vacation

Hi push-up friends. Or should I say push-up fiends? Eh? Eh? Lame. Sorry.

I just wanted to let you all know that I won't be reporting for Day 3 of the push up challenge until Saturday. I had to take a lifting class today and ended up pounding out about 4 sets of 8. If you add that to all I did yesterday it equals, well, jello arms. So to give my chest a break I will be moving my Day 3 to Saturday from Friday. Just wanted to let you know. How are you doing? I bet you are rocking it and I know you aren't going to give up either. Seriously, how rad will it be when you can drop down and do 100?! Super rad. Can I get an ugh! ugh!?

push update day 2

So it's official. I'm an idiot. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the push up charts onto my blog. I know it's possible because the girl I got the idea from had them on hers but I just can't figure it out.

My remedy for this problem is just to provide links to the corresponding chart each day. That's the best I can do. Sorry.

Anyway...I accomplished day two successfully. Ugh! Ugh!

It went like this:
Set 1: 10
Set 2: 12
Set 3: 8
Set 4: 8
Set 5: max out but do at least 12. I did 13. Ok, ok 12 1/2. :)


Here's hoping that you were successful in your second day. Has anyone else already had thoughts about how hard this will be getting soon? Like very soon. Yeah me too. But for some reason, it's still kinda fun in a sick, punishing kind of way. :)

push-update

Day 1 done. Successful completion. I am going to get Michael to help me put up the charts for the coordinating days on my blog. I may be capable and even pretty good at teaching fitness classes but I am a complete moron when it comes to anything technical.

Here is the rundown
Set 1:10
Set 2:12
Set 3:7
Set 4:7
Set 5:10 (I may have been able to do more than 10 if Jack weren't trying to climb on my back for a ride.)

Phew.

If you are doing this with me, so far I only know of Chellor, then you can report on your own blog, on my blog in the comments section, on your refrigerator at home or on FB. I don't care, as long as you're being honest. I would love to hear how it's going for you though so if you do get a chance leave your stats in the comments below. Can I get an UGH! UGH! (More manly than a woot! woot! don't you think?)

shifty pants

Did you have to read that title twice? Yes I meant shifty not the other word you may be thinking of. Anyway, I am currently waiting on hold with Nordstrom Rack in Illinois. Why in the world, you ask? Because I am desperately looking for a pair of Nike workout pants. Ridiculous? Maybe. Ok yes. But let me just say, I get stopped constantly by strangers and friends alike asking me where I purchased these pants. They are the cutest work out pants ever. EVER! And yes, you were reading right, I ALREADY have a pair. I bought them in Hawaii at the Nordstrom Rack there in a size medium. At that time, they fit perfectly, now they are a bit large and wearing over sized workout pants while jumping around in front of an audience has become a bit risky. So here I am, listening to hold music and crossing my fingers that this store (there were only five across the country that even had them in stock) will actually have them. Pathetic right? Or just highly motivated? Also, I should mention here and now that I have already scoured the Internet high and low and I even called the Nike company. When I say scour, I mean scour, like looking at websites in Denmark and the UK. Seriously people, when I want something bad enough, you can bet your sweet booty that I'll get it.

CRAP!!! Two down, three to go. If no one has them, I may shed a tear.

So without further adieu, here they are. Before you scratch your head and say, "those? Really? That's it?" please remember that everyone is allowed to love and obsess over something different as long as no one else gets hurt in that process. :)



HALLELUJAH!!! I found em!!! Thank you Chicago! Thank you Maryland! I went ahead and ordered two more pairs just for good measure. Patheticism (is that even a word?) at its finest.

extreme turdiness

The reason I haven't posted anything about my push up challenge is because....I haven't started. AH! Not because I didn't want to, I am seriously psyched to do this, but because I have hardly had a chance to breathe let alone remember to drop down and pump out 20. Or however many it is. I started teaching at a second gym and I seriously get a sub request phone call EVERYDAY. Seriously. And since I have that awesome "I just can't so no" complex, I have been subbing like EVERYDAY. On top of that, my husband has been Q3 for the last couple of weeks, which basically just means he has been at the hospital for 36 hours at a time every three days, and my Grandpa is in town. Sheesh, can somebody throw me a rope here?! No, I'm not complaining. Too busy is much better than not busy enough. It seems it's always one or the other doesn't it? If anyone has found the sweet spot called just busy enough would you let me know where that is. Thanks.

So seeing as how my life is a giant bowl of bananas lately, I decided to go ahead and start this upcoming Monday for two reasons. A)Because I am hoping that some of you will get some balls (yes I said the word balls and yes I meant it in that way) and join me. And B) because I am going to hand out my blog address to all of my gym peeps in hopes that they will join me too. So, there you have it. Legitimate excuses as to why I haven't started yet and why I decided to wait.

Now for reals this time, who's in?

apology

Hello friends. I am a bum. I have totally abandoned you and it's not fair. I want to apologize and recommit myself to this blog. After all, it's not like I am committed to anything else right? :) No but seriously, I liked having this little side blog even if it wasn't super successful to freely talk about exercise, food (instead of typing food there I probably should have put healthy eating but you know me...) and other activities.

In order to recommit I have decided to do something big and bold. I am a member of this great little cooking blog (just-cook-already.blogspot.com) and while trying to find something new to make for dinner I ran across a girl who inspired me. She is one of those super cute, childless, healthy eating, hard core chicks that you love/hate. (Which seems a bit unfair of me to say because I have never actually met this person, I have only stalked her blog.) One of her New Year's Resolutions was to take on the 100 push up challenge. When I first read this I scoffed. One hundred military push ups? Like 100 on my toes? HAHAHAHA! Yeah right dude. I can maybe squeeze out five, semi-good push ups consecutively, while cursing, on my toes. But then I thought, if this cute little bean pole can do this, then why the heck can't I? I've always been a bit more muscly then the average Jane (yes I am calling my thickness muscle not...well...thickness) of course I can do this! And you know what?! You can too!

So what do you say? Who is in? That a girl!!! Let's get started. Here is the website I am using as a guide. Today I am going to do my initial test and Monday will be the beginning of the end of my wussiness.

Kat's Initial Test Results: 12
Pretty meager. Alright Monday, bring it on!!!

Why?

Why do I want to be so skinny that my ribs show in my chest?

Why do I want to be so skinny that my thighs don't touch?

Why do I think I looked my best when I was barely eating?

Why does hindsight exist?

Why can't I have the will power my in-laws do?

Why isn't it ok for me to look like this right now?

Why is satisfaction contingent on so many things and so impossible to attain?

Do any of you feel frustrated with the way you look and even more frustrated that you are frustrated about the way you look?

I just hate feeling like this.