I'm annoyed with myself... and INSANITY.
I just can't seem to get myself to finish the LAST FEW workouts of Insanity... which I promised myself I would do so I can say I finished.
What I have left:
Max Interval Circuit
Max Interval Plyo
Max Cardio Conditioning/Cardio Abs
Core Cardio and Balance
Max Recovery
I'm going to be honest... other than Max Cardio Conditioning/Cardio Abs I HATE MONTH 2.
The workouts just aren't enough cardio for my liking (I'm not strong enough to do tons of push up in a row) and they go by SO SLOW.
I love the first month and I really like Shaun T... but man, if I'm going to work out for a full hour... I'm going to LIKE IT.
Turbo Fire on the other hand is MY WORKOUT. I love it, and apparently Chalene Johnson is making MORE :)... I'm seriously obsessed.
Exercise
Today, I got up a little late so instead of doing Max Interval Insanity I did HIIT 30 from TurboFIRE. ROUGH I think that's the hardest of TurboFire because it's ALL drills
FoodI
just ordered PB2 (45 cals vs 200 cals per serving) POWDERED PEANUT BUTTER. woot. So I'm going to start adding that to my Shakeology...
I came up with this BRILLANT idea... instead of using an entire Shakeology packet for breakfast I'm going to use HALF and then save half for later in the day when I'm really hungry. I think the packets are just a little too much Shakeology for me ... when I did this, it was PERFECT. ... we'll see how it goes.
Unfortunately... and FORTUNATELY... we have a potluck at work today. aka I'm going to eat a lot.
my goal? TAKE A PICTURE of what I eat.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
re-motivate
Well, it's been a while... not a LONG while... but long enough.
So... I'm a grad student and I don't feel like one.
I have class 1 day a week (and one class once a month)... (3 classes in total)
... We have our first paper due next Wednesday... so I guess I should start it... but I have NO MOTIVATION.
In the second class I'm in... the ONLY 2 assignments in the entire classes (1 presentation and 2 papers) are all due in DECEMBER... are you kidding me?
I'm a person that needs to be IN THE GROOVE. This summer was hyper-speed... papers due every week.
That's the way I stay motivated... there isn't TIME to procrastinate... ugh.
BUT...
I have starting working out again. I'm finally DONE being sick
Friday I did : HIIT 20 TurboFire
Saturday I did: Max Cardio Conditioning Insanity
Today I did: Core Cardio and Balance and Cardio Abs.
yes... I got this
... now I just have to eat better.
Let me tell you what I ate yesterday
1 large bag of hot cheetos: 1800
1 veggie burrito from Chipotle :1030 calories
1 bag of chips from Chipotle: 570 calories
1 block of cream cheese: 800
Grand Total: 4200 calories!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
that's almost 4 days worth of food. ... OVER A POUND OF FAT. awful.
me.
So... I'm a grad student and I don't feel like one.
I have class 1 day a week (and one class once a month)... (3 classes in total)
... We have our first paper due next Wednesday... so I guess I should start it... but I have NO MOTIVATION.
In the second class I'm in... the ONLY 2 assignments in the entire classes (1 presentation and 2 papers) are all due in DECEMBER... are you kidding me?
I'm a person that needs to be IN THE GROOVE. This summer was hyper-speed... papers due every week.
That's the way I stay motivated... there isn't TIME to procrastinate... ugh.
BUT...
I have starting working out again. I'm finally DONE being sick
Friday I did : HIIT 20 TurboFire
Saturday I did: Max Cardio Conditioning Insanity
Today I did: Core Cardio and Balance and Cardio Abs.
yes... I got this
... now I just have to eat better.
Let me tell you what I ate yesterday
1 large bag of hot cheetos: 1800
1 veggie burrito from Chipotle :1030 calories
1 bag of chips from Chipotle: 570 calories
1 block of cream cheese: 800
Grand Total: 4200 calories!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
that's almost 4 days worth of food. ... OVER A POUND OF FAT. awful.
me.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Violins is not the answer...
welp folks.
I auditioned for the Perrysburg Symphony yesterday...
...and let's say it wasn't horrible but it could have been much better.
Let me put this in perspective for you:
Now that you know all that nonsense... let me tell you how much practice time I gave to this audition...
A GRAND TOTAL OF 3-4 hours. yes folks. I WAS PREPARED.
this is a picture of a violin ready to go head first into battle.
I auditioned for the Perrysburg Symphony yesterday...
...and let's say it wasn't horrible but it could have been much better.
