Weight: 201 (getting better!)

Waist: 39″

Run: I did not run today, but yesterday I ran 3.19 mi on 8/29/2009 at 10:05 AM with a pace of 18′48″/mi http://bit.ly/11Nf8z

Can I just say I LOVE KENPO X!?! Tonight I am PUMPED! I brought it like I’ve never before. I feel great. (Although I know tomorrow morning I will NOT). Anyhow, this morning I woke up and Loren invited me to breakfast with her mom and Will. We went to Waffle House and I had a ham and cheese omelet. Nom nom nom. Then I came home to a wonderful storm. I contemplated taking a nap, but ended up playing the Sims 3.

That was wonderful. Much better than reading for classes (which I should have been doing). I’ll read after this post. Then at 8 I realized what day it was and got super excited. I mostly love Kenpo X because even though I don’t look super hot doing all the moves, I can complete the workout. This week I pushed myself to the limits, not taking a single break and working through all the “water breaks” including the X jumps. I was drenched 10 minutes in (that’s just the warm up). I could tell I’ve improved because my side and back kicks have much better form. I know I pushed myself because during the cool down while doing the forward bends and hamstring stretches, I leaned forward and sweat just poured from the top of my head. It was GLORIOUS. So now I’m sitting in front of my fan and it’s very nice and chilly. Tomorrow I get back to running, but its my Rest or X-Stretch. Last Monday I rested so tomorrow I’m going to try the XStretch. I’ve never done it before, should be interesting. Kdoke, I’ll conclude with my photos, yesterdays included, and then I need to read for school tomorrow.

Here they are!

