Tuna Ideas??

Ever wonder what to with the can of tuna for lunch? Here are some ideas.
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/stella3.htm

I am planning on trying these with both tuna and canned chicken this coming week! :)

27 Years Old

Today I turned twenty seven years old. At first, I was REALLY depressed about it because I felt like I had nothing to look forward too anymore. But when I started to think about a few things -- I have a lot more to look forward to when it comes to health, fitness --- maybe I wont have milestones like getting my drivers license or turning 18 or 21 to be able to drink legally but I have the milestone of 1/2 marathon, helping myself get fitter, healthier, and enjoying life to the fullest! I am now excited about it.
What do you look forward to for this year? Me ---

• Phat Camp; where I am more excited to meet Corinne than Jen H (dont tell her)
• See my best friend, Tonja
• 5k or 10k run in Vernonia (August 16, 2008th)
• Camping where I plan on looking sexy, tan and able to wear shorts and a bathing suit
• 1/2 Marathon where I get to meet my friend, Trish
• a trip somewhere and I am going to show some skin (planning)

But most of all, I am looking forward to living my life as a healthier, happier person! I am tired of hiding behind people, or baggy clothes --- I am going to be a confident woman! This is my year!

Sweat plus sacrifice equals success

This saying is up on the wall of my gym: Sweat plus sacrifice equals success. So what does that mean to me? Sweat; we pour our hearts, souls, energy into our workouts. Sacrifice; maybe we give up foods that we use to really enjoy, eat the foods that we don’t really enjoy but it’s something on our “diet”. We give up time that we can spend with our families, or watching our TV show or hobbies, or enjoy that extra hour of sleep in the comfy bed to get our workouts in to make ourselves healthier and overall enjoy more of our “life” with them doing the things we wanted to do. We go to the gym, kick butt, pour blood, sweat and sometimes tears to get the body of our dreams.

So what does it mean to you? What are you willing to “sacrifice”? Do you believe that you are worth the hard work and sacrifice that you have to do to be able to enjoy life to the fullest?

For me the sacrifices that I will and do give up are worth it. Why? Because I will have more confidence in myself, my health will be better to be able to enjoy with my family, I will have the energies to do the things in life that I want to do. How many times do we got to events in life whether its parties, weddings, sporting events with friends and family and we are so self conscience during the whole thing whether we look “okay” or I hope they don’t notice this or that, we miss the real joy of the event.

During the last year, I have had a lot of ups and downs but let me say that I have been enjoying more self confidence in myself because I see myself transforming. It’s like a little butterfly coming out of my cocoon. It’s now reflecting in my everyday life in all facets of my life. I can’t wait to see myself a year from now.

Now, its time for you … what are you going to do? Do you believe in yourself? Do you believe that you are a woman or man that deserves the best in life? I hope so! Because we ALL deserve to have the best in life, I really do believe that!

Phit N Phat Blog .....

Corinne asked me to write a blog one day while she was gone on a conference ... Honestly, I didnt know if I could do it when she first asked me but I figured I would wing it. I got an overwhelming response. It really made me feel like I could give good advice; I always worry that I am not saying the right thing or something ..... I am going to try to be a little more outspoken for my advice. :)
Here is a link to my blog that I am so proud of! :) Enjoy!

New wheels ..

I got some new wheels ...... Woot! We signed the papers to my brand spankin' new 2008 Honda Accord. Oh, she is a beauty! I love it ... We got a great deal and we got everything we wanted except for navigation but I don't think that its really worth the $2k. I am so excited about it ---- its a great car. Nicest car I have ever owned :) I love the moonroof, xm radio, leather seats! I will try to get some more pictures up here soon! :)

Closer, closer .... cold feet?

Why is it the closer that I get to Phat Camp that I feel a little less motivation? I dont even know if that is the RIGHT word for it but I am just feeling "discouraged" today. I want to be further along in my fitness world than I am. For whatever reason, I am craving sugar like there is no tomorrow. I had just have had a bad couple of days of food for some reason --- there was no rhyme or reason besides laziness & lack of motivation.

I hate to bring it up because I don't want to be a downer .... I just don't know what my deal is but I do refuse to let it get me to the places that I had been at before. I will just have to shake it off and move on. I will continue to just keep faking it.

I think that part of it was that I am worried or anxious over Phat Camp. Will I be strong enough? Will I have enough endurance? Will I be able to keep up with all the girls? Will I let Corinne down? I think I am anxious over that since I have been with Corinne so long that I should be at goal but it took me awhile to find myself, then I got going, then I got pregnant, then I miscarried and this week is FINALLY my week that I can go "balls to the wall" and I think I am just having a mental block.

Maybe I will make an early night and I hope that tomorrow will bring a better day, better attitude. :)

burn baby burn ....

I can't believe it .... Today I found myself pushing myself ... I made myself a goal/ commitment to my team that I would burn 600 calories today at the gym. I got there -- I gave my ST my all and I did cardio. I got to 600 but I saw that I had a few minutes to make an "even" number on the treadmill so I pushed myself for the last 10 minutes and got myself a total of 727 calories burned!

For the month of May ... Its going to be a GREAT month for me. why? Cause I am going to make it a great one! I turn 27 years this year (May 10th), I am going to work all my workouts like the biggest loser "last chance workouts", I am going to push myself to new limits .......

Yesterday and today have been a great lesson for myself. I AM A STRONG person, I need to constantly be pushing myself to the NEXT level. I am making that commitment to myself and to all of my PnP friends that I will do that!

Here's to a great month of May! :)