Let me put this in perspective for you:
- I was a Music Minor for about a year during my undergrad and they expected me to practice between 1-2 hours a day.
- I was in the orchestra that played 5 hours a week
- I was in a quartet that practiced about 1 hour a week
- I did other various ensembles so let's just tack another 1 hour on that.
- TOTAL EXPECTED PLAYING TIME per week: 14 hours
- ACTUAL PLAYING TIME per week: 8 (I probably practiced about an hour a week for lessons... closer to juries it would go up to about 3-4 2 weeks prior
Now that you know all that nonsense... let me tell you how much practice time I gave to this audition...
A GRAND TOTAL OF 3-4 hours. yes folks. I WAS PREPARED.
this is a picture of a violin ready to go head first into battle.
Where did it go right?
1. The piece I picked wasn't very hard
2. Of the 2 orchestral excerpts I picked, I only had to play 1: THE EASIER ONE
1. The piece I picked wasn't very hard
2. Of the 2 orchestral excerpts I picked, I only had to play 1: THE EASIER ONE
3. There were a lot of lower notes which sound good on my violin and with my vibrato
4. The women in charge of auditions remembered me from 5th and 6th grade and told the director that I was the "shining star" of the orchestra... ya know, worked up my REP a bit.
5. THEY NEED VIOLINISTS :)
Where did it go wrong?
1. The button on my sweater made my violin buzz
2. I was shaking so much that my bow moved over the bridge and was really squeaky.
3. Even though the piece was easy, it has been almost 4 years since I performed it.
4. The high notes? Let's not talk about it.
5. Remember when I said I was nervous? YEAH... it showed. lot's of silly mistakes.
6. Remember when I said they said I was the "shining star"... well I wasn't during the audition... AWKWARD.
7. Think back to elementary school. Was there ever a kid that was just AWKWARDLY SMART or AWKWARDLY good at something? You know there was. Well, that pre-pubescent kid played right before me and ROCKED it so freakin' hard... AWKWARD.
Basically... I don't know if I got in yet.
All I know is that I want to play.
So if anyone actually reads this, and you play an instrument. GET AT ME. I need music back in my life.
Just keep in mind: I may not practice as much as you want me to... BUT I HAVE THE HEART
5. THEY NEED VIOLINISTS :)
Where did it go wrong?
1. The button on my sweater made my violin buzz
2. I was shaking so much that my bow moved over the bridge and was really squeaky.
3. Even though the piece was easy, it has been almost 4 years since I performed it.
4. The high notes? Let's not talk about it.
5. Remember when I said I was nervous? YEAH... it showed. lot's of silly mistakes.
6. Remember when I said they said I was the "shining star"... well I wasn't during the audition... AWKWARD.
7. Think back to elementary school. Was there ever a kid that was just AWKWARDLY SMART or AWKWARDLY good at something? You know there was. Well, that pre-pubescent kid played right before me and ROCKED it so freakin' hard... AWKWARD.
Basically... I don't know if I got in yet.
All I know is that I want to play.
So if anyone actually reads this, and you play an instrument. GET AT ME. I need music back in my life.
Just keep in mind: I may not practice as much as you want me to... BUT I HAVE THE HEART
... and I'm the SHINING STAR. uh duh...
As for Food and Exercise?
I don't want to talk about it
My nose is BASICALLY running a marathon
...and my body is exhausted. Which means NO exercise for me
...as food goes? I just had Wendys. ENOUGH SAID.
toodles.
As for Food and Exercise?
I don't want to talk about it
My nose is BASICALLY running a marathon
...and my body is exhausted. Which means NO exercise for me
...as food goes? I just had Wendys. ENOUGH SAID.
toodles.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Harry Potter!
Well, it's official folks...
I've been sorted into the Slytherin house... yes friends. Slytherin.
...but, MERLN was a Syltherin... how sweet is that... I'm very proud :)
plus the colors are GREEN and SILVER (love silver) :)
I've been sorted into the Slytherin house... yes friends. Slytherin.
...but, MERLN was a Syltherin... how sweet is that... I'm very proud :)
plus the colors are GREEN and SILVER (love silver) :)
No Motivation=Time to Write a RAP
Before I get into my exercise and eating... let me tell you my newest goal.
WRITE A RAP.
"Da Subway wRap"
"wRap it up"
"mm mm mm wRAP"
... feel free to give me a good name/good lines.
it's ABOUT TO BE DOPE.
once I get it written you know where to look (here) and once I get my camera working... MAYBE a VIDEO.