-tmg

• Watching Intervention. Then going to bed. #
• Time for bed. Running in the AM:) #
• @ktlee317 I watched those too! Did you see the newest one? in reply to ktlee317 #
• @MrErv Heh. That'd be a good motivator for sure! in reply to MrErv #
• I gave in and got some coffee. #sbux Cafe Verona is my favorite coffee. #
• Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #atlanta_ga #pureromance #random #running #sextoys #college #
• And yes, you read that last tweet correctly. #
• Going back to the Lofts to grab my ring (which I forgot to put back on after my run this morn) and then heading to moms. #
• @robmakesmovies I sell other things too. in reply to robmakesmovies #
• @robmakesmovies and I just realized that also makes me sound like a drug dealer. Ill stick to toys. #
• Yay. 2 books came in, including "the great mortality" #
• Hm, @n00tz has rescheduled our Cloudland Canyon backpacking trip, I wonder which organs going to crap out this time. #
• Eye doctor, check. photographers called, check. Have meeting with one tuesday. Going to a bridal place to see about bridesmaid dresses. #
• Found 2 dresses I love! #
• Momma got me new jeans that fit and show off my slammin' booty #
• Windows down. Volume up. #
• Havent had to FORCE myself to do #p90x yet. Tonight I am. #
• @Niptuckbill Whew. wicked. Did Core Synergistics. Tough. Will feel better after I run in the morning. in reply to Niptuckbill #
• Working on my blog and then my essay I have due tomorrow #
• A rundown of day 8 of #p90x: http://thatmollygirl.com/2009/08/day-8/ #
• Ok time for bed. Running in the morning. Night <3 #
• Gott get shorts on so i can get my run on! #
• Laced up and leaving for the gym #
• ran 1.52 mi on 8/26/2009 at 6:57 AM with a pace of 19'41"/mi
  http://bit.ly/3ZNDcx #
• set a goal to complete 30 mi in 4 weeks
  http://bit.ly/Nusab #
• Made my acai tea for the day. Eating grits and getting ready for the day! #
• Shower time. #
• Ugh correction: I have 2 papers due today. Therefore not going in to work. #
• K, putting on clothes and getting started. Essay numero uno: Summarizing and Comparing 3 articles for Diet, Demography, and Disease. #
• Reading article one: Global spatial patterns of infectious diseases and human evolution. #
• Typing what I have so far to see how long it is. #
• @RonTheGeek That mug is ginormous. #jealous in reply to RonTheGeek #
• Rock on. Three pages. Moving on to second essay. #
• Emailed first paper. Getting snack (apples and peanut butter) and then starting. #
• Woot. Essay on gender, class, and race in The Office has been completed. Im going to straighten my hair and play Sims3 Until I have #
• …to go to class. #
• I'm at Georgia State University (33 GIlmer St., at Courtland St, Atlanta). http://bit.ly/uZevF #
• My daily reward: using the stairs from the 6th floor and meeting my classmates who used the elevator. #
• Break between classes. Nap maybe #
• Time for my 2nd class today #
• Lol@ motivational poster in anthropology department: SACRIFICE- with a photo of a Mayan Temple.hahahah #
• 1 more hour of class. (@ GSU – General Classroom Building in Atlanta) http://bit.ly/2Mds18 #
• I just unlocked the "Adventurer" badge on @foursquare! http://bit.ly/461EEj #
• Hey girl in 2 of my classes: I can't take you seriously when you've been wearing sunglasses inside and its now 7pm almost #
• WOAH! girl in front of me (not attractive)'s dress was like over her butt. Lol. She just discovered it and looked around sheepishly. #
• Just now getting home. May do p90x around 9 instead of 8. boo. #
• You know what pisses me off: these officeMax penny pranks where ppl won't take pennies, you better take them, its legal tender! #
• Ok I am forcing myself to do p90x #
• Not being lazy. Pushing play. Granted in barefoot. #
• Made myself do #p90x and i surprised myself! #
• @n00tz hahaha thats cute! where'd you get it! in reply to n00tz #
• Yeah @fourstringfuror I'm usually barefoot. p90x cardio was fine with no shoes. Life is fine with no shoes. in reply to fourstringfuror #
• .@AprAnaya Yes I wasn't planning on doing it today (I was lazy; see my blog: http://thatmollygirl.com/2009/08/day-9/) but I pushed through! in reply to AprAnaya #
• .@mhartshorn Fairly certain the fiance (@n00tz) was supposed to set that up for me. I'll check on that. in reply to mhartshorn #
• Because @n00tz hasn't done his job Day 9 blog post at http://thatmollygirl.com/2009/08/day-9/ Thanks for the support. #
• Alright kids. I'm getting my stuffs ready to run in the morning and going to bed. Goodnight. #
• Oh wow. Thunder and lightening, hi. #
• @mhartshorn oh wait: that first tweet about my blog was an autotweet. @n00tz wins. in reply to mhartshorn #
• I'm at University Lofts (135 Edgewood Ave, Atlanta). http://bit.ly/zprvY #
• Its storming like crazy here. Wish my mister were here to cuddle in the thunder. #
• My thoughts exactly! RT @Stammy: RT @zooey_stammy: WTF IS THIS THUNDERS!?!?!?!?!? ZOOEY NOT LIKE. WHERES MAH HIDING BOX!?!?! #
• Its pouring out. I don't think I'm gonna run #
• Just now waking up. Wow. Will run later though. #
• Taking a shower. Even though I'm just wearing sweatpants to work. #
• OH! I BREACHED 100! 99 DAYS LEFT OF COLLEGE!!! #
• Ok, Molly. Get dressed. #
• Dear UCONN, I hate you. #
• Walking home from the gym. Feeling good! #
• @sandtiger I mean, I'm cool with that. (@n00tz 's tweet) #
• Sweaty as hell. Think it was worse walking home in the high humidity. Oh well. Changing clothes and napping or Simming I believe. #
• ran 1.54 mi on 8/27/2009 at 12:57 PM with a pace of 19'31"/mi
  http://bit.ly/Imjfv #
• @Sandtiger haha in reply to Sandtiger #
• Just scheduled a party for the 18th. So I have the 13th, 19th, and 27th left in september. Now is the time to book! #pureromance #
