.. and i'm back ..

blasted tuesday. i was so pumped about my three day weekend, and it just zoomed by me like it didn't exist. what the heck?! alright onto the catch up and less of me being bugged by the stupidity of working.

saturday i slept in until 9:30, thank you pup. we got up and had breakfast, and just hung around while we waited for others to wake up. i caught up on my shows, biggest loser finale! I was pumped to see the winner, they so deserved it! after watching some of that and what not i got ready to meet a photo appointment at 1. a cute bride to be. we chatted it up for about 2 hours and went into all the details we could on the subject. she is adorable and i can't wait to shoot their wedding this summer. after this i did some art making. just simple watercoloring but it was great. by this time the hubs was getting home and we decided to have papa murphy's pizza for dinner. i got the veggie delite. it is way good and not too bad calorie wise. after this we watched part of minority report with my dad, can we say odd show?! we then got kicked off the tv so my brother and his friends could play xbox. so we went to bed. 

sunday i got up with the pup around 7:45. got him breakfast, and snacked down a piece of toast. got ready for church and went. it was a good set of meetings today, the girls in my group made me cry - 5 of them graduated from high school this past week and won't be with me anymore. after church i came home and made homemade oreos for my hubs little brother's birthday. he loves cookies. we then went to their house and my hub and his brother played golf on the ps3 while i chatted it up with my mother in law. love her. we had chicken burritos with them. yum. after this we went home and finished minority report, i felt strangely different after watching that one. and then just played a nice round of battleship, i lost. sad day. 

monday, the hub and i slept in until 10. what?! i was shocked to wake up and realize it was indeed 10. crazy pants. we got up and i made the family eggs and home made buttermilk biscuits. yum. after which my hub left for work. i mean come one i get a day off and you want to spend it at work? i was bugged. but i lived. so i spent the day shopping for food with my dad, making a big potato bar for the family dinner, searching redboxes to find movies and playing with my cute fluffy pup. we had a family dinner at 6:30, the potato bar, it was great! we topped it off with watching brian regan on netflix, 5 grueling rounds of couches which the girls lost and pictionary. it was a good day. 

back to the grind, we go!

it is a three day weekend ya'll! WOOT WOOT

so it is friday. i feared the worst when waking up today. could i move? that was the question. i moved slowly and was able to actually get around pretty good, don't get me wrong i am sore and my muscles scream in agony when i do move but at least i can move. today will just be sore, and i guess i have to be okay with that cause it meant that i worked hard yesterday. i survived. 

work today i knew would be a bit crazy and hairy just cause of what we are in the middle of. getting ready for the big CHA show and what not and then have like 7 sales teams going on the road and bugging me for about a million and a half things, that they have to have then and couldn't ask me for earlier. pains. so i got to work, checked up on email and dove in. i worked through until lunch. i went home and had lunch with my cutie pie pup and loved it. after lunch i dragged myself to finish the last few hours of work. almost to the 3 day weekend!! 

after work, a coworker of my husband invited us to dinner to celebrate his wife's birthday. so we decided to go, partly cause it was my husband's favorite place to eat and i hate going there. it always makes me sick. tucanos. it is like 110% meat and nothing else, talk about heavy food and upset stomaches. blah. after dinner we just chilled at home with the pup. lazy day, and i like that just the way it is.

the weekend is a long one, so you will hear from me on tuesday, yep no internet for me this weekend. i am taking a break. but i hope you have a grand memorial day weekend. i am going to fill mine with art, pictures and family time. it is going to be great!!

here is the food for the day

breakfast

toast

gatorade

lunch

beef taquitos

lemonade

dinner

tucanos (can't list everything.. just go and you will know)

water

.. thursday = pain, is it friday? ..

alright so i woke up this morning and laid in bed and attempted to move. my body was so sore i was convinced that it had to be friday since i was so sore. i had to have just worked out with my trainer and that is why everything is rusted in place right? wrong. i soon realized that it was thursday and much to my dismay knew that i had to power through another day before the weekend arrived and it was going to be a painful one. argh. so i managed to lever myself to the sitting position, no easy feat, and into the standing position. my legs were on fire and I'm sure that my calves were tighter than a slingshot in full pull mode. killer. 

work today was actually pretty crazy. i had a big ribbon project that consumed the better half of the morning and part of the afternoon to complete. but i did find comfort in listening to a podcast on itunes to help pass the time. if you haven't done these i highly recommend them. i listen to one called radiolab, they are great. i have learned a bunch of fun things and actually took time to think about stuff in depth that they were talking about. riveting i know. once i wrapped up the ribbon ordeal i was off to lunch, i know amazing it took that long huh? i had lunch with my booted pup and then it was back to work for another hour and a half. i powered through the last bit which involved testing punches, cutting strips for a different ribbon project and then catching up on the ever piling emails that were crowding my mailbox. after all this it was 5 and time to go! i was off, and knew that the training hell was awaiting me. argh. so i got home changed, had a granola bar for energy boost, and was off to get my butt handed to me. literally. here is what went down to cause my butt to come off..

abs

{crunches (30), push ups (10) repeat 3 times}

abs

{boxers (15), diamond push ups (12) repeat 3 times}

abs

{obliques (20 each side), leg lifts (15) repeat 3 times}

abs

{planks for one minute}

arms

{lateral pull downs (12), bicep rows (12), triceps (12) repeat 3 times}

arms

{lateral pull downs, underhand close grip (12), one handed bicep rows (8 ea side), triceps pull downs (12), repeat 3 times}

sprints

{5 minutes on elliptical 20 seconds full sprint, 40 second walking}

arms

{seated flys (15), push ups 10 half way hold for 5 seconds followed by 10 more, repeat 3 times}

arms

are you kidding?!?!

{seated machine rows (15), seated machine shoulder pull downs (15) repeat 3 times}

sprints

what the f?!?

{ lunges to half court (basketball court), 10 push ups, lunges back}

{wall squat 30 seconds, 12 jump squats, side shuffles to half court and back}

{sprint to other side of court, walk back repeat 3 times}

um can you say dead? i was done. stick a fork in me, finished. after this brutal workout i went home and met my cute hub and pup. the family decided to do dinner out tonight, so we met them for dinner and yes i did wear my spandex and a sweatshirt, don't judge me. 

we followed up with a shower, bathing the pup, folding more laundry - swear it never stops- and watching a episode of cheaters, all time classic.

food

breakfast
toast
gatorade

lunch
beef taquitos
lemonade

dinner
chicken alfredo
water

long day, and i fear tomorrow will hurt. badly. 

