Lunararya3116

Awwww, I am so happy to hear that! I am glad you are feeling better and that you are doing well. I'm sorry it has taken me so long to respond back, I have been extremely busy with school, looking for a job, and making sure I was able to kill this challenge. I nailed my fitness goals but my life goal no so much. Bleh. :/

Fitness goals: 1. To run a mile in 10 minutes or less. (I give myself an A because I have managed to improve my time, my best time so far has been 9:33. I have been able to keep up with this.) 2. To complete 5 pushups in proper form. We are talking full-on pushups, not girl pushups. (I give myself a B, I managed to get to a total of 5 but I still feel I need more work in this area.) 3. To complete 42 sit-ups in proper form. Currently I am able to do 21 sit-ups. (I give myself an A for this part because I am now up to 80 sits ups which is more than what I originally wanted to reach.) Life goal: To eliminate frivolous, idle or entertainment-only usage of electronics past 9:30pm each night, roughly an hour before bed so I can get better sleep, and so I can spend quality personal time for myself (writing, reading, relaxing) and with my fiance. (For this I am going to have to give myself a C, I did really well before school started and I did manage to finish one of the books I had started from before. Once school started it was hard to stay away from the computer because of the amount of homework I have on a daily basis. I did not however watch TV, listen to music or anything else beyond 9:30. Everything was strictly for school.)

Fitness goals: 1. To run a mile in 10 minutes or less. (I give myself an A because I have managed to improve my time, my best time so far has been 9:33. I have been able to keep up with this.) 2. To complete 5 pushups in proper form. We are talking full-on pushups, not girl pushups. (I give myself a B, I managed to get to a total of 5 but I still feel I need more work in this area.) 3. To complete 42 sit-ups in proper form. Currently I am able to do 21 sit-ups. (I give myself an A for this part because I am now up to 80 sits ups which is more than what I originally wanted to reach.) Life goal: To eliminate frivolous, idle or entertainment-only usage of electronics past 9:30pm each night, roughly an hour before bed so I can get better sleep, and so I can spend quality personal time for myself (writing, reading, relaxing) and with my fiance. (For this I am going to have to give myself a C, I did really well before school started and I did manage to finish one of the books I had started from before. Once school started it was hard to stay away from the computer because of the amount of homework I have on a daily basis. I did not however watch TV, listen to music or anything else beyond 9:30. Everything was strictly for school.)

Heya Nuala! I have been thinking about you for quite a few days now. I was worried something had happened to you. I am glad that is not the case. Trust me, it has definitely not been easy, and on days when it seems a little harder I just keep reminding myself that all of this is worth it. I feel great, and I have a goal! So far, reaching the small victories has kept me extremely motivated. Thank you for your continued support, and for always checking in on me! How have you been?

Ugghhh it makes me so angry when people say, "You can't say anything, it's easy for you to lose weight!" What?! Are you kidding me?! I work my ass off! Ugghhhh!

I'm in!

It's been a while since I've posted but I've been so busy with school. I just wanted to post a couple of points: 1. I reached my sit-up goals, and I am now up to 60 sit-ups. 2. I reached my running goal. 2 days ago I was able to run my first mile in 9 minutes 33 seconds. 3. I am now able to do one push up. I have been doing planks as well. My diet has been great, and I have been feeling good. I have not weighed myself in sometime but I can tell I am definitely loosing weight because I am be to fit into some jeans from quite some time ago. Yay me! School has been hectic and I a mentally tired but I feel super proud of myself because despite my full course load and work, I have been keeping up with all my workouts. I am currently in the process of looking for a new job. Let's just say this place has been the worst.

I'm in!

Gah, feeling a bit nervous for the first day of school tomorrow.

Day 16 of 6 week challenge, 8/21/12 Breakfast: Steak, and half of an avocado. Dinner: 1 turkey drumstick, sauteed kale and mushrooms. Water: 120 oz. Exercise: 10 miles, bike, 30 mins worth of exercise. 45 sit ups, and arm exercises.

Oh yeah, I am definitely going to kick butt, and I am going to make myself proud! It is only a matter of time before I get to my goals.

I am taking a page from Simba, and I am going to start posting some stuff that motivates me. I swear watching this reminds me of the fact that I have always wanted to take a boxing/karate class.

First Achievement, 8/20/2012. As of today I have reached one of my goals. I had originally planned on being able to do 42 sit-ups by the end of the challenge. Today I did 44! Oh yeah! Go me.

