For reasons unknown to me I always write the best blogs (not really write but think them out) in the shower but then can't remember all of it by the time I get to the computer. I have a really good one today though so I hope I can write it out as good as it was in my head. It doesn’t really have anything to do with workouts, nutrition, or weight loss but has everything to do with the journey I am on to better myself. So here it goes.
If you have ever seen the movie “Never Been Kissed” you will understand the term “lemming”. I realized today (while in the shower of course) that I have allowed myself to walk around for years as a lemming, a follower, a member of the crowd with no originality or voice of my own, one who speaks or repeats what I have been told, a tool (as defined by Urban Dictionary). You might wonder why I am coming to this realization now, well allow me to tell you. I have a really good friend who is very opinionated (not in a bad way). He has his opinions and does not shy away from sharing them. I admire this about him because I recognize that I have tried to win peoples approval and not ruffle any feathers for so long that I just accepted others opinions and ways of life as my own without taking into account my own thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. I just took people on their authority and word rarely expressing my own opinions. I just followed in order to fit in and to be liked. I quit forming and expressing my own opinions. I became a lemming.
I have always had my own opinions but for the first time in years I actually speak my mind without censoring my opinions for fear of being rejected. I would like to thank my opinionated friend for challenging me to leave my lemming ways and for letting me see that I have people in my life that want to hear my opinions even if we don’t agree and we can still respect each other (at least on all matters except Justin Beiber, but then again we do agree on that subject).
So the moral of this short but sweet blog: Have friends that challenge you to be better, the ability to respect each others differing opinions is healthy, and I need to create a way to blog while in the shower!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Resolutions Smesolutions!!!!!!
Obviously I have not kept up with my resolution to blog weekly……..maybe I should just try for monthly!! I am stranded at my house and have been for 3 days due to the Snowpocalypse 2011, I decided now would be a great time for an update. So here is goes.
In the month of January I lost 7 lbs and burned a LOT of calories, 13,472 to be exact and completed 28 workouts! Not too shabby for 1 month. I know I have lost inches but I just haven’t measured! My nutrition is still a bit out of whack but I am working on it. I did last 21 days before I started again with the fast food. (However due to snow I have been fast food free since Monday) Everything else is going well, I am still attending bootcamp at the crack of dawn and of course Zumba-ing most days. If you haven’t heard from me much it is because I am so very sleepy!! Amazingly enough I am usually in bed by 10:30. Well that is it for the update but I will be posting more blogs over the weekend I’m sure.
In the month of January I lost 7 lbs and burned a LOT of calories, 13,472 to be exact and completed 28 workouts! Not too shabby for 1 month. I know I have lost inches but I just haven’t measured! My nutrition is still a bit out of whack but I am working on it. I did last 21 days before I started again with the fast food. (However due to snow I have been fast food free since Monday) Everything else is going well, I am still attending bootcamp at the crack of dawn and of course Zumba-ing most days. If you haven’t heard from me much it is because I am so very sleepy!! Amazingly enough I am usually in bed by 10:30. Well that is it for the update but I will be posting more blogs over the weekend I’m sure.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Tying up lose ends
So there are a few changes going on right now. I have started a boot camp on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays at 5AM. Yes, you read correctly I am actually up, dressed, and at a location not my bed by 5AM three mornings a week. I am starting a 8 week Biggest Loser contest at the Boot Camp with my cousins. I WILL win. I am also joining a Biggest Loser Contest at Runner’s World, I WILL win this one, too. I might be doing the couch to 5K with Runner’s World if I can fit it into my schedule.
I am not doing Weight Watchers, it just wasn’t working for me. I am however following a meal plan that is pretty simple and healthy. I have no clue how much I weigh or what my measurements are but I will let you know next week because I will have them done for the contests and then I will post them.
There are a few other thing going on that I am going to write about but this will do for now (seeing that I have to be up at 4AM). I will say that one of my New Year’s Resolutions is to blog weekly and I am going to try my hardest to get them written. I have some great ideas. My blogs are going to be less about the goals, weight, and plans for the week and more about the experiences that I am having. There will be more like the spin class and boobs blogs. Let me know what you think.
I am so very excited about what 2011 has in store for me. This is going to be a great year.
I am not doing Weight Watchers, it just wasn’t working for me. I am however following a meal plan that is pretty simple and healthy. I have no clue how much I weigh or what my measurements are but I will let you know next week because I will have them done for the contests and then I will post them.
