You know what chaps my ass?

"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The greatest way to succeed is always to try just one more time." -Thomas Edison

Hi...

Obviously 2013 wasn't my year. I didn't take my fitness goals seriously enough. While I made sure not to go all out on the eating and skipping of the gym, I didn't do well enough and that's why my weight is the same if not five pounds over. Had I just stuck with the plan when I started this stupid blog I'd probably 40lbs lighter and majorly sexified. But damnit, THIS time will FOR SURE be different. I have some things that may motivate me more this time around.



I love doing work?

First and foremost...I'M GOING TO LONDON!!!

I said.... I'M GOING TO LONDON!!!! And I do not want to be fat while I'm there because I'm fixin' to meet a sweet English prince and never return.

I booked this trip on a weekend when I was searching for flight prices and saw that a round-trip, non-stop flight would cost me less than $900! Without having the time to drag anyone along with me, I booked it for a date as far out as I possibly can. I only have the plane tickets, no passport, no reserved hotel rooms, I am playing it by ear and I'm really excited about that! I've never been out of the country before, though, much less by myself, so I'm also terrified! Which is another reason I need to get in shape: To outrun organ harvesters. I don't what kind of crazy shenanigans go on over there.

We started our third round of "The Biggest Loser" at work and I talk so much garbage that this time I'm determined to back it up. I've been very discplined on staying active and eating well, (though I still find it hard to resist the mass amounts of birthday cake that comes through this place in January) and making sure I keep a caloric deficit whether that requires me to spend extra time at the gym or whatever. And thanks to My Fitness Pal, I can track it all easily! I started at 187 lbs. Updates TBA...but I'm gonna win!!!!!!!

On February 1st I am doing a Color Run 5k. I have a love/hate relationship with running. I want to be good at it, but I just hate it way too much to be consistent about it. I'm trying to train a little bit here and there to be able to go at least a mile without stopping and not feeling like I'm going to die.

I've also developed a love/hate for hiking. It burns so bad but I love being up in the mountains, and the feeling you get when you make it to the top is amazing. For awhile the mountain was covered in snow and I'm not a big fan of slipping and falling on my ass, but right now the weather is in the high 50s and low 60s and the snow has melted. It's perfect!



I love hiking 3 miles/3000 feet?



I'm gonna try to keep up on this more. If for no other reason, at least for me.