Boot Camp 101

I have been doing boot camp for a little over 1 week and I am LOVING it! I do half morning sessions, half evening sessions and it is defiantly something that I look forward to. There are different instructors, depending on when you attend, so there is always variety. In the mornings, we meet inside a mall.... so, as I am running past Banana Republic OR J Crew OR Victoria's Secret for the umpteenth time, I can begin to picture the clothes in my closet. Plus, I can see when they get cute, new stuff!

Since every session is a little bit different, you never have one part of your body that is sore.... you entire body is sore! But, I am one of those workout freaks that actually likes being sore after a good workout. It makes me feel like I am actually doing something.

Right now I am sitting on my couch with a glass of wine in hand, watching the Barbara Walters Oscar special. She just interviewed Vanessa Williams and she seemed to be one of the most honest actresses I have heard. Barbara asked her about how she maintains her 'look.' Vanessa was very upfront with it all -- Botox, multiple trainers, a special food delivery service, etc. I love how honest she was! Too many times these actresses act like they look like they do, without ever having to work at at. I love how she accepted the fact that looking a certain way does not come with simply good luck or good genes. Both of those things help, but you also have to work at getting that way.

Off to make dinner.... pan seared tilipia, couscous and salad. I am trying to get fish into our diet at least 3X a week.

Idol and Boot Camp

This is my favorite female Idol:

Plus, I have always thought that if I was an African American woman I would want hair like hers. I think I could rock the curly do.....

I just got back from boot camp.... and I will be back there again in exactly 8 hours. Sheesh... Update #2 will come after the next ass kicking.

Boot Camp - Day 1

So, last night was the the first boot camp session. I pick up Allison, leaving plenty of time to make the 5 minute drive to where the camp was taking place. Well.... as soon as I pick her up, I realize that I forgot my yoga mat. We had to have the mats because the session takes place in a huge church parking lot, and if I was going to be doing push-ups and such on concrete, I needed to mat. I DASH back to my place and we make it to the church with minutes to spare....until we get lost in the parking lot. Don't laugh. This place is huge..... one of the largest church's I have even seen. So, we begin to panic because in the class instructions it clearly stated that YOU WERE NOT TO BE LATE. And here we are.... Day 1... late.

Luckily, we were able to slip in just in time to hear, "time to run your mile!" And we were off..... (To give you an idea about how large the church it, one lap around the parking lot was the mile) We finish the mile, and the order that you finish dictates your fitness groups for the rest of the class. The first 10 that finish are in group 1, second 10 are in group 2 and so on. We were in group 4 of 9... not too shabby.

We immediately begin with reps of cherry pickers and some other jumping move.... 10 cherry pickers and 10 of the other thing.... 9 cherry pickers and 9 of the other thing.... etc... after that out group does some sort of shuffle exercise, 2 different exercises of 20 reps and you do both sets 3 times.

The entire class consisted of fast paced exercises of that nature. At one point, we were doing some sort of arm exercise while lying on your stomach and the drill sargent threatened to step on your fingers if your hands touched the ground. Hard core.

There were a couple of times where we thought we were going to throw up and / or pass out. BUT, other than that... it was great! Seriously, I was not as sore today as I thought I was going to be. I really liked the class and I am looking forward to tomorrow night. Tomorrow we have to bring weights, so I am guessing that we will focus on arms. 1 day down, but I think this is going to be a great experience.

Down and give me 50!

I am someone that eats relatively decent and I work out most of the time BUT there always seems to be that lingering weight around my mid-section. I know that is normal, but I do not like it! As much as I run and workout, that area should be non existent. Hopefully this will do something about my mid-section.

BlueBird and I have signed up for the month long Jay Johnson Fitness Bootcamp. If you recognize him, it is because that he is on the Making of the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader show… he kicks their butts into shape! Maybe I will look like a Dallas Cowboy cheerleader when this is all over. OR maybe I will hardly be able to get out of bed. We shall see.

The program is set up for you to attend a minimum of 3X a week, but we plan on attending 5X a week -- 2 sessions after work, 2 before work, and Saturday morning. Sunday will be our day of rest.

I will report back tomorrow and let you know how tonight goes.

