Truth.

This is one of the greatest, most real, completely accurate videos I have seen in a very long time.

 My sister and I have had many conversations about religion in the past. Growing up within a family and a community where it was so important and then moving around the time when we began to form our own opinions and own beliefs to a place where religion really wasn't spoken about or practiced very often had a big effect on both of us I think. I know for myself, it definitely had a big effect. Obviously you can't let go of everything that you were taught at a young age completely and stop believing but it's amazing at how polluted your mind can become when you're not surrounded by people who believe.

 There was never a time where I did not believe in God, but there was definitely a time when I struggled with it. So many people live their life for God on Sunday morning and that's it. This was never something I understood or wanted to be a part of. As I've gotten older I've realized a lot of things and I don't want to be a part of a religious group but I do intend on living my life for God forever.

Week 1, Day 3

Yesterday was hard.  I came really close to giving up on the diet.  Then I weighed myself in the morning and was down another pound so yeah, not quite ready to give up yet.  I may have cheated a bit though today.  J made some really delicious south african milk tart that although doesn't sound that appealing..is fricken amazing.  So...yeah, wasn't about to turn that down.
Other than the cheat, today's been great.  Although I find that when I'm really busy it's really hard to eat at all the different intervals.  So I've kind of been snacking on things here and there whenever I have a free second and am thinking about it.
I'm still impressed that I haven't once felt hungry.  Tonight for dinner I'm going to do this mexican rice that we found as well as chicken enchiladas.  Although I might break out the bbq instead because it's absolutely gorgeous out right now.
The working out is good.  I'm still a bit sore but it doesn't seem as bad today as it has been.  I can walk up a couple of stairs and not feel like I'm going to hyper extend my knee.
I took before photos this morning so maybe...just maybe...I'll put them up here sometime.

Woah...3 days of posting.  This diet/workout challenge is just the same as a blog challenge.

Week 1 Day 2

Alright so I weighed myself this morning even though it's not technically weigh in day and was down a pound from yesterday.  I know it might be water weight or just eating better after the weekend but it was just what I needed to eat the way I did yesterday and work out just the same.

I thought I would be hungrier yesterday but I wasn't...I was never full either but it felt like I was just consistently satisfied.  Even when we measured out my dinner and I saw the smallest piece of fish that's ever been on my plate in my life it was ok, I didn't go to bed feeling hungry at all.  I didn't drink enough water though.  I only had about 75 oz.  But I felt like I constantly had to pee which got annoying by 10 pm.

The workout this morning was good.  It was really hard to drag my ass out of bed at 6:10 but I did it.  Took Buddy for about a 40 minute walk and then did my second day of the ripped in 30 dvd.  Having someone do this with me is so beneficial.  Not sure what I'd do without that constant accountability and support.  It might be bad I'm already looking forward to Sunday off though.

Day 1 was successful.  Let's hope the same for today.

Week 1 Day 1

Alright, I'm not 100% sure I'm going to continue with posting this but I'm going to give it a go.  Matt and I are starting this 6 week diet thing today that leads into a complete lifestyle change.  We'll see how that works.  Amber and I are starting a 30 Day Ripped in 30 challenge.

We'll start with eating.  This diet isn't extreme in any way.  It's completely do able it's just a lot of prep work.  Yesterday we portioned out tons of berries, I made some turkey meatballs and we portioned out chicken breasts and turkey slices as well.  So this is what I'll be eating today.  For breakfast I had 2 eggs whites and 1/2 cup of berries...this morning I had strawberries and blackberries.  Mid morning snack I'll be having 2 oz turkey slices and 1/2 cup of berries again.  Lunch I'm having a salad, 2 oz of chicken and 1/2 cup of rice.  Mid afternoon snack I'm having some more turkey (2oz) and a banana.  And then for dinner I think we'll do some sort of fish with sweet potatoes and some veggies.  Again, I'll only have 2 oz of protein and I'm not sure about the carb of veggie measurements. Then we'll have more berries for a snack before bed.  This seems like a lot of food but we'll see if I get hungry at all throughout the day.  So far at 9:46 am I'm doing pretty good.  Oh, you also gotta drink 100 oz of water.  I'm not sure about how i'll manage this but I'll give it my best shot.

The workout was good.  I had to wake up a bit earlier this morning and take Buddy for his usual 40 minute walk and then have enough time to do the workout before work.  So I did a 40 minute walk with Buddy and then the first day of the ripped in 30 dvd.  I had to take a couple of short 30 second breaks and at the end I did feel like I was going to throw up but I guess that's kind of a good feeling.  This way you know you're working your ass off.

