probably the most boring update ever

March is always a whirlwind of crazy at my house.  It's our "half the family has a birthday this month" month. I assume most families have a month (or maybe even two) like that.  There's also St. Patrick's Day and The Hunger Games and of course the return of Mad Men.

What? You don't schedule your life around TV?  You might if you watched Mad Men.  It's my favorite currently running show. To steal a line from everyone's favorite insane childcare specialist "It's practically perfect in every way".  If you haven't watched it check it out on Netflix.  Give it a solid season before you decide if you like it or not.  It's a very character driven plot and they are great with continuity. 

Other than partying my ass off with my family 2 weekends in a row and then partying my ass of with family & friends last weekend I have decided that there needs to be less of my ass in general. Someone took some photos at one of the parties and I was so mad at myself that I stopped exercising and let myself get so out of shape.  Then I got on the scale (something I haven't done in AGES) and I was exactly at the weight I told myself I'd never get to again. It's my "plateau zone" where I would have to overeat to really gain any weight but I look fluffy and I feel uncomfortable being this size.  I've been working out really hard and I've already seen a dip in the number on the scale but I am NOT going to get number obsessed.  I'm doing things that I have done previously that I know work for me. I am not following any specific program but I do use things from programs I've done before. I am planning to weigh myself once a week.  So far this is what I've been doing:  

• 45 minutes of muscular structure exercises
• 45 minutes of cardio
• hooping for at least 15 minutes a day
• actually eating breakfast
• eating small healthy snacks
• drinking more water/tea/coffee 
• drinking less Diet Pepsi (Don't even bother trying to get me to give this up. That will NEVER happen. It gives me life)

I am not "counting calories" but I am not ignoring them totally either.  I already feel a TON better.  My skin is clearing up and my stomach is becoming much less flabby.  One thing that really helps me is when I'm doing my workouts I watch Netflix.  I watch an episode for muscular exercises and and episode for cardio.  I'm always a fan of multitasking.  I've also trained myself to use my e-reader while hooping.  I'm pretty pleased with how everything in my life is going at the moment so I'm going to keep this up and hopefully I'll feel better and look better as well. (Don't worry this isn't going to turn into a fitness blog, if I ever do that I'll make another blog for it).

I'm going to see The Hunger Games movie on Friday which I'm pretty psyched about. I hope they get to make Catching Fire because that is where all my favorite characters are introduced (except Haymitch who is my very favorite). 

I'll be back with a more interesting update soon. I just hadn't posted in a bit and wanted to assure you that my blog and myself are both alive and kickin.