Deuce

In July I completed my first 5k (jogging the whole thing). While on the ship we had the opportunity to compete in the first 5k in the middle of the ocean. I was excited to compete and do another. I jogged the entire thing in 80% humidity and some heat, take that Deck 7!

Eastside: Workout!

 Everyone on the cruise was allotted 1 workout session with Jill.  It was definitely the highlight of my trip. I managed to find my way into a couple more. I was able to snatch a spot in the front row during 2 workouts, Jill said that if you couldn't do something due to injury or ability then to just keep moving. During the workout she busted into an advanced Yoga move I decided it was time to dance for the DJ. I busted out The Carlton. Jillian saw me and gave me a nod/laugh "Ha! Nice" along with a thumbs up.

Most of you know that I am an avid BL watcher and have tried to get on the show a few times so being able to be worked out by Jill was awesome. By the end I of course was not sure if I would ever walk up-right again. Each workout was supposed to be 60 min. however one of the nights she didn't have anywhere else to be directly after the workout so she was not limited to that time and as some goofballs complained about one of the exercises well, lets just say the TV Jill came out. It was over 90min straight with no break!

At the end of the workouts she had everyone lay back, palms up, eyes closed. Then she just talked to us, inspirational jargon mostly. It was quite moving though. To just be in that moment, the weather perfect, just having completed an intense workout, hearing exactly the things you needed to. Difficult to describe but quite amazing!

Eastside : Wellness

This amazing cruise I got to take in celebration of my 30th year of life was a Wellness Cruise. Which means a lot of the "regular" cruise things were changed up a bit. To begin with Jill's entourage was on board. The ship still had food available 24 hours a day but the choices were for the most part healthier and all of the nutritional info was on the menu so that you could make informed decisions as to what you were eating when.

Dr. Van Herle - Did health screenings and seminars on a variety of topics

Paige Padgett - Jill's personal hair/make-up artist, she did seminars on beauty products and makeovers.

A slew of trainers (Steve Lee, Heidi Rhoades, Marco Borges, Jeanette Jenkins, Basheerah Ahmad) who did all kinds of group workouts (yoga, spin, synergy, boot camps, kickboxing, water) and seminars.

Three families that were on Jill's new show "Losing It" did a Q & A

Jo Ann McKarus (aka Jill's mom) - A therapist gave seminars on mental wellness.

Deck wars which included basketball tournaments, push-up contests, dance contest, belly flop contest, men's wet t-shirt contest, cannonball contest, a sweat station (prove you worked out and earn points for your team), and laps for tokens (earn a token for each lap you complete on deck 7).

Devin Alexander was on board to give cooking demonstrations.

Of course in addition to all of this awesomeness Jill also had two comedians aboard, DJs ( Frankie Needles and Jenna Brown), some musical talent (Michael Tolcher, Missy Higgins and Yacht Rock Revue).  

So....that happened.

So very early the Mr. and I woke up to get to the MLB All Star 5K

I was participating, while he played shutterbug

The final leg took us around the warning track in the stadium

Sprinting for the finish

3.1 miles later...

reward

My goal was to not walk at all, and I did that. I jogged the entire 5K.

Next up: Completing a 5K in 36 min. or less

Catch Up

Over at www.cyndihutchins.blogspot.com I have caught up on all of my fitness activities for the year thus far. My hope is to be more consistent in keeping up with DOING and Blogging regarding my efforts towards a fitter life.

"I threw up in my mouth" - Jillian Michaels 3.10.10

I had the opportunity to go see a taping of the Dr. Phil show today. I am not going to say much because I am pretty sure I signed my life away on that green paper they made me put my signature on.

First off the show was a debate about fat people. One one side they Jillian Michaels, Meme Roth and Micheal Karolchyk and the other Erica Watson, Mary, and one of the heads of NAAFA. ( I have linked an info page to each of the people so you can read about who they are, in case you don't know) In the middle of these two sides was Kelly Osborne. Jillian seemed to think when she walked out on stage that the debate was going to be that the people to her left were saying that being obese was healthy. About 10min. in she looked like she would like to move to the other side of the panel. It was a very intense episode.

The quote at the top of my post was a comment made by Jillian about Mr. Karolchyk, and is also why I am writing this post now as apposed to when this episode airs. Mr. Karolchyk is despicable. I am appalled by his tactics and am quite certain that if someone did to me what he does to his clients I would hall off and knock him out. He created Anti-Gym and his tag line is No Chubbies! This is a Denver based business which he has now expanded to San Diego and soon to LA. I would call him a mental abuser. Here is a little about his gym...

Missed by that much...

This past week Sports Authority had an event announcing their new partnership with Nintendo and the Wii Fit. They had the largest Wii Fit demonstration in the parking lot (trying to get into the World Records book). Jillian was on hand to give a speech, and run a short workout routine off the Wii Fit. Sadly I did not have the opportunity to get a photo with her. She was incredibly personable, sweet and took the time to shake hands and talk to a few fans who showed up.

Progress is Slow

After pulling out one of my favorite skirts to wear to Open House tonight (pick your jaw up off the floor)... I realized that if I ever wanted to wear it again I would need to have it taken in. I think it is time I realize I am not a size 24/26 anymore. When I got home I decided to look back at some photos.

I have pegged my highest weight around 2003. Top to Bottom: Idyllwild Oct. 2002, Disneyland Aug. 2005, Idyllwild Oct. 2003

Then I browsed some recent photos. Top left: Baker Feb. 2009 Top right: Alaska Aug. 2008 Bottom: Rose Garden April 2009

6 mile T-town loop

I set out this fine evening for a jog around the quaint town I grew up in. I headed towards my High School stomping grounds then onward past Starbucks and Blockbuster, VGC and darkness. Up Rueda I flew. It was at this point I was glad to be wearing only a long sleeved shirt and t-shirt because a sweatshirt would have made me too hot. A few hundred yards from the corner of Rueda and Clairemont Mesa the sky began sputtering a few drip drops of rain. Not much of this did I think as I enjoy a sprinkle. A few feet further and the sky let out a grunt and unleased all the liquid it was holding. A minute or two later the wind began whipping. So now I am not only damp but it have added the biting cold. By the time I reached the Catholic Church I was soggy when I passed De Portola I was dripping wet and at the intercetion of Santo and Clairemont I was sopping and finally I reached home and was soaked to the bone. I have sense thawed myself out from the cold and wet. Lesson learned... I should have left an hour earlier than I did.

C's Trip Day 2: Eye of the Tiger

woke up this morning about 9am. TK was getting ready for work as she had to go in for a couple hours. i got up and decided to get a work out in. i went down the hall and checked out the exercise room, it consists of a bike, treadmill and cross trainer. i used them each for 10 minutes. then i thought it is a nice day outside, why am i walking inside so i headed out for a jog/walk. i went about a mile from our hotel and found myself at a bookstore, so i looked around for a bit, then decided to get an air freshner because there is a weird smell in the room and finally found something for lunch, then headed back to the hotel to take a leisurely shower, use the Internet, read my book and watch Judge Hattchett (a favorite pasttime).

once TK got home from work we headed over to Hooters for dinner. Arlynda came over with the kids after they had dinner and while TK and R worked on some scrapbook pages for Dad's Navy book the kids hung out on the bed and watch some cartoons.

R and the kids then headed home and TK and I headed over to Boondocks, since it closed in an hour we decided not to mini golf and instead used the batting cages. it didn't take me long to get into the swing of things. and made me miss playing so much more, but we had a great time.

after the batting cages we found a theatre and caught a movie.