Day 27... MyFitnessPal

The only great thing about being sick is not being hungry, now I'm feeling better and ready to raid the fridge.. sigh. Anyways, I am almost myself again and back at it, or at least the food part of it. I don't plan on hitting the gym until Saturday. So today I tracked everything via MyFitnessPal and I was pretty impressed with how easy it is to use which of course means I had to download the iphone app.

Day 26....Sigh..

Well, I'm having a rough month it seems. The first week went swimmingly and then there was the snowpocalypse  and then my SO came for a long weekend and now I have a nasty cold. Just ughhhh! I did finally update last week's weigh-in which wasn't a complete tragedy not that a gain is ever a good thing but I expected to be up, but then I also expected to be hitting the gym hard this week, so not happening.

So I think I'm getting back on track finally, but I still don't thinking I'll be earning any activity points for a few more days. Hopefully I can lose at least a few ounces before weigh-in. Tyler now has the same scale I bought last week, of course I actually had to pay for mine, since I'm not famous and all.

Friend Makin' Mondays....One Word

Its friend makin' Monday! I'm high on cold meds so its a good thing this week is a no-brainer.

1. Where is your cell phone? close

2. Your most significant other? Mr.

3. Your hair? Auburn

4. Your mother? strong

5. Your father? jerk

6. Your favorite? Kindle

7. Your dream last night? Fluffy

8. Your favorite drink? Lemonade

9. Your dream/goal? Independence

10. What room you are in? Bedroom

11. Your hobby? Reading

12. Your fear? Failing

13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Successful

14. Where were you last night? Here

15. Something that you aren't? Tall

16. Muffins? Sometimes

17. Wish list item? Tattoo

18. Where you grew up? North

19. Last thing you did? Email

20. What are you wearing? Jeans

21. Your TV? Syfy

22. Your pets? Chloe

23. Friends? Lacking

24. Your life? WIP

25. Your mood? Sick =(

26. Missing someone? Yes

27. One place that I go to over and over? Jazzercise

28. Something you want: Roku Streaming Player

29. Your favorite store? Amazon

30. Your favorite color? Lime

Day 21....life happens

Well between the snowpocalypse and an unplanned vacay, life is coming at me from both sides! My Mr. lives in a different state and he is here for a long weekend, which means more food and no exercise. By the by, I suck at LDRs but thats a whole 'nother post. I see the Mr. about every 6 weeks, hopefully as the year goes on I will learn to handle all this wining and dining crammed into 4-5 days and we will definitely be getting some exercise once the weather picks up and we can start hiking again.

Anyways, we went to the Biltmore House yesterday and it was pretty darn cold  in NC! I will catch up with everyone after the weekend and tell ya how much I love the new scale I bought!

Friend Makin' Mondays

FMM is a survey this week, so here we go:

1. Why do you blog? I blog to keep myself on track and to suck up all the motivation I can from others who blog for the same reason. 
2. What is your favorite TV show? Castle, Human Target and of course White Collar
3. What's the first thing you drank this morning? Like most other mornings, orange juice. 
4. Are you married, single or in a relationship? I'm in a relationship
5. List three of your hobbies. Reading, Cookie decorating, writing
6. What do you like most about yourself? I like the fact that I never tire of learning something new. I'm always striving to be interested and interesting
7. List a couple of your favorite sites: Twitter, goodreads, NaNoWriMo, and lots and lots of blogs
8. What's the last book you read? The Darkest Passion by Gena Showalter and Note to Self, a journaling book. 
9. Can you whistle? Not even close but I can snap my fingers pretty loudly
10. List your favorite pro sports teams.  The Pistons and The Red Wings, I'm a Detroit girl
11. What's the last thing that made you smile? My twitter timeline always brightens my day
12. Do you prefer mayo or mustard? Definitely Mayo
13. Do you have a crush on someone? Always.... This week Matt Bomer(White Collar) tops the list 
14. Do you get up early or sleep in? Never sleep in, even if I can
15. Do you attend church? Very infrequently
16. Would you rather see a movie at home or in the theater? Theater, love the big picture and the great sound. Its an experience =)
17. Was there a teacher or authority figure that ever truly stood out to you? Sadly, no..
18. What is your favorite game? Absolute favorite is Words with Friends, play 'scrabble' with my friends anywhere! I also love Monopoly and UNO. 
19. Cupcake or potato chips? I hafta say potato chips. I'm way too picky about cupcakes, now if you involved cookies it would be an entirely different answer. 
20. Tell us something random that we wouldn't know to ask. I have four tattoos

Day 15....Weigh-in Week 2

Its been a ROUGH week! I've basically been snowed in since Monday, and pretty sure I've already ranted and whined about that. I've been bored, hungry and not able to hit my workout classes. So its a huge understatement that this week has been a struggle. Somehow by the grace of God I managed to lose 1.2 pounds, or at least that is my best guess.

I have bounced from scale to scale this week and ended up returning the cheap one I bought and I'm currently waiting for Amazon to ship me out another digital demon. So this week's weight is based on yesterday's weight before the now returned scale went all wonky on me and started giving me false numbers. 199 sure is a nice number to look down and see, but unfortunately not an accurate number. Sigh.

In light of picking up speed again this week, my goals are:

• Drink 40 oz. of water daily
• Workout 5 times this week
• Less bread more veggies

Day 14...Fitness Goals

I have slacked all week and that includes my eating, my exercise and my attitude. Being under a state of emergency is my #1 excuse, but really there is no excuse for not taking care of me. Everytime I think this is so hard I remember that normal people do this everyday, they hit the gym and skip the cookies because thats what you need to do to be fit and healthy. No shortcuts, no whining. Just do it.

So I wonder is the weight holding me back or is it just an easy excuse that allows me to sit on the sidelines instead of being in the thick of it and living the life I was meant to live. I have considered running a 5K many, many times and yet I always find a reason not to. I spend hours bike shopping and always end up thinking that's not me. Why waste money on a great bike when I'll be too much of a chicken to spend hours and hours riding it. And now adding to the list is the warrior dash and once again I have a long list of excuses as to why I'm not gonna do this, but my inner skinny chick she wants to be a warrior...