March

Okay, so I know it's been forever and I realize I am just getting worse at updating this thing, but I don't want it to be like that. I think I'm going to invent more hours in the day! 

Anyway, I now have three weeks left of school. Three weeks until the final week that is, that's how I like to do my count downs. I feel like I have a lot of things I want to do and need to do to get my ball rolling. I am going to settle and figure out my rates this month and hopefully make a flyer to post around a few places. It would be amazing if I could get a couple clients in Seattle during the summer and travel back and forth. Once I get things more solid and figured out I will post an extra page here explaining everything, so you or anyone you know who might be interested can come and read the details before contacting me, if they want to.

I have already put in my notice here at the nanny house. I think one of my good friends is going to take over my position as well. She would be an amazing fit, so much more patient and just overall better with kids than I am. 

March is going to be a very busy month for me. I can't believe we are already getting into the third month of the year. Keeping in touch with January, are you still sticking to your goals? I have two goals for March. The first is to graduate from school on time and pass my test with at least an 85 (although I will still be happy to pass with an 80--the minimum is 70). Second, I want to have my NASM certification test all lined up and ready to take by the first part of April, so I will need to figure it all out by the end of March.

Other things in march:
-My birthday
-St. Patty's Day
-One of my dear friend's due date
-Lots of baseball games & photo shoots
-Skating & training for roller derby.

Oh yeah! I want to try out for roller derby in September...when I move to Seattle!
More on that to come later :)

Official Update

The last few weeks I have been struggling with the gluten free dieting. I finally got through my fake sausage & chik'n patties, think I have overcome my weaknesses like bread and pasta, & also think I am brave enough to be that ultra picky diner out at the restaurant. Yesterday (Saturday February 11th) was my official day 1 of being gluten free. I even went out to burgers tonight and found a restaurant that had a gluten free bun option. It was very delicious.

Last week I got a new gym membership too! I am quite excited about this. Very much looking forward to getting some extra cardio on! The membership is only $10.95/month with no contracts and was only $15 to sign up this month. It is actually a very nice, large, gym with lots of nice/new equipment. The motto is "No Judgements" which I can dig. If you are interested at all you can click HERE to check it out. My location is Beaverton.

Being that it is February now, I have completed a second assessment on myself as far as physical activity. The results were quite satisfying being that my top new years resolution was to decrease my body fat percentage and build lean muscle.

In the last month I have lost 4.6 pounds, a half inch off my waist, a fourth inch off my hips and one and a half inches off my thighs. I also decreased my body fat percentage by 3.07% and increased my lean body mass by 1.29 pounds. It feels good and is exciting, but what I am more excited about is doing out partner training in school again. We just got our partners and did initial assessments this last week. I am just now remembering that I need to have a work out for my partner tomorrow. My partner is a bit younger than me, very fit guy (7% body fat) with goals that I have not yet worked with such as being more mobile and agile. I will admit that it is quite intimidating working with 1. a male and 2. a very fit and strong male. I will let you know how it is goes. I am excited to see what kind of work outs he is going to have for me.

Take care all.