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Long weekend!

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:21:10 GMT

Good morning ladies,

Hope you all had a nice weekend. 3-days still wasn't quite long enough. I really wanted to stay in bed this morning but had to be up early to get to the office and of course, as I'm about to arrive, find out our morning event has been postponed until later today, so I could have slept longer! Oh well.

I had a really great weekend. Friday night we picked up Caleb and had a quiet night in. Saturday we went to the Zoo. Saturday night we hosted my mother for dinner (she also came to pick up her cat that we were watching). Sunday we did some shopping and then went out for my best friends birthday. Sens pulled off a nail biting win!! Yesterday I just took it easy at home, cleaned a bit and then went in to the office briefly to get ready for today's event.

Here are a few pictures from the weekend.

Today's Intake:

B- Coffee + a banana + an egg [X]

S- Nothing [X]

L- small turkey sandwich + spinach salad + snow peas [X]

S- Almonds + grapefruit [ ]

D- TBD

I really hope the weather clears up because I was planning to go for a nice long run tonight. I need it. If the weather is still cold and rainy, I will spend some time at the gym. I don't like when my boyfriend works at night but the one good thing is that I feel better about spending a couple hours working out when I am not picking that over spending time with him.

OMG our 3 year anniversary is coming up. Just over 2 weeks away and I have NO idea what to get him. Any ideas?!

We won!!

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:03:23 GMT

Good morning ladies,

We won our first volleyball game of the season! Unfortunately, the other team wasn't very good but hey, it is still a win! None of us are all that good either, but we all try hard and it is a lot of fun. My whole body is sore today from the last few days of working out. I definitely pushed myself hard and my body is telling me that it's working.

My boyfriend made us a very healthy meal last night. Tilapia and a big kale/spinach salad. We also had a 1/2 baguette which we dipped in some spicy oil. It was really nice. I was a bit hungry before volleyball but decided against snacking and was happy with my decision.

Today should be a short day at work. We have Monday off as a holiday, so we are having a lunch meeting and then we all expect our Chief of Staff to let us leave soon after. I need to go to the mall and pick up a present for my best friend and then I'll head home. I'm trying to convince my bf that we should drive 2hrs to watch his son play t-ball tonight. 2 hrs isn't that bad, except an hour later we will jump in the car and drive another 2 hours. We will see what he says, otherwise we are meeting his ex and Caleb at 7:30pm about an hour from here.

Today's Intake:

B- Cereal + coffee + a banana [X]

S- Yogurt [ ]

L- Hot dog + kale/spinach salad + baby carrots [ ]

S- Apple + almonds [ ]

D- TBD

Have a great weekend!!! xo

Feeling good

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:37:30 GMT

Good morning ladies,

It is totally unreal the feeling of peace and happiness that working out brings me. I cannot believe it took me so long to get in to this routine, but now that I am in it, I don't ever plan to break it. Yes, it is extremely hard at times and by the end of a Jillian Michael's Body Shred class at 7:30am, you want to quit and take a break, but pushing through the tough moments is so rewarding, not only physically, but mentally. I went to the gym last night with a friend of mine who at one time was my best friend (let's call her S). Over the years we drifted apart, but I feel like we are on the right track to becoming close again. My two current best friends (A and H), one of which (H) I wouldn't really consider a best friend anymore, can be extremely judgmental. I don't know about you, but I'm 27 years old and am SO over feeling judged or having people question my decisions. S wrote me a text reminding me that when we were really close we always just 'got each other' and there was no judging and my goodness I miss that. I am making a decision to pro-actively work on my friendship with S because I only want positive people in my life. Life is too short to be worrying about what your 'best' friend is thinking about you.

S and I went to the gym last night too. We did the stair climber and weights. I could feel it a bit when I woke up, but once we got going in our Body Shred class this morning and I took the heavier weights thinking I was a champ, I could then really feel last night's workout. I may even go for a walk at lunch today if the weather is nice.

Tonight I have volleyball and know without a doubt that I will be very sore tomorrow from all the arm exercises and volleyball.

Last night we went for dinner with my dad. I have mentioned in the past that I don't have a great relationship with my dad and my new years resolution was to work on it. I must admit, I've been slacking. The first few months of the year I was very much in to it, but as soon as my life got busy, it was the first thing to slip. I need to get that back on track. My dad suggested last night that we put together a questionnaire that everyone in the family can fill out about themselves. It sounds corny, but I think it is a great idea. My dad mentioned that when his parents passed away, he still had many questions for them, even something as simple as what their favourite colour was. I'm going to try and find a few questionnaires online today and put something together.