• I hope I do really well with PureRomance cause right now I'm loving that my office consists of my laptop sitting in my bed. #
• @mhartshorn I haven't YET. I looked through your products and they are not a bad price/ and good quality. My roommate got me a bag from … in reply to mhartshorn #
• @mhartshorn …there and i love it (Banksy graffiti on it) but i have 250 business cards left and once I run out i will consider it. in reply to mhartshorn #
• @mhartshorn i could make brochures and flyers maybe, but i can only sell PR things. in reply to mhartshorn #
• Learning about all the new products. Hopefully my catalogs will arrive tomorrow. #
• @n00tz I love you. Cash for Clunkers ended Monday in reply to n00tz #
• @n00tz Don't electrocute yourself. I need you alive on Apr 10. in reply to n00tz #
• Cleaning my room and listening to Jackson Browne. < #
• @n00tz heh. maybe we'll get a new *used* car in reply to n00tz #
• Doing what I do best. Rearranging my bedroom #
• @Sandtiger yes, but i havent rearranged yet in reply to Sandtiger #
• Yay. Room has been rearranged. More room for p90x now. #
• boiling water for spaghetti #
• That is why I get my spaghetti sauce in plastic bottles-So when I throw it across the kitchen&it explodes I don't have shrapnel in my feet. #
• Hour or so of Sims3 before p90x in my nice larger floorspace #
• Time for #p90x Shoulders & Arms and Ab Ripper X (my favorite) #
• Whew. Even did 3 sets of the Shoulders & Arms BONUS round. Going to watch Project Runway and work on my blog! #
• PROJECT RUNWAY! #
• At least I know I'm working hard for the 12 people who visit my blog Maybe once I'm a hottie people will want to look. #
• Oh wow. Just realized I typo'd my blog post and added 100lbs. That sucks. It's corrected now: http://bit.ly/YzxeJ #
• #projectrunway tonight is making me want to be preggers! #
• 10 minutes left. C'mon! im tired! #
• Yay! bed time! #
• @n00tz My jealous nature has been dimmed. in reply to n00tz #
• @burlison when are you in GCB? @ GSU? in reply to burlison #
• I'm at University Lofts (135 Edgewood Ave, Atlanta). http://bit.ly/zprvY #
• Not running again this amits pouring #
• Its hard to want to get out of bed when its pouring and thundering. All I want to do it lay in bed and listen. #
• My ring is fitting slightly looser. I lost .5" on my waist. hiphiphooray! #
• K Shower time. #
• Grits with toast with Acai tea for breakfast. #
• 98 days lefts until the end of college. Now to go start on that day… #
• @iAlbert yes, i cant move though! in reply to iAlbert #
• @n00tz You have netflix in reply to n00tz #
• that was my 7001st tweet. Woo #
• @RonTheGeek Not nearly the same, but I feel pains in my gall bladder. Its not there either I love your tweets btw. in reply to RonTheGeek #
• @RonTheGeek Thanks. Getting super stoked. in reply to RonTheGeek #
• Dear UCONN, I still hate you. #
• Avoiding work by figuring out the application for grad school. #
• Today better shape up or else I'm going to cry. #
• At least I got paid today. #
• RT @newschannelnine Mosquitoes in Hamilton County Test Positive for West Nile Virus | So now theres Swine Flu AND West Nile. Great. #
• Heading to class. Adios! #
• Getting my required reading pdfs for anthropology of violence-if this woman hurrys bc shes unaware of how to C&P multiple files @ once #
• Ate an almond joy and did not die. My be starting to like coconut. Damn you Mr. Sloan & your coconut cream pies! #
• I hate it when classes have breaks. I'd rather just get out 10 minutes earlier. #
• Heading to lofts, waiting on @lilers to get out of meeting, going toshop for bridesmaids dresses #
• It's yoga night! Then blog post. Nervous because I'm showing some tummy in todays photo… #
• So so I suck at yoga. Getting better I think, still couldnt finish #
• @MrErv lol. I'm getting there. I did it in front of the mirror so I could check my poses-I think my fatness messed w/ my head&discourage … in reply to MrErv #
• Bloggin' it up. #
• Working on my UTC grad school application. #
• I'll just go to bed. Ms. Kilpatrick needs to answer whether I should just use my GPA I have now since I won't be conferred until Jan. #
• Got up to 31 views on my blog yesterday. 33 the day before. I'll try not to disappoint. Goodnight. #
• Oh yeah turning off my alarm. If you call me in the morning I'll hunt you down and hurt you. #
• Closing my blinds and trying the sleep thing again… #
• I shall go to the gym now… #
• Haven't really left yet. Getting dressed. But I'm going an hour since I didnt go yesterday #
• I'm at GSU Student Recreation Center (101 Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta). http://bit.ly/15aKqx #
• Its nice seeing our political figures gathered together at a unitng event such as Kennedy's funeral. Showing themselves human. #
• This is impairing my workout. Seeing presidents, governors, senators, representative. From both sides, mourning. #
• They're all so old, but probably should be serving even older, the reason our founding fathers were brilliant was their wisdom in their age. #
• Woo hoo! That felt great! Heang home to shower and then INDIA MAHAL!!! #
• Woo hoo! That felt great! Heang home to shower and then CAFE BOMBAY with momma. Indian food is the highlight of my life. #
• ran 3.19 mi on 8/29/2009 at 10:05 AM with a pace of 18'48"/mi
  http://bit.ly/11Nf8z #
• Eek blister on my toe. Haven't had one of those in a while. that how i know im working hard. #
• I'm at University Lofts (135 Edgewood Ave, Atlanta). http://bit.ly/zprvY #
• I'm at Cafe Bombay (2615 Briarcliff Road, Woodcliffe Dr NE, Atlanta). http://bit.ly/EYzKc #
• im about to start #p90x Legs and back. Never attempted it before. Wish me lucl! #

