All Done

Brian is all gone. I had my last session with him on Tuesday. He kicked my ass and won all at the same time. Now I must take everything he has taught me and make it my own. He'll do good things in life, I'll miss that guy. Thanks Brian...

Kern County Fair

Okay, so there aren't many things I super look forward to that this city has to offer. Of all things in the world, I get excited about a Fair. OH yes, I said a fair. Carnies, people dressed up before Halloween, drunks, hay, allergies... I dig it all. What I truly like is the food. I've always gone 2-3 nights to spred out the consumption of food.

Here are my favs:
Curly fries smoothered in nacho cheese - this consists of a 10" plate with a ring of fries (super deep fried) that circle the whole plate and is about 5 inches high and then drenched with nacho cheese. And we pour salt all over it.
Double Cheeseburger-this one stand offers bbq and has a super awesome double cheeseburger that I love.
French Bread Pizza- you get about a 1/2 loaf of french bread with pepperoni, cheese and sauce. It kicks ass.
Egg Roll on a Stick-It's big and it's on a stick.
Polish Corn Dog-Another good thing on a stick.
Baked Potato-Baked potatoes loaded with any kind of toppings you want and all on steroids, they're huge.
Funnel Cakes - duh.
Cinnamon Rolls-holy yum yum.
Apple Dumplings - super gooey yummy.

This time, I got the cheeseburger but only ate 1/2. Had about 1/2 a corn dog. Tried to eat the nacho fries but they were too greasy, so I only had a few. And that was it. I was proud of myself.

*September Torture Device: Birthday Cake*

Holy cow or maybe Holy cake? Love all y'all but I'm not so in love with cake anymore. We've had white cake w/white frosting, white cake w/choc. frosting, choc. cake w/choc. frosting, marble cake w/cream cheese frosting, buttercreams, fruit fillings, the list goes on and on and on, trust me. However, I've been really good about taking a bite or 3 and calling it good or not getting any cake at all. It's the food that is harder and harder to stay away from. What to do, what to do... oh yeah, go to the gym.

One birthday to go and it will be with virtual cake so I think I'm safe. :)

The End of Brian...

So yeah. I got about the worst news I could get during my workout on Tuesday. Brian is quitting training at the gym. After all explanations, I understand, I really do but that doesn't still really really really bum me out. I've been racking my brain, trying to find money for us to get him back in a month, well now, I don't have to. He said he'll keep in touch, I certainly hope so. I'm going to miss the Johnny Bravo encouragement only he could give.

I learned a lot and still have 2 more sessions to take in everything I can. He'll give us all of our workouts so hopefully we can devise our own training sessions just as complete. I'm sure it will take us a few times to work it out but I'm more determined than ever. Softball is around the corner and I will throw harder this year. I will have my endurance back. Most importantly, I will be healthy. Thanks Brian for showing me the way... I'm sad the end is so near.

twiddle

it haunts me, i try to cross it but each time i wavier that last step and stand there.
i know i have the power but it fails me every time, just one more step.
if my foot could just go inches forward, i could be near you one more time.
but the idea of being near you is what stops me.
yards before i pull off the road because if i just let my car coast over the bridge, that would be too easy.
this first step must be done by my free will, by the will of my body and under my control.
many times i've driven hours and have failed.
i fail myself, i fail you.
you never knew, you had no idea the power you had, hell, you still have.
i fear it, i fear you.
i know you will see it all over my face, this is what makes it hard to take that one... last... step.
one day i will see you again but once again it will not be today...

Baby Howie

So Howie usually gets left out in the living room to fend for himself at night. This also gives him run of the house. Last night as I was falling a sleep I hear a crying kitty. He didn't want to be alone last night. He ran in my room, jumped on my bed and when I laid back down, he walked onto my chest so I could scratch and pet him. He was quite happy now, I could tell because his purr box was on high. After a bit, I picked him up and placed him in my laundry basket. He likes to lay in clothes and towels. I know he fell a sleep there but I don't know where he went from there.

