I came down with another cold. So much for 30 days straight of working out. Maybe I'm just a wuss.
That ice cream is looking better and better.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Exercise Update
My little 30 day exercise routine should be coming to a close next week. Buuuut, I've only done the exercises for about 2 weeks all combined. There are very good reasons for this. I have not just been lazy.
About a week after I started exercising, I came down with a cold. A really bad cold. I even missed two days of work that week for this cold! I got better and started the exercises again. After about 4 days I came down with strep throat! I really regretted staying home from work the week before and there was no way I was going to exercises with strep throat. Maybe I was being lazy but I felt pretty crappy. It was the worst strep I've ever had. After my mom made sure that I was taking antibiotics and not just ibuprofen for the pain I got better pretty quickly. Again I started the exercises. After another few days I started to cough really badly, I think the inversion and terrible air quality had something to do with it. So again I missed a few days of exercises. I picked back up yesterday with my exercises and I feel pretty good.
Even though I did not make it through every day of working out I did notice some changes. First and foremost... I gained 4 pounds. I was justifiably upset, I had kept my diet the same and had been doing these workouts. However, I am keeping myself upbeat by reminding myself that muscle weighs more than fat or rather that it is denser than fat and I know that I have lost some fat because I was careful to measure myself before I started exercising. I have lost about a half inch all around and that is really exciting to me. I also joined a website, myfitnesspal.com, because it keeps track of the calories that you eat and the exercises you do and so far it has been pretty helpful, letting me know how many more calories I have for each day.
So I'm going to say that my 30 days began yesterday. Hopefully I don't come down with another random sickness to hold me back.
About a week after I started exercising, I came down with a cold. A really bad cold. I even missed two days of work that week for this cold! I got better and started the exercises again. After about 4 days I came down with strep throat! I really regretted staying home from work the week before and there was no way I was going to exercises with strep throat. Maybe I was being lazy but I felt pretty crappy. It was the worst strep I've ever had. After my mom made sure that I was taking antibiotics and not just ibuprofen for the pain I got better pretty quickly. Again I started the exercises. After another few days I started to cough really badly, I think the inversion and terrible air quality had something to do with it. So again I missed a few days of exercises. I picked back up yesterday with my exercises and I feel pretty good.
Even though I did not make it through every day of working out I did notice some changes. First and foremost... I gained 4 pounds. I was justifiably upset, I had kept my diet the same and had been doing these workouts. However, I am keeping myself upbeat by reminding myself that muscle weighs more than fat or rather that it is denser than fat and I know that I have lost some fat because I was careful to measure myself before I started exercising. I have lost about a half inch all around and that is really exciting to me. I also joined a website, myfitnesspal.com, because it keeps track of the calories that you eat and the exercises you do and so far it has been pretty helpful, letting me know how many more calories I have for each day.
So I'm going to say that my 30 days began yesterday. Hopefully I don't come down with another random sickness to hold me back.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Crafts of Christmas Past
Look at me go! I am fairly proud of myself, I have made five posts this month! It is a record for me and the time has come to finally post a few pictures of projects I worked on for Christmas. I'm not going to post everything because there would be TONS of pictures so I will just post one of each general type. Most of the gifts Eric and I gave this year were hats and slippers of varying colors. They were a lot of fun to make but I'm pretty glad that I'm done making slippers for a while.
(Doesn't he look so cute?!)
On another note, lately, I've had a hankering to start some embroidery. There is one pattern in particular that I think is just gorgeous!
I think that when I eventually break down and buy the pattern from little dear's etsy shop I will do mine in blues and greens. She has instructions to do the crayon tinting on fabric on her blog. I think it is absolutely beautiful! I can't wait and I think it is definitely worth the $4.00. When did I become so cheap?
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