I feel lopsided

Now that the weather is nicer outside, I feel so much more inspired to be active and eat well. There is definitely something to be said about sunshine making you feel great. Last night I attended my first dragonboat practice. I admit, I was pretty nervous to start since the practices have been running since March, so I worried that I would be pretty behind.

But I impressed my fabulous self! Our coach said that he was surprised I’d never paddled before. I was gracious and said “thank you”, but inside I was giving myself the biggest mental high five and about a million pats on the back (and now I’m mental curtseying!). Okay, okay, enough gloating. Can you tell I’m pumped! Next week we start out on the water and that will be a whole different situation.

Today my left side is sore and tired and my right side is completely normal. It’s a pretty weird feeling, but apparently it gets better as the weeks go on.

So here are my plans for the weekend:

1) Get out in that sun! Saturday I have ballet in the morning, and I do need to do some work from home, but I hope to do some hiking with Renaissance Boy and maybe even attempt a run outside. The treadmill is so much easier, which is exactly why I need to get my butt outside!

2) Buy a scale! (cue the duhn duhn dahh scary music) I randomly weigh myself at the gym, but I’d like to get on a weekly system that can be done in the comfort of my own home.

3) Take some before pictures of myself to post on the blog for motivation and to track my progress down the road.

4) NO CARBS! I don’t think I’ve ever made it through an entire weekend without eating carbs – that’s my challenge to myself for this weekend and I’ll report on Monday.
Well that’s all. Have a great weekend and GET OUTSIDE!

Not an athlete

Tonight is dragonboat practice numero uno.

I'm pretty pumped for it. The last time I was involved in a team sportwas in high school when I played field hockey. Of course, since a skirt was part of the uniform, I signed up pretty quick. I had never really thought of myself as an athlete, but a few of my friends played field hockey, so I decided to try out. It was a surprise to me when I made the team, and even more surprising that they let me play! I even ended up being starter.

So now I find myself having all the same feelings with this whole dragonboat team experience. It is even harder to view myself as an athlete now that I am not as thin (aka: fatter!) and out of shape. So I just hope it goes well and that I am not totally behind everyone else in terms of athleticism. I wonder if I will ever view myself as an athlete... even as I shed the pounds and build muscle. It is such a mental thing.

What a downer I am!

I AM excited, however, to be part of a team again. Nothing is more motivating than having that kind of support. Update to follow tomorrow!

No self-control

I bought a muffin this morning.

I told you – no self-control. This MUST stop!

On a more positive note, last night I made it to the gym. I have a cold right now, so I was still pretty impressed with myself when I RAN for 15 whole minutes. Last week I ran for 20, so this is a step down – but considering the sickness, still pretty decent.

I think that’s all I’ve got for today, but tonight I have a personal training session with Model Boy. Why do I call him that? Because… well… my trainer is actually a MODEL. He has done ads with some pretty big companies such as Ripcurl. So I might have a mini-crush. But of course, I am married to the wonderful Renaissance Boy whom I love and cherish. But it is definitely nice to be trained by someone as pretty as Model Boy. I will try to post a pic of him tonight. You will thank me.

Swank Girl was MIA

Okay, so I start a blog and then I go MIA. Not exactly a good start.

Fortunately, my start to being healthier has gone MUCH better and now that I’m more disciplined in that area, hopefully that will rub off on other areas, such as this blog!

Over the past couple of weeks, I have managed to go to the gym at least twice a week and to a ballet bootcamp class on Saturdays. For lazy ol’ me, three times a week, ain’t that bad. On top of that, I’ve been doing yoga a few times a week in my apartment living room. Not. Ideal. BUT… it’s been worth it, especially the few times that Renaissance Boy has joined in. Oh how I love him. He is so NOT flexible, but he tries sooo hard. I think he has actually started to pick it up a bit. And, in addition to all of that, I’ve been trying to walk in the evenings with Renaissance Boy as well. My fitness level is definitely UP!

Diet-wise is where the challenges begin. I managed to go the entire week last week with NO chocolate chip muffins to start my day. I always used to buy one for breakfast from Tim Horton’s. I know, I know. They have close to 500 calories in them. But I love them. So last week, was a good week for me. But now, this week, my cravings are totally back up and I. Just. Can’t. Help. It. I MUST HAVE A MUFFIN!

So guess what I had for breakfast today? A muffin. I have no self-control.

I need help. I have a problem. But I don’t think there are help groups for people who eat one muffin daily. I don’t think that qualifies as being bizarre enough. I guess we’ll see how tomorrow goes.

The Skinny on being Skinny

The truth is, I've never been one of those stick skinny girls, but there was definitely a time when I came close. That time is long gone.

Then I went to school. And got married. And started working. And now - I'm about 30lbs more than where I should be. This, my friends, is not acceptable.

How can one be swank, posh, glamorous.. and chubby?! I can tell you, the combination is not desirable. So, I've started my quest for thin, slim, skinny - whatever you want to call it. Just smaller than I am!

I will post pics for progress shortly. Hopefully it will be motivating.

Diet Log:
Silhouette yogurt
3 chocolate eggs
Swiss Chalet chicken w/ sauce
salad with chalet dressing
cadbury thin chocolate bar (can you tell I love my chocolate?)