Day 22 - Back on the Wagon &"Goal Pants"
It's been a few days since I blogged, and therefore a few days since I worked out. It's funny that the week I was determined to work out five days I only worked out 3. Snowpacolypse had a role to play...
View ArticleDay 23 - Death by Dessert
I went to spinning today, and I'm really starting to wonder if it will ever get easier. I always leave that class thinking I could not possibly sweat anymore, but inevitably after the next spinning...
View ArticleDay 25 - Breakthrough
It happened today. For the first time since taking spin - actually the first time since I started working out almost a month ago - I felt really great during and after a workout. Normally I go in and...
View ArticleDay 28 - Month 1 Recap
So it's been a month - well 28 days to be precise - of working out. I really can't believe it's been a month, and to be honest, I can't believe I've stuck with it this whole time. Some people might say...
View ArticleDay 29 - Feel the Burn
Today I decided to try something new. After all, it is the beginning of month 2 so it's time to step it up! I normally look forward to yoga every Monday and it was really hard for me to skip it and try...
View ArticleDay 30 - The Music Makes the Workout
Everyone knows the saying "The clothes make the man" - or woman as the case may be. (I'm not sure I believe that, but that's getting off track). I believe that as much as the clothes makes the man, the...
View ArticleDay 31 - Sore Here, There, and Everywhere
I went to spinning yesterday thinking it would help work out some of the soreness I felt after Lift and Sculpt on Monday. If it did then I'm grateful, but today I woke up with an inability to get out...
View ArticleDay 35 - Setbacks and Thin Mints
So I'm sitting here right now watching the closing ceremonies of the Olympics, drinking some tea, and debating whether or not I should have another Thin Mint. My vote is yes, as I continue to wallow in...
View ArticleDay 36 - Getting Back on the Wagon HURTS!
Somebody PLEASE remind me of how tired and sore I am the next time I even consider taking 4 days off from working out. I mean seriously! I've been working out for over a month now, and I feel like I'm...
View ArticleDay 37 - The Quest for Carrie Underwood Legs
Today was spinning class, and it was great! I know that sounds strange since I normally consider spinning to be a necessary evil in my quest for healthiness, but I had a really good time today. It was...
View ArticleDay 38 - Beat + Exhausted = Behausted
Let me just apologize in advance for this short blog post. I'm freaking beat. I'm not sure why either - it's not like work has been really stressful or I've had a bunch of shoots - but I am anyway. I...
View ArticleDay 43 - Spinning and Skating and Sculpting - Oh My!
I know it's been awhile since I posted, but that's not because I haven't been working out. I have lots of free time now that Andy and I are done watching Battlestar Galatica (I have an inner nerd -...
View ArticleDay 45 - What's Fruit Got To Do With It?
I'm tired. Straight up exhausted. And it's starting to get annoying. I understand why I'm tired right now - I worked all day, worked out, and then went back to work to volunteer for our Spring Pledge...
View ArticleDay 50 - New York State of Mind
You still with me? I'm here I swear, I've just been MIA for a few days. Unfortunately this time I was MIA from the blog and the gym, so I'm feeling pretty blah today. I actually feel like I did 2...
View ArticleDay 50 (part two) - I need chocolate
Treadmills are a real bitch. I wasn't able to get out of work on time, and I missed lift and sculpt, which annoyed me. I was really close to going home and vegging out, but decided I had to do...
View ArticleDay 56 - Making Excuses for Myself to Myself
So I got it - the sickness. That doesn't really narrow it down since it seems like every other day there's a new bug going around, but mine was a fever, sore throat, and congestion. Ugh. I managed to...
View ArticleDay 57 - What a Difference a Week Makes
Wow. That's all I have to say. I'm not sure if it was the week off from working out, being sick, not getting enough sleep - probably some combination of the three - but I was struggling today. Really...
View ArticleDay 64 - Workout Block
First, let me apologize for not keeping up with the blog over the past week. Some of it was real life getting in the way, some of it was laziness, and some of it was - for lack of a better term -...
View ArticleDay 79 - Don't Call It a Comeback!
Hello? Anyone still out there? It's me, Catie. You know, the woman trying to get healthy? Just incase you forgot, since it's been 2 weeks since I last posted anything. Ugh. I'm sorry. I wish I could...
View ArticleDay 81 - A Date with a Treadmill
I was beat today, which is why I jumped at the chance to go to the movies with my husband right after work. Nothing like a good comedy (we went to see Date Night - really funny!) to make you feel...
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