.. lazy wednesday ..

it is wednesday, once again happy hump day! i kind of like wednesdays, they aren't my favorite day of the week but they are pretty great. i like it cause i know i only have two more days of work followed by a great weekend. especially this weekend. 

i feel a little bit more rested than normal today, that is great cause i have been in zombie land for quite a few days now. hallelujah! i think it is cause i have actually been going to bed on time. which is fantastic. today i got up and i knew it was going to be a sun shiny day which is great compared to the last week of gloom we have been living in. i got stopped this morning on my way into work at a police check point. i don't think it was intended for me, although it was pretty funny to have to be stopped and at 7:50 in the morning. so i got to work a bit late, just cause i had to go through that. i got here and had a few projects already waiting for me so i jumped in with two feet. i got caught up by about 10 and then caught up on emails and blog reading. i had little projects here and there until lunch which i got to have with my cute little puppy. who for the past 2 days has been living with a cute infant sock on his hind right leg to keep him from scratching his nipple off his belly. it is kind of comical to look at not going to lie. it keeps life exciting. after lunch it was back to work for a bit, just little things. i finished up around 5 and home it was. i decided, since it was one of my new goals, that i would go to the gym tonight. i was going to hit up the RIPPED class at golds. I  invited my sister and sister in law to come along, who knows it could be fun. i have been once before and it was hard core but great. so after a hour of sweat and struggle i was done, phew. 

I finished off the night with doing laundry and watching a tv show with my hubs. i like having low lying nights where we can just be. They are great. 

i was pretty sore and tired at this point so, of course the logical thing it to go to bed. but i am not logical apparently.  but you see i have an addiction problem. i am addicted to reading. i can't sleep at night until i read at least a chapter if not more. so i stayed up and read for about a half hour and now i am calling it a night. until tomorrow, hopefully i can survive.

here is what i ate

breakfast

pancakes

water

lunch
1/2 chicken breast
1 c broccoli
1/3 c funeral potatoes
lemonade

dinner
1/2 filet mignon
1/2 baked potato
1/4 c mushrooms
1 c broccoli
1 dinner roll
water

.. a sword with two edges ..

well i survived monday. yesterday was exhausting. between work and keeping up there, or staying awake i should say, then rushing home to take the pup to the vet. turns out he couldn't get his shots, since he has a rash over taking his body - apparently it is allergies and a round of staph, yay - so we just got seen, given drugs and sent on our way. then we spent the evening with the in laws which was nice and calm. 

today, is a tad different. i came into work with a few projects already in the waiting. i got started right away and was able to catch up by about 10. then i got sent on a gathering mission. we needed ribbon for a project, and i had to go find it in the other warehouse. let me fill you in on our warehouse. it is about the size of 2 home depots put together. the ceilings are so tall and all the rows are labeled by letter. so i had to start in row f and find some there and then make my way to row r to find the rest. after getting about 300 spools of ribbon i was done. i got back around 11. finally. up until lunch i just had little projects nothing to exciting. then lunch. and hanging out with the puppy. yay! after lunch it was back to work for a few hours, catch up on emails and finish off the little projects from before. i finished off at 5 and was at the gym by 6 for training. my sister has started coming with. it's good on one hand and bad on another. I struggle with her coming. I like having her there cause it does help with my motivation but on the same hand she is more fit than me so I struggle to feel like I fit in or i should be there. i have a bad judgement problem. Double edged sword there for sure. i requested legs, just cause my arm was killing so here is the butt kicking.

circut 1
{squats (15), forward lunges w/ 15 lb weights (8 ea leg), single leg dead lifts (8 each leg) repeat 4 times}

circut 2
{squats (15), squats w/ 20 lb weight (8 ea side), leg lifts (15), quick steps on bench (12 ea leg) repeat 4x}

circut 3
{leg press laying (15), leg press sitting (12), crunches (30), bicycles (30), pushups (12) repeat 3 times }

cardio
5 minutes on a elliptical , 20 second sprint then 40 second walk

calves
{seated calf raises (15), standing calf raises (15), seated calf extension (15) repeat 3 times}


i was sweating like a pig by the time i was done. i was so tired and my legs killed. and i drive a stick shift car. lovely. we made it home, just barely though. we finished the night off with family dinner and then a shower. then the hub and i went to barnes and noble to pick up a book i have had my eyes on for a while.

here is what got in my belly

breakfast
pancakes
water

lunch
carne asada taco
lemonade

dinner
1/2 chicken breast
funeral potatoes
green beans
water

well, i am pooped so i am off to beddy bye. 

.. someone has a case of the mondays, that would be me..

monday again. i seriously dread this day some times. last night i told my husband that i hated mondays and i was dreading getting up this morning to go to work. blah.

have you seen office space? the part where he gets to work and the lady on the phone has the most annoying voice in the world and he is going nuts. and she comes over to talk to him and he is just rude and then she proceeds to tell him that he has a case of the mondays? welcome to my every monday. painfully painful.

the day before had been a tad rough on the emotions. like i mentioned the pup developed random bumps on his skin which did wonders with my emotions and reliving the horrid thoughts of cancer. heaven help us. and my little brother and i got in a tif. he is one of my best friends in the family. he is the one when i want to talk to someone other than my hubs i call him. so it was a little rough and emotional. i spent a good half hour outside balling and with snot coming oozing out my nose. i was a red mess of splotchyness last night. so my eyes are swollen puff balls today. lovely.

got to work this morning and made the morning meeting. it was alright, nothing too exciting. i spent the next few hours fighting to keep myself awake, i was seriously so tired. i haven't had much to do, just cause i am starting to gear up for the big summer show so my part of the work is coming in a few weeks. so i have a hard time staying awake. i caught up on all my blogs i was reading and the news. so i am pretty much up to speed on all the gossip. - go ahead and ask me. i read people.com and cnn, i can answer a butt load of questions.

the afternoon kind of dragged on, not going to lie. but i will make it i guess. today was the puppy's last vet visit for shots. he got his rabies and his last booster shot and is now able to be around other fun pups. we spent the rest of the evening with the in laws which i love. so relaxed at their house.

no gym today, my arm is giving me issues and i am not in the mood to fight it. so i am just going to rest up for tomorrow and trainer day.

