abs

Good evening friends!

I loved reading about your opinions regarding the Bridal Party BYOB decision, I think that the final decision will be a fun six pack of beers, with a cheapy bottle of champagne for the fun of the trolley ride. It’ll be good for pacing myself and even better for deliciousness and options. I also plan on bringing some water bottles and a tasty snack or two.

So the day went swimmingly well, though not exactly as planned. Sometimes that’s how the best days work, right?

Around 3pm, I had my work buddy drop me back off at Jiffy Lube. I know it’s less than a quarter of a mile from my office but honestly, in this nasty heat, even that would’ve left my outfit so drenched in sweat it would not have been work appropriate. They changed my oil, rotated my tires, and I had a coupon for $10 off. I got back into the ol’ cav and it drives like a dream!!

Maybe not as good as it drove in 2006...But I definitely don't have many pictures of my car.

I have had my Chevrolet Cavalier for a while now (pushing on 9 years), and it’s gotten me everywhere I’ve needed to go, and back again. However, it’s also dealt with its fair share of nicks and bumps and rear ends in the time, so it’s always nice when I can give it a little TLC. I think it’s a girl car, so it wears one of my tiaras on the back. And this princess is ready for her long journey to Pittsburgh and back. 960 miles on the agenda. Luckily, though, that’s round trip. And honestly, having done the 700+ mile trip to Ole Miss and back, I’m not too worried (except for the part where I have to wake the beau up before 6am… that won’t be pretty.) Oh well, I started packing tonight and hopefully we’ll have everything ready by tomorrow so we can just wake up and go. That’s the plan.

The plan for working out was AbSculpt followed by BodyPump. Alas, AbSculpt turned out to be a totally different experience, as the substitute instructor was (GASP) a pilates princess. Real talk, this woman was flipping her legs around and doing core workouts that my puny ab/back muscles struggled to handle.

Really, what person thought "Hey, this probably works out some muscles." then just did it? (Source)

The craziest part? The woman instructing the class was just casually chatting the entire time, like she wasn’t even doing more than standing in line at a coffee shop. Meanwhile, I was gasping for breath as I tried to “inhale through your nose, exhale through your mouth.” Read: choke an occasional exhale out and sound like a pregnant woman in Lamaze class as you inhale… Cute, right?

What did I learn from the class? I learned that Pilates is HARDCORE. Much more than I ever thought. I definitely gained a new respect for Pilates…. as well as the desire to take BodyFlow, because I sense a challenge to my muscles (and my drive to have a stronger core… something I could really use.) I learned that my abs…. they need a lotta work.

Since I got more of a muscle/core workout and less of a cardio blast in, I skipped Pump and hit the elliptical instead. A hard fought 33 minutes later, and I was drenched and exhausted enough to head home.

610 calories, and I forgot to turn my HRM on until halfway through ab-class

I thought I would have some sort of protein shake or something like that when I got home, but all my Almond Milk was at the office… Next option?

Kiki the Kiwi. Wait, you don't name your food before you eat it?

Here’s another thing I learned. I don’t really like kiwi. I don’t mind it as a topping in my FroYo, or in a giant fruit salad…. but alone, it just doesn’t do it for me. Oh well, so glad I only bought one. Save those tasty oranges for the long trip to Pittsburgh.

Now I’m off to watch The A-Team… maybe I’ll learn what boys see in this kind of flick? Luckily, I don’t need to learn what I see in it… I’ll give you a hint.