New Template

So I'm new to this whole blogging thing. Basically have no idea what I'm doing. But I really enjoy looking and playing with the different templates. So I've changed my template for the second time. Why you may ask? Honestly it's the old school map background. My travel bug is beginning to make me itch and I'm trying to satisfy it as best I can. So many places I want to go, not enough money or time. Someday, it will happen. Until then I will look at my map background and smile.

Day 6

 "Fall 7 times, stand up 8."-Japanese Proverb

Back to work today, and I'm going to up the ante. The 10 min run will help me prep for next week which will be mostly anaerobic.

10 min run

Repeat 3X (15 sec break between exercises):

Pushups (10)
Rocca Press (4)
Dips (10)
Bicep curls (15)
Military Press (10)

Day 5: Unload

"The more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in battle."-Unknown

Today is my recovery day. I choose this awkward day because I had to go to the DMV. And a trip to the DMV is hard enough. Good news is that I finally got a driver's license: bad news is it looks like a mug shot. I need to work on being more photogenic.

Recovery does not equal sitting on my bum all day. I went on a 4 mile walk, nice low intensity exercise that gets the blood pumping.

Day 4

 "If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you." -Fred Devito

In the spirit of healthy eating, I decided to double check my bread ingredients for my sandwich.  No trans fat, no simple sugars, or high fructose corn syrup. It did mention that the whole wheat was unbromated, which sounded familiar but I couldn't place it. So of course I googled it, and was dissappointed with the lack of resources.

From what I gathered, flour gets bromated to speed up the required aging process of the wheat, which can normally take up to 2 months. It is also used to improve dough elasticity/make it easier to work with while baking. Bromated flour is also outlawed in the U.K., is a carcinogen, and has been implicated in thyroid problems.  Bad things...

Anyways back to workouts:

Day 3

"It is not the mountain we must conquer, but ourselves." -Edmund Hillary

Getting pretty sore, especially in my legs, right in the butt region. I put in some extra time stretching what hurts in between the workouts to try to help things get moving.

When I was a sophomore in college, I went to Europe for a month, and had my wisdom teeth removed. I had lost about 10 lbs of muscle by the time I showed up for off season. It was the first and last time I have ever broken down and cried during a workout. Probably one of the more embarrassing moments in my life as football players and such are squatting like 500 lbs around me, who is just standing there crying. I couldn't dress or undress myself for about 2 weeks because my arms were so sore I couldn't lift them above my head. Needless to say, after that life experience, soreness is not a big deal anymore.

3 Ingredients to Aviod

So I'm not that into dieting. And when I say not that into I really mean I love food.  I believe everything tastes good with enough butter, salt, and garlic, and that the proper number of meals a day is around 5. Right now you're probably thinking: "This girl has the crappiest eating habits ever." Well I got you....

After spending 18 years in the care of my health nut mom (who I secretly appreciate for teaching me how to eat delicious and healthy food), it's hard to avoid eating healthy. It's pretty simple: buy fresh ingredients, cook fresh food, and eat all the different colors.

Mini Boot Camp: Day 2

"Of course it's hard. It's supposed to be hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. Hard is what makes it great."-A League of Their Own

Feeling decently sore, but good to go for day 2. Day 2 is a long one...here's the plan:

First...THE WEIGHTS:

15 second breaks between reps and sets.

100 jumpropes
30 mountain climbers
30 jumping jacks
Plie squats (3x20)

Mini-Boot Camp: Day 1

"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going."-Beverly Sills

So I'm attempting to defrost from walking to work this morning. I seriously don't understand this northern weather. Last week it was like 80 and sunny and I was ridiculously sweating it up. Now, I'm curled up in sweats and a blanket and still freezing!! But today is the beginning of boot camp, so I have to just take the US Postal Service motto to heart (thank god today is indoors though).

"Born to Run"

So last night I saw an old college friend for the first time since graduation. Ok, so maybe I use the term "old" loosely here considering I graduated like 4 months ago. But I digress...

My friend brought up this book, Born to Run by Christopher McDougall, and we then ended up in an epic discussion that lasted two hours.

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I have never read the book, but its definitely hit the to-do list after this conversation. My friend said, "This has inspired me to start running". Which is a pretty big deal considering I'm not sure if my friends has done any exercise since like high school. So that is a ringing endorsement.