Hunt for the Red Lightsaber...

I had my best day in steps yesterday, but it was not planned.... I was taking my "Cigarette break" (Once a day I go out and have a fake smoke break just to get some fresh air and walk around the back....Since I dont take lunch breaks, I enjoy this!
My friend and I discussed her boyfriend, and how I felt like a DB for being mean to him once...So I came up with the joke idea of getting him a Lightsaber of Peace!!  Great on paper, hard in real life!!  This generation is so screwed up, that 1- there are no toy stores in south bay, and 2- Kids don't know what Star Wars is!!!!
So I searched two malls, one of which is the worlds longest and confusing mall, and finally found a Sears with a toy section.  This process took a good 3 hours of walking around, pushing old women (upper body workout, whaaaaa) and screaming at children.  I finally found a pile of beaten up boxes.... I picked the less opened one and got it.  (It is a Darth Vader one, so I really hope he doesn't think I am calling him the root of all evil.  But wouldn't getting him an Anakin one say the same...?)

I finally got home at the late hour of 7pm... and had a quick bite, some yoga, and went to bed!  By the end of my Star Wars expedition, I had over 25k steps... Apparently shopping really is a good form of weight loss!

ITS BOOT SEASON!!!

Yes folks, it is that time of year, Pumpkin flavored foods, and my favorite accessories are socially acceptable to ware again!  BOOTS!!!  I bought a new pair for the occasion and am super excited to get them in the mail!

Boots save the freaky long legged girls like me, from looking like freaks of nature with no upper body!  Since I lost a ton of boots in the move, I am excited to repurchase my boot collection for Bethy 2011!

My Yoga app I think is working, I am actually sore from yesterdays workout!  I am excited to finally tone out the weight I lost.  But due to a mishap with my self tanner, I will not be showing my legs for a few days... I have grown to hate planks, and downward dogs, but I know I will be happy with the results in the end!

Now I have to start thinking about what I am going to be for halloween?!

My new best iPhone app

Yesterday a pop up came on my All-In Fitness app.... usually I hate pop ups, except the ones that say I won a brand new dodge viper... but I am a Chevy girl, so those suck too.  It told me to buy All-in Yoga.  I figured, what the heck, I need one to make me look hot and cute for my San Fran trip, and so I can do this while I am in a cramped little hotel room.  (I do not travel with an XBox often)  I tried it out and the 50 or so different workouts they had were all categorized by level and problem spot.  I am a computer geek, so my upper back always needs work, or I will turn out like Quasimodo and no one will marry me. (I don't want to marry a Gypsy...but I do want the party!) It was a 45 min program of intermediate positions, Simple handstands, and tons of Downwards Facing Dog.... I felt like I had to do twenty min of plank, but I was determined to do this.

As the sick person I am, I watched hells kitchen on my TV an my cellphone tried to tell me to relax, Ramsey flaunted Risotto and told me that I was a bleeper for cooking the fish wrong.  (I am a vegetarian jerk head, how am I supposed to know how to cook!)  And yes, I do see the irony of watching food while I am working out... but I really love trashy reality... I can't help that multitasking involves this.

When I finished, I felt relaxed and darn good!  I cannot wait to do this again tonight.  (It was a two part series show on Monday!)

I also played a practice game with Jackie today for XBox Kinnect Sports for my challenge on Friday with Mike.... I think I am going to redeem myself from the burn called Kuz.

I also got a sweet Veggy cookbook from Boarders (RIP :( ) this weekend and I cannot wait to try out some of the great recipes.  It is filled with a bunch of small bites foods which will be great to snack on throughout the day!  I have been eatting a lot of Tofu and portabella mushrooms, so it will be nice to have some different foods.

iPhone/iPad, lets see what you got!!

I have been depending on my Wii for a while now, trying to loose weight using the videogames (And believe me, it is working!) but this week I want to switch it up!  I can only do so many foot fires without getting bored.  I feel like I am getting used to the workouts, even if they state they get progressively harder, I am going to try to use my iPhone and iPad for the week so I can do this while traveling next week while I sit in a car for 6 hours!

I have a few apps that are made to workout, and I can use netflix to have Billy Blanks kick my ass.  (Beat that Tejal...Billy Blanks is my coach!) [Actually in high school, my Aerobics teacher was too lazy to teach us so she would play "Tae Bo" videos every week or so, so Billy and I go back from when he taught me in HS]  I still track my calories on my phone daily and my weight and Muscle Mass.  I depend on this phone more than I have in my 15 years with one.  (Well I was the champ of snake in my school when I was a kid and my Nikon with the NSync Cover....gosh I was so cool!)

Lets see how it goes kiddos!  So far I have dropped almost a percent of body fat in one week, which in my opinion, is pretty darn good...What do you think Billy?

Looking good!! Or maybe just Good Looking!

