Curvie Girlie The Diary: Mind Playin' Tricks on Me

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This might be a long post, I'll try to keep it brief.

I am in an excellent mood today. :biggrinjester: I had 7.5 hours of good sleep last night and a nice morning. There were beautiful billows of fog in part of the San Lorenzo Valley when I was driving though Scotts Valley this morning, as I was above it and looking at the sun rise over the trees and mountains. :D

Yesterday I KILLED IT in Kickboxing, keeping up so well with Psycho Michael's drills (which included lots of stuff like jumping in the air and doing the splits that made me dizzy and almost blackout) that 3 girls asked me how long I've been doing his class and telling me I kept up better than anyone else. This is good; I must be pretty adapted. Now I need to do workouts that shock the shit out of me to get to the next level. More HIIT, more sprints and recoveries in running. Maybe I can get my 5K time to under 21 minutes. I'd like to see 20:20 one day because it sounds cool. :D It will be hard work........

In Yoga 2 afterwards, I fell out of standing poses a lot. And my breathing wasn't as smooth and relaxed. The kickboxing class threw me off, but I didn't mind. I wanted to go to Yoga anyway and I did and I had a great time :D Delana had us do side crow pose and I had never tried. I managed to find my center of balance and stay in it! YAY!!! :party: I never know what I'm capable of in Yoga until I try. Whenever I'm able to crappily do any interesting asana I get happy as can be :D

Chris and I spoke over dinner. He was pretty jolly for being bad off. Course, he's purposely running his blood sugar high (500) because he is sick of the near-death experiences. :( There is major danger of his blood PH going high again and him ended up in the hospital. This is a dangerous situation and I can only stay strong and with him, through it.

Weight is still 145 and I managed to get yesterday and the day before to come out to a net maintenance (I had OVERATE Wed and I got an equal deficit yesterday). This is good.

I want to be 140 lbs by November.......we'll see if I can do it.........
 
Curvie Girlie said:
Weight is still 145 and I managed to get yesterday and the day before to come out to a net maintenance (I had OVERATE Wed and I got an equal deficit yesterday). This is good.

I want to be 140 lbs by November.......we'll see if I can do it.........
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Take care of this after the race tomorrow. today is all about the prep. Get good sleep.
 
yes, thanks Trops.

Important note: "Carbo loading" is bullshit. If you're racing, you can eat the same shit you always ate, in fact, it's important to get healthy fresh antioxidant-rich food in because running hard is a very oxidizing activity. Just do not overdo it with the fiber or......:eek: Yeah. I already read all sorts of stuff on nutrition for running, and even the R&R SJ 1/2 M website said "About 1½ to 2 hours before race time, eat a light 200- to 400-calorie meal, such as a banana and yogurt, a multi-grain waffle topped with fruit, a granola bar or two, or whatever foods worked well during your longer training runs. " Mmmmh!!! Waffle and fruit sounds good! :drooling:
 
Mmm waffle and fruit does sound good. I think 140 is an attainable goal by November. I'm hoping to get into the 130s by then and lose more inches all around.

You're kickboxing session sounds awesome! I have been searching for a studio here that does a cardio kickbox type class, but no one does.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend and a great race!

Cheers! :cheers2:
 
Thanks, MDF!!!! Um, do you have a name I could call you, or nickname you're comfortable sharing? If you gave it out I missed it :confused:

Good luck on the 130s, you'll be sure to get there :D

Thank you so much, I plan on having a wonderful weekend! I'm looking forward to watching Pride fighting with S. tonight!
 
I'm very sore, and I didn't do AM Yoga. BUT!

In an hour I'm off to another Yoga 2 class with Kelly, the amazing "healer" who helps broke, former drug-addicts in Hayward, CA.

She's the one to whose Yoga retreat I am going. (is that proper English? where's Omega????) Um, I kind of think I'd enjoy getting into the health and fitness industry somehow. Course, it doesn't matter, the world is over in another 4 years or less, right?

If the USA becomes a Third World Country in my lifetime, I AM NOT SCARED. I'm ready for it. BRING IT! :boxing: Fuck all the winers! No media or politics are going to depress and stress ME out, I have my own fucking problems! I'll be responsible and optimistic, but SURVIVAL is key and when the shit hits the fan, I'm fucking ready for it!

But cheer up! It may never happen! :D Haha, that was an AbFab episode......
 
I found it!

"Jealous," 3-4, part 4--this is a great clip, "Edina is hell-bent on winning a PR award to the point that she hires Will Self to write her acceptance speech and jockeys with arch-rival Claudia Bing for the best position in proximity to the stage. It's all for naught; Claudia wins, and Edina and Patsy head home in anger. Saffron and Gerard, one of her professors, are navigating an intense but reticent flirtation in the kitchen. Edina has bigger fish to fry, though: she wants to come up with a campaign that will out-do Claudia's. Saffron finds out that Gerard is married with children. Edina hears about this and, in a rare defense of her daughter's honor, punches him in the face. At a PR meeting, Edina's speech is accidentally trashed, so she launches into a diatribe that proves to be quite successful. Edina and Patsy visit the dump to find the speech, but wind up on a trash barge headed for Belgium."

But the best is at 3:55 when she says "You know it may not be all great and good but it ain't all THAT BAD, you know, so come on, well, CHEER UP, It may never bloody happen." :biggrinjester: OK, I succeeded in cheering myself up, thanks Eddie!
 
