It's been quite a while since my last post, and I guess I should acknowledge that fact, so....wow, I can't believe it has been so long since I posted!
I didn't drop off the face of the earth, I just had some things going on. I'd like to say that I accomplished in 2007 working out consistantly all year long, even through 2 injuries (1 knee, 1 shoulder) that I had to go to physical therapy for, and buying a new house.
Starting in mid-December, I had been doing a round of Afterburn, but K decided he wanted to try CrossFit and he wanted me to do it with him. So I finished out the 4 weeks of Afterburn I was doing, and I started up CrossFit with him. I have to say, I love it. I like the flexibility of being able to work it around other things I want to do, like Yoga and Kickboxing classes at the gym. I also like that no matter what physical condition you're in, CrossFit is haaard. HAAAARD!!!
I'd like to be able to work up to doing some of the things that are simply impossible for me right now, like pullups and handstand pushups. It's a loosly defined goal to be sure, but I would like to work up to those things.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Haircut!
I got my hair cut short a couple of weeks ago. Pictures!
I love it and I'm really glad I got it cut short. It looks so much better. K said it "balanced out my head." When I told one of our friends that he asked where his girlfriend could get a haircut like that because her head needed balancing out too. LOL.
In other big news, nous allons à Paris pour notre anniversaire cette année! (We are going to Paris for our anniversary this year!) Gotta brush up on the French.
Je parle un peu de Francais, mais Je ne parle pas Francais tres bien! Parlez-vous Anglais?
So exciting! Anyway we're looking at staying at the Hotel Splendid Etoile, which is RIGHT down the street from the Arc. I can't wait to go to the Louvre, Versailles, Tour Effiel, Notre Dame, the Seine, Caffe on the balcony, sidewalk cafes, street crepes, bistros, boulangeries, patisseries...yum!
I love it and I'm really glad I got it cut short. It looks so much better. K said it "balanced out my head." When I told one of our friends that he asked where his girlfriend could get a haircut like that because her head needed balancing out too. LOL.
In other big news, nous allons à Paris pour notre anniversaire cette année! (We are going to Paris for our anniversary this year!) Gotta brush up on the French.
Je parle un peu de Francais, mais Je ne parle pas Francais tres bien! Parlez-vous Anglais?
So exciting! Anyway we're looking at staying at the Hotel Splendid Etoile, which is RIGHT down the street from the Arc. I can't wait to go to the Louvre, Versailles, Tour Effiel, Notre Dame, the Seine, Caffe on the balcony, sidewalk cafes, street crepes, bistros, boulangeries, patisseries...yum!
Monday, July 2, 2007
Where did June go?!
Wow, June went by so fast! I kept thinking, you know, I really should update my blog. But alas, I never got around to it. I'll try to summarize the major highlights of June.
We replaced the appliances in the Kitchen, I have before and after pictures that I'll try to post today. It was very much a "If you give a mouse a cookie" sort of exercise. The fridge went out so we ended up getting a new fridge, stove, range hood, dishwasher, and front porch light.
I went to the orthopedic specialist about my knee, apparently I am genetically predisposed to having an issue where my kneecaps slip laterally. When they do that repetitively, the kneecap rubs on the cartilage in a painful way. I'm in physical therapy for it, and it is getting better. I'm hating that I can't run or lift with my lower body.
I am actually maintaining weight although I'm very limited on activity right now. I found out that I'm really sensitive to starchy carbs and that I wasn't eating enough veggies. I love Precision Nutrition!
Work is going really really well. I am working on a new "project" and I really like the people I'm working with and the work I'm doing. Good stuff.
We're still trying to sell the house, K is putting an ad in the local newspaper today. Hopefully someone will find it is just right for them.
We replaced the appliances in the Kitchen, I have before and after pictures that I'll try to post today. It was very much a "If you give a mouse a cookie" sort of exercise. The fridge went out so we ended up getting a new fridge, stove, range hood, dishwasher, and front porch light.
I went to the orthopedic specialist about my knee, apparently I am genetically predisposed to having an issue where my kneecaps slip laterally. When they do that repetitively, the kneecap rubs on the cartilage in a painful way. I'm in physical therapy for it, and it is getting better. I'm hating that I can't run or lift with my lower body.
I am actually maintaining weight although I'm very limited on activity right now. I found out that I'm really sensitive to starchy carbs and that I wasn't eating enough veggies. I love Precision Nutrition!
Work is going really really well. I am working on a new "project" and I really like the people I'm working with and the work I'm doing. Good stuff.
We're still trying to sell the house, K is putting an ad in the local newspaper today. Hopefully someone will find it is just right for them.
Saturday, May 26, 2007
News
Okay, so my post back on April 22 was about some things going on in our life. The big news is that K is opening a business for computer repair, and we're going to buy or build a new house.
