Clearly I'm not one of those consistent bloggers. And if you don't know this about me by now, then I am sorry to disappoint. But, in typical K.P. fashion, without my routine I struggle. Last week was a little hectic and different than normal. I didn't have to babysit at all, so I was lost without my little baby to look after. I missed him after a day or two... he's just too cute! I'm back to babysitting this week though so I get to hang out with my little buddy!
I also had to go to State College one last time to finally move out of the apartment. It was UNBELIEVABLE how much stuff we had accumulated over 2 years. I didn't have nearly enough room in my car to take it all home and I unfortunately had to throw a lot of it away. In retrospect, I should have planned MUCH better to give myself more time to sort and donate a lot of stuff. Also in retrospect.... DON'T HAVE SO MUCH STUFF!! It really opened my eyes to things I 'valued' for so long and how that changed when I was cranky from moving. That knick-knack I needed to save for sentimental reasons? See ya! It was in the trash faster than you could even say the words.
But alas, I have closed this chapter of my life and our little apartment in the Meridian on College Ave is empty. It was weird to think I'm graduated from Penn State. College was such an influential part of my life and has been a big part of my identity for the past four years that its hard to imagine something different.
But, R and I had a discussion about this (yes, he came with me. and yes, making him come to help me move really helped us out. a lot). Moving forward from Penn State gives me the opportunity to shape a new identity and a new part of my life, and that's pretty exciting.
But anywhoooo, I havent worked out since Saturday and my drinking (wine and beer) and eating (granola by the handfuls) haven't been stellar. But, I enjoyed myself this weekend and I am okay with that. I'm in D.C with the fam, so I am looking forward to a good run in the city in the morning and some time by the pool with the girls!
Monday, July 30, 2012
Friday, July 20, 2012
Fun Facts Friday
Stole this idea from one of my favorite bloggers Clean Eating Chelsea (click!) and wanted to try it here!
1. Coffee can cure a headache. It can actually cure anything. I am certain of this.
2. I actually did my homework this week... score!
3. Reduced sodium miso is not all its cracked up to be. Splurge on the sodium for the miso, trust me!
4. I want to eat a whole pan of warm brownies and peanut butter. But who doesn't.
5. I ate 1.5lbs of watermelon yesterday. And it.was.delicious.
6. My brother is currently making his own coffee grinder. Ummm, what?!
7. My new skill to conquer is to make cool braids in my hair.
Those are all the fun facts... I don't know how fun they really are. But today's workout was! I hadn't had coffee all week and then I had it right before my workout and it made me a little shaky, but other than that I enjoyed it. I stole it from Peanut Butter Fingers (I know, I know, can't I come up with ANYTHING original?!).
Here's the workout called 10-6. You start with 10 reps of a move and then decrease by 1 each repetition until you reach 6. You can even do all the way down to 1 and can do it with any exercise. These are the moves I did:
- Mountain climbers
- Lunges (each leg)
- Jumping jacks
- Squats
- Pushups
- Plank (30s)
- Bicycle
- Burpees
- V-sit
- Dumbbell swings
- Tricep press
- Crunches on stability ball
The whole thing took about 25 minutes. I did an extra 20 minutes on the elliptical and finished with some good stretching.
The rest of the day was super mediocre. I'm hoping for something slightly more exciting for tomorrow, but the prospects are not looking good. I'll need to find something to pull me out of this slump, but its been a rough week.
Happy weekend!
1. Coffee can cure a headache. It can actually cure anything. I am certain of this.
2. I actually did my homework this week... score!
3. Reduced sodium miso is not all its cracked up to be. Splurge on the sodium for the miso, trust me!
4. I want to eat a whole pan of warm brownies and peanut butter. But who doesn't.
5. I ate 1.5lbs of watermelon yesterday. And it.was.delicious.
6. My brother is currently making his own coffee grinder. Ummm, what?!
7. My new skill to conquer is to make cool braids in my hair.
Those are all the fun facts... I don't know how fun they really are. But today's workout was! I hadn't had coffee all week and then I had it right before my workout and it made me a little shaky, but other than that I enjoyed it. I stole it from Peanut Butter Fingers (I know, I know, can't I come up with ANYTHING original?!).
Here's the workout called 10-6. You start with 10 reps of a move and then decrease by 1 each repetition until you reach 6. You can even do all the way down to 1 and can do it with any exercise. These are the moves I did:
- Mountain climbers
- Lunges (each leg)
- Jumping jacks
- Squats
- Pushups
- Plank (30s)
- Bicycle
- Burpees
- V-sit
- Dumbbell swings
- Tricep press
- Crunches on stability ball
The whole thing took about 25 minutes. I did an extra 20 minutes on the elliptical and finished with some good stretching.
