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i woke up at 5:45 this morning and got in the pool at 6:25. i took my time getting ready. 😉 swim went awesome and i'm really proud of myself for getting up. with having Kelly here i knew my schedule was gonna be off a bit, and sure enough, because her skin is so [...]

Well, i did it! i finished May strong! i worked out 17 times in May and i can feel my body getting stronger. i'm still stuck at the same weight/size for the moment, but i'm fairly certain that's about to change.Last week:-Swam 32 laps 6x-1/2 six week six pack level 1 2xThis week so far:Mon:-Swam [...]

so, i've been waiting for something to click in my head about my workouts. i think it just did. like i said in my last post, i tend to be all or nothing, throwin the baby out with the bath water. well that needs to stop. i need to celebrate my daily victories and continue [...]

today was my 13th workout this month. i'm pretty proud of that, considering i probably haven't worked out 4 times 3 weeks in a row in at least 2-3 years, if not longer. next month i'm gonna shoot for a perfect 26 workouts, but for the month of May 2011 i will be really proud [...]

Pictures taken 3/30 and 5/24ok, so i have to write about the emotional parts not just the statistics and plans, because i look back on past journals and wonder if i struggled like this before.i'mn having a really hard day today. there have been a number of these lately, mostly because i have been stuck [...]

so far this week:Monday: swam 32 laps. (was not too difficult)Tuesday: Swam 32 laps (VERY Difficult!) and did 1/2 Six week six pack level 1Wed: Swam 32 laps (not as bad a yesterday but still pretty hard) and will do at least half of six week six pack,The plan in yesterday's post is still the [...]

i'm a terrible blogger. hopefully i'll be better. one thing i've noticed about this blog is that i'm pretty much always changing things up with my workouts. it seems like what i've been struggling with the most is consistency in working out, and that seems related to this struggle to create a program taht works [...]

i'm committed to sharing everything here-good, bad, ugly- both in hopes that you'll be encouraged that you're not alone if you're struggling on this journey too, and because it's an easy way to keep a record for myself, in case i have to go through it again- i don't wanna lie to myself and say [...]

...whenever i haven't worked out consistently in awhile. i know that where i am "starting" from this week is way beyond where i was in early january when i started this round of craziness, but it doesn't *feel* like it. here's how my workout week so far has gone:Monday: Rest Day. spent most of it [...]

ok, so it occurred to me maybe y'all would benefit from knowing the plan- if you wanna join me, or just are interested in what works for me. i've been tweaking this program for awhile, and now i'm gonnal et you in on phase 1 of the plan (phase 2 is subject to change based [...]