Blah Saturday

The weather here is wet and crappy. Not exactly raining, but more than a drizzle. Mr. Accountant is at the office so... I have already worked out, now I am watching The OC rereuns on Soap net and I am gaving lunch with best friend Sarah.

I was catching up on blog comment reading from the past week and I ran across this crazy site. (I think Puttin' on the G.R.I.T.S. posted a comment about this site.... but I am not sure.) The true office confessions is pretty funny. It is nice to read that other people have the same thoughts you do!

http://www.truebrideconfessions.com/

I got Mr.Accountant Wii Guitar Hero for Valentine's Day, so I think our evening will consist of takeout and Wii fun! I have been wanting to try Libby's recipe for BBQ Beef sandwiches, so that might be on the menu for tonight...

My V-Day gift to him:

His to me: (the black one)

Have a nice weekend!

Free Fitness Magazine Subscription

I found this link via Katy Shops, via Clemson Girl.

I have already signed up…. I don’t think that it is a hoax, it looked pretty legit.

FREE Fitness Subscription

Wedding Shoes

I know that my wedding was months ago, but if I were in the market for some wedding shoes I would get these for the ceremony and these for the reception.

I had some flats all lined up to wear for the reception, but was having too much fun to even think about changing shoes!

Workout Music

Last night on my run I I skipped over every other song on my iPod because I was sick of working out to the same music. I HAVE TO HAVE music when I am running. If the iPod dies mid cardio, I am screwed... music gives the inspiration to get as skinny as Jessica or have that smokin hot bod like the lovely ladies in JT's videos.

So, I need an update on my running music. Skipping over songs and messing with my iPod while running is not a good thing because:

a) I almost ran into a lawn track that was filled with mulch. Not only would I have busted by butt, I would have also smelled like manure and have probably broken a bone.

b) I ran into a huge puddle, getting water and mud all over my back side.

c) I almost got my shoe stuck in a massive pot hole that appeared out of nowhere... therefore, almost breaking a bone.

d) I could have been hit by a Land Rover... which may or may not have been driven by Mr.Accountant's ex... just a thought.

Below is my workout playlist. Any suggestions will be appreciated and possibly purchased on iTunes!

Ouch!

My blow dryer burned my stomach!

This morning as I was finishing up getting ready, I unplugged my blow dryer and the cord swung down and burned me in the stomach! The metal part on the plug swung down and hit me right above my belly button. It burned a little when it happened, but there was no visible burn at the time. Now, I just noticed that I have a little burn / blister where it hit me!

Has this ever happened to anyone else? Maybe I need a new blow dryer.

Pottery Barn Codes

Does anyone know of any current Pottery Barn Baby discount or shipping codes? I need to order some gifts and their shipping is killer!

I have tried to search for codes, but I never seem to have success. How do you all find them? Aren't there some sites out there that post these codes?

Thanks...

Trader Joe's

Now I know about the glorious store you all talk about. I made my first trip to this wonderful place, in Birmingham, MI.

For less thatn $10 I got : 2 things of citrus body wash, 2 things of the matching lotion and 4 bars of tea tree soap.

Too bad I do not live closer, there was an entire selection of wine that I wanted to try!

Maybe if all of Dallas writes a request here, we can get a Trader Joe's in our city. Maybe, just maybe.

Boooring

Does anyone else think this year's Super Bowl commercials stink?

Bad Blogger

I think we all go through weeks where we are bad bloggers. Last week, that was me. 1 week without a single post. Sheesh!

So, this weekend I am headed to Chicago and Detroit for my sister-in-law's baby shower, then to the Motor City for work. One tropical paradise to another.

A quick google search on snow and this is what I got:

Chicago braces for more snow - 19 hours ago
Snow will continue to fall in Chicago Friday morning, bringing the total accumulation near 12 inches by early afternoon. A winter storm warning remains in ...Chicago Sun-Times - 316 related articles »Roundup: How metro Detroiters handled the snow - Detroit Free Press - 20 related articles »

I made it to Chicago with no delays AND my bag. So far, I am 1 for 3 on my flights....

To everyone having a Super Bowl party -- have fun! I am bummed that I have to watch it alone at my hotel in Detroit...