The rest of the day was super mediocre. I'm hoping for something slightly more exciting for tomorrow, but the prospects are not looking good. I'll need to find something to pull me out of this slump, but its been a rough week.
Happy weekend!
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
It's Tuesday... I wish I had a more witty line to start this post, but the creative juices aren't quite there. Today I did some babysitting, did a workout and got my nails and hair done. Not quite a cure to heartbreak, but it helps a little.
I tried sticking with the Crazy Sexy Diet cleanse plan, but I'm not sure how I feel about it. The book has some great information that has made an impact on my commitment to my nutrition. It has also reinforced my desire to cut out meat. My goal is 21 days no meat and that is probably the only part of the cleanse I'll stick with. I find that just veggies isn't enough to maintain my body type and level of activity. I also find that juice and smoothies are not always enough for breakfast... I love my breakfast and have always believed it is the most important and (should be) biggest meal of the day.
I'm no nutrition expert, this is my personal opinion. I love the information and healthy vegan perspective Kris provides in the Crazy Sexy Diet, but it's a little extreme. Diet is always about balance, but is also about knowing your body and what feels/works best.
I did a short circuit workout today... nothing extraordinary, but it did the trick. I'm currently watching this movie about saving whales stuck in the ice and it is riveting. I'm really enjoying it. So, I'm gunna finish the movie, watch another one and do some homework. Not super exciting, but its the little things.
I tried sticking with the Crazy Sexy Diet cleanse plan, but I'm not sure how I feel about it. The book has some great information that has made an impact on my commitment to my nutrition. It has also reinforced my desire to cut out meat. My goal is 21 days no meat and that is probably the only part of the cleanse I'll stick with. I find that just veggies isn't enough to maintain my body type and level of activity. I also find that juice and smoothies are not always enough for breakfast... I love my breakfast and have always believed it is the most important and (should be) biggest meal of the day.
I'm no nutrition expert, this is my personal opinion. I love the information and healthy vegan perspective Kris provides in the Crazy Sexy Diet, but it's a little extreme. Diet is always about balance, but is also about knowing your body and what feels/works best.
I did a short circuit workout today... nothing extraordinary, but it did the trick. I'm currently watching this movie about saving whales stuck in the ice and it is riveting. I'm really enjoying it. So, I'm gunna finish the movie, watch another one and do some homework. Not super exciting, but its the little things.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Back in the groove...
Well, at least as much of a groove as I can be considering I've got some things going on that make functioning a little hard. When your life gets very, very, VERY off balance, sitting in bed and crying all day seems like a much better option.
I started off with some of the Crazy Sexy Diet (CSD) tips I learned (still not finished with the book). But I did skip ahead to the 21 day cleanse plan. I didn't have the ingredients for juice (nor have I tackled the juicer yet) but I made a smoothie! Super simple ingredients: 1c almond milk, handful of frozen strawberries, handful of blueberries, 4 ice cubes and a tablespoon of peanut butter. I also drank 1 c of water with cayenne- you only need a little sprinkle! I put too much in and it sunk to the bottom - yuck. You're also supposed to put lemon in so I will do that tomorrow. This is supposed to kickstart your metabolism and help digestion. The CSD recommends no 'solid' foods before noon. Luckily my smoothie filled me up and I was able to make it until noon.
Here's the rest of the day's eats!
Lunch: veggies with pesto pasta
Snack: Larabar and Kombucha
Snack: apple
Dinner: Salad, quinoa with raw veggies (CSD approved!)
Kris Carr, the author of CSD recommends you eat no less than 3 hours before bed. However, I am notorious for starving late at night so I had a snack of rice cakes, peanut butter and blueberries. I know how my body works and I'll wake up from hunger at 3am.
I'm feeling so much better being back to whole, healthy foods after a week of overindulging at the beach. I felt so gross all week and realized how important (while sometimes difficult) it is to maintain my diet to feel the best.
I've spent the past hour and a half making a collage envelope for my online art class... I'm graduating in 3 weeks. Aren't I a little old for this?! Anywho, I'm back to my art project, crying my eyes out and skipping sad songs on Pandora. TGIt'sAlmostTuesday!
OOOO! Also, I found this new blog today. She has a TON of workout routines I'm excited to try. Go check out Julie's site at Peanut Butter Fingers (ugh, so me. Peanut butter = my kryptonite)
I started off with some of the Crazy Sexy Diet (CSD) tips I learned (still not finished with the book). But I did skip ahead to the 21 day cleanse plan. I didn't have the ingredients for juice (nor have I tackled the juicer yet) but I made a smoothie! Super simple ingredients: 1c almond milk, handful of frozen strawberries, handful of blueberries, 4 ice cubes and a tablespoon of peanut butter. I also drank 1 c of water with cayenne- you only need a little sprinkle! I put too much in and it sunk to the bottom - yuck. You're also supposed to put lemon in so I will do that tomorrow. This is supposed to kickstart your metabolism and help digestion. The CSD recommends no 'solid' foods before noon. Luckily my smoothie filled me up and I was able to make it until noon.