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Weight: 202

Waist: 39.5″

Run: No run today.

Ugh. Today was just disgusting. I woke up to thunder and lightening and torrential downpour. So I did not get out of bed and go to the gym. Tomorrow I will go an hour. I promise. Hopefully the gym won’t be busy because it’s a Saturday. One can hope.

Today I got a LOT done wedding planning wise. Loren and I went to David’s Bridal and picked out my bridesmaids dresses and shoes. I’m excited, very pretty. Then we went to Olive Garden where I ate way to much and now look 9mo pregnant. If only I were so I’d have an excuse.

Tonight was p90x yoga. I was hoping o get further than I had last week, however no, I sucked. I thought maybe I could try doing it in front of my tall mirror so I could make sure what I was doing mimicked what Tony Horton was doing. Epic fail, let me tell you. When I sucked my stomach in I looked halfway decent, but all the effort it took sucking in my stomach made me tired. So lesson learned: I’ll worry about my poses when I weigh 150lbs. Next week I will do better I promise. I only got 30 minutes into it as well. That stuff’s hard! Even as I sit here typing this my mirror is taunting me. But I cannot get discouraged. So I suck at yoga, last night I killed some Shoulders and Arms. And Ab Ripper. So once I get in better shape maybe I’ll be halfway decent at yoga.

All in all crappy night. Tomorrow will be better. Also, sorry for the eyes that will be burnt out upon viewing my flickr. I want to see change in my stomach, so I have my midriff showing in tonight’s pictures, I will probably not have this every night, but I’d like some before pictures of that as well. I told you, I’m putting myself on the line here. I need to be thinner, I need to be healthier. Tonight I went to mom’s house to show Loren my dress, and then I remembered- I need to fit into that dress. Not only that- I need to LOOK GOOD in the dress. Any how, here are my pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thatmollygirl/3865807923/

(Couldn’t seem to get the hyperlink to work)

Until tomorrow,

-tmg

Weight: 204

Waist: 40″

Run: I ran 1.54 mi on 8/27/2009 at 12:57 PM with a pace of 19′31″/mi

This morning it was still storming a bit so I slept in until 8. I went to work until around 12:30pm and then headed to the gym to run. Did the treadmill at 3.1mph. Felt good, but I think I has more sweaty from walking home in downtown Atlanta with super high humidity and 85 degree temperatures.

In wedding planning news, I think Rial has found an AWESOME potential honeymoon for us. The place is Cinnamon Bay on St. John USVI. I want to go so badly, I hope things will work out.

Tonight I did Shoulders & Arms and Ab Ripper X. Until today I didn’t realize that there’s an Ab Ripper X actually following S&A. Didn’t know that. Felt dumb. I did every rep of every set. I feel so awesome. PLUS I even did 3 sets of the bonus round. That took a lot out of me.

Ab Ripper X was intense today. My lower back muscles are pulsing in pain right now. I did all of the in&outs and 10 of the frogs. I did modifications for many of the other ones. My goal is to perfect one set at a time and modify the rest; then keep adding full sets.

Anyhow. That was my day. Tomorrow after class I’m taking Loren (my maid of honor) to try on bridesmaids dresses and get dinner.

Here are the photos from today. I’m actually starting to see a tiny bit of progress on my back side. I hope this will continue. I’d like to see my arms shrink a bit and my tummy. Any how. Thanks for the support!

-tmg

Weight: 203

Waist: 40″

Morning Run: Today I ran 1.52 mi on 8/26/2009 at 6:57 AM with a pace of 19′41″/mi http://nikerunning.nike.com/n/r/en_US/1009803285/2081063818/?sitesrc=fbk_ab_plus

So yeah. Oy. This morning I woke up just not feeling it, and I remained “not feeling it” all day. But, I forced myself to get out of bed and get to the gym. I was slightly motivated by the fact that I can once again track my runs and track my progress. It gets annoying though, because on an elliptical machine there isn’t much shock, so my earbuds are fine, but I could really use some actual running earbuds, you know, the kind that wrap around the ears? Any how, maybe I’ll invest in some of those in the upcoming weeks.

But I made it to the gym and ran on the treadmill for 30 minutes. I’ve decided this will be my set time, but I’d like to try and get my distance to increase. That won’t be difficult seeing as though I’m starting from walking! So I’m going to increase my speed from 3.0mph up a 0.1mph everyday until I reach my goal.

