i love austin and ikea...

{day veinte} tony and i took off early in the morning for a birthday party in austin. no workout unless i count the walking in ikea...twice! i took a second trip with his family since they hadn't been before. super fun weekend!

yum yum...

{day diecinueve} tony and i had dinner with our lovely friends thuy and eric. no workout. yummy pasta! and i got a blackberry today:)

someone owes some sweat...

{day dieciocho} i pushed it on the elliptical for an hour...sweat never felt so good! it would have been nice to run today if i got home earlier for some light, well maybe not it was way too hot today...texas, why should i be suprised... i also worked my upper and lower body strength workout.

the beginning of forty...

{day diecisiete} ash wednesday plus one meal plus getting home late plus a lot of sleepiness equals a lovely rest and early slumber... and i'm giving up eating out...anywhere...forty days...bets have been placed...

roping for a minute is harder than i thought...

{day dieciseis} my legs felt so heavy and tired today. i decided to walk the hilly three mile. so i also did the cardio workout on my wedding dvd workout and the upper body strength workout, and ended with chaz's yoga for flexibility podcast. still following the eating plan.

sweaty hour...

{day quince} i pulled off an hour on the elliptical while watching rich bride poor bride... those demanding brides are crazy... almost had to switch the channel. i also started my self challenge eating plan. so far so good! i also did my lower body workout.

and another rest...

{day catorce} i think i should just designate fridays and sundays as rest days. so today i'm enjoying some sunday rest, aka school work, laundry, and some cleaning around the house...

yee-ha!!

{day trece} today tony and went to the rodeo with elva and anthony but first, elva dropped by the house early in the day for a morning run. the girl ran the whole thing and helped me with my fastest time of 36 minutes. although i still didn't run the whole route. soon. soon. the weather was perfect and the run felt great. why can't this girl come back to san antonio??

one more rest day...

{day doce} today there was no time to workout. tony and i went over to a lovely friend's house for a get together she was having. there was delicious food and lovely company. we saw the movie fireproof, a movie that deals with marriage issues and how to hold strong by the grace and help of GOD. it was a fun and memorable night and sure worth missing a day of burning some cals.

a rest deserved...

{day once} eventhough i ate some good barbecue today, i worked very hard on the wedding invitations so i'm taking a break. and it's going to be 11pm and i should be asleep already. the invitations are so lovely. my inner thighs are soooo sore from the lower body workout yesterday. that means it's working! just where i need it too!

what can i say...

{day diez} i've been tired lately since i've been staying up way past my bedtime. although it's been worth it because i get to see tony when he comes home, it's taking it's effect. but i can't let that get in the way. it was a beautiful day and i dragged my legs out. i really have a long way to go as far as being as fit as i can be. but that gives me drive. i just really hope that i'll have the strength and determination to keep it up. i ran 3 miles again. still haven't ran the whole way. the hills, gravity, and my bootay don't mix. i did my upper body workout and when i tried to do the lower body, i couldn't. but i'm going to get there and i'm going to remember this day when i felt 'how in the world am i suppose to do that?!?'

pushing it and pushing it and pushing it well...

{day nueve} i barely beat the clock i guess. it's 12 am on tuesday, well it was tuesday. did a faster elliptical time. yes. and i found my long lost 8 minutes ab and buns workout on youtube. i forgot how funny and corny the instructor was. wow my abs and buns burned!

thanks blog...

{day ocho} man. i didn't feel like doing a thing as far as working out today. blogging and logging surely gives me the motivation needed. thanks blog. let's see, my arms are shaking a bit. i just finished my upper body workout using my new five pounders. And i had a longer mileage on my 48 minute elliptical workout. feeling GOOD.

and then there was rest...

{day siete} what a weekend! i'm taking a BREAK. i did buy some 5lb weights to accompany me and my wedding workout dvd and the self challenge that's coming up on the 19th. my abs are totally sore. by buns, not so much. i guess there's that much going on back there. i wonder if they still sell 10 minute buns of steel? hmm. good night.

a little competition...

{day seis} tony and i ran 3 miles in the morning and he actually ran the whole thing. i'm envious. i'll get there. i did finish faster. 38 minutes. after we ran we did some sit ups. i did 40 and he did 41. i think to prove a point or maybe as he likes to say, use some reverse psychology on me. whatever it is, it's working cause i will do more than 40 next time. then he did some weights while i did my buns workout to help contain the ortiz booty . now we're off to eat some barbecue!


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2009
{day cinco} today i lovingly did nothing as far as working out is concerned. tony treated me to a nice valentine's dinner at the alsatian restaurant in castroville, tx. we sat outside and the view was beautiful and relaxing. and relaxation is an important key to any workout program...

no regretting...

{day cuatro} i spent most of the evening "making" tony's little valentine something something and i was so tired when i finished. i wanted to go straight to bed and i couldn't help but think that i would have to blog that i did NOTHING. ugh. cringe. i'm on a roll, i don't want to mess it up when i really could work out. it's not like i had something else i had to do. so i got on the elliptical for a 48 minute go and lucky for me millionaire matchmaker was on. 48 minutes flew. glad we set the machine smack in front of the tv.

she's like the wind...

{day tres} okay. not like the wind. more like a choo chootrain. chuga chuga chuga chugging on and on. at least that's what it felt like running today. my half way point was nice and flat and running felt sooo good. almost like the wind and then i got a cramp. one of those small annoying cramps in the middle of the foot as it flexes. funny thing is that when i ran on monday, the exact same thing happened. right after my half way point, the run was so easy and then i got that same cramp. i wonder why. i ran/walked and took an easy going 41 minutes. i know someday i'll get to run the whole thing once i get used to those hills. and although the end felt great and i felt like the ease queen ortiz, the beginning was more huff puff ortiz, not fun...

wow...

{day dos} i don't remember the elliptical being that torturous and burning. i have to admit i felt more motivated yesterday to get moving but, nevertheless i got it did. 48 minutes of omg-ing up and down faster and slower. i put in some 30 second crazy speed intervals. it was easy to do while watching predator vs. alien. ugh. the sweat felt really good but my arms and legs feel like jello. so i think that's a good thing.

everything starts from something...

{day uno} i just signed up for the self countdown to the challenge. i downloaded some get moving tunes and walked myself up and down some hills in the neighborhood. i walked a good three miles and ran here and there. i finally opened up my wedding workout video and got my seven bucks worth. yeah.