rethinking.

Well, tonight was my second night of boot camp.  First night was Monday..it went rather well.  Every single muscle in my entire body was aching when I left, my face was the shade of a newly ripe tomato, and I almost barfed.  So...pretty sure it's safe to say that first workout can be summed up in two words: ass. kicker.

Tuesday I had a brilliant idea to go to Zumba to 'loosen' out my muscles.  ?!? WHAT WAS I THINKING?!?!  I made it through it and felt great after.  This morning?  eh..that's another story.

Today was day 2. 
I survived...that's about it.
We did a push up test, where now that I'm looking back I wish I would've done regular push ups instead of the wimpy girl ones.  I think when I'm at the end of the seven weeks of hell boot camp I'll be able to do several REAL push ups.  Hopefully anyways.  I only did 24 push ups and 50 air hump things.  Not sure what the official name is...but, you get in plank position and raise your hiney in the air and back down. 
core = burn.

Honestly...the only things that've been getting me through it (listen to me..I'm acting like it's been going on for weeks and it's day 2. TWO!) are my girls and my sayings which consist of:
1. truckerarms, truckerarms, truckerarms
2. shadow legs, shadow legs, shadow legs
3. LOVE HANDLES (I don't have to continue to repeat that one..because it's SO BIG)

(go. away.)

All of this pain makes me rethink my decision to join.  Who's idea was this boot camp anyways?!  Ugh..it'll be worth it in the end.
Hopefully!

revamp.

So..you know that 10 day reboot I was telling you about?
Yeah..didn't really go as planned. 
After that first juicing incident we decided we'd start fresh the next day.  The next day...well...it was terrible too.  We quickly found out WE DO NOT LIKE VEGGIES juiced.  Or, at least, the ones we were putting together.  So...we made a compromise: juice in the morning for breakfast and make smarter choices the rest of the day.  So far it's going rather well.  I think I'm starting to notice the benefits of juicing (and I know my intestines have...IF you know what I mean!).

Another revamp in my life is I am not a member of the local YMCA!  I went to my first Zumba class on Saturday.  If you've ever seen me dance..imagine taking away the alcohol and adding seven times more awkwardness. But..I still think I rocked it...and picked up a few new shoulder moves in the mean time. 

Today starts boot camp. 

I hope I survive. 

meet you in the produce isle!

Husband is really excited to start the 10 day 'reboot' juice.  I, on the other hand, would probably be happy just adding juice to my diet.  I love the thought of a 10 day juice, but actually doing it?  Well, I don't have the best track record of keeping up with things.  And, facing the facts...I just really love diet pepsi. 
So...yesterday we decided that we would get up this morning and go to the Farmer's Market in Webster. Apparently, this isn't just any market - this is on the top 10 list of things you should see while in Florida.  While I'm not sure where that person got their list, I was pretty sure this market/flea market was not going to rank up there with Disney, Sea World and Ripley's Believe It or Not. 

We got there and I could already tell this was not the place husband was expecting to see.  Quote clue number 1: "hmm, I thought this would be inside".  (Since when has a farmer's/flea market been inside?  Not sure)
We walked down the produce 'section' and decided we'd save that for the end...carrying around all that produce would NOT be fun (gold star for us). 
After walking down the first isle quote clue #2 arised: "man, I really should've brought my hat"  and then quickly after #3: "Ugh, I forgot my sunglasses in the car".
Several minutes later #4: "sooooo glad I didn't wear jeans"

We only went around about 1/2 of the flea market part, but I'm pretty sure we saw enough.  I came to the conclusion that most of the products at the flea market are either: a) stolen  b) bought from garage sales and attempting to resell  or c) something that was handmade and they're trying to sell it
example:

Yes, this is a tissue box cover.  Honestly, this one looks pretty nice compared to the ones we saw. 

 We saw a whooooooooole lotta belts, purses, jewelry, and all around junk.  Let's just saw I walked rather quickly and didn't make much eye contact.  Safe to say my anxiety level was pretty high!

Quote clue #5: "Oh wow, this is really big, what time is it, I think little man is getting tired" 

Anyways, we didn't have any antique 'finds' this time...but, we ended up scoring this for under 40 buckaroos...pretty sure we wouldn't be able to do that at Publix.  Let's just hope half of it doesn't go to waste!

We got home, and we were both VERY excited to make our first juice drink.  These next ten days are doing to be a breeeeeeeeeze!  I told husband that I really think we should do our first drink something extra good to kinda kick us off and get our taste buds flaring.  (He didn't listen).

We ended up making a carrot, cucumber, green pepper, celery and apple juice and I was determined to enjoy it...even though I was slightly nervous about that combination.  I said...eh, how bad can it be?  Bottoms up! (yes, this is complete hesitation on my face)

Well, I found out rather quickly how bad it could be.  On my list of 'terrible things I will never eat/drink again', this was in the top three for sure.  I tried to drink it and got about half way through before husband actually admitted it was pretty terrible.  I figured if he thought it was bad, I was justified enough not to finish it.  The stuff was seriously making me nauseous!  The smell...ugh, terrible!

So, he decided to juice some fruit and we added it to the liquiddeath.  We made mango, blueberries, and kiwi.  That was pretty much heaven...I'm pretty sure I could've just gobbled all that up.  But...husband was trying not to waste and was going to mix the two drinks together to try to make the first one manageable. 