This morning I did not go to work. Instead, it occurred to me that I had not one three-page paper, but two three-page papers due today. So I stayed home and worked on those. Then I went to class and came home around 7:00pm where I felt like poop.

Some of you know that in February I had to have my gallbladder removed right before I was to go on my first backpacking trip with my fiance. (See Rial Sloan’s post)This put my 5k training at a standstill until just recently, due to the fact that my abdomen had holes in it and I didn’t want to risk tearing them. Now they have healed and I can do normal activities and even P90X! However, today my stomach started hurting in the area it did before my surgery. I’m fairly certain it’s just phantom pains (seeing as though I no longer have that organ), but I still worry.

Let me confess, tonight I had no intentions of completing p90x. Let me revise that statement: tonight I had no intentions of beginning p90x. As 8 o’clock came (my usual time for starting) I started to feel an overwhelming amount of guilt. I had to plug it in. I had to press play. I had to finish what I set out to do. So I did. I pressed play and Cardio X began. I did it barefoot. I liked it that way. I completed the ENTIRE program, granted I altered most of the moves. I’ve noticed that with the forward hamstring stretch I have become increasingly more flexible. My folded arms now can almost rest on the floor. When I began and I would attempt the standing quad stretch I couldn’t even grab my foot. Tonight I hoisted it up and even had my heel touching my butt, my knees aligned and my hips straight ahead. (I’m still using a chair to balance myself, though.)

So. In conclusion, I am NOT giving up. Thanks for the support of the 20 viewers I had last night. I’m thinking I’ll continue with the weight, waist, and morning run stats at the beginning of my posts. If there’s any other stats you want to know or you think would be beneficial for others to know, leave a comment. Or just leave a comment to support or critique. Thanks so much.

Here are the photos:

P90X Day 9

-tmg

Weight: 205

This morning I started off the day around 6:30am at the gym. I ran on the elliptical machine for 30 minutes, which was approximately 1.8 miles. I’ve gotten used to the machine and I don’t feel much benefit, so I’ll be switching to the treadmill for a while and then moving onto running on the track. Or, I may stick with the treadmill because watching TV in the morning takes my mind of of running and I don’t get bored. One of the reasons I was even using the elliptical was that in moving back to college, I forgot my Nike+ iPod sensor at my mom’s house. Today I was able to go pick that up, so I can begin tracking my progress once more.

Between workouts today I went to my mom’s house and we called wedding photographers and have set up several appointments for next week. I hope we can sign a contract after meeting a few; that will be one more thing checked off the list. I also went shopping for bridesmaids’ dressing and found the perfect one, I believe. It’s clover green, knee-length, strapless and taffeta. It’s very pretty, and my Maid of Honor approves.

Once I returned to my dorm I did Core Synergistics. I have yet to fully complete this workout, albeit this is only the second time I’ve tried it. I did notice I got further through the video without having to reduce my reps, and I could reach further into the initial stretches than I could last week. I’m finishing the night with a 2-3 page essay that is due tomorrow. Hooray for procrastination.

Oh yeah. I’m adding my progress photos to my flickr account, I’ll link it I suppose:

Here they are!

Until tomorrow-

tmg

Hi everyone. I began the p90x program exactly one week ago. So far, I feel amazing. I’ve been following the beach body diet plan to a tee, and have been doing the LeanX program every night at 8pm. I have also been taking pictures to track my progress. I have a weight log and so far I’m happy to report that I’m down to 202.4lbs (starting weight 205). Each morning I wake up with the sun and run for 30 minutes. This has really been valuable because p90x puts such a strain on my body and makes me so sore, running helps loosen me up and prepare me for the day ahead.

I don’t really have anything substantial to say in this post, just wanted to share the news. I will be posting each night with my pictures, details about my daily diet and workout, and then just ramblings.

I will not give up. As many of you know, I’m getting married on April 10, 2010. That means I have a wedding dress to fit in to. I bought this dress last year when I was a size 12 almost, and now that I’m back to a 16/18, I have a LOT of work to do. So in order to stay motivated, I decided to incorporate my p90x into my regular blog. So feel free to comment, motivate, encourage, and critisize; but know that I’m trying my hardest and I am seeing progess. I’m putting it all out on the line, especially by posting my progress photos, but I know that no matter the mean/rude/inappropriate comments about me now, in 90 days I’ll look and feel much better than I ever have before. Thanks.

-mdl