meals

breakfast
pancakes
water

lunch
carne asada taco
lemonade

dinner
beef top ramen
slice of homemade bread
water


and i definitely have to say i have a case of the mondays. blah. hopefully tomorrow will be better and less monday-ish. 

alright, here is our weekend recap. 

friday finished off with us going to dinner. After dinner we went and watched my little sister walk across the stage to get a certificate of completion. she went to a tech school and they don't do degrees. funny like that. after screaming our guts out for her, we left and decided we would do laser tag at the nickel city in orem. i have to admit i was kind of disappointed with the actual layout of the laser tag field. in the past my hubby and i have gone to laser assault. it is like ghetto, like built in the 80s but it is so fun. it has 2 layers and like 5 rooms. a blast. this arena only had one level and one room with obstacles. kind of lame. we wanted to play against each other, boys vs girls, but they wouldn't let us go in so we had to play against a bunch of 16 year olds. great. i got my workout in on that half hour of play. i was sweating so bad when we were done. the kids we played against were so LAME. they wouldn't move around they just hid in spots and then when we would come over and just stand across from them and shoot them they said we were lame. apparently the game of laser tag has changed since i last played. after laser tag we got $2 in nickels and played games and won prizes and what not. pretty fun. we got growing safari animals. they are hilarious. we did one after we got home and just laughed. 

I counted the laser tag as working out, it was like 30 minutes of straight up cardio. killer. 

meals : breakfast - granola bar, lunch - pizza pie cafe, dinner - cheese tortelini

saturday the hub stayed home from work, so nice. i got up and made him breakfast - pancakes, and we had a nice quiet morning. after cleaning up we decided it was time to scoop poop and mow the lawn and take care of the little plants that needed love. so we did that for about 2 -3 hours. after we were done we showered and then started laundry. we spent about 2 hours at the mall on the hunt for some good flip flops for the hubby, which we found. and we had lunch - subway. after lunch we came home and just relaxed and played with the dogs. i went to a dance concert with the girls in my church group to support a girl in our group who was performing. she did great. afterwards we got an ice cream cake, a first for another girl in our group and had it at my house where they got to ask my hub what ever they liked, which they loved.

i did some slight weight lifting in the gardens, not too much so light workout day

meals : breakfast - pancakes, lunch - subway 6" turkey, dinner - beef taquitos

sunday i got up around 7:45 and fed the pup. afterwards i showered and got ready for church. it was a good day, sunny and nice. just me and my dad at church, quiet and lots of room in our bench. after church we went home and got in some comfy clothes, a staple on sunday afternoons. we had lunch together, carne asada tacos. yum. and then i fed the pup lunch and snuggled until choir practice. don't get me wrong, i can kind of sing - k not really but i like it - so i go, it is the church choir and didn't require a try out to be in it. hallelujah. we practiced for an hour and then came home. the pup developed some odd bumps on his skin, i'm a tad nervous. our last dog died of skin cancer, not exactly equalling great feelings. so i spent the next few hours watching his skin and seeing if more bumps developed. the hub got home from work and we had dinner with the fam. sliders. after dinner we watched the nba game (chicago vs miami) and then followed it up with the movie easy a. so good. i split a pizooki with my brother and then called it a night. it was a good weekend i have to say. some relaxing some productiveness but just nice. 

no working out today..

meals : breakfast - pancakes, lunch - carne asada tacos, dinner - sliders

see you tomorrow for the mondays..

.. here little moo cow ..

alright, so i wrote this post before the weekend so if you did check in maybe you would have something to read. i thought i would tell you about my milk encounter and why me and milk are no longer friends.

*warning*

 i am recounting some pretty gross stuff and it is from a childhood memory so it could be a bit out of the ordinary and little grander than it was, but if you have a queasy stomach, i wouldn't read it.. just saying

when i was 15, my parents went on a trip to australia. my dad had business down there and my mom tagged along with him. so my siblings and i went off to my grandparents house for 2 weeks. it was great, i guess. my grandma had planned stuff for us to do, well at least the little kids. the closest cousin / sibling was 2-4 years younger than me. yep i was bored. we had sleepovers and plans to go to Yellowstone to stay at my uncles cabin for a few days and ride four wheelers. i was excited about that part. but my grandma had another day planned in between there. her sister and husband, my great aunt and uncle, own a dairy farm. they have milked cows since i don't even remember. they have a ton of cows, like a bazillion. i couldn't even count or imagine. the day before we were going to go to Yellowstone we went to their farm. we were going to help out and learn about what it takes to care for the cows. we got there and the little kids went with aunt m to feed the cows and me yep i was with uncle f. he took me into the milking room. it was the strangest place i have ever been. stainless steel everything, it smelled like poo and it was steaming and kind of hot in there. he had his sons bring in the first round of cows. i just stood there and watched these behemoth animals walk into a corralled stainless steel pen and get positioned for the milking. my job was to clean the udders and attach the milking machine. um gross. they showed me how to do the first one, it was odd feeling and i wasn't so sure i wanted to do anything in there. then they turn it on. the machine cranked to life and started sucking with the force of a black hole. i don't know how the cow didn't cry. as the milk was coming out it went into a trough near the cow's feet and ran into a container at the end that was the start of the pasteurization process. except if an animal pooped, which did happen often it was really close to the milk. like so close. i was sick. then it was my turn. i think i gagged through the whole thing and i blocked out most of what happened. but that my friends was the end of my milk drinking career. done. 

the funny part of all this is that i had another great uncle that raised cows to butcher them. that same summer we visited him and when we went over the butcher truck had showed up to take the cattle. but this is no ordinary butcher truck, they butchered the cows right then and there and then took the meat. yep i watched a cow get cut into pieces and hung in a refrigerated truck, but ironically i love meat. like love it. how does that happen?

is there anything you don't eat and why?

