I’ve been horrible at keeping up with this blog. 

But thankfully, I’ve been a little better at keeping up with my body.

I’ve gone to the gym twice this week, had my two dance classes, cut out red meats, and have been eating better in general!

I haven’t really kept up so much with the squat challenge though, because I’ve been doing so much quad and glutes stuff at the gym.

I didn’t get to go to the gym today, but I did do a mini workout at home. I did:

• 55 squats (squat challenge)
• 25 sit ups
• 25 push-ups
• 60 regular crunches
• 60 right crunches
• 60 left crunches
• 30 bicycles
• 30 back leg lifts (1=r+l)
• 15:02 mile

Obviously I’m pretty out of shape, but I intend to fix that!

I faltered a little bit on my no fast food rule by eating 3/4 of a quesadilla, a loaded potato griller, and a baja blast freeze from taco bell. I plan on having a super healthy dinner to make up for it, though. Old habits really do die hard.

(I didn’t get a chance to get on tumblr yesterday, so this is a bit late.)

My first visit to an actual gym! I can’t remember exactly what I did, but I was there for 30-45 minutes and I focused mainly on legs, but also did a little ab and arm work as well. I also did a .5 mile warm up on the elliptical. 

My boyfriend and I have also agreed to start cutting fast food out of our diets completely. He’s thinking about being cutting out all meats except chicken and fish as well, and I may join him, though I’m not sure yet. I definitely want to start eating better though.

I’ve officially decided that it’s time to cut out all soft drinks for a while, too. I’ll probably drink mostly water and tea and a few fruit juices (that aren’t super sugary).

I think I’m off to a pretty good start!

Time to finally do something about my body. I haven’t felt very healthy lately, and I want to change that! Starting tomorrow, I’m going to start making small changes and (hopefully) I’ll eventually work up to a point where I’m happy, healthy, and confident. 

Here’s the plan:

• make small changes to diet each day (I’m no good with dramatic changes, but I can do little things like swapping a bag of chips for some fruits or nuts)
• go to the gym 4-5 days a week (my boyfriend said he’d do this part with me, so that’s a plus!)
• drink less sugar, more water and natural teas (duh)
• work extra hard at dance (I have 3 hour classes twice a week. The goal here is to sweat more, tone up, and improve flexibility)

So yeah. I guess since this is sort of an intro/goals post, I should include my weight and health goals as well

Weight/health goals:

• lose 15-20 pounds and maintain new weight
• get a nice butt (can you blame me?)
• build up my stamina so I don’t feel like death after just an hour of dance
• feel healthier and more energetic

That’s about it, I guess. Wish me luck!