Long time no post!

Ok so I admit I haven't been the best at keeping up with all my blogs since I got married and moved to Germany to be with my hubby. A lot has happened and we are back in the states to make a long story short. I am sure I will eventually post it all on my other blog. Anyways, this blog is all about fitness and me trying to get into and stay in shape.

So I was on Facebook the other day and I have a page liked that's all about fitness. Well they posted a squat challenge and I decided to try it. Today was day one, 50 squats, and it burned! I don't know if I'm gonna make it through all the days but I'm gonna try. If I get this challenge out of the way who knows maybe I will go on to do some of my pinned Pinterest challenges! So that's all for today but I will be back tomorrow with more fitness goodness.

A Failure I am :: Excuses I have not

I have not posted an update to this blog in several weeks because I have not been Staying On Track like I have wanted to and I have been ashamed because of it. Yes there are reasons as to why, all of which could have been avoided and in the foreseeable future I do not see it getting any better and my reasons as to why are listed below.

Birth Control :: As I mentioned I had the Implanon removed from my left arm and my body and hormones when haywire for a bit. I do not have any in my system currently and because of that I  feel sluggish most of the time and unmotivated. I need to get a new one in my system but it is going to take a couple of weeks before that happens.

Piercings :: Yes, I got my body pierced. Nose and belly. While the nose is healing nicely and not giving me hardly any problems the belly is and the more I move the worse it gets. I want my belly to heal up more before I do any amount of strenuous activity that way it doesn't get infected and I wont have to get it removed. I estimate I should be able to start working out again in about a month.

Weight :: I have started gaining a little bit of weight and I want to gain a little bit more before I return to the birth control that makes me loose weight because I know that it will happen very quickly. Once I have more meat on my bones I will work on toning the fatty areas.

I know these are not the best reasons and/or ideas but it is what I have decided to do for my own health and sanity. I will keep this blog and once I am active once again I will post to it. Until then I will be on hiatus waiting for the healing to happen and the weight to gain. Thank you all for understanding.

Whoops!

So I know it has been a while since I update and you are probably all thinking that I haven't been doing anything at all but that is not true. I went on two runs last week and did some belly excersizes, I finally got the yoga mat from my aunt so that helped. I haven't been good about drinking my protein shakes like I wanted to be, so I fail on that but since I am off the BC I have a huge appetite and I am eating a lot more so I don't want to gain too much weight. I need to go back into GNC and ask some questions now that my situation has changed a bit. Anyways, Belly excersizes are very hard, my lower back is out really bad so it feels like the tip of my spine is grinding into the floor when I do the leg lifts for the lower belly flab. So that is really discouraging. I have gotten frustrated a lot by working out but I have been pretty good at staying consistent. Better than in the past anyways. I am trying to drink more water and such also and I think I am doing alright at that because my lips aren't as dry as they usually are. OH, and I watched more of the belly dancing video and I have learned a little bit more, its just hard to follow because it moves so fast and I need to watch and do as the video is or I second guess myself. So its going to be a while until I have gotten those moves down. Anyways, that's it for the update, I will be going for a run either later today or tomorrow. See ya.

I am so incredibly frustrated!

So I got the birth control taken out of my arm, and I had stitches put in so I tried to avoid any major excersize while they were in, now they are out (just taken out yesterday) and my appetite has increased ten fold. I can feel the fat on my belly returning and I am not liking it, I was perfectly happy with my belly the way it was. Anyways, I went running three days ago and for a walk yesterday so I haven't been completely slouching. I tried doing some belly excersizes tonight and I just want to cry I am so frustrated. I don't feel it hardly at all even though I am tightening my stomach muscles while working out and everything, my back and legs hurt more than my stomach so I am worried I am doing it all wrong and it is really frustrating! Jeeze, how many times can I say that in one post. I don't know what to do, because if I am doing it wrong I don't want to hurt myself, but I can't not do anything, I have to do belly work outs everyday, or every other day. And I have those stupid protein shakes to drink and those are just going to put more weight on me. And I am going to have to go back into GNC and talk to the guys in there and see if they have any tips to help me out because I really hate this. I feel gross and disgusting and frustrated and I don't like it at all. I thought you were suppose to feel good after working out but I just want to cry and scream. I really wish my husband was here so he could help me stay motivated. I just suck and fail as a human being. It's horrible. But what can I do? I mean, really? There isn't anything I can do but keep trying and push past and ask questions. UGH! I just wanna cry right now. I am pretty sure thats cuss my body is adjusting to not having any hormones in it but its still very irritating. Anyways I am done, this was not a very inspiring post and for that I apologize.

A small set-back

So it was raining today, and I live in Washington so that is fairly normal but I do not have the proper gear for running in the rain so I failed at that. Didn't have my damned protein shake, failed at that, and I am going to do a couple of sit ups before bed just so I don't feel like a complete and total failure. Anyways, those aren't really the set backs that I was referring to, no the real set back happens tomorrow.

So in November of 2011 I got the Implanon birth control in my arm and it has completely messed with the chemical makeup of my body and I have had a period for four months straight. Yes, gross and too much information but bottom line is I have to have the damn thing removed. To remove it they have to cut my arm where it is inserted into and pull it out, tissues has grown around it so it is going to be rather painful. When I had the Implanon put in I was down for two days straight because of the pain and my arm was unusable, I have no idea what will happen this time. I was able to use my arm again after the two days, but it still hurt for about a week or two, I had a huge bruise on my arm. So the point I am trying to make here is I don't know how much working out I will be able to do in the coming week. I am still going to try and run, and do some sit ups, maybe a little bit of belly dancing since it doesn't require too much arm movement but if I don't post anything for a while its cuss I am depressed I am unable to follow my plan. Hopefully healing wont take nearly as long as I think its going to and I will be up and moving in no time, but I really have no clue right now. Thank you all for reading, I do hope to be on here again very soon. I will be back, my determination is not dead!

Today was a failure!

Yeah, I didn't do anything today, or drink any of my protein shake. I had of course planned to, but the laziness of Saturday got in my way I guess. I didn't eat hardly anything either so I am hungry right now but all I want is a pizza. Well, a pizza and fruit. I am going to look up some recipes online tonight and put together a shopping list so I have plenty to eat this week for breakfast and lunch and stuff and maybe if I have more food in my system it will help keep me motivated. I still haven't received the yoga mat, which puts a damper in my plans and my back has been killing me which makes me less motivated, but at the very least I will go for a short run tomorrow. That is a promise I am making to myself that I plan on keeping.

I got the shoes!

Yup, that's right my shoes came in yesterday. I would have made a post yesterday but by the time i sat down to do it I was so exhausted. So after I got my shoes I put on my workout gear and went for a little ten minute walk/run down the street. That was enough to knock me out. I am so out of shape, but it felt really good. My muscles in my arms hurt more than anything else which is really weird. My aunt is bringing me over the yoga mat tonight and she is going to show me a couple of stretches to do after I get done running because I didn't know you had to stretch after a run. Yes I am that much of a novice. I only got one protein shake down yesterday, they are so filling. But I am going to try to get another one down today, baby steps as I have been told. I figure one day I will run the next I will do the other work out plans. I might do two protein shakes a day since I am working out every day. I don't know though we will have to see how it goes. And I absolutely love my shoes!

My Shoes! Whoo! Brooks Addiction 10 women's running!