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Thanks, MDF!!!! Um, do you have a name I could call you, or nickname you're comfortable sharing? If you gave it out I missed it :confused:

Good luck on the 130s, you'll be sure to get there :D

Thank you so much, I plan on having a wonderful weekend! I'm looking forward to watching Pride fighting with S. tonight!
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The D in MDF is my nickname.. My friends and Step's family call me Dee... :)

Thanks!!! I'm only 3 lbs away so lets hope I get there sooner rather than later.. but again its just a number I'm more worried about inches and getting into a smaller jean size.

Ah pride fighting... sounds like fun!! My ex was all into that and he had friends that did it... I could never watch it live, but on TV is okay!
 
Curvie Girlie said:
This might be a long post, I'll try to keep it brief.

I am in an excellent mood today. :biggrinjester: I had 7.5 hours of good sleep last night and a nice morning. There were beautiful billows of fog in part of the San Lorenzo Valley when I was driving though Scotts Valley this morning, as I was above it and looking at the sun rise over the trees and mountains. :D

Yesterday I KILLED IT in Kickboxing, keeping up so well with Psycho Michael's drills (which included lots of stuff like jumping in the air and doing the splits that made me dizzy and almost blackout) that 3 girls asked me how long I've been doing his class and telling me I kept up better than anyone else. This is good; I must be pretty adapted. Now I need to do workouts that shock the shit out of me to get to the next level. More HIIT, more sprints and recoveries in running. Maybe I can get my 5K time to under 21 minutes. I'd like to see 20:20 one day because it sounds cool. :D It will be hard work........

In Yoga 2 afterwards, I fell out of standing poses a lot. And my breathing wasn't as smooth and relaxed. The kickboxing class threw me off, but I didn't mind. I wanted to go to Yoga anyway and I did and I had a great time :D Delana had us do side crow pose and I had never tried. I managed to find my center of balance and stay in it! YAY!!! :party: I never know what I'm capable of in Yoga until I try. Whenever I'm able to crappily do any interesting asana I get happy as can be :D

Weight is still 145 and I managed to get yesterday and the day before to come out to a net maintenance (I had OVERATE Wed and I got an equal deficit yesterday). This is good.

I want to be 140 lbs by November.......we'll see if I can do it.........
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**WooT!** :hurray:

Yer awesome gurl! ;)

You will make that Goal Val..

:waving:

HAVE A GOAL REACHIN' WEEKEND! :hug2:
 
Hey CG!

Ill be at the SJ R&R 1/2 Marathon this Sunday.

I opted out on doing it this year, but I'll be there to support my sister and a few friends! Including you!

I hope you do great!! I loved it last year. There is so much support along the route, and so many people!
 
Thanks for stopping by, ladies! :)

Ahhhhh--Yoga 2 was great, and I'm even more sure it's worth it to shell out the $300 for that Yoga retreat. Lodging and vegetarian meals included. I'm very excited!

I'm getting pretty good, but I cannot simply get into a headstand unassisted! :banghead: I'm going to seek help from Tatiana. She's great at teaching, I dunno why she didn't become a Yoga instructor herself--she needs a good job and she's having a hard time. What's more, is Barre is giving her until Tuesday to leave :( Granted, I sneaked her in while he was on vacation and it IS his house.....:eek: Still, I wanted her to live there. I'm a little worried because she doesn't have any place to go.......hmmmm.
 
Hey there Valerie, good luck with your race. Definately let us know how it goes. Thanks for stopping by my journal, it's always nice to "see" a new face. Hope you keep up with the bellydancing. I love it!
Take care!
 
MJB: Whoops I missed that! Yes I LOVE the excitement on a big race, so many people come and cheer us on. I love it, makes us runners all pumped and pleased instead of all sad and angry ;) LOL!!!

Shandy: Thanks!!! :D I will try, like I said, I SUCK at belly dancing but I'm eager to keep trying. I need to practice more than the 2 days a week. My teacher seems to like me and I get the feeling she wants me to get better and keep it up.
 
from the pictures I've seen of you, you're really built perfectly for bellydancing. between that, the energy you've got, and (I'm assuming) the ability to pick out a drum beat, there's every reason for your teacher to want you to keep at it. It really is a great way to stay in shape, increase your flexibility, and help you isolate very specific parts of your body. all in all, can't beat it. :D
 
Wow, what a sweet compliment :eek: My upper abs have developed quite the bit from Yoga lately....I noticed lots of the curling up with the pelvis and dropping it back (is there a name for that???) comes real easy to me--BUT the "Maya" hip-figure-eights and snake arms....whooo that's hard! And the ZILLS!!

ZILLS!!! AHHHHH :willy_nilly: I practice in my car in traffic ;)

I'll keep trying. I can't wait to see if you make a video of yourself dancing, available
 
I hate Zills with a burning passion. that's the one thing I've never enjoyed. If I'm going to dance, I'm going to dance. if I'm going to play, I'll use a drum. :D The figure eights will get easier as you stretch out more in the hips. that and it takes a lot of repition to get comfortable enough in the move for it to seem natural. a lot of the time when I try something different I feel like a frog in a blender, look in a mirror and see if it LOOKS the same way it feels. best tip I've ever gotten. mirrors really help figure out what you're doing right and what needs to change.
 
oh Zills are a big thing, but I don't like em. I don't use em. I spend more time working out weird and entertaining ways to move everything else.
 
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