I was going to post yesterday, post pictures and talk about our vacation and such, but I didn't get to it. Next week. Today is about exercise, and boy what an exercise. I did the push ups better than I ever had before, which was nice. I didn't do so well as I would wish with my combined crunches and the side lunges. Oh well. I will keep trying. The main thing is that I did the work out. YAY! The work out was just as hard, but I noticed that my muscles handled the stress better. Another nice thing.
Rob was a sweetie yesterday by telling me how proud of me he is. He has been so encouraging to me. I am truly lucky to have him. So, this one is going to be short, my brain is pretty dead. Thanx for the support!
Monday, January 7, 2013
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Day Two
Stiff. That should be the title of today's blog. I am very stiff! I woke up this morning and tried to move, and the discovered that it didn't hurt as much if I just laid in bed. Rob assures me that the stiffness will go away, but I am not as positive as him. It feels like it will never go away. I've done both exercises today, yay! I just finished my 30 day shred exercise and earlier today I did weight training with Rob. It was nice, I found that I can lift more than I used to be able (even as stiff as I was) Now, I know that you don't get immediate changes, what is going on is I have been doing exercises with Rob off and on for about 6 months (more off than on, but still) what was nice was this morning I was able to handle more. I think I am just pushing myself and so I am discovering that I am actually stronger than I first thought. Which is a nice discovery.
Right now I am doing pretty good being able to motivate myself, and what I can't, Rob does. BUT, I know soon I am going to need some nice encouraging comments to keep me going. So for all of you that are reading this, leave a comment or two and help me keep my goal! You guys are great, and even if you don't comment, thanx for reading and thinking, go Juli. Love you all. I'm going to go take a shower.
Right now I am doing pretty good being able to motivate myself, and what I can't, Rob does. BUT, I know soon I am going to need some nice encouraging comments to keep me going. So for all of you that are reading this, leave a comment or two and help me keep my goal! You guys are great, and even if you don't comment, thanx for reading and thinking, go Juli. Love you all. I'm going to go take a shower.
Friday, January 4, 2013
Day One
ARRGGG!!! So tired, and I took a nap.
Well I just finished my second and last exercise of the day. Wow, am I exhausted. So, for those that don't know, I made a goal to exercise everyday and eat right. YAY, right, well here's the thing. I am going to exercise in the mornings with Rob (we alternate running and weight training) and then during the day I am going to do this exercise program called the 30 day shred. (wow is it hard) I am going to post every day that I exercise and plead for encouragement from any who read that post. Also, I made the goal to lose 10 pounds. Originally it was lose 10 pounds in 30 days, and I still would like that to happen. But if it doesn't, I still want to lose the 10 pounds. So I have a reward for myself if...uh....when I accomplish these goals. After exercising for 30 days straight (barring Sundays) I get a book!!! And then when I lose 10 pounds I get another book!!!! Yay for me! (If you can't tell, I like books) I already know which books I want too. They are both from a series that I have been reading and collecting for the past 15 years or so. A new book comes out every so often (nothing regular). It's called the Elemental Master's Series by Mercedes Lackey. They are fairy tales set in 1900 ish England (other than one book which is in California). Lackey takes a well known fairy tale, say Cinderella, and makes the characters modern (again, ish) and gives them magic over an element, water, earth, air, fire. It's really quite fun. Like with her Cinderella version, Cinderella has to stay with her evil stepmother because of a curse on her making her unable to leave the house. Anyway, there is a new book out and an anthology of short stories set in the same world. Those are my goals. And today, those books were the only things keeping me exercising. AAAAHHHHHH! I am tired. Anyway, I am going to do the unthinkable and post my weight: 175. Now, I am not going to weigh myself again until after the 30 days. Here we go.....
Well I just finished my second and last exercise of the day. Wow, am I exhausted. So, for those that don't know, I made a goal to exercise everyday and eat right. YAY, right, well here's the thing. I am going to exercise in the mornings with Rob (we alternate running and weight training) and then during the day I am going to do this exercise program called the 30 day shred. (wow is it hard) I am going to post every day that I exercise and plead for encouragement from any who read that post. Also, I made the goal to lose 10 pounds. Originally it was lose 10 pounds in 30 days, and I still would like that to happen. But if it doesn't, I still want to lose the 10 pounds. So I have a reward for myself if...uh....when I accomplish these goals. After exercising for 30 days straight (barring Sundays) I get a book!!! And then when I lose 10 pounds I get another book!!!! Yay for me! (If you can't tell, I like books) I already know which books I want too. They are both from a series that I have been reading and collecting for the past 15 years or so. A new book comes out every so often (nothing regular). It's called the Elemental Master's Series by Mercedes Lackey. They are fairy tales set in 1900 ish England (other than one book which is in California). Lackey takes a well known fairy tale, say Cinderella, and makes the characters modern (again, ish) and gives them magic over an element, water, earth, air, fire. It's really quite fun. Like with her Cinderella version, Cinderella has to stay with her evil stepmother because of a curse on her making her unable to leave the house. Anyway, there is a new book out and an anthology of short stories set in the same world. Those are my goals. And today, those books were the only things keeping me exercising. AAAAHHHHHH! I am tired. Anyway, I am going to do the unthinkable and post my weight: 175. Now, I am not going to weigh myself again until after the 30 days. Here we go.....
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