Grad school slowed down my activity level. Now that it's behind me, I hope to be active and fit again.

N u t r i t i o n
I g n i t i o n
C u l t i v a t i o n
E x e r t i o n

One can never be too N.I.C.E.

BELT NOTCHES for 2008:

- Mistressed the PULL-UP!
- 2, 1.2km lake swims.

Video of proper Squat form:

http://www.traineo.com/11_5529_0.html

I'm basically trying to get in shape and be healthy...

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I like participating in sports but I want to be more competitive. Also I'm with Kevin Spacey from American Beauty - good reason :)

I'm looking to lose about a hundred lbs in the course of a year, and basically to just consistently get better. And I love comments and messages, so keep 'em coming!

I talk about goal setting a lot, how about I actually set some?

Well it's time to revisit goals... I didn't do too well with my end of year plans, but learned some things and changed my plans up a bit as I went along. During the 5-7 weeks of the year, I was able to put on about 8-10lbs of muscle, and stay at the same actual weight. The plan is to start the Strong Lifts 5X5 program to supplement the Couch to 5K program, and that should last the next 8-12 weeks.

I'm updating goals as well. Lowering cholesterol remains a goal, and I'll find out about that at the end of August.

Been bouncing around a bit, but getting a little stricter again and will monitor that over the next 3-4 weeks. I feel poised to really lose some weight again, so I'm looking forward to the healthy eating and additional exercise.

N u t r i t i o n
I g n i t i o n
C u l t i v a t i o n
E x e r t i o n

One can never be too N.I.C.E.

BELT NOTCHES for 2008:

- Mistressed the PULL-UP!
- 2, 1.2km lake swims.

Video of proper Squat form:

http://www.traineo.com/11_5529_0.html

Grad school slowed down my activity level. Now that it's behind me, I hope to be active and fit again.

I'm a vegetarian, trying to be better at eating whole foods and exercising 6 days per week. I've been off this site for a while, but I think I'm back for the long haul. Wish me luck!

My rewards for goal weights:

200 pounds: Order a body fat % calculator (I've been wanting one for awhile)

190: I can buy $40.00 of books that I've been wanting lately

180: He'll buy me a wedding band (we just recently got married, and at first I didn't want one to wear with my engagement ring, but I've changed my mind. So now we're making it a reward).

170: Professional full body massage (If you've never had this done, DO IT -- it's amazing).

160: New clothes (because my old ones -- even my old skinny clothes -- probably won't be fitting at this point).

150: Here's the grand prize -- we're going to go to either Africa or Europe! My husband grew up in Africa, and we've been talking about going for a long time. He has a lot of family there, and he hasn't been himself in several years. However, if that doesn't work out, then we'll go to Europe for a couple weeks. I'm SOOOOO excited, I've been wanting to go back for years and now I've finally convinced him to go!