Early Post

I'm posting now because I'm going to be beyond busy tonight so I won't be able to do much else tonight. It's already been a busy day but I have gotten a ton accomplished! This is mainly thanks to the fact that I use a to-do list that I make every night! Then I make a schedule...it's a minute by minute list of when and where I'm going to do everything all day...this helps me schedule my down time and still have time to get everything else done that needs to be done. I started off my morning getting in a few hours working at the Y. I did two orientations and I usually do 5-10 reps on each machine per person when orienting. So I basically got in my weight part of my workout there. I then met my friend Ashleigh to do cardio at the DISC. We did 15 minutes on the bikes and 15 minutes on the eliptical. According to the machine I only burned 240 calories but I didn't have my correct weight in there so it was a little more than that. I feel so much lighter so I will probably weigh tomorrow to see if I've lost any! I had 2 cheese sticks and 5 wheat crackers for breakfast (not a big breakfast person) and a cup of coffee for breakfast, for lunch I had a grilled chicke salad with a lite ceasar dressing. Tonight I will have another grilled chicken garden salad with a little bit of ranch and lots of vegetables on it! I have given up pop so all I drink during the day is coffee, water, or a shake! I feel so good! I know I will keep this up because I have seen positive results! I have more energy, I can feel my muscles ache after a workout and my stomach is never bloated anymore! YAY!

Doing better today

Well I had clinical this morning and all I had was a cup of coffee and an egg sandwich on an english muffin. For lunch I had a small salad and about a cup of turkey chili. As for exercise...haven't gotten there yet...I will update this at the end later tonight to let you know what I actually did. I plan on doing P90X Ab Ripper if I can remember the moves...then do some arm exercises with my new 10lb weights I bought the other day. I will do my cardio and weight machines tomorrow at the Y. I'm feeling much less bloated and large today lol. I look forward to getting back to looking like the picture below!

UPDATE: I had cheese sticks and wheat fiber crackers for dinner. I wasn't very hungry after that, just mainly been thirsty lately! I did ab ripper WHILE Bailey sat on my stomach, along with push ups and some squats and arm weight stuff. Looking forward to working the Y tomorrow and working out with Ashleigh! I feel great!

Monday Monday

Ok so today was my first day working at the Y so I really had no excuse not to work out. So after work I did the rowing machine, a few arms machines, and a few leg machines. I also cleaned all morning and that was a workout in itself! As for the diet. I had two shakes and a salad. I know that is less than you are suppose to eat but I didn't have power this morning at my house and I really wasn't hungry enough the rest of the day. Tomorrow will be hard as well because I am staying the night at my friend's house in Springfield tonight and have clinical way early in the morning so I again won't get my morning shake in! I may extend the cleanse a couple days because this will be way easier to do towards the end of the week when I don't have work or clinical early in the morning. I love my new job at the Y though. It's just a great atmosphere and I can look up nutrition and fitness stuff all the time...plus I learn abou the equipment and classes that they offer! It was the perfect timing for me! Well off to study Med-Surg!

Redo----AGAIN

Ok so I kinda said good bye to the health game over the holidays. I'm sickened by how much I let myself go...and I have to fix it. So today I start the Shakeology Cleanse to start me off...I'm also going to do Chalene workout I think (I'll repost tonight and let you know)...so here we go again! I'll let you know tonight how it went!

To-Do list

Ok so I'm taking on Chalene Johnson's 30 day challenge to be more organized and part of it is making to-do lists and plans for each day. So I thought I would start out by making a detailed to-do list for my days. My Mondays and Wednesdays are pretty much the same and my Tuesdays and Thursdays are similar so I will create two different lists and then the weekends are more free so I won't do those.

Mondays and Wednesdays

08:00- start coffee, shower, brush teeth, make coffee- 20 minutes
8:20- Boo up to play while I dry hair and do make up- 30 minutes
8:50 Boo dressed and beds made- 10 minutes
09:00- get books together and to-do list out.
09:15 Get boo breakfast and grab a shake for me
09:45 Get boo in car to take to grandmas
10:00 Drop boo off at grandmas
10:20- home to study- 1 hr med surg
11:20- break for fb and to get a drink
11:45- Research- 45 minutes
12:30- grab lunch and organize books
1:00 head to school
1:15- study in lounge
2:00- class
4:15- grab boo or head to hospital
4:30- home unload books and car (or hospital)
4:45- clean up front room (Or hospital)
5:00- get dinner (or hospital)
5:30- play with boo (or hospital)
6:00- set up boo with toys and start studying or preparing for clinical
7:00 Bath time for boo or take boo to moms
7:30- Check FB and emails
8:00- read boo bed time stories or continue to prepare for clincals or study.
8:45- boo bedtime or break for snack and fb/emails
9:15- Back to studying or preparing for clincals
10:30- bed or break for FB/or other activity(prep for morning...scrubs, books etc)
11:30- BED