Howie has offically discovered if he uses his "big boy" voice, doors open to him... ut oh.

Brian... The Return of

So yesterday was my first day back with Brian since Lucy was removed. Hey guess what? Brian still wins. I wasn't THAT far behind so that's good to know. I've been busting my ass on cardio stuff trying to prepare for whatever he had in store. He used one machine in particular to test me out and find out what his limitations were with my side. There were none. So for 30 minutes he was a training machine. The only part of me that is kinda sore is my bootie. Nothing wrong with that :)

Such a nice boy, he even noticed my haircut and my earrings. Kudos to Brian.

<-- Erin's Finger.






<--Howie is in his IKEA bed. He is quite the contempory kitty. He is very protective of his pillow :)

Cake and some cake and oh yeah? Did I mention there was some cake?

So begins the birthday marathon weekends to come. This past Saturday there was a Bridal shower at 11:00am with some cake not to mention all the food! Then at 5:00pm there was a birthday party with another cake! And pizza. I was proud of myself. I thought I did well but still expecting a weight gain come Monday morning. I had hopped on the scale that morning to show myself all my hard work was paying off and to help keep me in check. Sunday proved even tougher because I drove out of town to another birthday party. Saying there was "some" food there would be a huge understatement. Tri-tip, chicken, hot dogs, potato salad, macaroni salad, rice, corn tortillas, chips, salsa, chili beans, green salad... the list goes on and oh yeah... CAKE!!!

So as I headed home, I considered all the options I had and thought I did fairly well. Not to mention that I went to the gym Saturday and Sunday morning to try and counter the foods that were consumed. I did 40 minutes of high cardio each morning along side the evil "plank."

I hopped on the scale this morning to see the work to get rid of the weekend and... .5 down. I lost weight! Okay I win a little :)

I'm here...

So it's been awhile but I've had some stuff going on. I've been playing catch up at work and just trying to get used to sitting. I guess that area doesn't enjoy stretching out since someone sliced me open, cut out LUCY and dug around with her finger. Picky picky. Anyway, I got the clear from my doc to start back to the gym, so there I was on Wednesday. 7 days later and I was moving timidly toward cardio machines. Brian was surprised to see me back so fast but I have sheer determination. I did 45 minutes of cardio. It felt great. Thursday was 40 minutes and today was 25. Tomorrow I'm going to try a full workout. I'm suppose to start up with Brian on Tuesday, I hope I can hang. For now, I'm planning out the birthdays for the month. Oh yes, there are so many that we are now calling September the new December! It's nuts.

Birthdays we will be attending or have had pass:
1st my cousin turned 30
5th his daughter turned 6
9th celebrates Mr. Keckley
10th my Godson
11th Jayme
16th "Momo"
16th Benji
17th Blaize
21st Aunties
24th Kaley Ann
25th Baby Boy Karder
29th Lexie Bug

So you have an inkling as to where I'll be and what I'll be doing. Pants are fittin better and more and more shirts are entering my wardrobe. Not new, just folded away because they haven't fit in some time. It's nice. I even went to dinner at Red Lobster and ordered grilled fish, grilled shrimp, steamed veggies and rice. Loved it and I feel prett good about it. YAY for better eating. Let's see how I do tomorrow with a Bridal Shower and a birthday party... cake? What cake? I didn't eat 3 pieces... kidding kidding. Later :)

Updating...

So Lucy is gone. End Update.


LOL...kidding. Sorry, lasting effects of vicadin. Good stuff that vicadin. I took one yesterday morning and since then have been relying on Tylenol. I'm afraid that if I take them too long, I will get serious migraines when I stop. I have yet to feel any serious pain and I get to take a lot of naps. It's great but it sucks. I miss the gym, I miss cleaning, I miss being able to sit for long periods of time. Really, that's the only thing that really bothers me is sitting.

I've been eating kinda good, it worries me that I eat and then fall a sleep. That can't be too good but what do you do? Well I'm out, I need to go lay in my chair with my 3 pillows.