Pushed to the Limit

Since bringing the cat home, all she does is stay in her little room. When it's nighttime though, and she can hear the dogs and Ken snoring, she tiptoes all around the house. Poor cat doesn't realize she sounds like a clumsy horse that weighs a million and one pounds. I'm sure she thinks no one can hear her...

Anyway, we've been trying to expand her comfort zone and you can see from these pictures that being forced to socialize in the living room with the family does not make her happy. We give her the best goodies in an effort to trick her into being part of the clan but she's not having us yet.

Happy Election Day!

Did you vote?

I didn't.

I registered though.

Catnip: Speed for Kitties

Impulse Buys

We went to the new Sam's Club yesterday. While we were there, we grabbed some apples for an apple crisp recipe I wanted to try from Pinterest (it turned out to be a total Pinterest Do by the way as we made it twice in 12 hours). Some lady told us we had to peel the apples for the apple crisp. Lo and behold, a man came around five minutes later handing out little orange tickets that said to go to the booth in front of the frozen food section for a free stainless steel produce peeler. So I was in. I had apples to peel!

Well, before you get your free peeler you have to watch the five minute presentation on the stainless steel food slicer, which I will admit was pretty snazzy. After it was over, we got our freebie peeler and headed toward the checkout line. Next thing I know, I've been tricked by Ken into talking to a girl that was selling a flat iron I didn't want (didn't he notice me deliberately flirting with the floor so I wouldn't have to talk to her?) and he disappears. What does he come back with? An impulse buy. The snazzy food slicer that slices food like a mother (take that how you will). Guess what else it slices?

Fingers.

Yep, it slices fingers so well that I was asked to look for the rest of Ken's thumb in the cabbage he was just cutting. I found it resting on the underside of the slicer blade...

Guess I'm glad we got it because my apples were sliced to perfection. Can't say the same about Ken's thumb.

Happy 80th Birthday!

Sky's Gift from the Feline Gods

I'm a million percent sure I will not be able to walk tomorrow...

Finally decided to start working out again! Because of that, I will be crippled tomorrow. And for most of the next day. I worked out so hard to fit into my wedding dress. I ate well and drank water like it was my job. And, guess what? I felt amazing! I slept better, I felt better, and never felt the 3:00 slump. 

Here's what happens when you go balls-to-the-wall in an effort to squeeze into your wedding dress and the all-important day is over: you stop working out and start pigging out. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that if you want to feel like crap again! And feel like crap I did! I went back to eating nothing but sugar and processed foods in addition to a cup of coffee in the morning and a Diet Coke in the afternoon. No water. That was it. My sleep patterns are screwed, I feel awful, and have no energy. 

The goal of working with a trainer before the wedding was to lose inches, which I did. However, I just felt really lean. The goal now is to develop my muscles and get really strong. I plan to lift heavy, eat well, and let the rest take care of itself!

Strong is the new skinny!

I have officially started Jamie Eason's LiveFit program. I started it 2 weeks ago and wasn't able to be consistent so I am starting over with the workouts. The first month is just about gaining strength, so there is no cardio - just weights. The second month is still about gaining strength, but you add in some moderate intensity cardio here and there. The third month is about leaning out to show off all the hard work you put in so there is a lot of high intensity lifting/cardio. I'm excited to be working out again! 

I don't plan on following the diet plan though. I'm simply going to eat healthy the way that works best for my lifestyle. I can't exactly eat fish and broccoli on the road. Besides, the diet plan required too much thinking/prep/planning for me so it was an ultimate fail when I tried to stick to it. It was also too much food - I can't eat 6 oz. of meat every 3 hours, plus veggies, plus a carb. Once again, you have to figure out what works for you so that you can stick with it. The last month involves counting calories and macronutrients to ensure you get the proper combination to retain muscle while leaning out as well as carb cycling - all of which is too high maintenance for me. I do believe in the diet program she provides and know that I would probably get better results if I followed it, but it's just not something I am not willing to think so hard about. 

Anyway, here's to sticking to a healthy lifestyle!

You better believe I pulled it today.