We put a sign out in front of this house, and I've got to get a notice to the newspaper this week, we're going to try to do for sale by owner.
In other news, the refrigerator broke yesterday. I kept hearing something clicking in the kitchen and couldn't figure out what it was. Kept checking the oven (it clicks when its heating up or cooling down). Finally last night at like 8 we figured out the freezer was melting and we were both all "AHA! Must be the fridge! ...crap!"
So we went this morning and bought the part we *thought* was bad, but it actually wasn't that part. So now we think its the compressor which is going to be even more expensive, and a pain to change, not to mention when we would be able to get one, it being a holiday weekend and all.
I asked if we were going to go refrigerator shopping today. We'll see.
We put a sign out in front of this house, and I've got to get a notice to the newspaper this week, we're going to try to do for sale by owner.
In other news, the refrigerator broke yesterday. I kept hearing something clicking in the kitchen and couldn't figure out what it was. Kept checking the oven (it clicks when its heating up or cooling down). Finally last night at like 8 we figured out the freezer was melting and we were both all "AHA! Must be the fridge! ...crap!"
So we went this morning and bought the part we *thought* was bad, but it actually wasn't that part. So now we think its the compressor which is going to be even more expensive, and a pain to change, not to mention when we would be able to get one, it being a holiday weekend and all.
I asked if we were going to go refrigerator shopping today. We'll see.
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Sick
Bleh. Yeah, I'm sick. Right when I'm about to take a vacation! Last time I got sick was *also* a day I was taking leave from work. What am this, some kind of conspiracy??
Anyway, I'm home today because the fever, sneezing, coughing, and drainage are NOT fun at work. I may have to go in for an hour or two today or tomorrow, but I'm not really planning on spending a whole lot of time in the office for the next two days. Plus I don't have any REAL cold medicine. Stupid meth people ruining it for everyone! Now I can't just go buy cold medicine that actually works, it has to be this big production and I have to wait until the pharmacy opens, yada yada.
Anyway, I'm home today because the fever, sneezing, coughing, and drainage are NOT fun at work. I may have to go in for an hour or two today or tomorrow, but I'm not really planning on spending a whole lot of time in the office for the next two days. Plus I don't have any REAL cold medicine. Stupid meth people ruining it for everyone! Now I can't just go buy cold medicine that actually works, it has to be this big production and I have to wait until the pharmacy opens, yada yada.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
The Ongoing Quest
So my weightloss had sort of stagnated for a while and I was just maintaining. I got a lot stronger when I was doing afterburn, and achieved a greater level of overall fitness. So I feel that I was successful with it, I just didn't "shrink".
Well, I posted a while back I was going to meet with the trainer. I've never had a trainer before. I *love* having a trainer. I don't have to plan workouts or obsess about what body part I'm working, or when the last time I did deadlifts was. All I do is show up and do what he tells me to do. Its fabulous.
So he asked me about my eating habits and also what I was doing for cardio. He seemed surprised that I had only been doing 20 minutes 3x a week and he told me I needed to increase the amount of cardio I was doing. So I did.
Now I've been going to him for a week and a half tomorrow, and I've increased the amount of cardio I'm doing. I've lost 3 lbs already. Which is really fantastic considering the guideline for safe weight loss is 2 lbs per week maximum. That puts me right on target!
Last time I trained I told him that I had already lost 2 lbs, and he just said it was really all me, and thats true, I did do the cardio work. However, he's the one that told me my eating was fine I just needed to do more cardio. And he was right.
Well, I posted a while back I was going to meet with the trainer. I've never had a trainer before. I *love* having a trainer. I don't have to plan workouts or obsess about what body part I'm working, or when the last time I did deadlifts was. All I do is show up and do what he tells me to do. Its fabulous.
So he asked me about my eating habits and also what I was doing for cardio. He seemed surprised that I had only been doing 20 minutes 3x a week and he told me I needed to increase the amount of cardio I was doing. So I did.
Now I've been going to him for a week and a half tomorrow, and I've increased the amount of cardio I'm doing. I've lost 3 lbs already. Which is really fantastic considering the guideline for safe weight loss is 2 lbs per week maximum. That puts me right on target!
Last time I trained I told him that I had already lost 2 lbs, and he just said it was really all me, and thats true, I did do the cardio work. However, he's the one that told me my eating was fine I just needed to do more cardio. And he was right.
Monday, April 23, 2007
I broke my blog
Apparently I'm more popular than I thought, or perhaps just less tech-savvy than I thought. Either way, I've managed to break all the pictures I posted this morning, so in an effort to be kind to imageox's bandwidth, thumbnails are now posted below and you will have to click on them to see the full-sized version of the picture.
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