YES!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's how I feel this morning! I don't know why really. Probably a combination of sticking to my diet and exercise plan, as WELL AS sticking to my budget so strictly these last 2 weeks. It's just all coming together nicely!! Now if only the personal life would just fall into march with everything else...ah well :)

ANYway I taught turbokick last night and it went great. The girls got a kickin workout and my legs are EXHAUSTED today. Trevor and I ran this morning for a strong 2 miles to start the day. Tonight I'm planning to run at the gym after work and then teach strength and toning at 6:30. I go straight to volleyball after that in Eudora, so it's gonna be a long night. But it will feel good when I crash into my bed knowing I was so productive today.

Other than that, on the finances front I'm just crossing my fingers. My ex roommate (the one that owes me $800) had said she would pay when her tax return came in on the 13th. That is 3 days from now...

Seriously I need that money so bad it's not even funny. Kaiah needs heartworm and flea medication again, I have to register my car this month, my DVD player crapped out last month and I can't learn new turbokick classes if I can't watch the DVD's, and the cd player I use for my classes is about to die too.

SO cross your fingers and shoot up a few prayers that she'll stand by her word and send me what she owes me.

Working The System

You mean, watching your food intake and working out regularly actually works?!?!?!?! Who would have thunk it? :)

That's right people, if you look above I'm down to 128. That's a pound down from last Thursday!! I have 3 pounds to go before I hit my first goal of 125 pounds. SO FREAKING AWESOME.

That motivation I found last week is really coming through for me. I've been eating well and watching the 'crap food'. I have been working out 100% consistently. I only took one day off last week. I plan to do the same things this week so I can post another loss next week. I originally was going to make Monday weigh in day but I couldn't get there yesterday. So Tuesday it is!

Last night instead of running 4 miles....I RAN 5 MILES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's right. That's what happens when Brandi's personal life goes on the fritz. She runs through and beyond barriers...literally :)

I also taught a great strength training class and I'm sore today. Tonight is Turbokick and tomorrow morning running with Trevor. I think I'm gonna try again on Wednesday for 5 miles. It just felt too good!!

Interesting

I have noticed a very interesting pattern in my life. Well that's just life for everyone at some point I guess, but it's very prominent in mine.

Diet goes great - Fitness slides a bit
Fitness goes great - Diet slides a bit
Both fitness & diet go great - Personal slides a bit
Personal life goes great - everything else slides a bit

This pattern continues to baffle and confuse me.

The weekend from a diet perspective was great. I stayed under my calorie goal Friday, Saturday & Sunday.

The weekend from a fitness perspective was amazing. I kicked my own ass Friday and Saturday both at the gym. I'm headed to the gym tonight after work to run 4 miles (working up to 5 next weekend) and do a good chest and back workout. Then I am teaching strength and toning.

I am gonna keep the rest on the DL for now. My personal life is a broken record right now.

I like to call this picture: Life in Brandi's shoes thus far in 2010...

Bouncy Bouncy Bouncy

I'm still bouncing ;)

I have a lot planned for today and I'm happy to say that I'm excited to get it all accomplished. It's not even 7:30am on a Saturday and I'm up and ready to hit it hard!

First up on the list is running and working out at the gym. I'm gonna keep it simple with just 3 miles (I did 4 yesterday!!) and an upper body workout (I did hardcore legs yesterday).

Next on the list is cleaning my room which will quickly be followed by the Peaceful Purging Project :) I'm going to be DEcluttering my life. Big time.

Then I have a hair appt at noon and a 90 minute massage scheduled for 1:30 pm. Sweetness.

I'll continue to purge and declutter all evening and just chill with some friends tonight.

I'm happy to report that my plans to lose this weight are going fabulously. I'll be getting on a scale on Monday morning for my first weigh in. I'd be lying if I didn't admit the motivation to lose the last of this weight has been increased by the guy drama. But who doesn't want to see the look on their ex's face when they walk into a place and look amazing? haha

Anyway...have a blessed Saturday!

I Bounce Apparently

Well I had my evening to vent/think/stress/worry etc etc etc. It's time to move on. Life is too short and I've got way too much in front of me to keep looking back at someone that clearly didn't want to move along with me.

Bootcamp last night went really well. I truly LOVE that class. The participants are a ton of fun and it boosts my energy hardcore.

I was surrounded by great friends last night and that was a ton of fun. I needed that.

Tonight I'm going to run at the gym. I would like to do a solid 4 miles and then do some kind of strength routine.

THEN I'm planning to start my major overhaul of the house one little area at a time. I hope the garbage man is prepared for what he's going to find on Wednesday :)

Take care peeps!

Hitting A Brick Wall

**Disclaimer** Not a weight loss or finance post....

I hit a 'philosophical brick wall' today.

It literally knocked the wind out of me. I actually was told by the person talking to me when I found out that they giant vein in my neck just started pulsing like crazy as I tried to get a handle on the pain I felt.

The guy is going on a date tonight. Like a real live buy her drinks/dinner date.

This hurts for a multitude of reasons, not the least of which is the fact I'm still in love with him. Among other things he still calls me drunk all the time and proclaims feelings etc. He still shows up at events I'm at. He is still hanging on to me. Which makes it harder for me to let go.

But knowing that he is now actively pursuing other options. Other women. Especially when he called me Tuesday night, just hurts. Probably because I can't cling to the "it's not me...he just didn't want to date anyone" logic that we'd both been using since October.

I don't have words to really describe it. It's not a feeling I've really felt before. Anguish? Bitterness? Jealousy? Anger? Relief? Lonliness?

None of those seem to fit.

I'll deal with it. And I'll get over it. I just wasn't really prepared for it either.

Ah yay. I love God. And I know He does things for reasons. I just wish He would give me a damn minute to get my bearings before He rips the rug out from under me again.

Monday Tuesday Thursday Wednesday....

Yes, that's from the Godfather. What's funny is I've never actually seen that movie. But I did see You've Got Mail...which is where I learned that quote from :) Pathetic I know haha.

ANYway today is another brand new day in the life of this 20 something chick. It's kind of exciting to think about the possibility of a 'brand new day'. I could accomplish so much. And technically I already have:

Last night I ran 3 miles OUTSIDE. Then I taught a strength and toning class which was great! Immediately after that I coached a 2 hour practice. After that I went home and had a glass of wine and watched the KU Jayhawks almost get their asses handed to them in overtime HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Ahem...sorry...wait no I'm not :)

This morning Trevor and I ran 2 miles at the gym. As tired as I was and as comfortable as my bed was I'm glad we did it! Now I'm at work and I have 2 projects to get wrapped up. Then I'm teaching bootcamp. THEN I'm headed to the local bar and grill for some burgers (I'll be eating a salad thank you very much!) and drinks with great friends and my new roommate.

In finance news...lets just say I'm feeling the squeeze of that $800 my former roommate bailed on. I really needed that money. And now I'm kind of suffering through. Basically my new roommate's rent that he paid me on Monday is going to cover everything I've had to pull from my emergency fund.

Sigh...forgiveness is divine...but I really just want to hit her in the face.