...any free video software advice would be appreciated. :)
After I write this, you can call me FO DEE cent... (forty cent)
word.
Exercise
Let me break this down for you.
Last Tuesday: 4 year anniversary = no workout
Last Thursday: My birthday= no workout
Last Saturday: Friends visit = no workout
This Monday: HOME= no workout
This Tuesday: exhausted= no workout
Yesterday: sick= no workout
needless to say, it has almost been a week since I worked out... and we ALL KNOW I wasn't eating healthy... go figure. Literally... there GOes my FIGURE. tehe. so punny.
Last night I made Tuna Noodle Casserole. MMMmmmmMmmm my favorite. but I ate A LOT of it... and then I had a snickers, and some combos... and milk. BAH.
Food
Breakfast: 2 poptarts
Lunch: Shakeology mmm
Dinner: Smart ones? Salad? combos? (meh... we'll see won't we?)
WRITE A RAP.
"Da Subway wRap"
"wRap it up"
"mm mm mm wRAP"
... feel free to give me a good name/good lines.
it's ABOUT TO BE DOPE.
once I get it written you know where to look (here) and once I get my camera working... MAYBE a VIDEO.
...any free video software advice would be appreciated. :)
After I write this, you can call me FO DEE cent... (forty cent)
word.
Exercise
Let me break this down for you.
Last Tuesday: 4 year anniversary = no workout
Last Thursday: My birthday= no workout
Last Saturday: Friends visit = no workout
This Monday: HOME= no workout
This Tuesday: exhausted= no workout
Yesterday: sick= no workout
needless to say, it has almost been a week since I worked out... and we ALL KNOW I wasn't eating healthy... go figure. Literally... there GOes my FIGURE. tehe. so punny.
Last night I made Tuna Noodle Casserole. MMMmmmmMmmm my favorite. but I ate A LOT of it... and then I had a snickers, and some combos... and milk. BAH.
Food
Breakfast: 2 poptarts
Lunch: Shakeology mmm
Dinner: Smart ones? Salad? combos? (meh... we'll see won't we?)
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Wordpress: MILK DAT COW
I was told I should move my blog over to Wordpress because it allows for a lot more hits.
Now, I'm not going to argue, Wordpress seems to be REAL technical and STUFFZ.
How does a no0bz like me know? I COULDN'T edit anything.
Now, I'm not going to argue, Wordpress seems to be REAL technical and STUFFZ.
How does a no0bz like me know? I COULDN'T edit anything.
...There was very little room to edit the html and play around with the layout.
...SOMEONE PROVE ME WRONG... please?
So... that will be for a later time when I can figure out WHAT the HECK I'm doing.
Until then, I'm going to be cool on blogger where I actually feel comfortable.
Wordpress, I'm sure you're awesome and I know the recommendation was absolutely correct...
...but I'm a mere college student that knows little to none about web hosting and domains... and I have NO money to pay to try to figure it out.
Although, CLAIRE_IS_AWESOME.com has a nice ring to it...
I'm going to try to write about stuff that actually matters on here... which means I probably won't write a lot. tehehe... ... .. What is my life? What happened to all the interesting things that happen to me? I need material people... SOMETHING?
Food
Breakfast: Chocolate Shakeology w/ peanut butter
Lunch: Turkey w/ Provalone on wheat bread, pickles, and pita chips with hummas mmmmm
Din Din: (TBA) Salad?
my lunch is photogenic.
Exercise
MUST be back on track. I have a week left of Insanity (calendar-wise) but I've missed so many days with my crazy schedule that I'll probably finish up mid next week (I'm supposed to finish Saturday, but I have a few days to make up).
After Insanity, I plan on starting P90x. I don't think I'm going to follow the rigid plan like I did with Insanity... look where missing a few days gets me. BEHIND (literally) and BEHIND (as in my BEHIND is getting huge... ha..) really though, if you don't allow yourself leeway you're going to set yourself up for failure. Plus, I know I'm going to want to do some Insanity and Turbofire on some days instead of P90x. We'll see my friends, we'll see.
Oh, guess what world? I GOT AN iPhone... and it's wonderful. There's an app where you can milk a cow. A little weird... and dare I say erotic; in a awkward sort of way.
No, I don't have a thing for cows... (well I do)
... but NOT LIKE THAT (though I eat them)
... but NOT LIKE THAT.
see, now you're weirded out too.
ENJOY!
Witness The Fitness
...SOMEONE PROVE ME WRONG... please?
So... that will be for a later time when I can figure out WHAT the HECK I'm doing.
