Jewelry and exercise

So, I've missed a few days, both here and in my exercise.  I have been preparing for the fair and with my jewelry, I feel like the closer the entry date gets, the more ideas I have just waiting to bust out of my head and into the wire.  I've hit a few snags like not being able to get more of a color I really liked, however, that snag led to a change in the design that made the piece better.  I've been working and then going home and spending about 8 hours a day making jewelry.  My hands are yellow from the turmeric I've been covering them in to keep the swelling.  Who'd a thought that a yummy curry spice would be such a strong anti inflammatory?  So, now, even though the minimum is 5 pieces, I have about 11 and counting.  The only downside is that I've neglected my 30 day challenge.  :(  Back to it today though, and tonight is a dance night.

I can't wait to start setting up my display for my jewelry.  I have some really great ideas and can't wait to see what people think of it.  I almost want to hover around my case when I'm down there and listen to what people have to say.

Oops!

Missed a day yesterday...oops...  Anyways, I was getting ready for the fair.  I got some good news, I was able to get a reserved case for my jewlery, no just to figure out how to display it.  I have some really pretty patterned fabric and I think I may use some pretty floral teacups I have to accent it all, hang earrings on it and such.  My hands hurt but between that and the exercise, I'm feeling less stressed than normal.  I also found out that the flower arrangement I'm working on, I can use store bought cut flowers which is good news since the heat hs my plants looking a bit sad.

Speaking of the exercise, I realized at 9:30 that I hadn't done it yet and I really didn't want to, but I did it anyways, and I feel good that I did.  Anyways, short post for sore hands, time to slather them in turmeric and wrap them up for bed.  Good night all.

Day 4

Day 4, not a good day for my diet.  It was a rest day for the exercises and thanks to my husband, a frustrating day.  I know in a marriage, there are compromises and adjustments and we haven't even been married a year yet.  But he decided to take my new, mostly clean car for his base weekend this morning, leaving me his older, not in the slightest sense of the word clean car with which to take our Australian shepherd to get her nails trimmed.  This dog likes to run all over the back seat and with a foot deep pile of crap in the back seat, she was not a happy puppy.  So after the pet store trip, I brought the car home and proceeded to clean it, all the while cussing my husband.  I got it clean brought in tons of military uniforms (it's a wonder he had uniforms to wear with all that in the car, and tons of recycling.  I told him that I'd sort it tomorrow, I come home to find that he's moved EVERYTHING!  I know he feels that he's helping but GRRRRRRRR!   Ok, end of the husband rant.


So, I had six cookies, a fun size candy bar, and half a pot of macaroni, like I said, not a good day for the diet, but I am working on not beating myself up over slipping.  I am telling myself, ok, I slipped today, no big deal, I will be good tomorrow and may even go to the gym with my mom to make up for it.  I got some decent dancing in tonight, which helps.   I got some of my entries for the fair done tonight, I have this week to finish my jewelry...not two weeks like I had thought.   So my hands are sore and will be all week, but hopefully I'll have another first place to show for it.

This is all for tonight, I'm tired

Keeping it up

So despite being in a significant amount of pain from the first days, I continued my 30 day challenge today.  Everything....including the squats....my thigh are not pleased.  Tomorrow is a rest day, so what will I be doing?  Practicing for the fair.  Got lots of baking (I know, baking and trying to lose weight...what?!)  to do.  I also have to attempt to finish my jewelry and figure out my miniature arrangement that I found the coolest teacup for.  My orchid that has spent the last month on my desk is doing beautifully so I may submit that along with my costume from the ball.  The costume is unlikely to win, but I like to show it off.

I got invited to a friend's house tonight and decided that I'd make my 'better than sex cake' as my mom has coined it.  It's a light chocolate cake with nutella whipped cream filling and a fudge frosting.  It is quite delightful....I took pictures, we'll see if I can figure out how to get them in here. 

No pictures and short post because I just got home from my friends and I'm tired...

OW!

So, crazy me, I decided that it would be a good idea to do both the 30 day ab challenge and the 30 day squat challenge, to strengthen my knees, at the same time.  As with most ab workouts, I barely felt the ab stuf this morning, but BOY do I feel the squats! My thighs are telling me just how not happy they are.

After looking at the ab challenge chart, I thought, day two, 20 sit ups, 8 crunches, 8 leg lifts, and a 12 second plank.....that's not that hard, I could do that at least a couple of times today.....ow again!  Not to mention, the floor in my office is hard, carpeted it may be, but theres no padding between the carpet and the concrete, i'm sure.  The sit ups, crunches, and leg lifts aren't so bad, but the person who thought that planks would be a fun ab workout.....EVIL.  It's only 12 seconds, but it feels like forever! The 30 day requires a full 2 minute plank.  I know it's a long way off with lots of practice, but right now, I'm not sure if that will even be possible in 30 days.

Anyways, I'm through 2 sets of the day two work (minus squats, saving those for the end of the day, after dancing) and the second set was much harder than the first.  One more day and I get a break day (yay).   I'm really hoping this helps with my strength and weight loss goals.  I swear I heard my scale laughing at me this morning as it announced that I had somehow gained 2 pounds since yesterday.  I know, don't weigh yourself every day, I don't worry too much about every day weight, I only record it once a week, but my scale is just mean.

Starting again

So I've been fluctuating over a measly 5 pounds for months now.  I know that watching the scale doesn't mean much, but it's so frustrating!!!  I'm ready to hit this hard.  One of my friends posted a 30 day ab workout on Facebook this afternoon and I decided that I'm going to build up my strength.  I'm not going to let this injury stop me from getting healthy.  I am tired of being this overweight.

Now the stress of work and of trying to find a new place to live certainly aren't helping, but I'm starting new, healthier habits beginning with my snacks at work and continuing with what I eat at home.  I think that writing about my struggles will definitely help at least with venting the frustrations. 

I know that this is a struggle many women go through, and as I sit here in front of the TV, waiting for the fish for dinner to defrost, I am going over how I'm going to keep this up.  I consistently do the same thing, get healthy for a while, then my will power breaks and I eat some candy or sweets of any sort and then, it all goes out the window, I'm all over junk food for a week and have regained those 5 pounds.  I have the worst sweet tooth and resisting sugar is horribly hard for me.  It's even worse considering that at the end of the month, I have to submit my entries for the Ventura county fair which means my apartment will contain a plethora of sweet and tempting treats.  It is going to be hard to resist. 

I really don't have anything more to say other than whining about how I want sugar and I shouldn't eat it, so I'm going to end this here as I really don't want to whine to everyone.