Bloggity 2009-04-28

Alas! It is almost the end of the month. I think this is the fastest month to have passed by this year. I feel like I’m perpetually paying rent.

Went to my personal trainer last night. I think she invents certain exercises as a joke to see how I will react to them. There is just no way to look graceful (not that I am) while sticking your ass out into the air. Evil squats of sorts, they were. Now my inner thighs feel like they are on fire and I walk funny because we also did some calf goodness. I look like I was probed or something.

I’ve been getting a little uneasy about my exercise regime because I have just concluded week 3 of my fish diet and workouts and I am still stuck at 144 lbs. Those 6 pounds came off easily enough but its like I’ve hit a wall. Good thing is I am still thinning out. Lost an inch around my biceps and an inch around my hips. I would still rather see weight loss though.

According to my email we get a double whammy of goodness tomorrow. Let the Right One In should be in the mail from our Netflix and Shaun’s double bass should be arriving tomorrow sometime between 3 and 5 p.m. I can’t wait! Black bass, red strings… *drool*

Bloggity 2009-04-23

Had a billion things to do today and almost got them all done.

One of the things I was most looking forward to was buying some picture frames and developing my pictures. I have started taking pictures of our trips and blowing them up to 8×10 and placing them in frames. I mean, don’t get me wrong, after London, I only have two but that is besides the point.

I kinda feel like it will eventually adorn a hallway in our home under “Shaun and Erica Conquer the World!”. I even get all mushy about it. There really is nothing like seeing the world with my bestfriend and husband. I compare it to Mary’s “George Lassos the Moon” picture. Just something that you are so proud of and will forever remember.

And now to leave you with something random I found:

Bloggity 2009-04-19

I was supposed to have a personal training session last night.. unfortunately I didn’t realize she meant 9:30 AM not 9:30 PM.

I didn’t mind though. This diet is so bare bones that I think I’ve almost hit “the wall”. I am so tired all the time… I feel like I have no energy and exercising tires me out so fast.

I ended up just sleeping on my first “night off” in a while. Between working 50 hour weeks, babysitting for 20 hours last week, raiding every night besides last night… I’m POOPED and I don’t even know when I will have time to get back into the gym.

I need a vacation from life!

Bloggity 2009-04-13

*training session #1975222333*

I’m 6 pounds and 1% body fat down and 14 pounds and 14% bodyfat to go (its a work in progress)!

*45 reps of putting your feet on those awesome huge exercise balls and thrusting your butt up with your knees bent (sounds dirty).
*45 reps bench pressing 40 lbs
*45 reps with this crazy ass cord that is strung over a machine, you grab the handles and scoot your feet forward so you are leaning back while holding the handles. Pull yourself up.

*45 reps bicep curls 20 lbs
*45 reps tricep workout with the rope (you pull down on the rope and spread it apart) – 30 lbs
*30 reps shoulder workout with 5 lb dumbbells in each hand. Hold both to your chest – move your arms out in front of you, move them apart so it looks like you are giving a hug or impersonating Jesus, then move your arms in front of you and back in.

And now my arms are worthless. And I have a metallic taste in my mouth.

I am so stoked to see progress by the way. Makes me feel like I’m not just torturing myself for shits and giggles.

**P.S. Shaun ordered his stand up bass today…. soon to be black with red strings. :

Bloggity 2009-04-11

Just to let you know…

Protein “shakes” are disgusting. Regardless if they are vanilla praline flavored.

Bloggity 2009-04-09

Today I had an almost perfect day.

Lunch with the sis at South Congress Cafe.
Browsing at Big Top.
Swimming at Barton Springs.
Took a shower.
Took a nap.

And here I am realizing its too late to get fresh fish at HEB so we have to run to Central Market for this week’s grocery shopping. WOO!

Bloggity 2009-04-08

*Personal Training session…. oh crap I alreayd lost count*

Can barely type… my arms are shaking. Did “total body work out” via weight lifting.