Until then, I'm going to be cool on blogger where I actually feel comfortable.
Wordpress, I'm sure you're awesome and I know the recommendation was absolutely correct...
...but I'm a mere college student that knows little to none about web hosting and domains... and I have NO money to pay to try to figure it out.
Although, CLAIRE_IS_AWESOME.com has a nice ring to it...
I'm going to try to write about stuff that actually matters on here... which means I probably won't write a lot. tehehe... ... .. What is my life? What happened to all the interesting things that happen to me? I need material people... SOMETHING?
Food
Breakfast: Chocolate Shakeology w/ peanut butter
Lunch: Turkey w/ Provalone on wheat bread, pickles, and pita chips with hummas mmmmm
Din Din: (TBA) Salad?
my lunch is photogenic.
Exercise
MUST be back on track. I have a week left of Insanity (calendar-wise) but I've missed so many days with my crazy schedule that I'll probably finish up mid next week (I'm supposed to finish Saturday, but I have a few days to make up).
After Insanity, I plan on starting P90x. I don't think I'm going to follow the rigid plan like I did with Insanity... look where missing a few days gets me. BEHIND (literally) and BEHIND (as in my BEHIND is getting huge... ha..) really though, if you don't allow yourself leeway you're going to set yourself up for failure. Plus, I know I'm going to want to do some Insanity and Turbofire on some days instead of P90x. We'll see my friends, we'll see.
Oh, guess what world? I GOT AN iPhone... and it's wonderful. There's an app where you can milk a cow. A little weird... and dare I say erotic; in a awkward sort of way.
No, I don't have a thing for cows... (well I do)
... but NOT LIKE THAT (though I eat them)
... but NOT LIKE THAT.
see, now you're weirded out too.
ENJOY!
Witness The Fitness
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Happy Birthday
Workout
Today I woke up and did a workout that I missed earlier in the week (whoops)
...and I was greeted by TWO millipedes. NOT cool.
I'm not one to kill bugs... I HATE it. I'd rather just take them outside but millipedes are on my small list of bugs I cannot save... they are too fast and have TOO MANY LEGS.
...R.I.P. Millipedes
For my birthday my boyfriend renewed my subscription to BODYBUGG...
I got it for my birthday last year and my subscription ended in February...
you wear it on your upper left arm and it calculates how many calories you burn, steps, etc.
It said I only burned a little over 300 calories while doing Insanity this morning.
my sweat begs to differ. tehe.
BUT, I've also been told there is an "after burn" effect where I will burn more calories throughout the day.
... I'll get back to you on that one.
Food
So far, I've had a lot of hot Cheetos. I'm not proud of that. but i's my birthday... LEAVE ME ALONE... I've been good the past few days.
...and I didn't bring a lunch to work because I was running late this morning (my shakeology packets are at the post office... once I have those... NO EXCUSE. Can't wait to just have that for lunch everyday. so much easier..)
BTW: Totally won a free packet of Shakeology when listening in on a New Coach Call... because I'm so WITTY... baha... We had to give the answer to a joke... obviously this is my area of expertise. lol
I miss my kitties.
I can't wait to see my friends this weekend.
I wish I was still in high school. miss those days...
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Today I woke up and did a workout that I missed earlier in the week (whoops)
...and I was greeted by TWO millipedes. NOT cool.
I'm not one to kill bugs... I HATE it. I'd rather just take them outside but millipedes are on my small list of bugs I cannot save... they are too fast and have TOO MANY LEGS.
...R.I.P. Millipedes
For my birthday my boyfriend renewed my subscription to BODYBUGG...
I got it for my birthday last year and my subscription ended in February...
you wear it on your upper left arm and it calculates how many calories you burn, steps, etc.
It said I only burned a little over 300 calories while doing Insanity this morning.
my sweat begs to differ. tehe.
BUT, I've also been told there is an "after burn" effect where I will burn more calories throughout the day.
... I'll get back to you on that one.
Food
So far, I've had a lot of hot Cheetos. I'm not proud of that. but i's my birthday... LEAVE ME ALONE... I've been good the past few days.
...and I didn't bring a lunch to work because I was running late this morning (my shakeology packets are at the post office... once I have those... NO EXCUSE. Can't wait to just have that for lunch everyday. so much easier..)
BTW: Totally won a free packet of Shakeology when listening in on a New Coach Call... because I'm so WITTY... baha... We had to give the answer to a joke... obviously this is my area of expertise. lol
I miss my kitties.
I can't wait to see my friends this weekend.
I wish I was still in high school. miss those days...
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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