Comments and Confessions...

• I ate very, very, very poorly yesterday and today!  But it was, Oh!, soo delicious!  MMMmmm {that was for Megan  if she is reading this =) }
• I did not get my Saturday run in...if I miss it Saturday I run it Sunday...didn't happen.
• I completed 8 sprints at 8.5 for 45 secs. on the treadmill today.  45 secs. at 3.0 in between.  It felt good...really good!  
• Went to a Pampered Chef Party where old co-workers told me I "looked great" and was "wasting away!"  I need to hang out with them more often!  I purchased a garlic press!!! {Megan will also appreciate this!}
• Tomorrow is an abs day.  I am gonna rock them again this week because apparently my core strength sucks!
• Arts Camp was this weekend.  I wish I had at least an ounce of the energy these kids have.  But am glad I am not that annoying anymore.  I am not...right guys?!!!
• My room is messy.  Like messy to the point where it is bugging the crap out of me.  I have it penciled in on my "To-Do" list for Wednesday along with cleaning every other surface in this house!  
• One of my all time favorite passages: "In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps."  Proverbs 16:9

Good Night All!  Hope your weekend was lovely!

XoXo,
     NMO

Ugh

                                        Poorly lit post yoga shot...don't be jealous of my photography skills!

Procrastination.  I am writing this post, not because I have something intelligent to share, but because I am procrastinating.  I should be pulling my hair back into a ponytail as we speak...but instead I am lying in bed thinking about how much work the gym is going to be.  I contemplated skipping today.  I have never skipped a lifting workout.  But that would be very weak of me.  And since I am going out of town tonight I won't get a work out in until Sunday evening.  So let's be honest, skipping really isn't an option.  It just sounds like a lot of work.  Ok, I KNOW it is a lot of work...not even guessing.  Obviously, I am not getting stronger by lying here.  So I need to pull on my big girl panties and just do it.  They should make a Nike commercial about that.  Just sayin'.  Ok, up with me!  Off to the gym...I'm gonna fake it until it is real!  

XoXo,

         NMO

Recap

I broke down on Tuesday and did my abs.  A whole hour of abs.  It was pure torture and I am only exaggerating a little.  It hurts to lay, move, and even breathe.  Seriously, they are sore to the touch.  Ok, I'm done whining.  Obviously, it is good for me if it hurts so much.  Why can't getting in shape be easy...something like eat this candy bar and you will be a size 2!  Ha!  Now that is what I am talking about!

I was scheduled a 40 min. run today.  It felt amazing.  Right now my runs are dictated by heart rate zones.  My long runs are always 2 minutes in zone 1 and 1 minute  in zone 2...rinse. repeat.  I can tell my heart is getting stronger.  I have to run faster to get my heart rate up and my recovery rate is also improving.  Definitely a good thing, unless I want to be a slacker that day...then I have to work hard anyway!  Sheesh, I tell ya, this getting in shape stuff is not for the weak ;)

Tomorrow is yoga day!  I still think yoga is really boring but last week I did find an amazing stretch for that spot in my buttocks that has been bugging me.  It also does not involve lifting massive amount of weights 3 sets of 15.  I really like that fact.  I find I have to psych myself up for Mon. and Fri. which are my lifting days...it's really not that bad but I have sprints after too.  Ok, now I am just whining again! 

Now if I could just maintain some healthy eating habits.  I have been craving chocolate like no man's business lately!  All this Easter candy does not help.  Need. Self. Control.  I'll work on that...but now I'm going to bed!

XoXo,
     NMO

So Many Thoughts...Very Little Organization.

Hey All,

Over the last couple of days I have formed numerous blogs in my mind...and that is about as far as they have developed.  You see, I have some issues with organization and follow through.  Some may call it procrastination.  Let's be honest, most of the time that would be the correct assumption.  I would just like to say I excel in procrastination :)  But truthfully I think I am missing some part of the organization gene. 