.. a rainy day followed by a weekend ..

today is terribly rainy and yucky weather. i have to admit i am quite disappointed. i mean it is the end of may almost and we are still having winter weather advisories put into place. um what?! i swear sometimes the weather here in utah is a like a cranky lady who is bipolar and can't decide is she is going to be happy, sad or fluffy. why can't she just make up her mind?

today is friday, and i have to be excited about that. first off cause i get to sleep in tomorrow, well at least past 6:30. then i get two days to do what i want and not run on another person's schedule, thank goodness! this week has been crazy running around and making all these appointments and what nots. i can maybe breathe after tonight is done. today at work it is a girl's birthday and another girls last day. double whammy. in tradition we always get a birthday treat for that person, what they want on that day. so she opted for cinnamon rolls from kneaders. they are a pretty good bakery, if you are in need of one. so since i am the official errand person i was off to fetch cinnamon rolls and a gallon of milk. -side note- i HATE milk, sicks me out so bad. maybe one day i will share. when i got back we sang happy birthday, ate cinnamon rolls and then back to work. 

this afternoon we went to lunch together to celebrate the other girls last day. she wanted jdawgs. it is a local hot dog place that if you are ever in the provo area i recommend. good hot dogs. and on top of her leaving we were having a creative activity day. we are going to the byu museum of art to see the exhibit. busy work day i tell you. 

after work, i did get a small break and then we were off again. we have a triple date with my little brother and his wife and a set of friends. we went to la jolla groves for dinner, a good fresh italian place. after that we had to run to my little sisters graduation. although she isn't really graduated. she is getting her lpn and still going to school to try and get her RN so not quite sure why they have a graduation for half way down the road, but we went. after that we finished up the night with a little bowling action and called it a night. busy times i tell you, busy.

food for today

breakfast

cinnamon roll from kneaders

water

lunch

jdawg hot dog

water

dinner

tortellini

water

thank goodness it is the weekend!

.. thursday slide, into friday ..

we made it past hump day and advanced quickly into thursday. i am so terribly sore, like my muscles are in revolt. they are trying so hard to kill me i think. today was a particularly hard day, i woke up cranky and just all around tired. i was kind of quiet and reserved at work, i even had a few people ask me if i was alright because i was so quiet. this whole staying up until midnight business is going to be the death of me. i spent the night just hanging out at home. I was too sore to attempt to jump into going to the gym. i just needed a rest and a day to just be. so after work i decided that i would just put on sweats and catch up on my shows. since i only really watch tv on saturdays for like an hour, i was going to take advantage of the fact no one was there. so i did. i enjoyed my america's next top model and americas best dance crew. yes i am a reality show type, but i also like the grey's anatomy and off the map kind of shows. 

food for today

breakfast

2 pieces of toast

water

lunch

chicken sandwich

lemonade

dinner

chicken quesadilla

lemonade

onto tomorrow. i can't hardly wait. weekend here i come.

.. happy hump day ..

i have never been more excited for a week to be half way over until today. at least i think. work seems to be dragging the past few days and i have been tired beyond numbness. like can't function normally. seriously impaired. too many late nights = zombie. 

today work was slow again. i did have a few more projects than the day before, which is nice. i like having some little things to do even if they are little and don't take very long. it was so rainy and yucky today and it makes me feel all draggy and slow. i had lunch with my hubs today. it was great, we had pot stickers. nothing exciting. after lunch and work i got home to find that the hubs was taking pups to see my in laws so he could play golf on the ps3 with his brother. it worked out fine cause i had my training appointment. here is what went down..

arms

{dead lifts (12), squats (12), over head single arm press (8 each) repeat 4 times}

legs

{squats on swiss ball (12), standing squats (20) repeat 3 times}

abs

{ crunches (30), bicycle (30), 1 minute planks repeat 3 times }

5 minute sprints

{20 second hard sprint, 40 second slow walk repeat until 5 minutes}

abs / sprints = hell

{2 minute sprint, crunches, russian twists, boxers, leg lifts, flutter kicks, obliques, dead cockroach - repeat 3  times }

by the end i was exhausted and sweating from head to toe. literally. gross. immediately following my torture, which i pay for.. i had an activity with the girls i teach. we were making fun goodies for the seniors who graduate next week from the local high school. {can't tell you what in case any of them read this..} i was there until about 8:30. afterwards i came home and ate dinner, showered and climbed into bed. i was ready to be done and the hubs wanted to watch the bounty hunter. so we watched it. i have an addiction issue. i will watch whatever movie, even if i am dead tired until the end and even if i have seen it before or if it is on tv. i can't stop. so i was up, until 12. yep midnight. zombie here i come. 

food for today

breakfast

granola bar

water

lunch

7 pot stickers

lemonade

dinner

spaghetti

small salad

water

ps. i know i throw a bunch of random workout terms on here. if you ever want to know what they are or how to do them, weights etc. let me know and i can dedicate a post to just about everything i do. this way if you want to follow along and do a work out you totally could!

so after a long and painful monday i was kind of looking forward to tuesday. it had to be better right? it was in some respects, not in others. how does that always happen? so i did wake up on time and made it to work on time, gold star for me! and then it started. i started off by pulling an order from the warehouse, i thought for sure it would take a while. nope a hour. dang. i got to work expecting to have something going on and again today, nothing. the noddinghams came on and i was bobbing like a bobble head within minutes. i some how made it to lunch and left in hopes that the hour i had would be great and not wasted. but alas my lunch break always zooms by me. so i was back at work and again nothing to do. i was devastated. i decided that i wanted to watch a dvd on my computer while i was wasting away. at least keep me awake right? but my computer decided to have other plans. apparently the drive in my computer is done with the whole letting discs in. LAME. so i resorted to reading blogs, the news and doing little dinky things until 5. and then i was off, home and to the gym. trainer day. 

here is what broke out..

squat presses, pop rows, curls

2 minute sprint 

30 crunches, v-ups, bicycles

2 minute sprint

leg press (sitting), leg press (laying)

pull ups, chin ups

curls, chest presses, flys, triceps 

2 minute sprint

leg press sitting and laying

pull ups and chin ups

30 crunches, 15 boxers, 20 obliques on each side

back extensions

leg lifts

30 crunches, bicycle, leg lifts and obliques

it was a butt kicker for sure. i am sure i will feel some of this, at least in my arms tomorrow. 

i went home pooped. we ate dinner, food in a few, and then proceeded to shower and give the pup a bath. he was long overdue. stinky goo is what i was calling him. after a shower we went upstairs to watch a bit of the okc mavericks game and then ended up watching easy a together. hilarious movie if you haven't seen it, i would recommend it! 

for food

breakfast

1 cup cheerios 

water

lunch

top ramen 

lemonade

dinner

cream tuna on toast 

(it is a white gravy base seasoned with salt and pepper and then add tuna, pour over toast)

water

delicious. it was a pretty good day for being pooped. i will make it. and i have another training session tomorrow, he had to reschedule again cause he has training. i guess i can't be too mad right. until tomorrow.

