Lower Body

I went to the gym last night with one of my friends and we both kicked our butts doing lower body workouts. I'm so exhausted today! Which, btw, I love that feeling! :D I'm just terrified to walk down the stairs (I live on the 2nd floor). Haha!

Anyway, I wanted to update quickly and tell everyone that my weight is steady (boo!) and I haven't lost anything for um... 2 weeks. :'( Oh well, that's ok, just got to try something different, right?
I've been slacking on training for my run (3 miles in 29.5 mins max) and I could tell last night. I hardly did 10 minutes without wanting to cry. I seriously hate my body right now. AAAHHHH!!!!!

My back had been starting to hurt again, which wasn't fun - at - all! But oddly enough the lower body workout (abs, buns, and thighs) really helped and my back isn't hurting today. Who knows, maybe I'm not noticing it due to all the other places hurting on my body. My legs feel like they weigh 600lbs! But after a long day at work today I plan to go again even if it's for half an hour. I've noticed that if I go to the gym at 8:00pm or later there's less people there, which honestly I like because I HATE with a PASSION people watching me work out. I'm not a TV show. Go away! :P Mostly it's the guys. Ugh! Girls all try to hide.

I did lunges again, this time just floor lunges across the gym. It totally worked and I feel 10 million times better about myself. I thought I was going to end up crumpled on the floor crying but I didn't. Char pushed me to do it (she's a great friend/personal trainer wannabe). I'm bringing a note book to work with me today so that I can write down every exercise we've been doing and be able to keep track of it and how much I do.

Food has been a struggle for me. Why? Well, I'm not eating. WHAT?! Who doesn't love food? Believe me, I love food. Finances have been tight and instead of eating 3 meals a day I'm basically only eating 1. :'( Now who can tell me what the body does to that 1 meal? Anyone? IT HOLDS ON TO EVERYTHING! Don't worry, I've arranged some things to where I will be able to buy some food soon. Pay days are on the 10th and 25th. Bill are currently out weighing everything and sucking me dry. The price of living... ugh... Honestly, I wont lie, that's one reason I want to get into the military. The income.

I had a dream last night that I was walking in a parade with a bunch of females who were in the Navy. It was kinda cool but odd at the same time. I wasn't in the Navy and I wasn't wearing the same uniform as them, but they all welcomed me and asked me to walk with them.

I can do this! I can do anything! I just need to be accountable for myself and give no excuses.

OMG! I Hate Myself Right Now

Yeah, I've never measured myself until today. I probably should have done that a while ago but I couldn't find my measuring tape until this weekend. (Thank you moving!)
Anyway, I measured and totally loathe my body stats right now! Ugh!

I have no idea how accurate this is but I used this online calculator do figure out how much body fat percentage I had. Gag!

Body Mass Index:	34.5 kg/m2
Waist-to-Height ratio:	0.61
Percent Body Fat:	50.6%
Lean Body Mass:	108.6 lb

You are overweight by 27.9 kilograms (61.4 pounds)
You need to exercise at least 30 minutes every day.
Minimum caloric requirements: 1888 Calories per day
Limit your food intake to 1604 calories per day.
to lose 2.1 pounds per month.
Your diet should contain at least 57 grams of protein per day.

Ok, so we all know I'm f-ing FAT! :P LOL!!! But I have to say, I'm doing a lot better than I was earlier this year. I have a lot more confidence in the way I look - Even if my measurements don't look too sexy. And I guess the confidence is paying off because I'm getting a lot more attention from the opposite sex. ;)

I've got a huge bruise on my left thigh from last week. I was at the recruiter's office talking to my recruiter and he'd given me an ammo can to heft for a second. Good hell that thing must have been 40lbs at least but I curled it a few times and handed it back to him. When he first handed it to me I whacked it along side my leg and apparently it bruised. A week later I was in the shower and noticed as I was shaving that I had a lovely mark all across my thigh. For maybe 10 seconds I felt tough. ;)

The Military Lady's Workout - Video Blog - 4 Aug 2010

Public Affairs

I was at the recruiter's office today. We went over quite a few things. They were doing PT today, my recruiter was running it. Apparently they've switched to evenings. I think I may be able to go to PT with them now. :) I'm looking forward to that!

While we were chatting my recruiter looked up what type of qualifications I needed to be considered for CG (Public Affairs). Though I did really well on the practice test for the ASVAB, I still want a great/impressive score for the real deal. My practice test wasn't even timed. I think I did it all in an hour though. I can't remember.
My background check is good. I have to have quite a few interviews apparently with rather higher up people. :) I can handle that!

All the jobs are closed for October. My specialty isn't open anymore. That's ok, I'm not ready to sign. My recruiter knows I wont join unless my specialty is open for me. Maybe next year. Who knows. Until then, I'm going to be working my butt off getting things ready to join.

I wont lie though, I have 2 thoughts that I don't enjoy nagging at my head... The current administration - I'm not a fan. IRAN. Yeah, those are my thoughts. :P

The Military Lady's Workout Intro - My Story

Latest Picture - 24 July 2010

So I thought I'd post the latest photo of myself.

Yeah, we're playing dress up. LOL!