Planner Troubles

I love pinterest. Just putting that out there. So at the end of last year when I found a pin that linked to a blog with a free printable daily planner, I was really excited. However, the blogger had taken it off for the year and was working on one for 2012. I waited and waited for it, and finally, around January 2nd, it was ready, except I had to purchase it. But I was willing to spend $15 for this planner because it looked really cool :) After I downloaded all the materials, I realized I needed to get my printer to work. I haven't used my printer in about 4 years, because there were always other printers to use, and half of the cord was missing. I finally pulled it out of my closet and went about buying the other half of the cord. I looked online, found a good deal, and bought the cord. It came in the mail and lo, and behold, it was the wrong one. Ok, I only wasted $15, I can just get another one. But school started and life got busy, so I didn't get around to it. Last week, I decided to just go to Best Buy and ask them about the part I needed. Luckily, they had it in stock, and it didn't cost as much as I thought, so I just bought it there. I turned my printer on, plugged it into my laptop, and printed a test page. The paper went through, but nothing was on it. I figured the ink had run out, so I went to Target and got some ink. Unluckily, I got the wrong cartridges...I hadn't realized the cartridges for HP weren't all uniform (I think it's stupid they're not). So I talked to my brother-in-law about it, and he told me I can take it to an office supply store and they can refill my cartridges for a fraction of the cost. Yay! This is the battle plan for this week and I will get this planner made and get my life organized!

And in case you were wondering, my 3-week induction phase of my eating plan ended today! I finally got to weigh myself, and I weighed in at 172.4 (I started at 176.4). It wasn't quite as low as I was hoping, but this isn't a quick fix plan. Plus, inches matter more than the number on the scale, and all around, I lost about 10 inches! I cheated a bit today, and had a cupcake at my brother's/sister-in-law's/nephew's birthday party. But I did wait for 2 hours after dinner to eat it, so I think it all evens out :)

Food Lover's, Planet Fitness and ZUMBA!!

So...last week, I wrote this great, long post about my diet and fitness plan for this year. I went to go add some pictures and BAM! It was gone! I have a faulty internet (it's not really mine, so it's kinda hit and miss). Consequently, I'm going to rewrite that post for this week's post.

The Food Lover's Fat Loss System

I saw this program advertised on an infomerical one Saturday morning a few months ago. I'm a sucker for infomerials, but this one looked legit and easy enough to follow. Plus, the plan made sense to me. I went ahead and ordered it and I tried it for a week or 2, but I had just finished a strict 21-no-junk-food challenge and I wasn't ready to deprive myself. What I didn't realize is that deprivation is not the key to this program, it's actually the opposite. As the title suggest, you're supposed to love everything you eat. The basis of the system is that you eat every 2-3 hours and for your meals, you have a protein (meat, eggs, tofu), a slow carb (veggies, berries), and a fast carb (bread, sweets, just about everything yummy!). In the 21-day induction phase, you add a tweak every day to get your metabolism running on high and burning fat. So starting January 2nd, I've been following the program, and you know what? I think it's really working! A big aspect is that you don't weigh yourself during the first 3 weeks, so I can't really track my progress that way...and it's really annoying. But yesterday I tried on my jeans from high school, and while they didn't exactly fit, I could put them on all the way! It's been years since I could do that! Yay me.

Planet Fitness and Zumba!!

At the beginning of the year, I got a membership at Planet Fitness. It's true, it's only $10 a month! It's pretty much amazing. I really like the feeling and spirit of the place, and they have a personal trainer that you can make a 15-minute appointment with for free! I signed up for an appointment and she gave me an exercise plan. She said to do the circuit training, then the ab circuit, then cardio for 30 minutes. The cardio is supposed to be 3 minutes with my heartrate at 138, 2 minutes at 158, and 1 minute at 178. 178 is super duper uncomfortable. I'm not following this exactly because I signed up for a Zumba class at school and I count that as my cardio. I love Zumba! The class is all girls, except for one big black guy. We're all so bad at it at this point so we just laugh our way through.

New Years' Resolutions

I've never been much of a blogger, and even today sitting in church, the thought of starting kinda terrifies me. Why? Mostly because writing terrifies me. I do not like to write papers, letters, blogs, you name it. About the only thing I do like to write in is my diary, and I think that's because no one can judge my personal feelings. BUT...here, on this blog, I will keep myself accountable for keeping my New Years' Resolutions. I don't care if no one reads it, I will still write it. So...I have my herbal tea close by, I've put in a movie (Robots), and I'm ready to go!

New Years' Resolutions for 2012:

Two things I want to especially focus on this year, and this goes for all of my resolutions, is prioritization and consistency. I am going to prioritize my daily activities and do them in order of that prioritization, so everyday, I know that I've done at least the most important things in my life. I've recently discovered that consistency is the key to success. So, according to my priorities, my daily schedule will look something like this:
1. Wake up, eat, and read the Book of Mormon
2. Practice for an hour
3. Work out
4. School work

1. Spiritual
1. Read the Book of Mormon at least 20 minutes everyday, preferably in the morning.
2. Do visiting teaching every month
3. Visit the temple every week

2. School
1. Get 4.0s for the rest of my master's program
2. Practice 4 hours everyday
3. Don't procrastinate doing projects

3. Financial
1. Make and follow a budget
2. Put money into savings every paycheck

4. Health
1. Think fit, lean, and healthy
2. Exercise five days a week
3. Eat every 3 hours, meals consisting of a protein, fast carb, and slow carb. Record in food log.

5. Organization
1. Keep a daily planner.
2. Do some cleaning everyday (follow a schedule)

6. Social
1. Hang out with someone at least once a week.
2. Get a date and/or number every month.
3. Organize something once a month.

And, of course, blog about it at least once a week!