Archive for December, 2009

And because I’ve missed you, I’m going to at least ATTEMPT to blog 2 times per week. I think I can do that, at the very least, don’t you?

So, a little update on my life. Branden and I are officially married! We had our wedding on Halloween, and everything went perfectly. Don’t ask me how the food was, because I didn’t eat… well… anything. I ran that day on Coke and Monster, and was extremely caffeinated. lol. You can view pictures over on my Flickr. Speaking of Flickr, my pro account expires soon. I can’t decide whether to upgrade again or not. I mean, I really want to, because I like having the freedom to upload as many photos as I want, when I want… but it’s also money that I don’t really NEED to spend. I guess I will talk it over with Branden and go from there.

I’ve also been working on getting healthy and losing weight. My current goal is to lose 35lb, which would put me at 230lb. I have (sadly) gained a LOT of weight since moving out of my parents house, and I’m doing my best to change that. I started a youtube channel with six other ladies. You might know them: Jenn, Anna, Jennifer, Kecia,Danielle, and my offline friend Leisl. We’re all doing one video a week, on an assigned day (I’m Monday!) to document what we’re doing to get healthy. If you haven’t subscribed yet, GO DO IT! Each week will have a theme, so you won’t get bored of us just rambling on about fat and calories. lol.

With my weight loss, I’ve been trying to do more exercise. I started Couch to 5K, which is an app for iPod Touch and iPhone. I tried the first day, just straight up, and nearly died, I swear. So I’m starting out slow. Whenever it says to run, I power walk. On an incline. It helps get my heart rate up without making me want to keel over. I’m also doing Jillian Michaels workouts. Or, well… attempting to. That bitch is hard core! 45 minutes of intense, fat burning cardio is hard work, I’m not going to lie. I sure hope it gets easier as I go along. (I know it will, but the promise land is far away, and I’m riding a lame camel.)

And as far as work goes… it’s just work. Branden and I are working on maintaining a budget, and my paycheck isn’t totally needed. So, we’re putting it back as savings each week, and living off of his income. We’re doing well so far. We have some christmas spending left to do, but after the holidays, we should be peachy-keen.

I’m also thinking about starting a collaborative recipe-posting site. If any of you would be interested in contributing, let me know! I’m thinking of calling it “In My Belly.” I thought it was cute.
Right now, I’m going to eat my lunch before I wither away into nothingness.