My Digits

No...I am not passing out my phone number...I know you are extremely disappointed...

What I am going to do is let the world know that in 4 weeks, I have lost 8.5 inches off my body.  That is total of inches lost of my biceps, legs, waist, etc.  Not bad considering I haven't been exactly a saint with my eating.  I was super happy with my new numbers because it gives me the motivation to keep going and to clean up my eating.  So...the quest of Moody Hotness continues....1 inch at a time! 

Bike Adventures

My cousin Ethan and I have been spending time together riding our bikes.  We have braved bugs, bike butt, shin splints, and honking cars!  Sunday we went for one of our more challenging rides to Eagle.  It doesn't sound like a big deal and at first it really wasn't.  We were enjoying our nice, leisurely ride to Eagle which was of course all down hill, when it dawned on my that if it was downhill the whole way to our destination...it would be uphill the entire way back.  That was a slight miscalculation on our parts.  The second miscalculation was that we decided to eat dinner in town before we started to ride back.  After eating a large fried meal, we realized that it was almost 9 p.m. and should probably head back.  About half way up the monstrous hill, my side started aching...then the other side started hurting...then my legs wanted to give out...then I ate a bug (involuntarily)...then my little toe started to hurt...then my shoulders gave out....then....ok so I am being ever so slightly dramatic, but in my defense...it was NOT fun!!! In the end we made it back to my apartment in one piece.  That is more than I can say for the stupid little bugs that felt the need to fly into my face!

Much Over-Due Update

Well....I kinda broke that rule today.  For the first time in months I threw up during a work out. Bleck! I totally wimped out!!! It was my own fault because I failed to eat breakfast before I went.  BIG MISTAKE!!! Who knew that hitting the snooze button 1 too many times could have so many unpleasant consequences!  It probably doesn't help that I have been eating horribly lately.  If it even looked healthy I didn't want to touch it!! Bring on the doughnuts, cookie salad, fried food, pie, ice cream, mini candy bars...you get the picture.  The mere idea of an apple has been a revolting thought...let alone actually putting it in my mouth.  Well today, I suffered the consequences! No more junk food! I have to get on track or I will never meet my goals and I have some pretty big goals!!   I left the gym after the unfortunate projectile vomiting situation but I fully intend to go back today, or at least ride my bike for a while.  

One of the biggest challenges I have faced through this process is balancing my life and workouts.  I tend to go the extreme.  Either I spend all my time at the gym and completely ignore any sort or social life/family, or I spend all my time socializing and totally abandon my workouts.  I have tried to blend the two worlds with walks on the greenbelt or bike rides, but it has proven difficult.  Not all of my friends are as active as I am or if they are, they don't have the time when I am available.  It is hard because I get sorta tired of working out alone.  I have a feeling that I am going to be struggling with this balance for the rest of my life if I am going to continue down the path of living healthier.

There has been one major incentive to go to the gym...the guys.  There are two insanely cute guys at the gym. One works there and one simply lives there (at least that is what it looks like).  Suddenly the gym is so much more fascinating...well at least on Wednesdays!!! =) 

We will see how this week goes.  Hopefully I find some balance and maybe a few carrots! 

Struggling

Lately I have been struggling hard core with my eating and motivation to go to the gym.   I love riding my bike and going for walks on the greenbelt, but I know they aren't doing the job as far as max calorie burn goes.  The worst thing is that I am not resisting temptation well at all.  Every where I go at DirecTv there is food.  Cookies, candy, doughnuts, ice cream, pizza...all free.  It isn't just at work that I am eating the wrong food.  I crave Junior Bacon Cheeseburgers, frozen yogurt, and french fries.  It is not a good thing.  I don't work out more than 2 days a week and I have 0 motivation to actually go to the gym.  I have only worked out with my new trainer once and am supposed to go back on Tuesday.  I was doing great for 6 weeks and then everything got thrown off.  I need to get back to the place where I was going to the gym 6 days a week and eating right.  My project has been much more difficult than I ever thought it would be.  My doctor has said that weight loss and lifestyle changes are something that are 3 years in the making.  It takes 1 -2 years to lose the weight and 1 year to maintain the weight loss/make it a permanent lifestyle.  I think my problem is impatience.  I am not seeing the progress that I want so I am becoming apathetic.  I know that eating junk food isn't going to get me to my goal, so I am going to have to just bite the bullet and get back to the business of losing weight.

Newest Torture Device

Ladies and Gentlemen: I give you the Bicycle!!!

Now don't get me wrong just from reading the title, my bike is awesome! It is fun to ride, burns calories, helps tone my legs, and the best part...matches my car! I am going to look so cute when I get a bike rack!! I will drive around town with my matching bike and car!! I am going to have to budget a bit more gas money first though!  The bike itself is not the torture device.  The seat is.  Last night my cousin Ethan and I decided to take our bikes to the greenbelt.  It would have been fine had we not decided to ride all the way to Boise State University (sadly, I wasn't wearing my Vandal shirt! Ugh! Missed opportunity!).  It is just under 13 miles round trip, and something we did in about an hour and 15 minutes.  We kept a great pace and things were going quite fabulously until about mile 6.  That is when the "bike butt" flared up! The seats that come with the bike are less than soft.  I didn't think much of this when my parents bought it for me, because let's just say, I have ample padding of my own!  Not so much.  Oh, I do have ample padding, but I don't think there is enough padding in the world to compensate for the brick I was sitting on!   I am almost positive that the bruises I now have on the backs of my legs and booty are permanent and I may have a permanent imprint of the word "Mongoose" in a very unfortunate spot! 

I do have to say that I am extremely proud of Ethan and I! We rocked the greenbelt!! It was so much fun to get out of the gym and in the fresh air.  The only down fall was the amount of bugs that are around the river.  I am pretty sure I ate a few, and the ones that I didn't end up digesting were splattered on my shirt and in my hair.  I couldn't wait to get home and shower! Maybe on our next ride we can take my 10 speed off some sick jumps! 

Sitting on my bike!

Proof I actually road the bike!