Here's the rest of the day's eats!
Lunch: veggies with pesto pasta
Snack: Larabar and Kombucha
Snack: apple
Dinner: Salad, quinoa with raw veggies (CSD approved!)
Kris Carr, the author of CSD recommends you eat no less than 3 hours before bed. However, I am notorious for starving late at night so I had a snack of rice cakes, peanut butter and blueberries. I know how my body works and I'll wake up from hunger at 3am.
I'm feeling so much better being back to whole, healthy foods after a week of overindulging at the beach. I felt so gross all week and realized how important (while sometimes difficult) it is to maintain my diet to feel the best.
I've spent the past hour and a half making a collage envelope for my online art class... I'm graduating in 3 weeks. Aren't I a little old for this?! Anywho, I'm back to my art project, crying my eyes out and skipping sad songs on Pandora. TGIt'sAlmostTuesday!
OOOO! Also, I found this new blog today. She has a TON of workout routines I'm excited to try. Go check out Julie's site at Peanut Butter Fingers (ugh, so me. Peanut butter = my kryptonite)
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Oh, life
Well hello there blogging world. I have neglected you once again. Let's blame summertime laziness because I. have. not. been. with. it. The past few weeks have been a whirlwind and while I can point fingers at a lack of routine, I really need to take a good hard look in the mirror and say life got the best of me. And then I move on.
I really have been off track lately. I haven't been organized and have followed the 'live now, organize later' ideology. And in typical Kelly fashion, I've taken it to the extreme and neglected the little routines and packaged life I love.
So now I'm back from vacation, dying of a heartache, but ready to take on my week and make it great. I'm new to relationship troubles and this hurts a lot worse than I could have imagined. I didn't know I had so many tears (and so much snot). But, life goes on and I will find a way to make it work... whatever that way may be. All I know is that each relationship is hard. Very hard, but there is always that one person you want to push through all the shit and be with forever. That's where I'm at. Its a partnership and slowly but surely we can get back to where we need to be. I need to believe that.
But, enough of my heartbreak, I'm on to new fitness and health adventures! Last week, a blogger friend of mine wrote about her experiences with the Crazy Sexy Diet (click here to go to her page: Eat on the Run!). I was indulging in lots of margaritas, crab cakes and more margaritas last week and decided now would be a good time to try it too! I'm still reading the book, but I am a fan of a lot of Kris Carr's philosophies: balance your food = balance your life. She emphasizes a raw food, vegan diet of varying degrees (read: you don't need to go all raw/veg at once). I also really like what she has to say about your body's pH levels... thats something I've never explored in all of my nutrition fact-finding. I'm hoping to cram in some reading (when I should be studying philosophy) and start the Crazy Sexy Diet today or tomorrow.
I'm taking this week to focus on myself and find my balance. I really think that will help us get balance back in our relationship.
I really have been off track lately. I haven't been organized and have followed the 'live now, organize later' ideology. And in typical Kelly fashion, I've taken it to the extreme and neglected the little routines and packaged life I love.
So now I'm back from vacation, dying of a heartache, but ready to take on my week and make it great. I'm new to relationship troubles and this hurts a lot worse than I could have imagined. I didn't know I had so many tears (and so much snot). But, life goes on and I will find a way to make it work... whatever that way may be. All I know is that each relationship is hard. Very hard, but there is always that one person you want to push through all the shit and be with forever. That's where I'm at. Its a partnership and slowly but surely we can get back to where we need to be. I need to believe that.
But, enough of my heartbreak, I'm on to new fitness and health adventures! Last week, a blogger friend of mine wrote about her experiences with the Crazy Sexy Diet (click here to go to her page: Eat on the Run!). I was indulging in lots of margaritas, crab cakes and more margaritas last week and decided now would be a good time to try it too! I'm still reading the book, but I am a fan of a lot of Kris Carr's philosophies: balance your food = balance your life. She emphasizes a raw food, vegan diet of varying degrees (read: you don't need to go all raw/veg at once). I also really like what she has to say about your body's pH levels... thats something I've never explored in all of my nutrition fact-finding. I'm hoping to cram in some reading (when I should be studying philosophy) and start the Crazy Sexy Diet today or tomorrow.
I'm taking this week to focus on myself and find my balance. I really think that will help us get balance back in our relationship.
“Life is like riding a bicycle - in order to keep your balance, you must keep moving.”
― Albert Einstein
― Albert Einstein
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