.. african children, i did it for you ..

mondays. there are few reasons i despise them. first is the fact that my blasted alarm clock has to be set and goes off at 6:15. i hate you alarm clock. second is, i feel tired like literally like a board smacked me out until like 11am, since i have this issue i also have the amazing talent of being able to fall asleep at my desk. yes. i can do that. and have multiple times and have awoken myself because i click my mouse and i hear the click. cursed.  lastly it seems that mondays are the longest workday of the week next to fridays. why oh why. 

today was just like any other monday. i woke up, exhausted with dark circled eyes. my eyes also decided that today they would just not focus regardless of how many times i have blinked my eyes. i am pretty sure i looked mentally damaged or something blinking about a million and a half times today. i dragged myself to work, sat through our morning meeting and proceeded to listen to the photo guy tell me about how stressed he was and he wanted help. so i clear my to do list and in a hurry to help him out and wouldn't you know it, he doesn't need me until 4:20. yes i sat from 8:45- 4:20 and did nothing but little things to try and keep myself free for him. pain. i was bored and tired, not a good combo. 

5 couldn't come fast enough. i felt like i was reliving friday with no excitement from knowing it was the weekend. i know this week will be crazy, full of appointments and late night things for the whole week. i think i might just be dragging myself around by the collar for the next 5 days. after work i went home and collapsed on the couch to take a mini rest my eyes nap before we had a date with a few friends. 

my mini nap was so short, or though it felt and before i knew it it was time to go. we had dinner at a restaurant here in utah county called Malawi's. They have good fresh foods, pasta and pizza that is made on the spot. i also like them because they have a good mission. for every meal purchased they donate a meal to kids living in Malawi Africa. who can turn down feeding african children and great food? i ordered mac and cheese, i have been on a kick lately, partially cause i was allergic to most other ingredients in the pizzas. it was safe. we spent time catching up, so great and then they came and met the puppy. they are thinking about getting a little one of their own. 

so for other food..

breakfast

cinnamon roll

water

{not great, but i was running late}

lunch

chicken nuggets 

lemonade

i didn't have time to squeeze in a workout today, but good thing tomorrow is trainer day and i can get my butt kicked right? i do have a new goal to try and make it to the gym 4 days a week and run sprints on either friday or saturday. we will see how that goes, so far i am 0/4. but there is still the rest of the week. 

night friends!

.. just another boring weekend ..

weekend roundup. 

honestly, does anyone really read this? i guess i don't care if no one does cause it is a way for me to keep track of what is going on, something i could look back on. but i do wonder sometimes if there is anyone out there listening. 

alright, fine to the weekend. 

saturday was a pretty good day. my pups decided he would sleep in, hallelujah! he never does that when it is just me and him in the mornings, point in case sunday but we will get to that later. we got up at 9 am. wonderfully delicious. we had breakfast together, he had kibble and i ate two slices of homemade french toast. super easy to make and quick. yum. after we ate and played for a few, we decided that i should get ready for the day. so i got ready and then we played some more. we checked out the backyard where my dad was fussing with the ever temperamental sprinkler systems. after about an hour of that we took a nap, or rather he did. i sat and worked on a lesson i was giving on sunday. around 2 i woke him up for a bit of lunch. he still is doing the 3 meals a day thing, we are trying to ween him off of it slowly. after he ate he decided a tackling of his 'girlfriend' was in order, and they played for a few hours. i had a cheeseburger and a oreo shake. i know not the healthiest but my dad bought it so i ate. we played some more i worked on the lesson some more and then we vegged and watched tv. hubs got home around 5:45 he was really excited about that. and we decided to have dinner with my parents. we made homemade mushroom ravioli. i then started to make cinnamon rolls for the girls i teach to celebrate a birthday. i wrapped that up around 10:30 and it was off to bed. pretty laid back day if i do say so myself.

sunday. yikes. alright so our pups sleeps with us in bed. yeah i know it is odd, but he is so small and squishy i just love having him there with me. so he does, right in between the pillows. love him. so occasionally when my hubs gets up for work on weekends (5:30am- no one in their right mind should be up that early) he takes the pups out for a potty break and brings him back to bed with me. so he decided to help me out and do that this morning. however, the pups had different plans. yeah nice right. he decided after hubs left at 6:15 that at 6:27 we had slept enough and it was time to get up. now i was irritated, and so tired so i just put on sweats and dragged his bum upstairs. he wanted to play. yes at 6:30am. i resorted to laying on the couch and let him play with his girlfriend, another pup, for a bit. we had breakfast at 7. he had kibble and i ate a cinnamon roll. all homemade, clean cooking. i got ready for church and left the house around 8. i had church meetings and what not until 12:15 and then i hustled home to find a sleepy eyed pup. he quickly perked up and helped me do laundry, thanks bud and we had lunch. i had a hot dog and cheese slices. after this we proceeded to take a nap together on the floor. thank heavens he let me nap. however the floor wasn't so comfy and i woke up with my arm and back killing me. fun fun. we played some more did more laundry and waited for the hubs. he got home around 6:30 and told me his parents had invited us over for dinner. so we left. they had homemade fajitas. pretty good. i had them on a flour tortilla, with the meat, onions, peppers, rice and salsa. tasty. the pup played, or attempted to play with my in laws two cats. one, luce, hissed up a storm. it sounded like a steam broiler ready to explode every time he would come around. the other, tracks, was a little more confident. he would walk around and hang out in the window next to him, cocky little one, until the pup saw him and charged. then tracks wasn't so confident and ran to the safety of the fireplace. fun to watch actually. we stayed and chatted for a while and came home to go to bed. i read a bit and the hubs played golf on playstation. i crashed around 11, who knows when the golfing ended for him. and there you have it. 

the end. 

.. friday, it's fun, fun fun fun! ..

alright, so i just needed a day. i worked out hard the last two days and i was recovering from a cold. both not fun. so today was it. 

i just decided to take it easy today, even though i had work. 

food..

breakfast

1 cup of cereal

water

lunch

quesadilla

water

dinner

work wasn't too bad, although i am pretty sure the whole day i just wanted to be home. don't you hate days like that? i almost feel as though the clock knows it and just takes it pretty time turning slowly just to spite you and spit in your face. blasted clock. i'm cursed.

alright, so it is the weekend and you know what that means. yep not gonna hear from me until monday. so until then peeps, stay thin and healthy. you are a beauty!