There are a few other thing going on that I am going to write about but this will do for now (seeing that I have to be up at 4AM). I will say that one of my New Year’s Resolutions is to blog weekly and I am going to try my hardest to get them written. I have some great ideas. My blogs are going to be less about the goals, weight, and plans for the week and more about the experiences that I am having. There will be more like the spin class and boobs blogs. Let me know what you think.
I am so very excited about what 2011 has in store for me. This is going to be a great year.
2010 in Review-ish
I was going to type up a “year in review” however if you are reading this you pretty much know what my year was like. In the first few months I did nothing but seclude myself and watch tv, in April I had a car wreck and bought a new car, in May I went to Chicago to see Glee, during the summer I did more sitting, secluding, and tv watching. In August I realized I deserve better, in September I began my love affair with Zumba, in October I became a new creation, in November I went to San Francisco, and in December I started boot camp and realized how lucky I am to have the friends that I have in my life. That pretty much sums it up.
I really would like to shine a little light on the people that have really made this year great for me! This was the year that I reconnected with old friends and made some amazing new friends. This year my life became richer and I was challenged to be a better person because of the people in my life. So with that I would like to thank a few people.
Keira- thank you for not giving up on me and for nudging me without pushing. I am so glad that you are a part of my life.
Dawn- I love our Saturdays and conversations. I had missed having you in my life and I’m pretty sure that you are never allowed to go away again.
Lisa-I love that I can see you once in 2 years and we pick up where we left off. I admire the fact that you always tell me what I need to hear instead of what I want to hear. I am very proud of you and I miss you!!
Missy- You wisdom and heart always amaze me. I learn more lessons from you FB statuses than I do anywhere or from anyone else.
Burgan- I am pretty sure that without your constant support and willingness to try any new fitness class with me, I would still be sitting on my couch watching the TV. Thank you so much and remember that 2011 is the year of the Shimmy for us!!
Mandy- I LOVE talking to you. Thank you for answering all my crazy questions, you are like my younger-Big sister. You make my days go by faster with a lot more laughter.
Kirby- You have one of the greatest hearts and the best sense of humor. You are my fashion guru. Thank you for not letting me continue in my life as a fashion tragedy. The girls thank you, too. Your friendship means the world to me.
Rob- Somehow you bring out a side of me that I had forgotten about. With you I can be completely myself. I love that we are friends.
Jacque- I am so proud of you and I am glad that we are on this journey together. You are a great friend (and cousin).
Rhonda- I so very much love hanging out with you. You are wise beyond your years and have s great heart. Your friendship means the world to me. I am so thankful the you are a part of my life.
Team Melissa- You guys and gals are great. I could not ask for better support and encouragement. Thank you for your calls, comments, and emails. I love that each of you are a part of my life.
I really would like to shine a little light on the people that have really made this year great for me! This was the year that I reconnected with old friends and made some amazing new friends. This year my life became richer and I was challenged to be a better person because of the people in my life. So with that I would like to thank a few people.
Keira- thank you for not giving up on me and for nudging me without pushing. I am so glad that you are a part of my life.
Dawn- I love our Saturdays and conversations. I had missed having you in my life and I’m pretty sure that you are never allowed to go away again.
Lisa-I love that I can see you once in 2 years and we pick up where we left off. I admire the fact that you always tell me what I need to hear instead of what I want to hear. I am very proud of you and I miss you!!
Missy- You wisdom and heart always amaze me. I learn more lessons from you FB statuses than I do anywhere or from anyone else.
Burgan- I am pretty sure that without your constant support and willingness to try any new fitness class with me, I would still be sitting on my couch watching the TV. Thank you so much and remember that 2011 is the year of the Shimmy for us!!
Mandy- I LOVE talking to you. Thank you for answering all my crazy questions, you are like my younger-Big sister. You make my days go by faster with a lot more laughter.
Kirby- You have one of the greatest hearts and the best sense of humor. You are my fashion guru. Thank you for not letting me continue in my life as a fashion tragedy. The girls thank you, too. Your friendship means the world to me.
Rob- Somehow you bring out a side of me that I had forgotten about. With you I can be completely myself. I love that we are friends.
Jacque- I am so proud of you and I am glad that we are on this journey together. You are a great friend (and cousin).
Rhonda- I so very much love hanging out with you. You are wise beyond your years and have s great heart. Your friendship means the world to me. I am so thankful the you are a part of my life.
Team Melissa- You guys and gals are great. I could not ask for better support and encouragement. Thank you for your calls, comments, and emails. I love that each of you are a part of my life.
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