Wednesday, October 29, 2008

My Life

To borrow an expression I heard last week...

"It's time to put my big girl panties on!"
...and take my life back. It is time.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Success

I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.

-Frank Lloyd Wright

Sunday, October 12, 2008

FNL at ACL

The Austin City Limits Music Festival was amazing this year.

I saw some great music, spent time with good friends, and met new ones. The weather was great!  I lucked out and got a hook-up on tickets (and an open bar).  We found an impromptu dance party on Barton Springs, ate fried food one night and tex-mex the next.

Of all the fantastic things that happened this weekend, here is my FAVORITE...


These handsome, young men are actors from one of Gareth and I's favorite TV shows!  Both were kind and gracious, and didn't hesitate to indulge my request for a photo...and I loved it.

Clear eyes. Full hearts. Can't lose!  

Thursday, October 09, 2008

A Numbers Game

I'm not ashamed to share these...

September 2007
Weight = 168 lbs.
Body Fat % = 34%

October 2008
Weight = 157 lbs.
Body Fat % = 27%

What have I been doing differently?

-Personal Training 2x per week
-Cardio 1-2x per week (aiming for 3x)
-Omega 3 Fish Oil supplements
-Eating in "The Zone": balancing protein, carbs, fat
-Eating all 3 meals + 2 snacks (i.e. not skipping meals)

Okay, I haven't been doing all of these things all the time, which is why it's taken a full year to get my results. Still, slow and steady, adjusting one thing at a time, I'm getting somewhere.

I'm really happy with the numbers! Woo hoo!
(and I hope I don't blow it this weekend...)

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Two Years

Tonight, to celebrate two years together, Gareth and I rode our bikes downtown for dinner at a cute little wine bar. Mulberry. We had a great time enjoying the perfect Austin weather. Exercising. Catching up with one another (okay -- mostly him listening to me, but still!), and toasting to our relationship.

Gareth is a wonderful man. It has been the best two years of my life!