Time to Recover and Retwist

I woke up tired and grumpy. Why? Tomorrow is hair day. Thankfully it's also my rest day. I have to take my twists down, wash and deep condition my hair AND retwist. This used to not be a big deal but today is day 6 of my fitness plan and my arms are sore. I have lost count of the number of push ups I've done this week but I can tell you that lifting my arms over my head is no joke. Oh well, I'm on a mission to get fine in '09 so I'll have to suck this one up.
On a fitness note, I am really starting to get into this exercise thing. I mean it's not half bad. Hubby installed a pull up bar for me because I want to start building my arm strenght up. I want to do P90X in the near future.

Still Trying to Get the Exercise Component RIght

Nothing new here today. I stuck with Start It Up today because I don't feel like I've mastered the moves enough to move on to Ramp It Up. I am not going to move on until I feel prepared to do everything with proper form. No point in learning new bad habits. The ones I already have landed me here in the first place. And speaking of bad habits, I lost track of how many sweets I had today. I crave sugar when I get PMS. Yikes!

Hi My Name is Tee and I'm a Sugar Addict

I am so sleepy right now. I had an ok day. It could have been way better. I pushed play with Debbie this morning. I know I'm not ready for Burn It Up tomorrow. Oh well. Salt water taffy at work today. Ate two servings. That's 220 calories of sugar. It's over now. I learned something today. I need to pack a treat in my lunch bag for emergencies! All in all I feel good about the fact that I did get up and work out and that I packed my bag with fresh clean goodies. My goal this week is to learn how to make this work. I think I'm well on my way.
Cuz Brown stopped by tonight. We had a whole wheat muffin. Unlike my pure carnivorous husband, he did not find my clean eating muffins repulsive. I think we'll have to spend more time together:)

Getting Started

So there are many reasons why I hate to shop for clothing but swimsuits are the worst. This "before" shot hubby took is reason enough to get off the couch. This weekend my wonderfully supportive hubby and I did some shopping. We got some workout tools that will come in handy- notably a water bottle and a pull up bar. You might be wondering why I got a pull up bar if I'm in such terrible shape. Well the short answer is I need to get started on serious ab work. Have you seen those midriff bearing uniforms? See before pic above. Seriously, even if they are covered in a layer of fat, I need abs and I need them now. Not only will they look good when the layer of fat is worked off, a strong core is really important to dancer form.
I spent hours yesterday preparing healthy meals. I woke up and made my way through the first video in the Slim in 6 series by beachbody. Do I think I'll be slim in 6 weeks? Uh, heck no! I do think that beginning a toning program now is important. Saggy skin from weight loss is so NOT cute.

You Want to Do What?

I have wanted to audition for an NFL cheerleading squad for almost a decade. In 2000, my college dance team participated in the annual Spirit Explosion hosted by the WRC - First Ladies of Football. Since that memorable date, I've misplaced those neon green poms but the dream has never died. I find myself a few months shy of a decade since the dream was born at 193lbs and in poor shape. Not exactly cheerleader material.
I could continue to sit back and fondly remember the good old days and sadly view photos of the new squad on ultimate cheerleader but this year I recently told a coworker I would really like to audition. She looked at me like I was insane and said she couldn't imagine it. That's when I realized that it was time to put up or shut up. I've decided to get off the couch and do something about this sad state of affairs. I will be documenting my journey here. Will I become a member of the WRC family next spring? Who knows. What I do know, is that I will be much better off for having seriously attempting to pursue a dream. Stay tuned. . .