The Tale of My Gluteus Maximus and A Little Doughnut History.

At Blair and Stefanie's recommendation I did TWO ab dvd workouts on Monday. Was it hard? Yes. Did it hurt the next day? A little. Was it anything compared to "Sexy Summer Beach Body" on Comcast OnDemand? No!!

I thought I did pretty well with the abs which must have led to my getting a little overzealous when I got ready to do yesterdays workout. She had me doing so much I don't even know where to begin, but I can tell you how it ended, with my butt muscles hurting so much I can barely sit without cringing. I honestly think these muscles did not exist until yesterday. Throw in my aching thighs and knees and you basically have my whole lower body in critical care. Ouch. I know this is a good thing because I am tapping into muscles that previously must have been the size of a grain of rice but it doesn't make it hurt any less.

Today's mission, focus on the top half and let my lower half rest.

Weak Moment of the Day?
This morning I went to Doughnut Country. I only got me one chocolate iced doughnut and then (thinking I would be oh so nice and get my roommate some too) I order a dozen doughnut holes for Kristen. How nice of me right?

Guess what?
Kristen doesn't like doughnuts.

I know, I know, I think she is a freak of nature as well, especially since she puts ketchup on mac and cheese (ew.), but the point is now I have doughnut holes sitting in my kitchen. Untouched. I won't tell you how many I ate but I will assure you it wasn't all 12. Still, when I did the calorie count is was somewhere in the upper 500's. Yeah. It is painful to type.

Who created doughnuts one might ask themselves?
Who created such a wonderful piece of puffed up dough that melts in your mouth and has a bazillion calories?

Supposively Hanson Greggory did in 1847. His mom baked little cakes and he didn't like the middle of them, so he cut them out thus creating the doughnut. There are other theories, but they all involve Hanson and his mother.

I would consider Hanson and his mother my biggest love/hate relationship in my life to date.



Come on Maria Menounos, we both know you are going to eat half that doughnut than run for your life to the closest gym. If I had any sense I would have too.

Current Stats and Denise Austin

My current weight as of this morning was 165 lbs. For those of you who have been reading from the start, you know this is a 12 pound loss. I am really proud of myself for getting those first few pounds out of the way...but here comes the tricky part. The last 15-20 pounds. Ug.

But to be thinnish is to work hard and that is what my plan is for the summer.

I am off to Stefanie's to do a Denise Austin abs dvd. Six Pack. Check it.

Lack There Of...

I have not written in about a month. The fact is I have had little to write about. I have kind of fallen off the bandwagon and hit rock bottom

 (What is rock bottom you might ask? Easter candy, graduation cake, milk duds, cake in general...

I could go on, but why bother...it is all pretty pathetic.)

But now summer is here and it is time to get serious. The wedding is fast approaching and I am slacking. No good. To make it worse, my ankle has begun to swell up after running due to a sledding injury (ahem, Brittany T. haha.) and now it is almost impossible to run. The pressure hurts too much. and aggravates the tendon. Awesome timing, I know.

Where does this leave me? Strength training. Woo hoo. I would rather run, but it is what it is and I have got to get down to it. Push ups, sit ups, yoga, etc. I will be spending my summer on ondemand exercise tv.

The last fifteen pounds must go!

Complaints.

I was informed that my previous post was not up to par (ahem, MEG)

 so I am writing another one to ease the readers (aka MEG) frustration.

My current weight as of this past 15 minutes was 168.5.

Obviously this is a 3 lb increase from earlier this week.

Bummer, I know.

The good news is it is 9:30 at night and I had a piece and a half of Jet's Pizza, which (as seen in my earlier post) is very very good. So I like to think I might weigh about 166 in the morning, which I believe is an acceptable weight at this time. I am going to go easy on myself for the night because tomorrow begins attempt #2 of the First Lady's diet.

Of course, I am doing my modified one because I am a big weenie who can't do the full blown program. Whatever.

I am okay with this halfway attempt.

Progress is progress no matter how small, right?

Greg has announced he wants to start running with me which is nice

 because having someone accountable is always a good thing....

but if he is slow, tough luck. This girl waits for no one when she is running.

And I would like to say I don't wait because I am so hardcore and blah, blah, blah, but the real reason is once I stop I have a hard time getting back into that rhythm again. haha, so Greg, I am here for you but you are on your own once we get started. I am rooting for you though!

Also, for all you folks who do not keep up with sports, Charles Schwartzel won the Masters today. So when someone mentions it tomorrow you won't have to make a face of confusion because you will already know he was the winner and he is from South Africa.

Isn't my blog so informative? 



Jet's Pizza

Is so so so good.

Here Is the Twist...

Hm, so a day and a half of eating fruits and veggies and I lost three pounds. Interesting.

Weight on Tuesday NIGHT- 165.2

I don't know what to think because I really did eat plenty and I drank so much water I almost want to throw up thinking about it...so maybe it is worth trying again?

This time though, I will make my own modifications, that way I can do it for more than a day and half. Haha.

Modifications:

Only fruits, veggies, and one serving of bread for breakfast, lunch, and snacks. Dinner can be any kind of meat and fruits and veggies and I am even going to say I can have one small sweet thing a day

 (A cupcake is not one small thing....I am going to have to remember that). 

I feel like this is a little easier to maintain...plus, a girl can only eat so many clementines before her fingernail beds begin turning orange. I hope someone else has had that problem or else it is going to seem kind of gross. Oh well. 

Point of the matter...I am down to 165!!!!!!

Weak Sauce

I have no self control. Caved after a day and half.
Here is my letter of regrets to First Lady Obama:

Dear First Lady,
Let me begin this letter with this statement, "You are a better woman than I."

I am forced to give you major props for not lashing out at the world
due to major hunger pains and cravings for bread
throughout your 3-day torture of only eating fruits and vegetables.
You are strong and I am not. I am embarrassed by my lack of discipline and hang my head with shame.
Maybe next time I won't be such a pansy?

Probably not.
Sincerely,
 Anna