Day 8: Whoa!

Today I got my book in the mail - Finally! (I've never been very patient, I admit).

At this point I have read most of the book - except for a majority of the exercises.

Why? Well two reasons.
1. I am short on time today and its late. (I've heard that these exercises can be energizing-not a good thing before bed.)
2. After reading a few descriptions of the moves... I am overwhelmed!

Let me elaborate #2. I learn best by seeing, practicing, then correcting. The book has great information that I'm not sure would be best presented in DVD form alone. So its great that it's in a book! But for learning the moves for the first time, its best to see the move being performed. My initial observation is that the book is a great introduction/supplement to the DVDs but I think purchasing the DVDs are very important for getting the moves down initially as least.

I was reading through the first few steps of PBS (that I hear is so important to master), but after a few steps deep... WHOA! I was getting overwhelmed and confused.

Luckily by buying the book, I receive a 30% discount to use when I buy the DVDs. I am seriously considering purchasing the DVDs reeeeeally soon. Right now the November deals throws in free additional DVDs and free shipping. I am VERY tempted... Assuming I can combine the two offers. Wait, can I?

Tomorrow I won't have much free until after my last evening class. I'm not totally sure if I'm leaving tomorrow night to celebrate Thanksgiving or that morning. Assuming I stay home for the night, I will get practicing a few of these moves and starting with PBS. If I leave tomorrow night, I will have to come back to it afterwards.

Wow! Look at the time! I better head to bed.

Oh! Last night some snow fell on the city so they delayed opening the school for 2 hours (til 10am). This meant that my marketing class was cancelled (I highly dislike marketing)! And since my AIS class was cancelled for today as well, I didn't have class. It was pretty awesome. :)   (I spent a lot of time working on a project so yes I was still productive! haha)

Tomorrow I have work, cost accounting, the accounting for govt/non-profit. Then 2 days off! Well, sorta. IU have plenty of stuff I need to work on/study for!

Anyways, I need sleep. Night!

Day 6: Getting Started

This post is going up 11/22 but its just because I am staying up late tonight.

I finally tried the Callanetics video after some technical difficulties with my netbook and windows. But I figured it out!
This morning i did the DVD for the first time and some of the moves i mainly just watched and attempted. While you don't need equipment for this routine, you do need some space and strategically placed, heavy furniture. Being a college kid, I barely have furniture. LOL

So I decided to try it again tonight but this time clean up and move stuff around to make myself a space. After this, i finished every move on the DVD. Well, sorta. The ab moves are crazy hard. I can do a lot of situps but what Callan has you do is SO much harder. For now I am doing what I can and I will push myself everyday to do a little bit more. I've never been very flexible but this DVD is really showing me just how bad my flexibility really is. SCARY! Going to keep working on this. :)

After doing the whole workout tonight, I definitely feel it.

Still waiting for my T-Tapp book to come in the mail. The tracking STILL hasn't been updated. ARGH I am getting impatient.

I am considering investing in the T-Tapp basic plus workout DVD... Not sure yet. Its quite an investment if I want the set of videos. For now I'll stick to what I'm doing.

What I need to start considering soon is my diet. Honestly, I have pretty much ignored it and I know I won't get the results I really want without making some dietary changes. Considering that I had pizza and soda today... Yeah, change is needed.

Oh did i mention I took measurements of myself today? Well, i just mentioned it. I still don't have the courage to take photos yet.

Anyway, its super late. I need to get to bed for work, class and meetings tomorrow. Boo!

Night!
(damn i feel sore!)

Day 3: Challenges

Today has been a loooooong day!

Due to my senioritis (I graduate in June!), I procrastinated a lot of tasks that were all due today. So in the great college student tradition, i pulled a almost all-nighter. I managed to get in 2.5-3 hours of sleep. Considering that I was up at 5am (and it is now 10:30 pm), I have made it through the day!
Finished a service report, concept map edits, social media summary, and crammed in 3 chapters for a logistics quiz... DAMN!

Anyways, this craziness has made fitting in parts of my new routine difficult. Yesterday I managed to do my morning meditation (AH) but not my night one (OM) since i didn't head to bed til 3am. This morning I also skipped my morning meditation to finish some work.
However, I did put on my subliminal messages both nights to sleep to. Honestly, sleeping to these soundtracks has not been successful. I manage to drift up but something triggers me to wake up 20-40 minutes later. Then I have to try to fall asleep all over again. I decided that tonight I will skip the subliminal sound tracks because I desperately NEED good sleep tonight. But I will do my evening meditation that I hope will relax and soothe me to sleep better.

Tomorrow I am expecting to get my callanetics DVD in the mail (hopefully the book soon too!). After work I will try it out and take some before pictures. Do I plan on posting these? Eh, we'll see. I should also take some measurements to track my progress. What i hear about the callanetics and t-tapp routines is that they show quick results in terms of inches lost but not so much with pounds lost on the scale. Honestly, I don't care what the scale says. Its how I  feel and physical reshaping changes that I see that mean more to me.

I am super excited to try these routines!

Anyway, i deserve a nice long sleep. I'll update with how the new routines work out. :)

Day 1: Creation

Creation

Starting today I want to get serious about starting new habits in my life. At the moment I don't know what all of these new habits will be but I have a rough list to start with...

Meditating every morning and night, mirror work, positive affirmations thoughout the day, going to bed by 11, healthy supplements, drinking lots of water, learning more about fitness, listening to subliminal records...

A few of the things mentioned I probably would have scoffed at the though of ME doing them. Yes, little ol' pessimistic, logical me meditating and listening to subliminal messages. But after following ImpatientDieter on Youtube, I have confidence that she has found a winning formula to achieving her goals. She inspires me everytime I play one of her videos. But this time, i took her internal message to heart rather than just focusing on the diet/fitness plan. So this time around I am focusing more heavily on the internal part. I think she would be proud.

I know that there is going to be bumps in the road and excuses will want to come up but i want to blog regularly (not necessarily every day) to vent, regroup and get back to my goals.

So goals... What are these goals?
-Get a internship/job in my field
-Graduate with honors
-Get into a masters program
-Be fit and healthy
-Lose excess fat, trim my body
-Build a positive attitude towards myself and my life
-Enrich the lives of the people around me
-Create my own business
-Be a role model

After looking at the list, I can definitely see that working on the internal applies to ALL of these goals whereas the external (physical) doesn't directly impact all of them. So my conclusion is to let go of the body-weight-loss-skinny tummy- obsession and get to focusing on the internal factors.

But regardless I still want a healthier body and flattering figure. Who doesn't?

I want to work losing the excess weight I have put on over the years (souvenir of college, right?) to be a better version of me. Not Kim Khardasian... Me!
I envision myself feeling and looking good for a few things in my future...
My trip to Hawaii (28 days from now... I think)
My trip to Austin, TX (4 months from Thursday!)
And, most importantly, Graduation! (7 months from now-ish!)

I am SO excited to see where I am internally and externally at each of these milestones. Hooray!

I hope to blog more frequently in these forming stages to record my progress, update what I've learned, what I'm doing, and to keep my motivation high! But keep in mind that finals is around the corner for me...

I feel like I am finally ready for this, ready to challenge my mind, body, and soul

That's all for me :)