February 2011
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I'm really happy that when I wake up tomorrow it...
January 2011
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End of the Month Weigh-In
1/5/11 Waist: 33 in Bust: 39 in Thigh: 25 in (8 inches in) Butt: 42 1/4 in Arm: 12 in (4 inches in) Weight: 185 lbs
1/30/11 Waist: 32 in Bust: 39 in Thigh: 25 in (8 inches in) Butt: 42 in Arm: 12 in (4 inches in) Weight: 181 lbs
Total change (since beginning):
Waist: 7 in Bust: 3 in Thigh: 2 in (8 inches in) Butt: 6 in Arm: 2 in (4 inches in) Weight: 35 lbs
I’m...
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NSV
Yesterday was a glorious 65 degrees so my roommate, Steph, and I decided to go for a bike ride after church. It was finally warm enough that I could unearth the shorts that I had packed away some 4 months ago. I put them on and found this:
Even the legs were loose. I guess come spring, it’ll be time to do some shopping!
WHY?!
I was at Publix and they were having buy one, get one free on V8 Splash juice so without even looking at labels I put four in my cart.
This morning I was eating breakfast and finally looked at the ingredients. The FIRST ingredient is high fructose corn syrup. WHYYYYY?!
Moral of the story: Nothing is safe. Check labels every time.
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Goals
I’ve come up with some swimming goals for myself that I’d like to accomplish by Spring Break which for me starts February 25.
Swim the 500 yards in 9:50.
Swim the 500 yards continuously using the front crawl - only one lap with breast stroke.
Have working knowledge and be able to swim all 6 strokes decently enough so that I can get into the WSI course after Spring Break.
Weigh at...
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I saw it!
I stepped on the scale this morning and it read 179.4! Now I know not to get excited because it is early in the morning and I’m starving and it won’t be the same tomorrow, but there it was before me - the 170s. My goal is to reach 180 by the time I leave for spring break but it looks like I might meet the goal ahead of schedule! Yaaay!
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The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves
I called Vanessa after bitching about counting calories and she came to the gym with me and kicked my ass.
Warm up:
5 minute jog
Stretching
Workout:
10 minutes of chest passes with 8lbs medicine ball (ow!)
11 minutes of rowing
30 minutes of strength training back and shoulders
5 minutes of jump rope (446. boo. Used to be able to do 550ish)
Cool down:
5 minute walk
Stretching
Morale has...
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Grapes?!
I almost lost my mind tonight when I sat down to eat grapes and thought to myself, “Better count them out so I know how many calories I ate.” Then I thought, “What the hell? Why should I have to count my damn grapes?!”
I am so sick of counting calories right now. I want to drink some milk without worrying. I want to stop having to guess at serving sizes and avoid certain...
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Mid-Month Weigh-In
Previous Weight: 185 lbs
Current Weight: 183 lbs
Total Change: -33 lbs
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“Once you’ve taken a few punches and realize you’re not made of glass, you don’t...”
– Green Street Hooligans (via solarelephant)
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There is class today!
After two terribly long snow days I am so glad classes are resuming. I especially can’t wait to go to Lifeguarding class and swim my little heart out.
My how things change - for the better!
When does this get easier?
I just got up out of bed, at 2am, to throw food in the trash. I really don’t get what happens. I will have such good days and then I will have some really terrible days. My snow day was spent in bed eating crap. I could’ve gone out and had a snow ball fight with half of the school on the front lawn and I could’ve built a fort in the snow, but my aversion to cold and my pure...
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I just did a burpee
Like a real burpee. Not a modified one, not a “Danielle’s version,” but a real burpee.
Then I did one again just to make sure I wasn’t imagining things.
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Insanity fail
I have done nothing worth writing about in the exercise department this week. Well, the swimming and the 30DS maybe, but Insanity stopped last Sunday. Which is fabulous considering I ate 2000 calories at dinner last night. </sarcasm>
I’m back at school with my afternoons entirely free and I am lazing around taking four hour naps (seriously). My main excuse is its too cold here to...
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End of the month weigh-in: 22nd birthday edition
Yes dear fitblr peeps, it is my 22nd birthday today. I postponed my December end of the month weigh-in due to the fact that I didn’t have a measuring tape handy but here it is now.
11/30/10 Waist: 34 in Bust: 40 ½ in Thigh: 25 in (8 inches in) Butt: 44 in Arm: 12 1/2 in (4 inches in) Weight: 190 lbs
1/5/11 Waist: 33 in Bust: 39 in Thigh: 25 in (8 inches in) Butt:...
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Just going to throw this out there
My 185 lbs ass swam 500 yards in 10:10. 10 mother f-ing minutes and 10 mofuggin seconds.
I beat just about all the girls and most of the guys. At the end all these much smaller girls were like “Way to go! That’s awesome!”
Yeah buddy!
Eeep!
In 50 minutes I will walk in my bathing suit into the university pool for my Lifeguarding class. I feel like throwing up. I mean, the last time I did my Lifeguarding training I was 220 pounds so I know I’ll be okay, but still I’m nervous.
Wish me luck!
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Snatches
So I’m loving my kettlebells, but I am having a serious problem with smashing my forearms when doing snatches. I try to punch it out like the videos on youtube say, but I still am getting a little beat up.
Anyone have any suggestions?
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Guys
I’m at a Lan party (don’t judge me) and alcohol is abundant. I keep getting asked what I want to drink and it is so hard to stick with my water. I’ve been sober for 119 days but I am struggling tonight. Ahhhh!!