Kicking *kitten* In Our Twenties - January Challenge!! Take 2!

Hey Ladies,

Not too much action on here!

As far as today goes I was going to take the night off from working out but I did manage to get a nice brisk walk 2.5 miles in there better than nothing I guess and hoping my planned run for tomorrow is not too torturous! Have a busy day ahead! Planning on an early run before work shooting for 6 miles tempo run so we'll see how that pans out, then work, then plan on meeting with a friend for hot cocoa since it's been almost 11 weeks without coffee woohoo! Then getting a mani/pedi alone and have a ladies night planned, definitely overdue for one it's been over 6 weeks!! Thats it for me ladies until tomorrow hope you'll have a great Friday!! Cynthia! :bigsmile:

Meag - We totally understand....we will miss you, but take of yourself first!!!

Cynthia - Thats awesome that you can do 17 push-ups in a minute!!! I still can barely make 10 of non-modified type!!! And your right for listening to your body and taking an extra rest day if needed. I had to do the same thing this week. I changed my workout schedule and did hills on wednesday...still hurt on friday which is supposed to be my long run day, so I skipped that and rested again. I am getting the long run in today!! Great job on quiting coffee!! Its so hard....I quit back in November, but I have cheated twice since...on really cold days when I couldnt resist!! But I am trying hard not to anymore!

Meg - Sorry your having a bad food week!! I feel ya!! As you know I did the same thing this week!! But as everyone reminded me, we cant be perfect everyday!! Just do the best you can and get back on track tomorrow!! Super exciting that you have a whole weekend off!! I love it when you nothing planned and can just relax!! Hope you enjoy it!!



AFM - Sorry I have been a little MIA this week, but I think I am out of my funk now!!! I ran hills on wednesday and felt like I could barely walk on Thursday, which was my rest day anyways!! But still hurt friday so I took another day off....feeling better today and heading out shortly to get in my long run. I made some Protein Brownie-Batter pancakes this morning, which tasted great but were really dense...not sure how to correct that problem, I am not the best with baking!!!! But maybe one of you bakers in here can give me some advice!! I am also off all weekend...finally!! Looking forward to some R&R and then some cleaning...my entire house is a disaster zone!!


Hope you all have a great weekend!!!

Hey ladies, haven't been around much to post thanks to school.

Went on a date today, and it went much better then expected. We clicked well, and he seemed to be into fitness himself. We walked for awhile, and then had lunch today. Had a ham and cheese sandwich.. And we split a cheesecake. Shame on me (all his idea.)

Going to work it off tonight at the gym. I've held to my goal this month of going to the gym four times a week. It's been a struggle sometimes, but I feel better about running and strength overall. Going to try for the same goal next month - Should be able to happen.

Abby - Welcome back to the fray. For the density.. Have you tried whipping them longer? Or using a whisk? Perhaps if you add more air by doing one of the two things, you may get a fluffier result. Have fun cleaning.

Cynthia- 6 mile tempo.. Whoo. You certainly are an inspiration. Kick some butt, and enjoy your cocoa afterwards.

Meg- Look at it this way.. You didn't go one pound hamburger. You know that tomorrow you're getting right back on the saddle, and aren't giving up. Good luck with the projects.

Meag- Completely understandable. Life can get crazy when least expected, and internet duties can muck it up even further. Here's to things getting less hectic soon.

Cassie- Glad to see you're measuring. The scale can be an evil thing.. You can't tell fat percentage from lean mass. Measuring is a bit more accurate in that right. Keep up the kickass work.

Happy Monday Lovelies!! I have been MIA but trying to read along with all of your posts. I am going to do my best to catch up but I’m extremely sorry if I happen to miss anyone!!

Cynthia – I am not a runner by any means but have always wanted to run in the rain!! Perhaps its like you said, something freeing about it!! I can’t pinpoint exactly what it is but I hope to experience it one day!! How did your homemade granola bars turn out? I found a recipe for some in a magazine and want to try making them for my kiddos! Just waiting to get moved into a place where I feel more comfortable in the kitchen.

Abby – I wish I had the motivation to get up and do my workouts in the morning!! It is such a great feeling when you get your blood flowing like that in the morning. However, I am not a morning person by any means.

Lindz – congratulations on sticking with it girly!! I am the exact same way. Life too easily gets in my way and I let that change my routines far too easily. However, I am moving next weekend and should be in a much better place. The plan is to establish a new routine. I will no longer have the excuses that I have been using for so long. My ultimate goal is to plan out my food for the week and stick to my workouts, at least 3 days per week.

Emily – love that New Year’s resolution!! I am not a fan of resolutions because I feel that they are made to be broken but I decided that my resolution this year is to re-connect with friends from my past...you know the ones that you always say you need to hang out with and they say the same thing but the plans never get made. Well I’m making it a point this year to finally make those plans. I have committed to do a mud run on March 31st. So looks like we will be kinda running together. Definitely a tough question about Bachelor #1 but I would say that you should never settle for less than what you want and deserve. Don’t force something that is not there.

Nikki – welcome to the group!! I am right there with you when it comes to sticking to it!! I say we should partner up and hold each other accountable for February. What do you think?? I am horrible at sticking to my word and need to change that.

Meghan – imagine what you would have done to yourself if you were eating like that and NOT doing Insanity? One bad day isn’t gonna change things for you. You know what you want and what it takes to get there so I have faith that you will see it as just a bad “day” and continue on your journey unharmed!!

Emily (moocha) – your date still sounds lovely...including the cheesecake!! I hope that its the beginning of something good for you!!

Megan – glad to hear that your trip to Miami was great!! Hopefully you are still getting plenty of rest despite all of the stuff going on at work!!

AFM...I have been busy pretty much since I got back from my cruise last weekend. I am moving this weekend so I have been busy packing up all of our stuff. I will be so excited to get into our new place. Its going to cut my commute time in half and I will no longer to be able to use that as an excuse. We will also be just around the corner from the gym. Food hasn’t been the greatest because I am trying to eat up what I have in the house so that I don’t have to move it. But that just means that when I grocery shopping for the new house, we will have nothing but good choices.

Saturday at church we had a women’s event and it was soooo life changing. It was basically talking about how we should be defining ourselves. Things are definitely changing in my life. I have sworn off dating for 2012 so that I can focus on me, becoming a better mom, a better friend, and a better person. I fear that I may lose friends because boys are no longer the center of my life but I am willing to take that risk.

Well Lovelies...I hope that you are able to finish out January strong!!

Quote of the day - "You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them." -Michael Jordan

Morning ladies,



Last night was my first Personal Training class about body alignment and stretching the course seems interesting can't wait to see whats in store! I have the weight training internship tomorrow nervous about hat one! But one thing I really liked about the class last night was how the instructor really wants to get to know us on a personal level class isn't too large, so we all shared our stories on how we were lead to this program and wow there was some amazing transformations and I definitely left feeling motivated and inspired by some folks!! I would have never thought I'd be able to be that open and comfortable speaking in public firstly and second talking about my weight holy **** it was nerve wrecking at first but left feeling like I had no burdens AHHH I needed that! Anyways I have a run planned after work and hopefully some weight training either at the gym or maybe a circuit session in my home, hope you all make this Tuesday Great! I will try my best to post here tonight and but I will definitely make some February goal!! :bigsmile: Cynthia!!