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i have pronounced "it" dead.

my favorite sports bra has officially died. i had it for years, since high school though my college field hockey days and onto my inline skate workouts. it was tie-die and went by the brand name of "moving comfort". i bought it at a lacrosse store in maryland where they sold only "moving comfort" sports bras in a huge variety of patterns. in high school it was the "it" sports bra to have and with good reason. Not only was it fashionable but it stayed true to its name, it was comfortable and it never wore out...well...that is until now...10 years later.  

for someone who works out constantly, i only have 3 sports bras, so you can see why putting one to sleep is a big deal. i think the "sports bra" is  to expensive to have a dozen or even a half-a-dozen,  i don't trust them...putting $40 down on an item that you can only test without the tags on isn't cool. if you don't like it you can't return the sweaty thing, so i protest in my own way and keep my collection small. 

however, it was time to try a new sports bra, first i purchased one at target (big mistake) they do not come with much support. next i tried marshalls, they had a nike dry fit for $16, you can't beat that price, plus, i've been wanting to test this dry fit material for some time. i wore it tonight, it wasn't bad, it did it's basic job, gave me support. i may sound a bit disappointed, because i am, the thing didn't keep me dry. nike lied. i hate that. "moving comfort" never treated me that way.

o well...one little white lie won't keep me down. it willl do. but if you have any suggestions let me know... i'm ready to test more out...it keeps me at the gym. 

hooray! i was thrilled to have some fellow friends take group power with me on monday night. i hope you enjoyed it. the first few classes are more about finding the right weight and getting down the exercises correctly. it doesn't take to much time to pick up on it though. hope to see you back at class. i am planning on heading to that class tomorrow night, 7:30.

weekend sabotage

as many goals go...the days following the installment of a goal go well and the objective looks and feels within reach. however, 4 days into goal the weekend comes and with the weekend came self-sabotage.

let's start with friday, which wasn't planned out well, not realizing a happy hour would be in the making i didn't plan a morning workout. that would make one day skipped in goal. not bad, i thought i could make it up saturday by going over time. this thinking would have eased me back into goal if i hadn't been at the whim of extra extrodinary tasting white grapes that filled and re-filled my wine glass until i passed out. (of course next day and yes the following day i insisted that these white grapes must have been poisoned, drug induced, uppers that made me feel great, act great and left me dehydrated, headache bound and achy. no! it wasn't the fact that i drank 2 bottles. i insist the wine poisoned me.

what do you do when you are poisoned? sweat it out. or at least try too. an attempted 45 minutes on the elliptical and i called it quits, showered and climbed back into bed.

some could say i tried. i guess i did in some way. other's would say i could have tried harder. i would have to agree with them. if i really wanted to reach goal i would have skipped the happy hour (or at least the second bottle of wine).

this story is documentation to how important this goal is...
...is it essential that i go to the gym everyday? no.
...is it best for my health if i go everyday? i don't know.
...am i training for another marathon? not yet.
...do i have to look super hot for new years? it'd be nice but it's not like i have to wear a bikini.
... is the goal just something to do? yes it is just something do to. to stay motivated in this gray, bitter-cold winter weeks instead of being tempted to stay in bed, watch movies and bake cookies. so back on goal i go this evening...hope to see you there.

it's friday! hooray! 2 more weeks 'til goal. i have to confess that i planned my friday poorly and doubt i will get a work out in today. opps! happy hour calls...

tomorrow i'm headed to group power at 10:15...and then maybe i'm off to shop (that's a work out, right?)

ANGER

...anger...almost always makes me want to run harder, longer, faster. working out is a great way and sometimes only way for me to feel calmer after something irritates me, granted, i'm not an angry person, but occasionally things do get to me. here is a list of 30 things that annoy me. one for every minute of a 30 minute cardio workout.

1-mean squirrels
2-the blue M&M (i voted for purple back in the 90's when they had that vote for your new color M&M contest)
3-chauvinism
4-parking lots at heinens
5-Yankee fans and Boston fans
6-the price of airplane tickets lately
7-the Q? (when are you getting married, buying a house, having a kid?)
8-bikini thongs
9-that unprofessional co-worker(s)
10-target clothes (they fall apart)
11-beige
12-artists who are "too cool" to sell-out (give me a break!)
13- pro life, pro god, pro guns, pro PALIN
14-university circle traffic
15-the phrase "there's a reason for everything"
16-divorces for lame reasons
17-the price tag of weddings
18-the "non-liberal" liberal arts college i attended
19-peoples issue against gay marriage (still no one has yet to explain to me why anyone cares)
20-cheap chocolate
21-unpleasant ex-roommates
22-taking off your shoes at airport security
23-ex-boyfriends. ...i never really liked you to begin with...
24-sweet potato french fries
25-mean squirrels (yes i repeated this one, i really don't like them ;)
26-80's parties (come on! that is so out!!) bring on the 90's parties!
27-creepy guys
28-when something expensive breaks
29-clevelanders issue with the ravens (get over it already)
30-the over-the-top friendly checkout people at trader joes

wow! great response to the blog so far. it sounds like some were motivated to go to the gym last night. congrats! though i have to say i was really disappointed by the VS fashion show...BORING!

i hope everyone checks in. i'll try to post as much as possible. next post...coming soon...


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27 days to goal

...it's 27 days til GOAL (look cute for new years) and after 2 days at it i thought we could use some motivation. it just so happens that the VS fashion show airs tonight at 10pm. I'm headed to the gym beforehand so i won't feel that bad about myself as i watch it. (yes...i have to watch it...the fashion and the flair of the show is always well-designed and exciting). if you can't make it before you can always watch it during your run on the treadmill...i give that a 10 ranking on the motivational scale!