It's Here!!!

I'm so excited! All of my P90x stuff arrived today, can I get a YAY? Haha, I am a little sad to report that I did not get started today as I had planned. I didn't realize there was a whole video to watch before getting started and some reading and planning involved. There is a very detailed nutrition plan to follow with three phases and three options to follow the plan based on what works for you. The nutrition guide alone is 114 pages! So I need to read through that and watch an introductory video as well. I'm getting ready to watch the video now, I'm jazzed and nervous at the same time lol. There is also a 100 page fitness guide I need to go through and apparently there are some worksheets I need to print out as well. Phew! I'm already getting a workout trying to get through all of the material they sent. Do you want to hear something pretty cool? I also got two free bonus workouts from my P90x coach which is pretty awesome. I wasn't going to post anything tonight but I did say I was going to start today and I'm doing my best to be truly accountable during this program, so here is tonight's post, it's not quite what I thought it would be but it's a start! Right? I am hoping to start over the next couple of days but with work and everything I need to do before working out it will most likely be Monday that I start. Which works, it's the start of a new week and the start of a new program and the next step on my journey to a whole new me :) So I'm off to watch the videos and do some reading but I promise to do my best to keep you posted every step of the way! Keep your eyes open for a new post tomorrow night.

Until then, sweet dreams and sleep tight!!!

xoxo,

S

Shameful

I am a shameful blogger! I can't believe my last blog post was in January... yikes!!!! On the other hand, things have been crazy busy in my little life so it is what it is I suppose. However, I'm really going to try my best to blog everyday because I am starting something new that I'm really excited about! First, I should probably give a little background, since March I have really changed my diet and my exercise habits and to date I have lost about 25 pounds. I'm so excited, I can't believe I have gone own a whole size. I am so loving the difference in my energy level and the way I feel about myself but I still have a ways to go before I reach my goal, which brings me to my new program that I'm going to start. I'm equal parts terrified and excited to begin... don't laugh but as of tomorrow I'm starting P90x! That's right, that crazy infomercial for extreme home fitness sucked me in! The infomercial is very effective and convincing! It's hard to resist wanting to look super fit like the people they show on tv, now I know what you must be thinking, did those people really follow that specific program? I can't say for 100% sure but I did a lot of research on the internet and most people have had an amazing experience with P90x! So I figured, why not? The results on those people are incredible and hard to ignore! I can't wait to start tomorrow. Why tomorrow? Well, I ordered it last week and it should be waiting on my front porch by the time I get home from work tomorrow. I know I can do it, but it still is a bit intimidating for me. My goal is to follow the program for the next 90 days and blog about my journey daily, here you will see it all, I'm taking the good, the bad and the very ugly! It is my goal to be completely honest and upfront about the program and I'm really hoping this blog can help me track my progress. Who knows, I may even feel brave enough to post before pictures! In reality, those will probably be posted with my (hopefully) AMAZING after photos :) that way they won't be quite as embarrassing... but I haven't decided yet. I'm hoping to hit my goal weight and size at the end of the next 90 days so I hope you will stick with me over the next 90 days and see the transformation happen! I have a great P90x coach and I know that I'm on my way to a better body and a better me, and I can't wait to get started!

Until then, sweet dreams and sleep tight!!!

xoxo,

S

Aaaannnndd We're Back!

Ok, so before I get in to this I know that I have been a major blogging slacker! A bad, bad blogger! I don't know how 3 months have passed without posting anything, the only thing I can think to say is that life just gets complicated! It has been an interesting few months with some definite high points! Christmas was wonderful, UNR WON their bowl game and here we are in a brand new year! The new year always seems to be a time of reflection for me and the rest of the world, and I am always eager to make changes for the coming year. Each year it seems I set "resolutions" and then break them, it is a very frustrating feeling. I have decided that this year will be the year I change that! I'm going to be honest, I have been feeling very frustrated and disheartened lately. There are many things I would like to change about myself, I have been feeling like I have been waiting for my life to begin. It finally dawned on me that the only way things will change will be if I change them myself! I am the only one who can change my life, I have so many dreams and goals and I am ready to start living. The first change that I want to make is that I finally want to live healthier and get rid of all of this extra weight. This is hard to admit but for a very long time I have been so unhappy with the way I have looked and felt and I am finally ready to change all of that! So the changes have started today, I am completely changing the way I eat and that begins with a lifestyle change. Not only that, but I will be starting a new exercise regimen and this will finally be the year I stick with it! After a lot of thought I realized that blogging about my journey, along with the ups and downs that are sure to come my way, will be a huge help, it will make me accountable and maybe, if I'm lucky I can inspire someone to embark on the same journey. I feel so ready to begin and I have faith in myself and know that I can do anything I put my mind to. Of course diet and exercise are not the only goals I am looking to accomplish this year, I would like to get back to UNR (here's hoping that my financial aid comes through!), I am so ready to be back on campus, I have truly missed being at school. I want to deepen my relationship with the Lord, my faith is so incredibly important to me! I want to learn to cook and I would love to travel somewhere amazing. I want to take an aerial silks class once I am in shape, volunteer more and I want to finally start to learn to speak Russian. I have so many things I want to accomplish with my life and I feel that this is just the beginning! I have so many thoughts racing through my head right now, perhaps I will be able to better articulate them tomorrow, but I thought that if I don't make the commitment to do all of this right now, then I might just let everything slip away and that is not something I am prepared to do. My journey starts now and I hope you all will stick with me. Look out world, here comes a brand new me!!! I am ready to jump in to January :) Life is an adventure, it's a great adventure and tomorrow will be a beautiful day! Check back tomorrow for an update on the days activities.

Until then, sweet dreams and sleep tight!!!

xoxo,

S