In my mind I can organize my thoughts, my clothes, my plans, pretty much anything.  Then I go to do it or put it down on paper and somehow it just doesn't seem to translate.  Does anybody else have this issue? 

Well, in true form I purchased a 2011 DayMinder today with some over priced highlighters (Sucker ----> ME).  'Cause you know I am going to be a student again!  If we were to predict the future from past experiences...I will use the planner for about a month (that is generous).  And then it will grow dusty in a pile of 'I don't know what to do with these papers' and it will be forgotten. You see, eventually, I feel that I don't need a planner to keep me on track 'cause I'm amazing!  Ha!  Why do I do this? -----> This is where I think that organizational gene comes in.  My mom is a clean freak but she has 'piles o' papers' too!  Does this mean I get to blame her?  One of life's many  mysteries. 

Please enjoy this horrible picture of my attempt of organization =)         

XoXo,    
     NMO

In Case You Were Wondering...

• I have been avoiding my Ab workout all week.  I can only imagine what the trainer is going to have to say about this. 
• I was down 2 lbs. this week...up 2 lbs. last week...now if I can keep the downward trend.
• I am an emotional eater evidenced by the chocolate chip binge tonight.
• I am not a fan of chemo.
• The Lord has plans; they don't always match mine.
• I was not accepted to U of M's Social Work Program...their loss.  I'm not too heart broken about it since I had already decided that I wanted to get started with school this summer.  St. Kate's program allows me to do that. 
• Orientation is tomorrow.  I am nervous.  Seriously, I'm sure all we will be doing is sitting there for 3 hrs. getting talked at...why would one be nervous for that?
• I got to talk to a good friend last night on the phone.  It has been way too long.  It amazes me how we can pick up right where we left off despite the life changes and distance. 
• I successfully donated plasma twice this week.  Thank you Lord for calming my heart rate!
• I have a really great cousin.  She grew up...but she will always be my little cousin.  On Sunday, I am helping her take 7 of her little hoodlums to a T-Wolves game.  I have already started praying for patience. 
• My heart is heavy tonight...can you tell?
• "The mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace."  Romans 8:6

That is all.

XoXo,
     NMO

Look Out World...

I might poison you!  So, lately I have really been into making things.  Baking and cooking.  I made these delicious Buffalo Style Stuffed Celery for "The Bachelor" party I went to.  This is not my pic...my presentation sucked but they tasted great or so the people told me...I thought they were good. 

I also have made cupcakes with cream cheese frosting.  The cupcakes were made with a can of diet soda and cake mix. The frosting was fat-free pudding and cool whip.  Absolutely delicious!

And my third endeavor was Parmesan Crusted Chicken Tenders and Spicy Chipotle Potatoes. MMMMmmm!  Cooking is a lot of work but now that I have more time on my hands I think it is worth it.  And I haven't set anything on fire and no explosions.  I call that a miracle.  All of the recipes have been "point" friendly but still have had great flavor.  I will be a lean, mean, cooking machine before you know it!

XoXo,

         NMO

Today I...



Today I got up at 6:15 a.m.!  Hold your applause ladies and gentleman!  It of course was not by choice, my chauffuer duties were needed =)

I was very sad when I realized I bought the (Lemon Scent) Bathroom Spray Dow =(  Seriously, gross!  But the bathrooms are clean!

I missed yoga so I had an active recovery run (whatever that means) instead.  It felt real good. Then proceeded to stretch my body out...I have had this tightness in my left buttock that I have not been able to stretch out.  Annoying! 

I did laundry which means my room got a little bit cleaner too.

I completed the FAFSA...yup I'm poor. 

And today was weigh in day.  I was up 2 lbs.  Not too worried about it.  I decided to take measurements in hopes for a non-scale victory (NSV) and was down an inch on my waist and hips!  Hooray!  I will admit I had a couple of binges this week.  The cookies and trail mix were calling my name!  Self control went out the door...but thats how the journey works.  Something about chocolate and sugar...they have been calling my name. 

Tomorrow is a new day and my dear friend Jenn is coming to visit.  I can't wait!!!