*60 lunges with a weight bar*
*45 reps with that one machine with the cables and you bring the bars in front of you… looks like a weird torture device that strings your arms out if you’re not careful.*
*45 reps with the bar machine that you can pull to your chest while sitting up (50 lbs).*
*45 reps “skullcrushers”*
*45 reps curls (20 lbs)*
*45 reps with 5 lbs dumbbells with both arms shaped like an “L” bringing them up over your head.*
*45 reps crunches with the medicine ball (trainer throwing it back and forth)*
*30 reps/side obliques with medicine ball (trainer throwing it back and forth)*
*30 reps reverse crunches

And now my arms are going to fall off. I’m going grocery shopping tomorrow and I start my diet tomorrow night… I think. I’m allowed one cheat night per week (thank god) and I am going to make sure to stuff my face. I’ve been a little down because I really thought I would have lost more weight than I have over the past few weeks. Been a big downer.

So I’m hopping in the shower, reading the rest of Twilight and going to bed. Going to hang out with little sister tomorrow.

Bloggity 2009-04-04

“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.”

I think I may be able to get rid of my political frustrations through art. And I’m going to try. Tonight.

Bloggity 2009-04-03

I got my Nutrition Plan in my email from Rebecca today.

It makes me sad.

I will just have to keep telling myself that it is all for Shakira abs. I WANT MY SHAKIRA BODY (granted, it will have to be sans the Shakira ass since my family lacks the gluts).

See abs below. Womanly. Curvy.

So ready ladies and gentlemen?

Here it is:

For the next few weeks, Erica will be miserable and getting skinnier by the moment by the following foods:

Erica’s Nutrition Plan
Breakfast
• 1 cup whole grain cereal of choice (kashi) or oatmeal
• ½ cup skim or soy milk with cereal or calium tablet
• 4 Egg Whites
• 8 Almonds
Snack
• 1 Banana
• ½ Cup face yogurt or 1 scoop of whey protein powder mixed with water
Lunch
• ¼ cup brown rice
• 4 oz boneless, skinless, chicken breast
• 1 cup mixed veggies
Snack
• 1 Apple
• 4 egg whites or 1 scoop whey protein powder mixed with water
Dinner
• Unlimited spinach
• Tuna with lemon, 1 tbsp olive oil, sea salt, Mrs. Dash seasoning
• 1 cup mixed veggies
Snack
• Mixed Veggies
• 4 Egg whites or 1 scoop whey protein powder mixed with water

Kill me. A dozen freaking egg whites a DAY. I’d rather do the protein shakes. Do they have like egg white only cartons or something? So now I will basically have to cook for the week and tupperware everything so that I can grab and go in the morning. Anyone have any suggestions on how I can spice this up?

Bloggity 2009-04-01

Personal Training Session #3!

And she really does kick my ass every time. We did more circuit training today… this time with weights involved. Four sessions of the following exercises:

5 lb weights – squats
15 reps “Swimmers” – where you are on your stomach and your left arm lifts and your right leg lifts… and vice versa
15 Obliques – crunches side to side with a weight
12 lbs weight – squats with lifting the one dumbell between my legs over my head
3 sessions of 30 reps of the ab exercises of death
15 reps (each side) with 5 lb weights on the boxing bag – punches.
15 reps (each side) of being on your side, with your elbow/forearm on the ground – thrusting your hips up into the air
15 reps of tricep dips
15 pushups

And do the above 4 times in a row – back to back. I have NEVER experienced ass cramps before. It was… interesting.

I dropped 1 lb. Woo. I just gain muscle so damn fast that it takes forever for me to lose.

So tired. I go back on Friday. I have to remember to remind Rebecca to get that nutrition sheet for me.

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I’m getting together with some very important people to see if I can use my degree in some job. Or get something that I enjoy at least. I’m excited I’m pushing my life forward.