Taco Tuesday

"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing" -Abraham Lincoln

Confession, I really want some Mexican food, hence the title. The Californian in me is pushing to get out: if only I had the money or knew of a real Mexican restaurant to go to. Anyways, enough about food.

Had my 20 min yoga today. I suck at the "constructive rest pose" or whatever it's called at the end. I lay there thinking I could be doing dishes, or my laundry, or I really need to review ecology, instead of being meditative.

Thirsty Thursday!!!

"He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything." -Thomas Carlyle

I figured I should continue with the Wasted Wednesday theme....

Reminder of my time and friends in London [image]

My Thirsty Thursday:

Maybe I'll meander over to a happy hour DC seems to be so famous for (that and brunch apparently are regular staples of the "locals'" diet). But alas, before we can have fun, we must work. We aren't gonna get too complicated here:

Tone Up Time!

“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man’s determination.” -Tommy Lasorda

Today I started my workout with yoga. I discovered a beginners yoga DVD in my apartment last week and am trying it out. I figure it might help my horrible posture, which is good.  The session is only 20 min long too, so I'm not really wasting a ton of time on it.

No cardio today! Only a little weightlifting to tone up the body. The "+" sign means super sets-so you do one exercise right after the other.

Starting Line

"So many fail because they don't get started-they don't go. They don't overcome inertia. They don't begin." -W. Clement Stone

I realized this morning that most people on this planet haven't exercised in months or even years. My sister is one of those people. She enlisted my help about 2 weeks ago to get into shape. Long term goal: run a marathon this spring. Pretty sweet goal if you ask me.

Anyways, I had to start her workouts differently. Most notably, everyone wants to do cardio-they think that is the quickest way to lose weight. Well in case you haven't figured out, like with the economy, or the broken window in my car, or just life in general, quick fixes never work (unless they involve duck tape). 

Nice Little Circuit

 “If you aren’t going all the way, why go at all?” -Joe Namath

Time to take a little breather and work out a tad. Here's my circuit for the day (~30 min):

Repeat 3X:
60 jump rope
10 burpees
Pushup to plank row (5 pushups)
Bicycle (20)
Front Lunge w/ DB Shoulder Press (10 total)
BW Squats (30)