Hey ya'll... I haven't posted in a few days. I was sick all last week with a sinus cold. It was so bad that I thought I had the flu!!! Thank goodness. But I was dying to get out of bed and workout but it hurt to breath and I couldn't stand eating anything so I figured it would be smart to not strain by body. ;)

Anyways, I woke up Monday morning, bright and early, and worked out. I started over my program since I missed a whole week. Plus, I didn't feel very confident about picking up where I'd left off when I was weak from being sick. I do not regret my decision at all! I've gotten up around 6 every day this week to workout. I got to the gym at 7 today and I realized, that's stupid! The college kids are there and all they do is sit on the benches and chat, or use the elliptical for their "lazy walks" (where they only walk fast enough to keep the machines on, lol).

Tomorrow is my rest day but I will go to the gym anyways. I do not feel like I am burning enough calories during these sessions and there's no cardio at all, so I will be doing strictly cardio tomorrow and Saturday! Plus, that will help reinforce my GOOD habits! I'm still learning a lot since I'm new to the program and all. I grew up working out so I've seen it all before but it's been years since I've completed the exercises and I was a lot smaller then too. I'm learning every day that my body cannot handle what I was able to do 3 years ago. And I'm struggling with eating! I've never had this much trouble with cravings and food. I think I'm going to do a strictly vegetarian style diet for a week or two then start adding meat. If I can start over with my fitness, surely I can start over with my meals?

We shall see! Happy Friday Eve to all. Here's a bit of motivation for ya!

So... I'm back. It's been a really long time since I posted anything on here. I lost track of my goals and all motivation. I must say, that's how New Year's Resolutions go. My 2013 resolution was to lose weight. I didn't. I lost for a few months and gained it back. That's how my year went. I eventually gave up. It sucks.

Now I'm back. I found a program on BodySpace in December 2013 and decided to not compromise myself by starting the 12-week program during the holidays. So, I started it on December 30th, 2013. I missed January 1st, 2013 due to the gym being closed but I did 2 days worth of workouts on January 2nd. Friday-Sunday were rest days. So far, so good. I woke up with a sinus cold so I missed my workout this morning but I'm going this evening.

The program I am currently on is Jamie Eason's Live Fit 12-week program. It can be found here: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/jamie-eason-livefit-trainer.html. It's a "Transform" program, meaning it is not a specific goal oriented program. It's a beginner program and is for all fitness levels. I like it because I've done most of the workouts before and it's easy to get back in the groove. It's good motivation to get to the gym too. I haven't started supplements yet but they're pretty much the usual: protein, creatine, cla, etc.

I really like the program so far. I didn't realize how out of shape I was until I tried to do pushups on Day 1. It was awful and I hurt all week! And Day 3: Leg day was difficult. I did squats for the first time in the rack since 2007. My knee was a bit aggravated but I was surprised it didn't hurt the day after. But my behind was very sensitive... Like, don't touch me, sensitive. LOL. I LOVE IT!

Anyways, I'll post the stats from those workouts later and restart my postings for this year. I am creating a "Life Organizer" which will include meals, exercise, cleaning, etc. I'm going to include a blog schedule so I can remember to post daily. I'm out with resolutions but I am starting a goal motivator. I'll include that in my posts. The goal motivator is a reward system I threw together last week. I'll create a post about it so you can create your own version.

Welcome to the year 2014. I hope it is challenging and rewarding and the biggest change of our lives.