.. soreness is in your future ..

well good news for me. i am not too sore today. i could be much worse, which would make tonight worse. so at least that is going for me. 

today was a trainer day.. here is what went down

arms

{body dips, assisted pull ups repeat 2 times}

legs

{seated squats, lunges with 10 lbs, jump squats 10 each leg, repeat all 3 times}

legs take two

{calf raises, frog jumps across raquetball court, up & downs on a bench 12 total- repeat 3 times}

legs take three

{leg extensions, leg rows - repeat 3 times}

leg & arm combo

{squats with bar, 30 crunches, 12 pushups - repeat 3 times}

leg take two million

{squats with bar, forward lunges with bar 6 each side - repeat 3 times}

full body hell

{TRX} 

the end. i was DEAD at the end of this all. i was sweaty from my head to my toes and i felt whooped. i think tomorrow might be a sore day. i am pretty sure if i had a fortune teller decked out in her head wrap and all she would concur that soreness awaits in my future. my legs were quivering, yes quivering as i walked out. pretty sure i looked like the most retarded person ever. but whatever, i worked out and i did good!

as for food.. 

breakfast

1 cup dry cereal

water

lunch

chicken nuggets

water

dinner

chicken quesadilla

lemonade

alright folks.. i am down 2 pounds in a week. i stopped drinking soda and they came off. i am hoping more continue to fall, i am sure they will. i hope you are all trying hard as well to get in shape, not just for summer but for you. you deserve it!

.. it is one fry, what can it hurt? apparently a lot ..

i met with my trainer today instead since he had to swap days. i was kind of nervous for what was coming but i knew that if i just tried and pushed that i could make it. so here is what went down.

abs

{30 crunches, 30 russian twists}

2:00 on treadmill or elliptical going as fast as you can

abs

{v-ups, russian twists, planks for 45 seconds x 2times}

2:00 on treadmill or elliptical fast as you can

arms & abs

{chest press, flys, russian twist with weights x 2 times}

2:00 on treadmill or elliptical fast as you can

legs & arms

{wall squats, squat presses, diamond push ups}

2:00 on treadmill or elliptical fast as you can

arms & legs

{pop rows, wall squats, push ups}

2:00 on treadmill or elliptical fast as you can

arms

{body rows, push ups repeat 3 times}

arms

{lat pull down at 70 lbs 12 times, repeat 3 times}

abs

{cross toe touch crunch, 30 crunches, 45 second planks, russian twists, obliques 20 each side repeat all 2 times}

yep, i almost passed out and puked. not at the same time thank heavens. it took all the energy i could muster up to make it through the workout, but i did it. then immediately after my training session i had an activity with my girls, self defense. what was i thinking? so i went to that for an hour and a half and learned how to appropriately punch, elbow and knee someone and also the best places to hit a person. sounds fun huh? watch out i can kick your trash, i know self defense. 

the poor hubs caught a nasty cold bug and was sicker than i can imagine. i couldn't get him to eat all day and finally at 9p he told me he wanted in and out fries and a chocolate shake. so we went. well, the last time i ate at in and out i had one of the worst allergic reactions of my life. we were in california, on vacation to watch my little sister compete in cheer nationals. i was so sick and had to take 3 benadryl and sleep for about 2 hours to feel half way decent and avoid going to the hospital. so the braniac i am, i wanted to see if my allergies has subsided or lessened for that place. so after we got his food, i popped a fry in my mouth. very bad choice. it was instant. i had hives on the insides of my mouth, my tongue and throat swelled and i was feeling not hot. i imagine it to look like when a cat gets super pissed and the hair sticks up all over it's body, yep that is my tongue and throat at that instant. my hubs was a tad scared i think, especially since i was driving. but i told myself, the best thing to do was stay calm and get home where i could get something to help. if i stopped in the middle of the road, nothing would help me win. so we made it home. eventful eve if you ask me.

for food today, this is what i slurped down..

breakfast

powerade (i was feeling sick, these help me get a pick me up)

1 cup of dry cheerios

lunch

3 hard boiled eggs seasoned with s & p

water

dinner

homemade mac and cheese

water

snack

one in and out fry that almost resulted in a hospital trip .. dummy.

well i am off to la la land, i just chugged a children's liquid benadryl packet in hopes of calming my mouth followed by a adult benadryl pill. oh, and i get to do a training sesh again tomorrow, love my life - not! nighty night!

.. blasted cold ..

alright, so i knew that there was the first good cold / sinus infection of the season brewing a few weeks back when the allergies started in. but they have gotten exponentially worse since the cotton started flying. the past few days i have experienced a few medical phenomenons. i will share one. for some odd reason my sinuses like to really plug up at night. my poor hubs. i can't breathe out my nose and resort to breathing out my mouth. of course i don't know this cause it happens while i sleep. well this morning was nothing out of the ordinary. i woke up to extreme cotton mouth, like couldn't move my tongue cotton mouth. i can only imagine what my poor tongue must have felt being dried into a coffin. i managed to get stuff moving, but my nose was stuffed solid. couldn't even procure a sniffle out of the nostrils. so i headed to the shower and to brush my teeth. usually the shower helps loosen stuff, it must be the steam. while i was brushing my teeth my stuffed nose began to run. yes it was stuffed and runny at the same time. i couldn't sniffle to save myself the snot, so instead i got nice snot trail crawling down my face much like a teething one year old. medical phenomenons. 

so since i have been hit with this unbelievable illness of sorts, i have been so unmotivated to get up and move. i do know my body well though, i hope you know yours, and if i tried to work out while i was sick it would only amplify what is already there. so instead of a medium sinus infection, it would greatly proceed to being a intense one over night. so i have been playing it cool. lucky for me, my trainer had to reschedule his appointments and i don't meet him until tomorrow. one more day to rest up. hallelujah. 

as for food today, i had the following..

breakfast

2 pieces of toast

1 cup of dried cheerios

10 ounces of water

lunch

1/2 grilled chicken breast

1 cup of rice

1/2 c of carrots

water

dinner

macaroni and cheese

lemonade 

{not the best meal but it sounded good}

for snacks, i just did gum and water. i haven't been feeling like eating much lately. it is almost kind of forced. 

so i am going to pull on my jammies and grab a blanket and go snuggle with my pup and be on the couch. i can't fathom having the energy to go to the gym. until tomorrow my friends, hopefully the sinus fairy comes while i sleep and remove some of this nasty. 