I'm going to take measurements tonight along with some before pictures.  Don't think those will be getting posted on here as well all know what I look like, don't need to know what I look like with minimal clothing on. Anyways, I'm pretty pumped to be doing this and I really hope that I succeed!

Weekend Rundown.

I'd really like to try and make an effort to blog more...plus it's a rainy day so why not write a few off and schedule them.  Although I think because my weekends are generally less than exciting I'll give you a rundown of my last two weekends. So, May Long.  Friday night I did a whole lot of nothing.  Relaxed and went to bed nice and early.  Think I took Buddy to the dog park.  Typical Friday night around these parts.  Saturday i woke up bright and early by a cute little pup and took him out for a little stroll.  Then it started pouring.

But we went anyways.  He didn't seem to mind.  A bit later Amara and Aria showed up.  Armed with their bags and ready to galevant about.  We went to the mall to do some summer shopping.  Let me tell you, I think that A children's place might give Lulu a run for their money in how insane it is there.  Imagine Lulu plus strollers and a bunch of people under 3 feet running around. 

Then we went to see the Lorax at the cheap seats...in 3D.  It fantastic.  Dr. Suess never lets you down.  Also the movie was cheaper than the popcorn.  That's how you know popcorn is overpriced.  Then we came home, Aria fell asleep and Amara and I followed suit shortly after.  That's how you know you're old.  

Sunday they left after some pancakes and Buddy went for another round at the dog park.  Then Amber and Travis came over and we went to a little mexican place that was apparently closed although all their signs said open.  So the next closest patio was Pony Corral so we went there and had some drinks and apps and it was great.  Got a little color which we all know I could use because I really really need a tan.  I think my legs might be nearing transparency.

Monday, Matt came home and I was a happy camper.  It was a really relaxing nice weekend but it was really nice to have him home.

On to this weekend,

Friday night we used a gift card to go see The Avengers! It was so good and the characters sure aren't hard to look at either.

Saturday I did extreme amounts of laundry and then went grocery shopping.  We're starting a 6 week body makeover thing so we got some delicious food.  I'll be sure to explain that to you. Maybe give you some stats...all that jazz.

And now it's Sunday and it's raining which means it's a perfect day for a whole lot of movies and doing absolutely nothing.

See what I mean by last weekend being a whole lot more interesting.  

So, I was scanning through my blog after I changed a few things and realized I have posts on the first page that are pretty dated.  Then I realized I really don't have any good blog material apart from me mostly rambling on about nothing and definitely no photos, so I went on over to my twitter and found a couple to add from recent tweets. 

Alright, I think my desk offically needs to be cleaned off.  This is getting just a little bit excessive over here.  I'll be sure to show you the finished product, whenever I'm lucky enough to have the time to get rid of some of it.

This dog is the greatest.  I get told all the time on calm and great he must be.  However, that purple dinosaur drove me insane for a little while with the excessive squeaking.  So glad that he finally broke a hole through it.  

This was a few days ago at work.  I sent this to Matt saying something along the lines about how amazing work was.  Well...this was before I realized I forgot something at the office and had to drive all the way back...when it was 30 degrees...in a car that had no air conditioning.  I was not so happy by the end of the day.  Just about 2 and 1/2 hours in a car with no air conditioning...no thanks!

It's the long weekend coming up and Matt's out of town for 5 days.  This means I have to take Buddy for all of his walks, I can sleep in the middle of the bed!, eat junk food!  And do whatever else I don't do when he's around which isn't really that much. Although I'm sure I'll miss him! 

Okay, got to get cleaning my desk!  And maybe actually doing some work!

The Good Ole' Days

I read a post on someone else's blog and it got me inspired to write one of my own about some of the old school toys I used to have. For starters, they showed this commercial and I almost instantly flashed back to when D used to have one of these and cut off all of its hair. I think she cut her bangs at the same time. Haircuts all around. We had a ton of barbies, probably way too many. I tried to find a picture but they all freaked me out too much. How did I play with those things? We also had a lots of dolls. I frequently remember putting the dolls in the stroller and walking to the park that was like a million blocks away. Why did our mother let us do this? I think she was a bit crazy...couldn't be that we are the crazy ones. Polly Pockets! These were so great. I think parents back in the day were less concerned about choking hazards and more concerned with fun. Although its unknown how old we were when we played with these.

Walkie Talkies! We would always play cops and robbers outside and used these all the time. I couldn't find any photos though of the ones we had. I remember for some reason I always got shunned and just C & D got to have them. Classic middle child. Always left out of the fun. Anyways, that's all I can think of at the moment. Plus I should really be working not reminiscing about my childhood.

This is unbelievably inspirational.