Shred Eve Eve...and a NSV

Helloooo! Helloooooooo? Anyone out there still reading me? I know it's been a while, but I haven't forgotten you. 

Since Wednesday, let's see...I worked out three of the five days, I finished my report cards and have NO NEW GRAY HAIRS! I mean...er...no gray hairs. :P

I can't believe it, but Tuesday is Day One of the Shredathon! Seems like it just snuck up on me here. Amber is all ready to start off tomorrow...girl's wasting no time! I hope all the bloggers who have expressed interest in shredding with us are ready to go. I am going to stay with level one for at least the first week, I think. It's less challenging now, but I am DREADING level 2. Gonna be SO HARD! 

OH! I went shopping yesterday and bought me a new pair of jeans at the good ol Gap. What size, you ask? Well, that would be a TEN...thank you very much for asking! Yeahhhh! I can't believe such a size is on my body right now. The ten fits SO much better than my 12s, but after wearing them for a bit, I am thinking I should have tried the 8's! Not that I think that is my true size in this or any other universe, but they do stretch, and I don't really want to buy a new pair in a month! Guess we'll see how long the 10s last. 

I also got to some thinking today. I know, such practice just leads to trouble, and I should avoid it, but I did decide something. My goal right now is 170, and I plan on getting there (hopefully sooner with the daily Shred). BUT once I am there, I think I'd like to take it down 10 more. I mean, totally subject to change since I am still basically 10 lbs from my goal right now. Who knows how I will feel when I get there? I just think with these new DVDs at my disposal (gonna go buy the Boot Camp one soon), and the shred on the horizon, I can do more. The big thing is that perhaps in a year or so, I may end up pregnant, and I'd feel A LOT better about that whole baby weight thing knowing I had a bit more of a buffer. Plus, being lighter, stronger and hopefully even healthier, will help me a lot with all the stress that would be on my body. Right? Right. Of course, I would try VERY hard to stay active and eat very healthy and NOT use it as an excuse to eat everything in sight. So there you go, possibly a new weight loss goal for me! 

Hope everyone is doing well, and you will stay tuned to see how I do with doing the Shred every day for THIRTY days! Ahhhh! 

Bye for now! Tomorrow....weigh in. 

Lemon what now??

Ok, so I've done my workings out- shredded my ass once again. It's been a few days since I did it, and I did FIVE lame-ass girly push ups before the shaky-shakes hit me. Niiice. I've also discovered that my work-out shorts are big enough to fall down whilst doing jumping jacks and the like. Entirely too much butt crack in that workout, I'd say! 

Today my lovely friend Lara tempted me with these ammmazingly delicious lemon bars, and yes, I had one and A HALF at least. Not the worst thing, since I had soup and sammich for dinner tonight, but damn that girl can bake! She's all depressed now though because she was getting into her bootcamp DVD and then had to stop 'cause a scrape she had got all infected and she had to stay off it. Bummer! The DVD is in the Biggest Loser family, like the 30 day Shred. Like the Shred, it has three levels of difficulty. The cool thing about it though is that you can customize your workout by choosing your warmup, level and cool down. Once you get adjusted to level one, you can ADD level 2 to your routine. So your workout can be an hour long, or just 20 or 30 minutes. Neat! Ok, I'm easily impressed. :P I think I may buy this one too. 

Stupid scale is still spewing back that same, tired number. I know it will change eventually, but eventually seems very, very far away sometimes. I should just go look for those size 10 jeans...if I can fit 'em I will know things are changing! 

Don't worry, not giving up at all. Uh uh. No way. 

Later y'all.

Monday....same old...sorta

So since it's Monday I thought I'd better update you on the continuing exciting adventures of scale standng-on and scale reading, and scale cursing out. That's right, that's a big, fat NO CHANGE to add to the pile already heaped on the floor. 

But, all is not the doom and gloom, my friends. I did some measuring and am down about 1/2 inch in waist, hips and ribcage. Yeahhhhh. So that's gotta be the shred at work. I may not be losing lbs, but things are a'changin'. Matter of fact, now here's some crazy shiznit for ya, I was able to pull down my size 12 jeans without actually undoing them. Lol, may be a sign to get a smaller pair. But that would mean....*gasp*....a SIZE 10!! Omg...I may faint just from typing it. I guess next time I slide by the Old Navy, or even the Gap, I may just have to try it. My feeling is they will need some sort of crisco-like lubricant to get them on. Just sayin'

Speaking of changes, I noticed today that my triceps are bigger! Must be from all those sad-ass push-ups I've been trying to do during the shred. They ARE getting easier though. I can do about three now before my arms start to shake like a chihuahua in a snowstorm. Nice, eh? Really quite proud. 

I did my bike workout today, so will shred my ass again tomorrow. That December challenge is comin for me! No rest, and no stopping for 30 days babeeee! 

I hope I can lose some of these last lbs doing it. I like the changes, but I'd like even more to see them reflected on that blasted scale! 

Happy trails, cowpokes...catch you later!