.. monday, monday ..

alright, so it the beginning of the week. blast. i seriously hate mondays. i have to be back at work, lame. i have to work for 8 hours, lame. i usually am exhausted, double check. and today on top of all the lameness and double checks, i woke up feeling like a coal burning train had just run full force into my face. hello sinuses. 

like any other monday, i was off to work. i enjoyed breakfast, honey nut scooters and a camelback of water. ps - little note for you, i got a camelback at target. it was $14 and it has been the best thing ever. it holds 24 oz and can't leak. i fill it up like 3-4 times a day and it is great. okay back to mundane monday. i was at work, literally falling asleep in my chair. not a good sign. i finally got something to do that required moving around and was up. it took until about 11 for this to kick in. i worked until lunch, which i always take at 1:30 due to the fact that i go home and feed the little munchkin pup lunch. i opted for top ramen, since it was pouring rain and about 50 degrees. blasted utah weather. it is more bipolar than anything i know. so i ate a pack of beef top ramen prepared in the microwave, best thing ever. and a huge glass of water. after lunch i loved on the puppy for a few and then i had to leave to make it back in time. 

back at work i was pretty busy, no time really to just sit around. which i LOVE. it makes the day feel shorter than it really is. since i didn't sit around much there wasn't much time for snacking so i just plowed through with a few cough drops. it is the only thing saving my throat the moment. after work, i debated going to the gym. i know that i have trainer day tomorrow so i didn't know if expelling all energy and getting sicker the day before would bring great joy, so i decided that i would take it easy today and just be. so i did laundry instead.

tonight we celebrated my sisters hubs birthday which is actually on tuesday. we had grilled pannini's and homemade tomato soup. i opted for just a grilled cheese instead of all the meat and fats, like cream cheese and what not. it was good. i have to say. i enjoyed it, and it kept me warm vital for a freezing spring day like today. after this my mom had made chocolate lava cake to celebrate. i took a small scoop to celebrate. around 1/3 a cup. it was enough to participate and not enough to kill the calories. 

not bad for not exercising today, hopefully my little fighter dudes and gird their loins for tomorrow and be tough. we are going to need all that we can get. that and i am headed to bed early to try and get some extra shut eye. 

.. weekend and a few visitors ..

alright, so i will put this out there. straight up i do nothing with the internet, facebook, blogging on saturday and sundays unless i have to. i do it 5 days a week and quite frankly i think my eyeballs need a break from all the computer staring. so since i missed the weekend. here is the catch up.

saturday i was home alone with 3 doggies. yep, 3. mine and i was puppy sitting my parents two dogs. crazy dog party. we got up at 8am, which i have to say was a nice treat. i have to get up around 6:30 m-f and sunday for things so saturday is our sleepy day. i made breakfast. this is the only day of the week i manage to squeeze enough free time out to make a hot breakfast, so i do it. weekly. this week since it was just me i opted for scrambled eggs. i whipped up 2 eggs and about 1 tbs of water. (makes the eggs fluffy and airy). i paired it with a slice of costco bacon (precooked, less fat) and a piece of toast and a glass of water. yum. after cleaning up after myself, a whole like 3 minutes. i decided that it was due time to clean the house. the night before, my dear hubs found a dead mouse in the front room. i freaked and vowed i would clean, intensely to find where the culprit was living. so i swept, mopped, dusted, vacuumed, cleaned the pantry with bleach and hung pictures. it took me until 2 in the afternoon. now i should have been starved at this point. i worked hard, broke a sweat and climbed on at least 3 tables. but instead of being hungry, i was sick. i got a killer sinus headache from all the cotton floating around out there. blast. i am super allergic and to try and make things easier for the pups i left the back door open for them to come and go as they pleased. not my smartest choice. it allowed roughly 5 million of the little cotton fluffs in. they were everywhere including stuck to the dogs fur. delightful. so instead i curled up in the lazy boy with my puppy and laid there praying that puke would not come up. after about 30 minutes of having the door shut it subsided and i could eat. 

lunch was a steak burrito, using up leftovers. it consisted of cilantro, steak bites (cooked in olive oil), pico de gallo, olives and tomatillo ranch. not bad. and a huge glass of water. after lunch i showered for the first time that day, don't judge me. why waste water when i was going to get all dusty and dirty anyhow? then i packed up my pup and we went and got dog food and a mothers day present for my MIL. when we got home i was pooped. it was about 4:30. i slept for about an hour and then the hubs was home from work. we had a chicken caesar salad for dinner. light and great. 

sunday is always a crazy day it seems. i was up at 7:30. i had scrambled eggs again, amazing for a sunday. and got ready for church. i got home around 12:30 and was pretty tired and hot, it was like 85 degrees. what? Utah, seriously what joke are you playing? i changed into some shorts and got lunch. same as lunch the day before, i am seriously so boring aren't i. after lunch i got on the couch with my pup and watched a movie with my younger brother. the horrid headache and puke feeling was back before i knew it and i just laid there. praying it would pass. it took way longer and a shot of pepto to get this one to pass, what is the deal?! for dinner we had chicken, prepared by boiling in chicken broth and then lightly cooking (until browned) in olive oil, rice and carrots. and of course a huge glass of water. 

we visited the in laws which proved to be entertaining. we take our pup, they have 2 cats. cats don't really like him, so they usually hide on the bed or the fireplace. places he and his cute stubbiness can't reach. every once and a while they would get brave and come down, he would spot them and the chase would ensue. one chase ended in one of the cats batting at the pup, hitting him in the head, breaking open his scabs from being declawed and leaving a nice blood trail on the bed and the pups head. good times and laughs. 

boring weekend, i tell you. 

makeup day.. its gonna hurt

day three. the headaches are still here from the blasted diet coke. some one help me. i did cut back on my breakfast which was good. i had about a cup of cheerios. it was good. today i had a half day at work and i went and got the pups and met my hubs for lunch. he wanted wendy's. i know fast food. argh. so i decided to weigh the options and use my spark people app to see the items that had the least amount of fat and semi good for me. i decided the chicken sandwich and a fruit punch. it wasn't all that bad. after lunch i took the pups home and we relaxed for a while and played for a while. before i knew it, it was gym time. 