Today's Intake:

B- Coffee + a banana + an egg [X]

S- Yogurt [ ]

L- Tuna + snow peas + 1/2 red pepper [ ]

S- Baby carrots + almonds [ ]

D- TBD (something healthy at home before vball) [ ]

Have a great day ladies!! xo

Crazy busy week

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:25:40 GMT

Good morning ladies,

What an insanely busy week. I didn't get to run after work yesterday because I had to meet up with the bridesmaids to work on the glasses for the bachelorette party. They turned out awesome!! I should have taken a photo but I forgot. We also bought a bunch of tank tops for one of the days of the trip. They are black and say "You Only Live Once" on the front and the brides tank top is pink and we are going to stencil 'Bride" on there. We aren't wearing matching outfits to go out at night but we will make the Bride wear a sash or something.

Tonight after work I'm heading to the gym to do the stair climber and weights then off to dinner with my dad and bf.

Check out this link and fast forward to the 34 minute mark and a few seconds later my boss is interviewed by Amanda Lang.

http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/TV+Shows/Lang+%26+O%27Leary+Exchange/ID/2385281022/

Tomorrow night I start my volleyball season, very excited!!

Here is another video link you should check out. It is a reminder to everyone that you are in charge and in control of how you think, so the everyday mundane annoying routines can either get you down or you can glide through life in almost complete happiness if you simply choose to not let the little things get to you. I love it.

http://www.upworthy.com/the-earth-shatteringly-amazing-speech-that-ll-change-the-way-you-think-about-adulthood-4?g=3

Today's Intake:

B- Cereal + coffee [X]

S- Yogurt [X]

L- Spinach salad + red pepper + baby carrots [X]

S- Apple or grapefruit + almonds [ ]

D- Sushi [ ]

Have a great day ladies!! xo

I don't mean to brag...

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:55:39 GMT

.. but I seriously have the best boyfriend ever!! He had yesterday off work and decided to clean the house from top to bottom. And I mean, like a serious, deep clean!! He went to the gym yesterday morning, then went to pick up cleaning supplies and a full load of groceries, and then he cleaned the house. Mopped the floors TWICE, cleaned the kitchen, bathroom, re-organized our storage room, did the laundry. OMG. I joke about how it turns me on, but I'm not joking. Not much sexier than a guy who takes charge and cleans the house, 1) because it makes him happy but 2) because he knows it makes me happy!! We have sex most nights anyways, but last night it was a given! lol

Tonight I have to get together with the bridesmaids to do some arts and crafts. We are making some glasses that we will use in Tremblant for the bachelorette party. Here is a picture of what we will be doing. We will be putting each girl's first initial on the glass. I think w have at least 25 people confirmed. My bestie is a popular lady! haha

Today's Intake:

B- Tea + a grapefruit + an egg [X]

S- Yogurt [X]

L- Leftover shawarma + spinach salad [X]

S- Almonds + an apple [X]

D- TBD (might be pizza, but I'll behave!) [ ]

Have an amazing day ladies. I'm happy, I got in a 30 minute run last night before girl's night. Felt awesome. I plan to run tonight before getting together with the ladies. Tomorrow I am heading to the gym after work before dinner with my dad and Thursday morning I'm going to another Jillian Michael's body shred class AND next week I'm doing a spinning class. I want to focus on working out 5 days a week and really stick to that as much as possible, especially when I am not travelling.

Weekend re-cap

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:46:55 GMT

126lbs (Not bad but really want to be closer to 120 and stay there!)

Good morning ladies,

Hope you all had a nice weekend. I got home from Calgary late Friday night, so that was a write-off. Just hung out with my hunnie and went to bed. Saturday morning my plan was to get up and run but the weather was nasty out and I just needed some extra sleep, so I stayed in bed for a bit. Then I headed off to my semi-annual hair appointment with my best friend (I'm so bad, I only get my hair cut twice a year, once in May and once in November). After that we went to Winners, then lunch, then DQ to grab some treats for my friend's mother-in-law, then we stopped by her parents house and then we chilled at her place for a bit. It was a really nice day with my best friend. We don't hang out that much just the two of us anymore, so it was a nice change.

Saturday night my bf and I went for dinner at a nice Greek restaurant. After dinner we went to a pub and met up with a friend that was visiting from out of town. My poor boyfriend had to be up at 5am the next day for work, but he was a good sport and came out with me to see my friend. It meant a lot to me. He is such an amazing man!!