Tuesday/Thursday

04:30 up/make coffee/shower/brush teeth
5:00 Coffee/hair/make up
5:30 out the door
5:45 hospital or school
12:00 head home for lunch
12:15- grab lunch and switch out backpack for research class.
12:45- clean up room and front room
01:00- switch clothes and touch up makeup
01:15 head to school
1:20- study in lounge
02:00 Class
04:15- get boo
04:30 home unload car and backpack
04:45- start laundry
04:50- start dinner
05:30- playtime with boo/switch laundry
06:00- set boo up with toys/study
07:00- bathtime and dressed for bed/bring up laundry and fold
07:30 play/study/Biggest Loser
08:30- read to boo
08:45 Bed time for boo/mom break for fb/email
09:00- study in front room whatever is needed
10:00- clean front room and prepare for next day
10:30 Bedtime

There I feel so much better when I do this because this shows me that I actually have time to do stuff and if I stick to this then I won't feel so rushed! It's always better to have a plan in mind!

New Year...Completely New Me

I usually hate this saying because I think that you shouldn't have to wait for a new year to adjust who you are if it isn't who you want to me. Well I didn't get a choice in the 'new me' aspect. My fiance and boyfriend for the past two years of my life decided he just wasn't happy anymore last night and decided to end our relationship. I had a lot planned for the wedding, our kids grew up calling the other mom or dad, he was extremely close to my family. I love him to this day and I know he loves me too. We live together and share some finances so its almost like being married so this feels like a divorce! Well my goals and resolutions have a little bit of a change in them now. I still want the best for my kid, him, and me. But I don't have as much influence on that middle one anymore. Luckily I have the support of friends and family to get me through this. I want to be healthier in 2011. I want to watch what I eat, drink, and exercise. I'm going to swear off pop. I know it may seem extreme but I gain the most weight when I drink soda. I'm also going to make sure I get in exercise everyday even if its just playing with my daughter. Next I want to be in a better financial situation. This will be hard at first because I will have to pay for my own apartment and bills now with out much help except from family. But by this time next year I will be a nurse and I will be where I need to be. I also want to do a lot of personal development in 2011. I am starting a challange and I'm starting CarSmart and personal development books. MY school goals include atleast a B in my Med-Surg class and an A in my Research class. I want to focus on studying on peds outside of my regular schooling as well. I know this is a lot but I will make it. Erik and I are still going to be friends as well and I plan to support him on all that he does. Well thats it...my new list for 2011

New Year...New Me

So its a new year which means New Year Resolutions are on their way. Every year I come up with this long, unreasonable, unobtainable list of things that I want to acheive and I don't think that there has been one year yet that I have even become close to acheiving them all. So this year instead of making a specific list detailing every little thing I am making more generalized resolutions in hope that I can atleast partially acheive them with out discouraging myself. I am going to work on being HEALTHIER, HAPPIER, and more ORGANIZED. Even if I only make little changes in those areas atleast I made my life a little better and accomplished something that I can be proud of. 2011 holds my last year of school and my last chance to prove that I will be a great nurse. I am really aiming to do well in my hardest class yet, Med-Surg, and my major goal is to get an A in the coarse. I know this is quite a stretch since I've only pulled off B's in my other clinical nursing classes but when I look back and think about it I know I didn't try my hardest and put other things above my grades. It will be hard considering I also have a wedding to plan this semester but to me the A in that class will be worth making my priorities more in line. I'd also like to try and spend as much time with my daughter. If this means finding creative ways to include her in chores, study, whatever I'm bound and determined to do it. I feel like she is growing up right before my eyes and I'm afraid that I'm going to miss something. Another step that I am going to take in may vague goal setting is to be happier with my daily tasks. Right now I'm working somewhere I really don't feel good about and its hard for me to look forward to or even somewhat enjoy my job. But its a JOB and if I go in with a positive attitude maybe it will lead to bigger and better things for me. I also am going to improve my relationships with my family and my fiance. Sometimes I am a little hard on Erik and instead of just explaining where I am coming from I jsut lash out and expect him to know whats wrong...guess what he is male and doesn't always get it. Now for the healthier part. I started back up into CrossFit only in the water due to my bad back conditions but I almost love it more than CrossFit regular style. And once we get a steady income I plan on eating at home more and healthier meals. This may mean that I have to eat different foods than my family but I know in the long run it will be worth it. Well a year from now we will see how I did! Good luck to you and your goals!