Interstellar Overdrive

Hiiiiii there, remember me?  Oh.  No?  We used to be friends?

I'm back; I couldn't stay away.  I need you guys to help me stay on track.  And I especially need someone to brag to when I think I've done a good job.  You know.  Or to laugh and make fun of myself with someone when I feel like hanging my head in shame.

This would be one of those days, I guess.  It started out well, kind of.  I planned to take a short run this morning, which totally didn't happen.  Boo.  So instead I woke up at 5:15, took care of feeding our, now 5 dogs, 1 cat, and 5 temporarily-residing-in-my-house puppies, made the allotted cancer-sticks for Chuck and myself, and got breakfast all made.  (Sidenote: My mornings are so stressful at the moment, and my evenings so.....I don't know the word for it...that I can't seem to pry myself out of bed before 5:00 anymore.  Which has to stop.  I have too much to do, and I work better in the mornings)

Anyhoo, the (early) morning went well, and I even got to the train station with just enough time to buy my weekly ticket and hit the platroom.  Success.  Right?  Because for that man to get me to the station on time, that's just...wow.  (We won't get into the fact that he's been 30 mins late picking me up because he 'took a nap', and then the time I had to take. a. $40. cab. last. week. because. he. was. asleep. and. forgot. me.)  But I love him and you shouldn't think bad thoughts about him.

Wait.  Wait.  Wait.  Where was I going with this thing?  Not honey-bashing, right?  Oh yeah, the diet + exercise thing.  Back to that.

So my bright, cheery self made it down to the gym for my planned workout 'round about 11:00.  I was happy and excited to be on this wonderful path of self-betterment.  Right.  So first thing is first, and first thing is the treadmill.  I had a nice 21 minute interval set planned, with a few minutes for warm up and cool down that would put me right around 25-27 minutes.  Only after 10 minutes (10 MINUTES!!) I accidentally hit 'Stop'.  And instead of just reprogramming my lovely jog/run back into the computer...I said 'screw it' and moved on to the weights!

People.  I have got to stop that.  Would anyone like to berate and belittle me daily at the gym...for free?  (You'd simply get the satisfaction of hurting my feelings.....)


How do you keep yourself motivated to do cardio?  I could take it or leave it (unless I'm tricked into thinking it's some kind of 'fun' activity).

Home at last

I've decided it's been far too long since my last post.  I feel bad.  Life has gotten pretty crazy, and somewhere along the way, in the hectic mess that is my life... I lost you.  But here we are again, like old friends, speaking as if no time has past at all.

Right? Well, same to you!

I'm going to try to have more direction and organization here.  Hopefully that will make it easier, and maybe a little more urgent that I make my daily posts.  So, beginning next week I will be introducing a few new sections:

Move It Monday
This will be where I post my workout plan for the week and discuss AT LEAST 5 new workout tools (new exercises, new videos, new gadgets, etc...) that I will use to grow my fitness regime.  (How very militant of me!)

Trashy Tuesday
This is my free day.  I won't be working out today, and I get to EAT WHAT I WANT.  In moderation, of course.  Everything in moderation.  (If only you could see my face right now.....)  And I will capture every glorious moment.  Every cupcake.  Every Reese's Peanut Butter Cup.  My outer inner fat-kid child is getting hungry just thinking about it!

What Grinds My Gears Wednesday
Hey, Family Guy!  This is where my mental health and sanity come into play.  I get to complain on this day.  But then I have to find AT LEAST 5 things that are making me happy at the moment, or that bring me some semblance of peace in my times of chaos.  You can join in, too!

Tempting Thursday
All about food.  Well, ok, this whole blog is about food.  But, seriously, I will post one recipe (with results) that I have tried the past week.

Forget-Me-Not Friday
It's Friday!  I think today I will post...um...any suggestions?

Saturdays and Sundays will be free days.  I will post about my workouts, food, and fun adventures with my sweetie, and our [evil] pups.


Until then, why don't you go check out my current favorite blog!

What inspires you to keep pursuing your hobbies?

I Think I Might Go Crazy

I want one of these shirts.

[The Insanity Workout]

Sometimes, just sometimes I actually watch those annoying infomercials that are on tv on the weekends.  And sometimes I actually want the product being advertised.  Case in point, The Insanity Workout DVD (program?).  This thing looks fierce.  And real.  Like, as in it actually has real results.  And I am actually tempted to buy said fitness program.  I want to "earn" one of those Insanity t-shirts getting in the "greatest shape of [my] life in 60 days."

Should I?  Would you?

I'm one of those people who likes encouragement while I'm exercising, and who doesn't particularly like traditional modes of fitness; I do love cycling, and weightlifting is awesome but running is not for me (or my knees) and I would much rather be outside hiking, walking, biking, whatever than in a gym or my living room.  Maybe it's the illusion that I'm not actually working out.  Correction, maybe it's because I'm not dwelling on the fact that I'm working out, and that I'm just having fun (and outside, which is always a plus).  I don't know.  Either way, I don't want to be painfully (pun intended) bored during a workout.

There are some indoor workouts I enjoy.  Particularly there are some workout DVDs that I enjoy, and it's mostly because I like and can easily follow the trainer and/or their directions.

[I like her]

[...and her]

Could Shaun T be one of those trainers?  Could Insanity be one of those DVDs?  I'm tempted to find out.  And I'm curious to know if any of you have taken the Insanity challenge.  Weigh in below.

What's your favorite way to workout?  If you watch DVDs, what is your favorite training program or trainer and what it is about their product that motivates you or keeps you interested?

I love my bike.  Nothing beats a five-mile ride taking in great scenery while getting a killer workout in the process!  I love trainers who work at a steady, even pace, and who build on routines step by step to give watchers enough time to learn/pick up on them.