Here is a picture from Saturday night.

Sunday was Mother's Day. My sister and I took my mom for brunch, it was really nice. My mom can be a bit tightly wound, but everything went really nicely. My mother is by far my best friend in the world but she is a bit of a negative nancy, which makes holidays a bit tense sometimes. She said no presents as long as we agreed to help with her garden, but we still got her a Chapter's gift card and a big potted plant. She was really surprised and happy.

We are cat-sitting my mom's cat because she traveled all last week for work and left again yesterday for another week. Daisy was initially not very happy to be at our place, but now her and Charlie are constantly playing. I think she is going to be sad when she leaves. Here's a cute picture of her curled up between my legs.

Here is a picture from this morning. For the most part I'm happy with my body but I still feel like my legs are big and my arms could be more toned. I'm excited to work out today. I find I get down on myself when I'm not staying active and this past week I didn't workout as much as I'd like. I really need to stay focused and get back in to working out 5 days a week, not only is it good for my body but it is needed mentally!!

Today's Intake:

B- Coffee + 1 egg + 1 banana [X]

S- A small grapefruit [ ]

L- Leftover chicken + baby carrots (+ tuna if still hungry) [ ]

S- Almonds [ ]

D- Shawarma or salad from Wendy's [ ]

Have a great day ladies!! Hope you all had a chance to spend some quality time with your moms over the weekend and Happy Mother's Day to any moms that may read this blog. xo

Getting used to the heat!

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:10:17 GMT

125.7lbs :)

Good morning ladies,

Hope you are all having a nice week so far. Mine has been quite busy but productive, so I'm happy about that. Yesterday my boss had a major announcement, so after everything was all said and done, I was feeling pretty exhausted but I decided to go out for a run last night. I love going on different routes, something about the unknown keeps me motivated. I guess when I run a route a few times, I take mental notes of specific spots and so if I'm feeling tired earlier than I should be, it is sometimes harder mentally. I don't know if that makes any sense, but either way. I only did 6km last night but it felt hard because it was sooo hot. I thought for sure I had run further/longer, but it ended up only being a 35 minute run. I was sweating more than I ever had from a run, so that felt awesome.

I officially start my 1/2 marathon training on June 2nd, but I still plan to run a few times a week leading up to that. As part of my training I will be running 5 days a week with Monday's and Thursday's as my days off. I will be playing volleyball Thursday nights and Monday nights is girl's night. I still can't believe I signed up for this. Must admit, I'm finding that the running is really helping my inner confidence and feelings of self worth. I wish I had started years ago.

Today's intake:

B- Coffee + cereal + a banana [X]

S- Grapefruit [X]

L- Salad + baby carrots + piece of cheese [X]

S- Almonds [ ]

D- TBD (my hunnie is off work today, so hopefully he is cooking us a yummy dinner) [ ]

Have a great day ladies!! xo

Our own Mexican oasis!

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:06:03 GMT

Good morning ladies,

I hope you all have a lovely weekend. I am so sad the weekend is over because we had the most amazing weather. It felt like the middle of July, it was awesome!

We had a very busy weekend. Friday night we ended up going to eat at our favourite Mexican restaurant (apparently this post is going to have a theme!). They have a massive patio and it was our first time bringing Caleb, which was lots of fun.

Saturday we got up bright and early. Had some breakfast and then headed to the store to do some summer clothes shopping for the lil guy. We bought a whole bunch of clothes to keep at our place and also a bunch for him to take back to his mom's place. He is seriously going to be one styling kid this summer. It was so much fun, I can't wait to have one of my own!! After doing some shopping, we came home played outside and then my mom came over for dinner.

Sunday we went to Rona and picked up some flowers and soil and then quickly went home to dig up the old garden and plant the new stuff. Some of last year's plants were still good but we changed quite a bit. Kiva found some beautiful Mexican-inspired pots at Winners and they look amazing in the garden. Sunday afternoon we dropped Caleb off to his mom and then we did groceries and went home to enjoy our new patio. I had some margaritas and my hunnie had a Caesar. We ate a delicious meal outside and then turned our TV towards the patio and watched the Sens kick the Habs butt in hockey.

Couldn't have asked for a better weekend, seriously!

A few pics from the weekend:

Today's Intake:

B- Coffee + 1 egg + a banana [X]

S- Yogurt [X]

L- Soup + baby carrots [X]

S- Almonds + small grapefruit [ ]

D- TBD

Have a great day!