It's been so busy the last few weeks, I am definitely feeling a little burned out. I went to California three weeks ago, and I was there for a week. As usual it was crazy with my family. That's just how they are. I swear I don't even know why I call it a vacation, because every time I go see them I have always have more to do. Do this, do that. Oy, I love them but it is so exhausting. It definitely did not help that my aunt was visiting and so were my grandparents. I swear, I must have been smoking crack or something because here I am thinking of yeah it will be nice to go see my grandparents. Wrong, so WRONG. Why in the world do I actually think that my grandma is going to change. Jesus, the woman is addicted to drama, and she is always creating it. I hate the fact that she always has the power to make my mom and aunt feel like crap. She's always stating how she prefers my youngest aunt and she only comes to this country to visit her and her daughter. I swear, I wish I could unless my inner demon on her. I know I am supposed to have respect for her because she is older than me and because she is my grandma but respect is earned not just given to people. I wish I could truly let her know what is on my mind, and how much it makes me angry that she hurts my mom when my mom has never been anything but an excellent daughter to her. Bleh, I know if I did do what I want to I would make her cry and then I would never hear the end of it. I am super nice, and easy to get along with but when you piss me off or hurt those I love be prepared because I will make you cry. I mostly hold back because of my mom. I know she would be hurt if people were saying she has an awful daughter. Personally, I don't give a crap what people think/say about me, but my mom does. So yeah. I got back after that "vacation" and I started my new job. It's ok. Not what I was expecting and had basically been told about it. For now it will have to do. Went camping with my fiancees family a week ago, and it was fun. I hated the fact that I had no cell reception but it is what it is. I hate feeling cut off, and not because I am addicted to electronics but mostly because of the fact that I hate feeling like an emergency might come up and I am not going to be reachable. Not to mention, not toilets or any of the other good stuff. This last weekend I was in California again visiting my family, and things went a little smoother. It was nice to spend time with my sister, and my family. Not to mention the little kiddies. Love those darn kids with all my heart. I have flown so much in the last few months that I sick of airplanes. I swear I wish I could not fly for a while, but I know we are going to be going out there for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Still not sure which one we will be doing this year. First day of school is Wednesday, and I am feeling a little nervous. Excited but nervous. I plan to go work out tomorrow morning.

Like I said anytime you want some dinner or any meal for that matter my door is always open. Shoot, I would love to have a friend over for dinner for a change. Of course I worry about you, I consider you to be my friend and I don't like to see my friends hurt. I am so completely excited to hear you are doing much better! :D I am sure I have no idea what you are going through, and I can only imagine that dealing with something like that must be incredibly challenging but I have come to see you are a strong individual, and I have faith in your strength. I know you are going to stay one step ahead of this thing. No room for that kind of stuff when you are pumped and when you have the support of all the wonderful individuals on this site. I know I said this before, but I am going to state it again if you ever need to talk or vent, or anything please send me and email or a chat. I am always around and I am for whatever you need. I am actually a fairly good listener, and I am always here for ya! I will most definitely keep updating my progress. Things have been so hectic lately and that's why I have been MIA for a few days in the last few weeks.

Day 15 of 6 week challenge. Monday 8/20/2012 Breakfast: 2 hard boiled eggs. Lunch: Left over shrimp scampi. Snack: 1/2 cup red grapes. Dinner: Water: 120 oz. Exercise: 2.5 mile run. 30 mins. Sit ups, planks, and push ups.

Day 14 of 6 week challenge. Sunday 8/19/2012 Brunch: Scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and spinach. 2 slices of bacon, and half of a spicy Italian sausage. Dinner: Shrimp scampi made with spaghetti squash. About 1 and 3/4 cup. Water: 120 oz. Exercise: Day off.

Day 13 of 6 week challenge. Saturday 8/18/2012 Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs, half of a small avocado. Dinner: Grilled grass fed ranchera meat, about 8oz and 5 grilled green onions. Water: 120 oz. Exercise: Planks, upper arm exercises, and 1 mile walk.

Day 12 of 6 week challenge. Friday 8/17/2012 Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs, and 2 kiwis. (Yes, weird combination.) Dinner: Seafood soup, which included crab meat, muscles, shrimp, and fish. Beef curry about 1/2 cup. Water: 120 oz. Exercise: 3 mile run.

Day 11 Thursday 8/16 Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs, 1 small avocado. Dinner: Chicken, cauliflower, spinach and mushrooms made curry style with coconut milk. (It was so darn good!) Water: 120 oz. Exercise: 2.17 walk, 38 mins total. (I was feeling a little tired yesterday.)

Day 10 Wednesday 8/15 Breakfast: Left over venison, with one small avocado. Dinner: 2 chicken drumsticks, and 1 thigh from the entire chicken we made. Water: 120 oz. Exercise: Stairmaster, 30 mins, level 9.