This weekend I got the boost of confidence when I got a sweet Groupon (because I dont pay full price for anything) on a hair cut/color.  Although they did not give me what I wanted (Apparently long diagonal bangs means, just a trim) I did get the dead ends cut off and my hair is not some ugly faded mouse brown.  So when your hair looks good you feel good!  (I think that it counts as weight loss too since I had hair down to the middle of my back)

I also DDR'ed this weekend, like a little nerd and worked up the sweat being the most uncoordinated girl in the world.  Its depressing when even your Wii is calling you a loser!  DDR is prob my least favorite game in my collection, but I just wanted to switch it up a bit.

I am thinking of buying the Ultimate Fighter workout, a lot of friends have tried it and loved the game, but I am skeptical and really do not want to give my hard earned dollars to anything involved with TAPOUT.  (Tapout shirts = DB...nuff said) And what if I become so ripped I look like Chyna or something?!  I am a petite cute little girl, I will not look good all buffed out!

I leave for vacation with Rubba in a little over a week.  We are going to San Fran for a convention for him, and I want to look the best that I have looked in several years.  This is going to be a hard work of workouts and diets.

I also have to get fitted for a bridesmaid dress for Jenna's wedding soon, so I am kind of nervous to see what size I am now.  Hopefully it is something good!!

It will be a hard week, but lets get on it kiddoS!

Rebecca Black will not be looking forward to this

I worked my ass off last night!  Not because I needed to, but because I have a dance off with Jackie tomorrow morning... the only issue is, I can't dance!  I can sing, act, be cute, but I cannot dance to save my life!

More so, I can not dance to MJ since I have absolutely no idea any of the dances!  When I was a kid I listened to ShowTunes and Country, when I became a teen it was ShowTunes and Emo.... Now as an adult, its Showtunes, Country, and Emo.... No room for MJ.  Heck! When I was a kid I thought Smooth Criminal was by Alien Ant Farm!  How the heck am I supposed to win this?!

Oh well humility is good for the soul, right?

Losing weight in all the wrong places!! ARRRG

So I am down a substantial amount of weight since I first started dieting, and I am finally starting to see the results and notice with my clothes.... Unfortunately, it is in all the spots I DONT want to lose weight in!  I bought two of the cutest pairs of pants about a week ago in the mail, and they came in on Monday.  Excited I threw them on (Ripped the tags off one of them, because I know everything including my pant size so I dont try things on.)  All day yesterday I was running around work with my hands at my waist, HOLDING UP MY PANTS!

Now these are cute little jeans (luckily not expensive ones, because I am a deal finder!) but skinny Kate Middleton jeans only look good on you, if they fit!  I feel like I am waring boyfriend jeans and I am dating Connor Oberst.  (I would prob date a boy who wore skinny jeans... I am not going to lie)

So now I am running around with skinny little legs, and a HUGE (but short) upper body!  ARRRG.  Time to stop running and time to get my core pumping!  Tonight it is going to be all about the Wii Fit and me!  I have made a weekly schedual of workouts so I need to learn to stick to it::

Sunday: C25K-- Light workout on Wii
Monday- POLO!!
Tuesday- Rest (Just getting in the steps that day)
Wednesday- EA Fit
Thurs- C25k- Light Workout on Wii
Fri- rest (Steps...because Rex still needs to move his fat butt!)
Sat- EA Fit, c25k, or Polo.

Florida, Natures Steam Room

I spent about 9 days in Florida, and it was nice to go back home for a bit.  I haven't been back in about 4 years, and I haven't been back to Ft.Lauderdale in closer to 6 years.  I ran into some old friends, helped my childhood best friend with her new wedding plans (Excited to be your bridesmaid Jenna!!) and walked along the beach with my mother twice a day for the entire trip.

Holy Hot Cow I missed you!

I all of my 10 readers, I apologize!  I was out of town on business for a few days, then took a well needed vacation to visit the parental units in Florida.  I still was working my ass off for the entire trip, using exercise videos on my iPad, and walking with my mom along the beach each morning and afternoon (As soon as I find my FitBit, I will log my steps!!)

I have been doing incredibly well!  From my heaviest weight (Which was before the original weigh in. So do not be alarmed Tejal.) I have lost over 20lbs!

My diet has been easy in Florida, mostly because my mother is a diet freak and used to work for Weight Watchers, so she knows a bunch of tips and tricks!  I am more scared of my vacation in San Francisco over Labor Day that I will cheat with my buddy Rob.  (Every time I see him he tries to fatten me up)

I have not tried out some new gadgets yet, but I have some ideas and apps that I would like to try out.  Today I have a Polo Scrimmage, so I will not be working out at home (its already a full body workout and I feel like I am cheating if I workout and ride that day).  But Tomorrow will be back in my crazy workout mode!!!