PS. I signed up for the 1/2 marathon army run in September. No turning back now :)

Perfect weekend ahead!

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:12:22 GMT

126.9lbs

Good morning ladies,

I am quite sore today!! As I mentioned yesterday, I went and did the Jillian Michael's Body Shred class. It was really good and I plan to keep going. After lunch yesterday, my co-worker asked if I wanted to go for a walk, so we went for a 30 minute walk around Parliament Hill, it was beautiful. Last night after work, I decided to message my bf at work and see if he wanted a coffee or a treat or something, so I ended up getting him an ice cap and some timbit donuts to share with his co-workers. He looked so damn hot in his uniform. I seriously didn't want to leave. I then headed home and was feeling really lazy to make a big dinner so ended up having a ham sandwich and salad. Later in the evening I was feeling a bit antsy so I did an ab workout. Coughing/laughing is brutal right now!

I am SO glad today is Friday. My bf is picking up his son at 3pm and then we may go for dinner tonight (or I'll make something) and then watch the Ottawa Sens take on the Montreal Habs in the playoffs. My bf's son is a Habs fan and I'm a Sens fan, so this will be fun :)

Tomorrow morning we are going shopping for new summer clothes for Caleb. In the afternoon my mom is coming over with her cat Daisy who we will be watching for the next two weeks while she travels.

The weather is supposed to be amazing this weekend, so other than the shopping, I hope we spend as much of it outside as possible!!

Today's Intake:

B- Coffee + an egg + a small grapefruit [X]

S- Yogurt [ ]

L- Salad from either Green Rebel or Subway + piece of cheese [ ]

S- An apple + almonds [ ]

D- TBD

PS. This picture is sooo deceiving but I love it. It looks like I have some abs going on. Haha

Have an amazing day ladies! xo

On a roll!

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:22:49 GMT

Good morning ladies,

Does it feel like it should be Friday to anyone else? Tuesday even felt like Friday because the weather was so gorgeous. Either way, it has been an awesome week so far. Last night on my way home from work, my boyfriend sent me a text message saying "I have a surprise for you at home. It is a nice afternoon. You should pick up some wine on your way home.." He was at work, so I knew it wasn't anything crazy, but was still excited. I did as he said, grabbed a bottle of wine and headed home. He had cleaned up the patio and set up the furniture for me!! We have gardening to do, so don't mind the brown shrub in the background. It was a wonderful surprise, just wish he had been home to enjoy it with me.

Charlie was curious, so I left the door open and let him come out if he wanted to. He was definitely skeptical at first.

But then he came out and was very curious. I will only let him to come out on the patio with me when I am there.

I can't wait for the May long weekend when we can start planting flowers. My boyfriend dug up all the old, dead plants from last summer, so the soil looks quite nice. I hope once the weather warms up permanently that the brown leaves will fall off the above shrub and it will continue growing.

This is what the garden looked like last year when we first planted flowers. We went overboard and it ended up overgrowing quite a bit, but hey, it was my first time and I've learned my lesson!

After having a glass of wine and dinner, I decided I still wanted to go for a quick 5km last night, so first I cleaned the house for an hour to let the food digest and then I went out. It was a good run and I felt I was running faster than usual which was good, although I did it in 28mins, I felt I was running faster. Either way, it felt great.

This morning I went to my first ever Jillian Michael's Body Shred class. It was intense and definitely a full body workout. I think my plan will be to do this class once a week. I'm at work now, feeling awesome but admittedly, a bit tired. Tonight I will probably take a night off running, but ya never know, if it is really nice out, I may go out again. It is so damn addicting.

Yesterday I was looking up dogs online. I know we aren't in the market for a new pet, but there is something about this time of year and seeing everyone walking/running their dogs that totally gets to me. I realized yesterday that I definitely want a boxer mix of some kind. Our family dog Shelby that lives with my sister is a boxer mix and I love her look and her temperament, minus the jumping but she is just the sweetest. She loves to run and swim. Ahh, I need to stop getting too in to this idea because I told myself that I don't want a dog until I have a house and yard, which is at least 1.5-2yrs away.

Today's Intake:

B- Coffee + an egg + a grapefruit [X]

S- Yogurt [X]

L- Tuna + piece of cheese + baby carrots + 1 baby cucumber [X]

S- An apple + almonds [ ]

D- TBD

Have an amazing day ladies. xo