Well, husband accidentally spilled the entire container of juice right after I had taken some, leaving him with none!  He was so fed up he just ate pizza instead.  So...I'm the only one that actually got an entire drink.  Annnnnnd...I've been burping up peppers ever since.  GREAT.

So, day 1 has pretty much turned into a disaster.  We'll try again later tonight...but for now...I think what I'm eating pretty much sums up the last couple hours and our first taste of juicing....

redo.

Let's get real...deep down I knew this list just wasn't going to happen. 
 eh...there's always next year, right? 
I was watching something a few years ago about weight loss and 'they' were saying how people always say, 'oh, I'm going to start my diet tomorrow', or... "next month I'm going to start".  Will I really actually ever do these things and change in huge ways?  Um...no, probably not.  But, it's fun interesting to try new things and try to better myself...even if it only happens for a week or two.

1. procrastinate less  Uh....clearly, not working.
2. lose 'monitor' weight (isn't this on most lists?)   Yeah, love handles are at size XL right now...give me a few weeks and a couple juice drinks and I'll get back to you on this one.
3. eat more fruits and veggies  Check!  I've actually really been trying to do this...hooray! 
4. cook 2 (or more!) meals a week  Um...pass. 
5. show my appreciation towards others more   I am a master at failing at this one.  There are so many people that I have failed to truly show my appreciation towards.
6. read more books  so far...fail.  Although, I have started reading more professional books.  so, only semifail.
7. paint the bedroom wall  I got the color - does that count?
8. have 2 (or more!) official dates a month  (official meaning we unload critter on someone and go out somewhere for more than 2 hours)   I got to February on this one...
9. apply for master's   talk to me in a couple of months
10. be more proactive with keeping in touch with friends   another fail.
11. become more comfortable with The Grays   What grays?  I'm a blond now. 
12. try to be more of a list maker (i tend to not make lists...and forget stuff -oops.)  check!
13. run 3 5ks (this is a huge deal...to be discussed later)  Technically I've done this.  Only two have been 'official', but one of them was when I became a warrior...so, that should count as two.  Plus..it was in another state.  I have to get bonus points for that effort!
14. learn how to small talk  just being honest...this is never going to happen. 
15. create a family craft for each holiday   um...kinda? 
16. go on a family weekend get away for no reason at all other than to make great memories  check!
17. say a positive comment before something negative sneaks out of my mouth  this lasted approximately two weeks.  Technically I feel as though I should get bonus points because this one rubbed off on several coworkers...but then a lot of drama happened and it was just too difficult to keep up all that kindness.

so...that being said...

The Brand New (July) Resolution List!**

1. Continue to eat more fruits and veggies
2. Cook more meals during the week
3. Continue to coupon without buying things we do not need!
4. Show my love/appreciation towards others
5. Read more books (both professional and just because)
6. Paint the bedroom wall
7. More dates!!
8. Apply for masters
9. Think positively!

**I have the right to change/modify list at anytime without any grief...because, I can. 

I know the list is half of where I started but a) we're half way through the year and b) I'm not so good with resolutions so I need to kinda set myself up for something I can attain :)

Dear (the rest of 2011)...here I come!

recap.

Well, it's apparent that I'm definitely living up to the whole 'Professional Procrastinista' just by the amount of time that has gone by since my last post.  OOPS!  I have good intentions of blogging on a regular basis...but, just...don't. 

Work is 'halted' for the time being and boy, am I a happy camper about that one!  Right before the halt, things were pretty much peaking at their worst.  Every single person in my support system was taken away and/or moved and it's safe to say I was in official freak mode.  My hair was in a constant state of havoc and I pretty much felt like this:

 (for the record, no clue who this kid is...but the hair is pretty much perfect)  If you don't know anything about how my hair can pretty much gauge how I'm feeling...you most likely don't know me very well. 

Moving along...
Sometime soon (notice I'm procrastinating again) I'm going to go back through my original list of resolutions and redo them.  Let's face it...I'm not getting very far on them, so I need to fix it so I can actually accomplish it! 

Since work has come to a halt, it's safe to say I'm catching up on quite a few hours of television I've lost in the last 9 months.  Top of the list?  The Casey Anthony Trial.  If you don't know about this trial, where have you been living?  Everyone I've talked to has some sort of opinion about the entire case.  I'm pretty sure I'm not alone with my thinking..but, I'll save that soapbox for another day.

Soapbox topic for today?  eating....or, in this case...not eating.
I've recently watching this amazing movie about a man who was severely unhealthy, went to lots of doctors and couldn't get healthy.  He decided to take on a 60 day juice.  The results were absolutely amazing and I was really moved by the whole thing.  He recommends a 10 day juice to 'reboot' your system and to get things on the right track again.  Well, tomorrow will be the beginning.  Let's face it...because I'm the way I am I'm going to make this sucker wait as long as possible to begin.  Husband is really wanting to do it (especially after a bout of dirty pizza that caused quite a stir in his belly) so he's pushing it a bit faster than I'm ready for.  A few months ago friends and I tried to do a week long veggie/fruit cleanse.  Yeah...didn't work out so well considering I ended up being a huge bitch when my body was going through withdrawals of diet pepsi.  I'm sorry but, I NEED my diet pepsi.  ugh. 
So...tomorrow we're going to a farmers market and picking out some beautiful fresh produce and we're going to get all stoked for our  new reboot!  Because..if any one's system needs a reboot, it's mine! 

side note: this video is hilarious and puts a smile on my face.