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I Be Up In The Gym Just Workin' On My Fitness

Oh happy Wednesday.  My nontraditional week is coming to an end.  Tonight, hanging out late with my little buddy.  While I don't have my buddy for the rest of the week, I have a feeling the rest of the week and weekend will be busy.  Cleaning and grocery shopping tomorrow.  My girlfriend comes into town Friday.  Hitting the town Friday night.  Not sure where though...kinda thinking Saints, but who knows--trying to figure out whose got the best drink specials; I'm pretty much thinking PNL it outa the question...the video below pretty much sums it up.



Anyways...so be prepared to roll your eyes.  But I am going to post anyway because I am excited and would like to celebrate my mini-victory.  We all know loosing the baby weight sucks.  I'm still not to my pre-preggo weight, but I had a goal in mind.  I wanted to reach a certain weight by the time we headed to South Padre mid-October, and today I already reached that weight!  Pretty darn excited about it.  I have been working pretty hard, so I think I get to pat myself on the back for that one.  By the first of the year, I think I'll be able to make a New Years Resolution that doesn't involve shedding pounds!

Since I am a pretty goal oriented person, I decided I wanted to also set some fitness goals for myself.  It is one thing to be at a good weight, but I would also like to be fit.  All the peeps I workout with at the gym run 1/2 marathons and full marathons, while I don't see myself accomplishing that by this year; that is something I would like to work towards by next fall.  So I was thinking of picking out a 5K or 10K in the next 6 months and start training for that.

Well that pretty much sums it up.  I am digging on this fall weather.  Nothing more exciting than pulling out the blue jeans!  Haley should be up from her nap any minute now, so off the do the mom-thing.

Until Next Time....

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