trainer day.

my trainer had warned us at the last session that it was going to be hard and tough because one of the girls missed and we needed to make up for it. i was scared. got there and this is how it went down..

abs

{boxers, russian twists, leg lifts, planks, dead cockroach and repeat 3 times}

.. stomach muscles are screaming and steam is coming off of them due to the burn..

circuit #1

{squats with bar, pop overhead lifts, leg lifts, and push ups repeat 2 times }

.. my arms are just laughing at me, ha! you think we are going to work today, ha ha! ..

circuit #2

{squats with bar, rows with bar, chest presses, jump squats repeat 2 times}

.. yep arms continue to rebel..

circuit #3

{ jump pull ups, rows on squat machine, in and outs on bench, push ups repeat 3 times}

.. arms are seriously pissed at this point, there might be no hope..

circuit #4

{ calf raises, leg curls, leg extensions and single leg jump squats repeat 3 times }

.. legs something i can handle..

i was beat afterwards. like kill me now. and don't you worry i did it with loads of sassafras and gave my trainer the hardest time i could cause, well i can and it makes the session pass quicker plus it is just plain fun. all i wanted to do was sleep or lay down, but i knew i had dinner to make and dogs to bathe and just life to take care of. so i was off. we opted for steak burritos. i cooked a top sirloin steak in olive oil with a tad of salt and pepper. we had this on flour tortillas, with pico, olives, cotija cheese, cilantro and tomatillo dressing. delicious! my body started to rebel at this point. due to the fact that i have an injury in my shoulder, called TOS.. i talked about it here, my arm quite often hurts more than normal. like kills. today was no acception. in fact today, on top of the arm ripping pain, my arm decided it would take its dose of earthquake pills. so my arm shook uncontrollably the rest of the night. try eating a burrito with an earthquake in your hand. yep messy and not cool. thanks arm. 

we finished up the day with bathing the dog and cleaning up. bed is looking great right now. 

 i have a feeling tomorrow is going to hurt. 

my achey achey.. body

well i survived the night and made it into day two. i do have to say though i haven't been this sore in a really long time which i guess could be good, but i am thinking it might be bad. i woke up feeling like i could barely get up to walk around and get into the shower. it hurt to lift my arms to brush my teeth. this is going to be a long day coming. 

day two without diet coke. day one was pretty smooth i thought, hey maybe it is so smooth cause it is a diet drink. guess again. today i had the head splitting headaches and the nasty stomach ache and the cranky attitude to go along with it. blah. pretty sure the hubs was irritated with me by the end of the day. why do soft drink companies make that stuff so addicting, that when you do quit that you feel like you are coming down off of like cocaine or something. the withdrawls are horrid. 

i can't get a workout in today. dang it. not that my muscles are upset with that news, pretty sure they just did a party when they found out i wasn't going to push them beyond insanity. yep a little muscle mixer where they all hang out around the punch bowl discussing how they may hurt me if i push them today. i think it might be in the cards to just not push my luck. i have work until 5 and i have a meeting at 6 for the youth group i am in charge of in my church. i am in charge of the 16-18 year old girls. they are a blast, but it takes a lot of planning to get things done. so tonight is one of those long hall meetings to figure out the next two months of activities. 

as for food today, i have been doing good on the less sugar thing. i am actually impressed. i had dry cereal for breakfast, honey nut scooters - woot woot! and then drank my body weight in water, i had to pee so bad all day to day. then lunch was chicken and a few chips. i could have done without the chips, but they sounded good at the time. dinner was at the meeting, she did a potato bar. it was good. i got protein in with chicken and then loaded up the veggies and steered clear of the sour cream. all in all good. 

i felt like today was stressful and busy. i need to start trying to find some balance in my life so i can make time for workouts even on the busy days. well, i am off to bed, hopefully to get some good rest since that helps my muscles just chill their crazy little brains. tomorrow will be a fun one, full day of work and then trainer night. he warned us that tomorrows session will be hard that we are going to go after it, not a good sign. those muscles better rest up and eat their wheaties. 

. gird your loins .

well today wasn't as bad as i half expected it to be. i decided after talking with my trainer and thinking about my weight loss that i really wanted to start being healthier. choosing better foods and making good choices. so i decided, to quit diet coke. 

um what??!

*side note, i have quit soda once before. i did a challenge with my hubs and his mom. she was going to quit smoking, i was going to give up soda (i had a addiction to dr. pepper at the time) and my hubs was going to do p90x. i lasted 7 months. i was impressed with myself, i felt like i was going to die after about 2 weeks. puke. 

so.. with this little thought in mind, i started to kind of panic. how was i going to deal with the caffeine withdrawals the killer head splitting migraines and the constant feel of i am going to fall asleep at that exact point. blast this stupid goal setting. so, i just did it. today was day one. i did pretty well. i wasn't too tired, well more than normal. i didn't get a headache all day, i don't know what angel was hovering over that one. i actually felt good. i didn't feel like i weighed 400 pounds after a can. maybe, just maybe this won't be so bad. 

today was also trainer day. 

he took on a new 'client'. she is lame. we all work out in a group. you heard me a group. there are 5 of us girls who go together at once. the new 'client' won't come with group, i call her antisocial. my trainer just laughs. so since antisocial won't come with the group, she gets her own sparkly session and she wanted it right when we used to come.. 5:30. brat is what i should call her. so since i have to adjust for ms. brat, we come a half hour later. this half hour, is not a good thing, let me tell you. i get home from work around 5:15 and all i want to do is plop my bum on the couch and take a nap or something, which now i can do since i don't have to be there until 6. it makes me tired, unmotivated and just plain 'sassafras'. so, me post nap and unmotivated picked my spandexed self up off the couch and drove the 2 miles to the  gym and walked in late, by like 2 minutes. my trainer gave me 'tude. it was on. every time he mentioned an exercise i would either have a comment or a look for him. it actually was kind of fun. try it. but really don't try it, with a trainer. every 'sassafras' comment i made equaled more pain, either in reps or exercises. shoot me. so it just made me want to do it more. eat it. so after a painful hour we wrapped up. i was pooped and already sore, not a good sign for days to come. blast.

dinner tonight was fun. the hubs and i opted for breakfast for dinner. we had eggs and pancakes. homemade pancakes, all about the clean cooking. 

if i make it to tomorrow you will know. maybe.