strawberries and walnuts and bam you have it all! Its just soooo good!
So today me and my dad are playing another game of tennis, even though my right arm is literally shot. I went to my dad and showed him how it just lies there and doesn't move he laughed.
which helps my wallet and my waist. I started exercising again last night. I started with thirty minutes and I will work my way up again. However I have to say looking back at pictures really set the path for me. Good news is I hopefully stopped counting my calories for good. I have a good eye now on what is a serving and what not. Wish me luck!
